22 Best Summer Games for the Whole Family to Play Outside

These giant dice will make Yahtzee even more fun. The object of the game is to score the most points by rolling different combinations with five dice. 

The whole family can enjoy this classic game, which dates back centuries (literally—a version of it was played in the Roman Empire). After the teams choose their bocce ball color, the first player throws the pallino (the small ball) and tosses a bocce ball as close to the pallino as possible. Then, a player from the opposing team tries to throw a bocce ball closer to the pallino. If successful, the ball will be considered "inside," and the other team has to throw their balls until one is inside. Once all the balls are thrown, the frame is over. Whichever team has the closest ball will be rewarded a point for each ball that's inside.

This tabletop baseball game is perfect to play with your friends and family on your outdoor patio. Two teams of up to four players each play ball by rolling the dice and moving the batter game pieces accordingly. Keep score on the dry erase board that looks like a baseball stadium scoreboard. 

Set up these bowling pins on your lawn, and your kids and teens can take turns trying to knock down the pins. You can also DIY a lawn bowling game by filling soda bottles with sand, and, depending how heavy you make the bottles, using a beach ball or tennis ball. 

For adults 21 and over, this drinking game has a series of beer challenges, from dancing to rhyming. Players take turn rolling the dice and moving their bottle caps around the board to determine which activities they do. 

Set up this life-size version of a classic game in your yard. Players take turns inserting giant colored pieces into the wooden frame. The goal of the game is in its name—the first player to connect four pieces (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) into a line wins.

Embrace your phone addiction by using it as a subject for a scavenger hunt with friends. In Game of Phones, players draw a prompt card to see who can use their phones the fastest to share the last photo you took or see who has the most alarms. The person with the most points wins. 

Race to complete a giant word grid before everyone else with this lawn word game. You can also use the wood letters to play Scrabble. If you don't want to spring for the set, you can easily DIY this game with cardboard and markers.  

Another summer classic, cornhole is a lawn game in which players take turns trying to toss bean bags into the hole of the opposite raised board.  

Jumbo games are made for outdoor spaces. Like Jenga, players take turns pulling out pieces from the tower and placing them on top. The last player who successfully does this wins. 

Don't have a ton of outdoor space? You can play this tabletop cornhole game on your patio. Instead of throwing the small bean bags, catapult them across the board and aim for the goal. 

Another fun drinking game for adults, this game combines beer pong and golf. Using your own club, when you land a ball in the cup, you competitor has to take a drink.  If you don't want to use the board as a drinking game, the whole family can putt to see who scores the most balls in the cups.