22. Get soggy! Have children stand five paces apart from each other and toss a very full water balloon back and forth. After each catch, take one step backwards. When a balloon breaks, the team is “all washed up.”

23. Organize a family bike ride. Pick a route everyone can enjoy, pack a picnic lunch and make a day out of it. Remember that nothing prevents a serious head injury better than a helmet, so be sure that everyone is properly protected. Safety Tip: And don’t forget to pack your Neo to Go®, pocket-sized packets of NEOSPORIN® First Aid Antibiotic Ointment to treat any on-the-road scrapes.

24. Catching is Fun! Get creative with ball games by challenging kids to throw balls through their legs, or over their shoulder, or with the opposite hand than usual. Still stumped? A great three-person game is “Monkey in the Middle”: three kids stand in a line with the two people on either end trying to throw a ball to each other without the person in the middle catching it.

25. Island hopping: The game “Islands” is similar to tag, except there is a designated safe spot, such as a bush or tree. Children mill about until they hear the chaser yell “Land Ahoy,” and then must reach the island without getting caught. If a player is tagged outside of the safety zone, he or she becomes the chaser.

26. Dance the day away. Stuck inside? Get kids moving with a dance party! Throw on some old fun disco tunes, like ABBA or the Bee Gees, and get grooving! You can also make a rule that when you turn off the music, the kids have to freeze in a certain position until you turn it back on.

27. Make outdoor chores fun. Wash the car on a hot day when you don’t mind getting wet, rake leaves into piles and jump into them, or shovel snow to a central location to make snow angels on.

28. Eggs a-go-go! One of the best things about playing outdoors is that you don’t have to worry about messes. Organize an egg and spoon competition where each player has to race to a designated point and back while balancing a raw egg on a spoon. If an egg drops and breaks, the player is out, but if it drops and stays intact, the player may pick it up (at a standstill) and then continue on. The first person back with an intact egg wins. No eggs? Try carrying cotton on a spoon!

29. Snow Day! When there’s snow on the ground, why stop with just a snowman? Build a snow family or wintertime zoo! Or use food coloring, old clothes or Halloween costumes to make your sculptures the snazziest on the block.

30. Bug Hunt: Turn over rocks and logs in your yard or the local park to see how many different types of bugs you can find and identify. Bring a pad and pencil to draw the critters and then look them up at home!