DIY outdoor toys

The Best Backyard DIY Projects for Your Outdoor Play Space - Build outdoor toys, climbing structures, sand and water play, and more!

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Easy DIY sandbox table build for kids! This easy wood project is perfect for kid's summer activity and includes all the tools and materials needed plus measurements and build plans! This DIY sandbox table can also double as a DIY water table!

I posted a quick peek at the boys’ latest garden project on Instagram a couple of weeks ago, and it seems that we’re not the only ones who think it’s super cool! Someone asked me how we made our fun colorful hopscotch, so I thought I’d share a few pics…since I take pictures of everything...

I needed a way to store my kids outdoor toys so they would be easily accessible to them, so I built this shed!

Fun rolling eggs experiment, great fun for kids of all ages. Simple roll eggs down a ramp and time them to see which is the fastest.

Kids will love this DIY Teeter Totter / Seesaw made from an old tire. This outdoor toy will keep them entertained for hours and provide lots of exercise.

We did this several years ago. My kiddos were YOUNG when I started teaching preschool out of my home … and we didn’t have much in the backyard. We watched Napoleon Dynamite and one thing led to another. Just kidding. It’s a cheap backyard toy and kids LOVE it. At the time, we didn’t know exactly what would come of our backyard … didn’t know where the swing set would end up … weren’t sure about the garden. Or 14 fruit trees we would later purchase. So, we wanted the tetherball to be mobile…