Some of my favorite memories from my own childhood and my childrens weren’t the big trips or the days at the theme park, but the days spent playing hide and seek in the forsythia bush or “feasting” on some backyard stew. Often the best summer adventure stories are the ones that happen right outside your back door. The ones that just require a bucket, a magnifying glass, and a shovel. To clarify: a backyard or a park, or any local area with a patch of grass, some dirt, and maybe a swing or two, will do. Adventures are not fussy. They are as big as your child’s imagination. And we know that is REALLY big!

So this summer, we hope you will relish in those small (but big) backyard and local adventures. Savor the simple play that comes from being at home in the warm summer sun. Our toys are made for this kind of play and nothing makes us happier than seeing kids being creative. The following is a list of 6 of our outdoor toys that will open up the play and allow your kids to create amazing summer stories.

7 Ways to Have a Backyard Adventure with HABA

Take to the skies and fly a kite
Hunt for dinosaur fossils with our Dinosaur Sand Glove
Set sail with a cork boat
Hang a tent light up on a low branch and put a white sheet on the ground for a moth viewing party
Use a magnifying glass to count the rings on a worm
Construct a hotel for the bugs to stay in this summer
Make an ice cream cone parlor with our Sand Ice Cream Scoops