brownie Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Last year we got the boys 4 laser tag guns. They hadn't asked for them but they were the best thing ever. When friends come over they inevitably come out. It keeps them off the Wii. It gets them outside. The kids have lots of fun. Now they want 2 more because often there are 5 -6 kids here and they don't have enough guns! I want to make my house a place where the neighborhood kids come to hang out. I'd prefer them here than the kids elsewhere as they get older. Any other ideas like this one? We have airhockey and electronic basketball. They hardly get touched sadly. BTW most of these kids are in the 7-10yrs range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Tools and materials to build a fort. Food. Above ground swimming pool. More food. Basketball hoop. Even more food. Any of your kids play guitar? Get drums, too, so the band can play at your house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 We don't have a lot of neighbor kids and we like it that way! :tongue_smilie: We do have an above ground 24' pool, 2.5 acres with woods to play airsoft, a zipline, a tree swing, and in the house we have a pingpong table, a table for board games and such. My older two aren't big outdoors kids. They love playing board games though! My oldest can play for hours, I am even trying to get him in a club even though it is 15 miles away because he plays those long involved strategy games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knit247 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Last year we got the boys 4 laser tag guns. They hadn't asked for them but they were the best thing ever. When friends come over they inevitably come out. It keeps them off the Wii. It gets them outside. The kids have lots of fun. Now they want 2 more because often there are 5 -6 kids here and they don't have enough guns! I want to make my house a place where the neighborhood kids come to hang out. I'd prefer them here than the kids elsewhere as they get older. Any other ideas like this one? We have airhockey and electronic basketball. They hardly get touched sadly. BTW most of these kids are in the 7-10yrs range. No real ideas - but the first thing when I saw the title and your screen name was "brownies, of course"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Marshmallow guns. :D The ones you make yourselves with pvc pipe and use small marshmallows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 We don't have a lot of neighbor kids and we like it that way! :tongue_smilie: We do have an above ground 24' pool, 2.5 acres with woods to play airsoft, a zipline, a tree swing, and in the house we have a pingpong table, a table for board games and such. My older two aren't big outdoors kids. They love playing board games though! My oldest can play for hours, I am even trying to get him in a club even though it is 15 miles away because he plays those long involved strategy games. I'd be glad we had a club that interested the kids only 15 miles away, :tongue_smilie: I've got one that loves to be inside...and one that doesn't. THey like board games too. To the OP, I agree with things to build a fort and food :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 We just have a LOT of balls. The ones from the big bins at Target. The kids play 4-square, dodgeball, kickball - they make up games. We rarely have fewer than 8 kids here any given afternoon. I keep solo cups for water for everyone and they play hard! I love it. Everyone knows our house is the curse free zone and everyone has to be allowed to play. The ages range from 6 - 12 and they usually get along well. In the summer we had waterballons but they make a big mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 How about a regular outdoor basketball hoop? You can get them on portable stands, which seem to work great. I also like some of the ideas others' had - the zip line and a fort. Just imagine a game of "capture the flag" complete with laser tag, a zip line & fort. Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Marshmallow guns. :D The ones you make yourselves with pvc pipe and use small marshmallows. :iagree: of course I wasn't prepared for how much the marshmallows hurt when they've dried out a little and are hard! It really stings to be pelted with those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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