Trick out my rural backyard as a preschool substitute?

Post date: 2020-08-13 10:45:13

We are renting a house in a rural place (25+ acres!) and have a big yard surrounded by conservation land. We also have two little kids who probably won't be in preschool this year. What can we put in our yard to make it more fun and fascinating?

So, I am willing to plunk down some money to help us keep our sanity, and would like to make our backyard a paradise for a 2 and 4 year old boy. We have frogs, crickets, snakes, newts and hummingbirds. We have a big garden area we can use. Fire pit. Lots of big rocks sticking out of the ground. Some reasonable little hills for sledding/carts. Zero play equipment. We have blessing from the landlord to put stuff up, like tire swings, etc. We are in New England. Winter will be real, but we have until November before we expect snow.

What do we get/make/build? *Specific product recommendations really appreciated.*

— The items can't be too permanent or hard-to-move. Portable swingset? OK! But huge in-ground swingset? That's a no-go.

— Do we get chickens? We have a really nice chicken coop.

— Should we bother with a sandbox, or just let em play in the real dirt?

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