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Outdoor Day Out Gifts for Kids: Explorer Gear, Park Games and a Small Backpack
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items Outdoor day out gifts for kids: an explorer kit you can build in one order, for a child who will spend the day outside rather than in front of a screen. Sixteen picks, arranged by the shape of the trip: one main present to hand over, something to loo...
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The Ready-to-Wrap Gift
Through the Lens
A Stop Along the Way
Small Backpack and Water Bottle
Kit for the Adult Carrying It
The Ready-to-Wrap Gift
Four kits that arrive as one complete present, so nothing needs a second order to feel finished. A gardening set with the tools and the flower pieces in the same box, a contained sensory bin, and two lawn games that pack down flat. Pick one of these ...
Sixteen pieces in one box: a trowel, a fork, a watering can and the flower-building parts that clip together. Nothing else is needed to make it a present. Pick it if the day out ends somewhere with soil or a balcony planter.
Qtioucp 16Pcs Kids Gardening Tools Outdoor Toys Set with DIY Flower Garden Building Pieces, Purple
Excavator toys, sand and a tray with sides, so the mess stays inside the box rather than across the floor. The pieces are chunky enough for a three-year-old. Buy this or the garden set, not both, since they answer the same question.
Creativity for Kids Sensory Bin: Construction Zone Playset
A folding board and foam discs: flick a disc, land it in the grid, first to four in a row. It packs into a bag and plays on grass or a picnic table. Better than the full-size game for a park because nothing rolls away.
Connect 4 Frenzy Game, Bounce Discs, Portable Family Game
A fabric target with collapsible frames and eight bean bags, packed in a carry case. It sets up in a minute on grass and weighs about as much as a coat. Useless on a slope, so it wants flat ground.
Himal Outdoors Portable Cornhole Board Set
Through the Lens
Optics and a camera, for the child who wants to record the day rather than run through it. A compact pair of binoculars that folds into a coat pocket, and a kids camera with the card already in the box. Two picks, because most families only need one ...
A compact 15x25 pair that folds down to palm size and comes with a case, a strap and a cloth. It is listed for adults, so it is the grown-up-sized piece in a child's kit. Fine for a seven-year-old supervised, too much for a toddler.
15X25 Compact HD Binoculars for Adults,Foldable Design
A 32GB card is already inside, so it works out of the box, and the strap goes round a small wrist. It shoots video as well as stills and plays MP3s, which is either a bonus or a nuisance. The screen is small and plastic.
Kids Camera Toys, Digital Video Camera with MP3 Music Player and 32GB SD Card, Light Green
A Stop Along the Way
The pause in the middle of the day, when everyone is on a bench and the energy has nowhere to go. Washable chalk for pavement and a bubble refill for grass, sized for one child or for a party. Both are consumables, so they can be replaced next summer...
Ten chunky pucks with a flat side for filling pavement and an edge for drawing lines. They wash off with a hose, which matters if the wall gets decorated too. Sized for one child and a couple of hours.
Crayola Washable Sidewalk Chalk for Kids, Super Chalk Set, 10 Assorted Colors
Sixty-four sticks in tie dye, neon and glitter, shaped so they do not roll off a kerb. This is the set for two or three children sharing. Buy this or the ten-puck set, not both, and put the difference into the bottle.
Crayola Ultimate Washable Chalk Collection, 64ct, Anti-Roll Sticks
A 64oz refill for a machine or a wand, which is the size that lasts an afternoon with more than one child. It is a refill only, so check a blower or wand is already in the cupboard before wrapping it on its own.
Little Kids Bubbles by Fubbles, 64oz Bubble Solution Refill
Small Backpack and Water Bottle
Carry gear sized for a toddler rather than a school child: one small daypack with room for a bottle, a snack and a toy, and insulated bottles with straws. Pick one bottle per bag, since a second is a second thing to wash. This is the section that mak...
A small daypack with a bottle pocket, a snack compartment and a clip for a toy, sized for a two to four-year-old rather than a school child. The straps are padded. Confirm the colour variant before ordering, since the listing shows several.
Itzy Ritzy Toddler Backpack
Insulated steel with a straw built into the lid and a handle on top, so it can be carried or hooked onto a bag. It holds about 14oz and keeps water cold for hours. The straw parts need washing properly or they smell.
Owala Kids FreeSip Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle
A straw and a handle are the two details that matter when a bottle goes into a small daypack, and this one has both. It fits a side pocket and the lid seals. Pick this or the Owala, and keep one bottle per bag.
Simple Modern Water Bottle with Straw and Handle
Kit for the Adult Carrying It
The four things that stop a day out going wrong for whoever carries the bag: a tripod for a group photo without a stranger, a tracker for the bag itself, a label maker so bottles stop being identical, and a power bank for the photos and maps. Buy the...
A 62-inch tripod that folds to a selfie stick and pairs with a small remote, so the whole group gets into the photo without a stranger. It holds a phone, not a camera. Buy it after the kids camera, not instead of it.
EUCOS 62" Phone Tripod and Selfie Stick with Remote
Four bluetooth trackers in three shapes, for a daypack, a keyring and a case. They pair with a phone and ring when you ask. Range is decent outdoors and poor through walls, so treat them as a car-park tool.
Life360 Tile Essentials, Bluetooth Trackers and Item Locators, 4-Pack (Mates / Slim / Sticker)
A thermal printer that runs from a phone and ships with three tapes, so bottles, tubs and pouches stop looking identical. The labels peel off plastic and survive a dishwasher on the top shelf. Only worth it once there is a bag to label.
Phomemo D30 Portable Thermal Printer Label Maker with 3 Tapes
20,000mAh with the USB-C cable built in, which is one less thing to lose in a bag. It charges a phone about four times. Heavier than a small bank, so it is the one that lives in the daypack rather than a pocket.
Anker 20,000mAh Power Bank with Built-in USB-C Cable