Remember being a kid, and all the hours you could spend playing in the fall leaves? Jumping into them, raking them into houses and trails and mazes… Here’s another fun idea that kept the hooligans busy for a few days.
This morning, I re-configured yesterday’s leaf maze to make roadways in the leaves for the hooligans to play in.
They spent hours pushing our big toy trucks and diggers though these leaf roads.
I always base the fun-factor of an outside activity on this: how long they stay at it before heading to the sandbox and playhouse, because that’s the most popular area of our yard.
Well, believe it or not, they didn’t even venture into the sandbox or playhouse this morning. Clearly, this was the place to be today!
Hmmmm… Leaf Labyrinth, Leaf Maze and now Roadways in the leaves… I wonder how else we can use them before the season is over…
Just an update: Our weather continued to be dry all week and we had very little wind. These roadways stayed in great shape all week, and the hooligans spent countless hours playing in them.
Our roadways in the leaves provided a wonderful setting for imaginative play as the hooligans pretended they were rooms in a house, bunny trails, a race track and pathways in the forest.
Jackie is a mom, wife, home daycare provider, and the creative spirit behind Happy Hooligans. She specializes in kids’ crafts and activities, easy recipes, and parenting. She began blogging in 2011, and today, Happy Hooligans inspires more than 2 million parents, caregivers and Early Years Professionals all over the globe.
Jennifer
this is the greatest idea ever! Can’t wait to try it next fall
happyhooligans
Glad you liked it Jennifer. You have to love how easy it is. They played in those roads for the better part of a week!
Hannah @ Making Boys Men
Wow! I wish we had that many leaves, that looks like great fun! Thanks for stopping by the Outdoor Play Party, I’m off to pin!