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Giant Outdoor Games That Finally Got My Whole Family Off the Couch
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items Every backyard cookout used to end the same way. Kids glued to tablets, adults scrolling phones, and a perfectly good yard going to waste. After one painfully boring Fourth of July, I went on a mission to find games big enough (literally) to pull eve...
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Giant Connect Four and Strategy Games
Oversized Yard Toss Games
Giant Inflatable Games for Parties
Backyard Sports Sets for All Ages
Lawn Games for Evening and Nighttime
Portable Games for Camping and Tailgates
Giant Connect Four and Strategy Games
My 7-year-old beat me at a 3-foot-tall Connect Four in front of the whole neighborhood. Humbling? Yes. But nobody touched a phone for two hours straight.
Get this one first. It stands about 3 feet tall and the chunky discs are satisfying to drop. My kids challenged every single adult at our block party and half the dads got weirdly competitive.
ECR4Kids Jumbo 4-To-Score Giant Game with 42 Rings
Swap to this if you want something that looks nice sitting in the yard between uses. The wood finish holds up way better than I expected after a full rainy weekend.
Wooden Connect Four Game Toys for Family Fun
Toss this on the grass for the younger kids who can't quite do strategy yet. My 4-year-old played 11 rounds in a row and declared herself champion of the universe.
3D Tic Tac Toe Wooden Tabletop Game
Bring this out when the Connect Four line gets too long. The pieces are big enough that grandma can see them without her glasses, which she appreciated loudly.
Bolaball: 3-In-1 Giant Checkers Game W/ Reversible Rug
Keep this one for the uncle who thinks he's smarter than everyone. Watching him lose to a 12-year-old on a 25-inch board was the highlight of Thanksgiving.
Large Wood Chess Sets
Oversized Yard Toss Games
Half my family can't throw to save their lives. That's exactly what makes these so funny. Nobody's good, everybody's laughing.
Use this instead of regular Jenga and suddenly every pull feels like defusing a bomb. The crash when it falls is loud enough to get the neighbors peeking over the fence.
Customer reviews for GoSports Toppling Tower
Grab this version if you want pine that smells amazing right out of the box. Stacks over 5 feet tall and the wipeouts are genuinely dramatic.
Yard Games Giant Tumbling Timbers 30" Wood Block
Perfect for anyone who loves Yahtzee but needs to burn off energy. Rolling dice the size of softballs across the lawn hits different than sitting at a kitchen table.
Rally & Roar Jumbo Wooden Dice Outdoor Game Set 3.5”
Try this with teams after dinner. It's like bowling meets horseshoes and my brother-in-law will not stop talking about his comeback win from three weeks ago.
GoSports Skittle Scatter Numbered Block Toss Game
Pair this with drinks for the adults after the kids go inside. Simple enough that nobody needs rules explained twice, competitive enough that people demand rematches.
Ring & Washer Toss - Outdoor Games
Giant Inflatable Games for Parties
Blowing these up takes five minutes. The memories from watching your dad try to spike an inflatable volleyball? Those last forever.
Bring this to any pool party and watch chaos unfold. Regular volleyball is stressful. A ball the size of a beach ball moving in slow motion? Pure comedy.
Customer reviews for GoFloats Giant Inflatable Beach Ball, 6
Perfect for the 3-to-6 age range who just want to knock stuff down. My toddler ran through the pins like a linebacker and honestly that was more entertaining than the actual game.
Hey! Play! Kids Bowling Set
Use this when you've got mixed ages running around. Even the kid who hates sports will chase a 6-foot soccer ball across the yard. Tested and confirmed.
Lot of 24 BigMouth Inc. 30” Giant Inflatable Soccer Balls
Snag this for pool days when you want a game that doesn't require leaving the water. Floats perfectly and the rings are easy for little hands to grip.
christmas family inflatable ring toss games
Switch to this if you need something for a flat driveway or gym floor. The pins actually stay upright until you hit them, which sounds obvious but cheaper sets fail at this.
Hearthsong Giant Inflatable Bowling Game Set for Indoor
Backyard Sports Sets for All Ages
Finding a sport where a 6-year-old and a 60-year-old can actually compete took some trial and error. These leveled the playing field.
Two games in one box and the net adjusts low enough for kids. We set it up Memorial Day weekend and it literally did not come down until October.
Franklin Sports Elite Badminton Volleyball Combo Set
Grab this for the teens and twentysomethings who need to move. Fair warning, it gets intense fast. Someone dove into my garden and I wasn't even mad because the rally was that good.
Spikeball Standard 3 Ball Set
Try this if regular badminton birdies blow away in the wind. The weighted birdies actually fly straight and the paddles are light enough for kids to swing without getting tired.
Funsparks - Jazzminton Paddle Ball Game with Carry Bag
Perfect for anyone with a bigger yard who wants a chill activity. Set up a little course and suddenly you've got a 45-minute activity that feels like a real outing without leaving home.
Franklin Sports Disc Golf Basket - PDGA Approved
Use this when you've got exactly four competitive people who need to settle something. It's volleyball but everyone plays for themselves. Alliances form and break within minutes.
CROSSNET, Four Square Volleyball Net and Game Set
Lawn Games for Evening and Nighttime
Summer nights are too good to waste going inside at sundown. These kept the fun rolling well past dark.
Toss these glowing bocce balls around after sunset and your yard looks like a scene from a movie. My neighbor literally walked over to ask what was happening because it looked so cool from across the street.
GoSports, LED Light Up Balls Bocce Set, 85mm, 8 Count
Swap your daytime boards for these when the sun drops. The LED lights around the edges make scoring easy to see and the whole setup runs on batteries for hours.
LED Cornhole Board Set
Keep this one ready for impromptu night hangs. Takes 30 seconds to set up and the glowing rings are weirdly satisfying to throw. My kids begged to stay up past bedtime for this.
Play Platoon Toss Games & Backyard Toss Sets for Kids
Get this for warm summer nights when nobody wants the party to end. The glowing birdies streaking across a dark sky made my 8-year-old say ‘this is the best day of my life.’
Led Light-Up Oversized Badminton Set with 2 Player Grip
Snag these if you already own cornhole boards and just need the glow upgrade. Stick them on, turn them on, and suddenly your Tuesday night feels like a tailgate.
Cornhole Lights
Portable Games for Camping and Tailgates
Packing for a camping trip used to mean choosing between fun and trunk space. These fold down small enough that I stopped making excuses.
Weighs almost nothing and folds flat behind a car seat. Pulled it out at a campsite in Colorado and within 20 minutes strangers were asking to play. Instant community builder.
GoSports Portable PVC Framed Cornhole Toss Game Set
Pair this with any outdoor gathering and you've got instant entertainment. Two frisbees, two cans, four people yelling. That's the whole recipe.
Kan Jam Original Disc Toss Target Game for the Backyard
Perfect for the friend group that peaked in college but still wants to relive the glory days. Compact enough to fit in a backpack, competitive enough to ruin friendships temporarily.
Bottle Bash Standard Game Set with Soft Surface Spike
Use this at the campsite picnic table when it's raining and nobody can go outside. Small enough to travel but still gives you that satisfying tower crash.
YardGames 2-Pack Giant Tumbling Timbers
Toss this in the trunk and forget about it until you need it. I've pulled it out at three different tailgates this season and it's become the thing people ask about before they ask about the food.
GoSports Portable Ladder Toss Game Set
Storage and Accessories for Outdoor Games
Spent one winter leaving everything outside and learned an expensive lesson. These keep your gear lasting more than one season.
Stash all your oversized games in here and stop dragging them in and out of the garage. Fits the giant Connect Four standing up, which was the specific problem I needed solved.
Keter, Outdoor Storage Shed, 62.05 cu ft, Tall Vertical Grey
Grab this if you don't have room for a full shed. The bocce set, cornhole bags, and ring toss all fit inside with room to spare. Doubles as extra seating during parties.
Customer reviews for Suncast 73 Gallon Resin Outdoor
Use this inside your garage to organize game boxes vertically. Stopped the avalanche that used to happen every time I opened the garage door. Worth every penny for my sanity.
HONEY CAN DO 5-TIER STORAGE SHELVES HOLDS
Sounds weird but hear me out. Toss different game pieces into each bag after cleanup and you'll never spend 20 minutes hunting for missing bocce balls again.
Simple Houseware Heavy-Duty 3-Bag Laundry Sorter Cart
Throw this over anything you leave outside overnight. Saved my tumbling timbers from a surprise rainstorm last August. Costs almost nothing and prevents replacing a $60 game set.
Gorilla Grip