Active Fun For Boys of All Ages – Part 2
Last week I posted the Incredible Index for Boy Fun, but I had so many resources that I decided to do a second post.
Boys are dynamic. They love getting dirty, rockets and cars, sticky icky fun and so much more. That’s why I’ve found ideas from across the web to keep your boy entertained all through the year.
Boys are dynamic. They love getting dirty, rockets and cars, sticky icky fun and so much more. That’s why I’ve found ideas from across the web to keep your boy entertained all through the year.
Backyard & The Great Outdoors
- 7 Cool Camping Games for Kids – Today’s Parent
- 10 Awesome Fort Ideas – Life as Mama
- 10 Fun Camping Activities for Kids – Real Family Camping
- 15 Outdoor Activities – Childhood Beckons
- 15 Ways to Make a Tent – Craftionary
- 25 DIY Forts, Tents & Playhouses – Spoonful
- Add Natural Elements to Play Spaces – Let the Children Play
- Back Yard Gross Motor Skills – Let’s…
- Building a Rope Bridge – Let the Children Play
- Fort Building Fiesta – The Viewfinder by tsdg
- Games that Make a Splash – Spoonful
- Get Outside & Play – Spoonful
- Ice Castle Challenge – Almost Unschoolers
- Mud Run – Under the Sycamore Tree
- Nighttime Games – Premeditated Leftovers
- Obscure Sports Your Kids Will Love – Geopalz
- Outdoor Games for School Age Kids – Kids Activities
- Outdoors in the Rain – Making Boys Men
- Pipe Ball Game – Crafters.org
- Playing with Sticks Outside – Picklebums
- Playing with More Sticks – Picklebums
- PVC Periscope – Instructables
- PVC Pipe Sprinkler – Six Sisters’ Stuff
- Races, Relays, Balloons & Bean Bag Games – Kids Activities
- Sponge Bombs – Inner Child Fun
Circuitry & Electronics
- Build Your Own Crystal Radio – Science Buddies
- Electricity for Kids – Homeschooling Ideas
- Electricity Fun for Kids – Frugal Fun for Boys
- Fantastic Floating Orb (Static Electricity) – Spoonful
- H2O Electrolosis, Splitting Water – Science Projects
- How to Make Lightening – Learn Play Imagine
- Make a Battery out of a Lemon – Connections Academy Blog
- Electricty & Magnetism – Raising Lifelong Learners
- Science Projects that Explore Electricity – Education.com
- Simple Circuits for Kids – Making Boys Men
- Squishy Circuits Project Page – Squishy Circuits
- Simple Electric Circuit – Mini Science
- Static Electric Discovery Tube – Child Fun
- Tear Apart a Radio – A Blog Full of Weldons
- The Simplest Circuit – 52 Brand New
- The Strength of the Electromagnet – Science Buddies
- Where there is Charge, There can be Sparks – Science Buddies
Robotics
- Bristlebot: A Tiny Directional Vibrobot – Evil Mad Scientist
- Cardboard Crafts Robots – Fun Crafts Kids
- Climb Every Mountain/Project Idea – Science Buddies
- Connect with a Robotics Camp – Time Warner Connect a Million Minds
- Framed Robot Felt Board – Miranda Made
- Grasping at Straws/Project Idea – Science Buddies
- LEGO Learning with Simple & Motorized Mechanisms – Homegrown Learners
- LEGO Mindstorms – Milk & Cookies Blog
- Ollo Action Kit, a Gentle Introduction to Robotics – Mama Jenn
- Printable Robot Masks – Mr. Printables
- Program Your Arduino with Android – Instructionables
- Robot Dominoes – Learning Treasures
- Robot Papercrafts – Mr. Printables
- Robot Writing Prompt – Write Shop Blog
- Robotics Concept for Kids – IBM
- Teaching with LEGO Pneumatics – Milk & Cookies Blog
- The Frightened Grasshopper/Project Idea – Science Buddies
- These Robots will Teach Kids Programming Skills – IEEE Spectrum
- DIY Robot Key Rings – Easy DIY Toys
- Solar Robot – Instructables
Sticky, Icky, Yuck Fun Activities
- 5 Fun Oobleck Experiments – Kids Activities Blog
- 15 Science Experiments that Pop, Fizz & Crackle – Lemon Lime Adventrues
- Dancing Oobleck – Housing a Forest
- Dirt and Mud Activities for Kids – Growing a Jeweled Rose
- Fizzy Mud – Growing a Jeweled Rose
- Frozen Bubbles – Fireflies and Mudpies
- Glow in the Dark Slime – A Pumpkin and a Princess
- Green Goo Sensory Bin – Mama of Many Blessings
- Magnetic Slime – Frugal Fun for Boys
- Make a Worm Observation Jar – Frugal Fun for Boys
- Making Flubber – Keeping Life Creative
- Messy Art Projects –
- Mud Pit – Growing a Jeweled Rose
- Ooey Gooey Sand Slime – Growing a Jeweled Rose
- Pop Rocks and Soda Pop – E is for Experiment
- Recipes for Fun Slime: Kids Gloop, Goop & Glurch – Squidoo Crafts
- Running on Oobleck – Housing a Forest
- Soap Explosion – Making Memories with Your Kids
- Spider Web Fun – Happy Kids Idea
Space Fun
- Balloon Rocket – eHow
- Blast Off with Water Bottle Rocket – Science Sparks
- Cardboard Rocket Ship– Makezine
- DIY Shuttle Launcher – Under the Sycamore
- Footprint Rocket Craft – Fun Handprint Art Blog
- Kids Crafts Solar System – Red Ted Art
- LEGO Solar System – Kitchen Counter Chronicles
- Moon Rocks – The Cardboard Rocket
- Nasa Games & Activities for Kids – NASA JPL
- Orbiting Planets – Busy Bee Kids Craft
- Paper Straw Rocket – All for the Boys
- Play Dough Planets – Childhood Beckons
- Solar System Activities – KC Adventures
Transportation Activities
- Transportation Printables – Royal Baloo
- 35 Activities for Things that Go – Hands On As We Grow
- Things that Go 0-6 – Mama of Many Blessings
- Cars Activity; Tape City – Artsy Momma
- Clothespin Airplane – Little Family Fun
- Construction Sensory Bins – Mama of Many Blessings
- Create Your Own Racer – In the Playroom
- Dig into Construction Sites Sensory Bins – Growing Book by Book
- Disney Pixar Cars Movie + Crafts/Activities – Artsy Momma
- Disney World of Cars: Activities, Games & More – Cars.Disney.com
- Egg Carton Glider – BonBon Break
- Monster Truck Craft – Little Fun Family
- Painters Tape Roadways – 4tunate
- Fire Trucks Pack – Royal Baloo
- Road Race Story Inspired Activities – Enchanted Homeschooling Mom
- Rolling Race Car TP Tube Style – Mama Jenn
- Train Art Tutorial – Hodgepodge
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What are your favorite resources for boy fun? Share below in comments.
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Wow! This is a great list. Thanks for including us 🙂
You are very welcome! Thanks for a fabulous idea 🙂
This is an awesome list of ideas, I am Pinning as a reference!
Thank you for including our Transportation ideas.
You are welcome and thank you for pinning. Be sure to see Part One of the Incredible Index! http://www.greatpeaceacademy.com/2014/06/incredible-Index-Boy-Fun-Activities.html