Top Outdoor Toys for Active Summer Play

En garde! Let kids battle it out with these realistic-looking, yet safe swords from Nerf. While not every family is in favor of weapons play, boys love it, and it can be a necessary outlet for strong or aggressive feelings. Make it safer, and encourage activity, with foam swords like these.

Not your average flying disc, Green Toys’ Ecosaucer is made in the USA from recycled plastic milk containers. What better way to appreciate and enjoy outdoor play than with an Earth-friendly toy! Try Ultimate Frisbee, disc golf, or a simple game of catch.

Kids' favorite Star Wars spacecraft can fly in your own backyard or park, thanks to these new 3-D kites from Jakks Outdoors. Choose Han Solo's Millennium Falcon, Darth Vader's TIE Fighter (pictured), or Luke Skywalker's X-Wing Fighter. Each kite is made of durable nylon, fiberglass spars, and re-enforced grommets and includes a 15’ tail and a unique high-speed winder (because there's nothing slow about a Star Wars fighter, right?).

No arrows here: This bow fires only soft, squishy marshmallows. Its range is an amazing 30 feet and it can hold up to 25 marshmallows for non-stop action. Great for campouts—but bring an extra bag of marshmallows for the s'mores.

Unlike those terrifying lawn darts of yesteryear, these foam darts are safe enough for young children to use. Plus, their winged design creates a spinning motion that slows the dart's descent and guarantees that it'll land in an upright position. Whether it lands in the target is up to the player! (Fun fact: The "ogo" in this company's name stands for "oh go outside.")

Djubi (pronounced joo-bee) features unique racquets and a distinctive ball called the djubi. To play, place the ball's rubber loop over the launch hook in the racquet, pull back and aim. The djubi will fly through the air at varying degrees of speed, distance, and height, depending on the launch trajectory. Use the racquet's deep pocket to catch the ball, then fling it again (and again, and again).

Listen up—the talking ball gives the orders in this active game. Each player slides on one of the colored hand bands, and the ball picks the teams. Three versions of kid-favorite Keep Away games mean play can last as long as kids' energy does.

Bring the mountain to your backyard with this clever climber that looks like a real rock wall. The Skyward Summit is 80 inches tall and its four surfaces (each with a different challenge) give your children over 100 square feet of climbing area.

This sled looks just like a regular toboggan-style sled and works like one too, in the winter. But it also comes with two "Icers" that allow you to make thin blocks of ice. You then slide these onto the bottom of the sled for use on grassy slopes. As the ice melts, the sled can speed down the hill! How cool is that?

When is a boomerang not a boomerang? Sky Slasherz are pocket-sized boomerangs without the distinctive V-shape of traditional boomerangs. Kids (ages 6 and up) can throw them solo or play catch with a friend. Sky Slasherz can go around, over, and under all kinds of obstacles for a fun twist on tossing a ball around.