Comments on: What kind of fun can two people have at the park?

Question: What kind of fun can two people have at the park?

iamisaid — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:29:56 -0800

Other than the usual throwing around the frisbee (or football or baseball), what are some fun recreational activities for two people to amuse themselves with at the local city park? Preferably those that require only a moderate investment in equipment and time. Thanks for encouraging me to get out of the house!

By: spiderskull

spiderskull — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:16:59 -0800

Frisbee golf. Hitting the holes can be something as simple as hitting an orange cone.

By: pompomtom

pompomtom — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:47:56 -0800

Kick to kick.

I can't believe there's a wikipedia page for that...

By: pompomtom

pompomtom — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:48:38 -0800

I also can't believe I bollocksed up the link

Kick to kick

By: jouke

jouke — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:48:12 -0800

Badminton is fun but very dependent on windspeed and needs a net. Speed badminton is great for playing outside.

Throwing an aerobie ring can be a nice change from throwing frisbees. You need to find a large field with no trees though. These things go far!

By: Abiezer

Abiezer — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:01:30 -0800

Taiji pushing hands.

By: sien

sien — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:37:37 -0800

juggling, hacky sack

By: shadow vector

shadow vector — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:15:47 -0800

Go fly a kite.

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:17:05 -0800

Bird watching (seriously!)

By: christinetheslp

christinetheslp — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:45:03 -0800

If there are tennis courts at the park, tennis could be fun. My husband and I went to Goodwill and got some old rackets and balls for cheap.

By: amtho

amtho — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:48:15 -0800

A picnic

Walking around with a guide to trees and identifying trees (tree-watching?)

By: TheNewWazoo

TheNewWazoo — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:09:05 -0800

I used to have fun spinning poi and juggling.

By: goo

goo — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:04:35 -0800

If there's any concrete, handball (aka two square or four square) is a whole lot of fun and just needs a tennis ball.

By: Gungho

Gungho — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:07:06 -0800

Assuming you are looking for some exercise as well as fresh air...Fighter Kites!

By: advicepig

advicepig — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:35:32 -0800

Horseshoes or bocce ball are way more fun than I thought they'd be.

Maybe that's my competitive self showing.

By: rongorongo

rongorongo — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:36:27 -0800

Get out a pencil and paper and draw - people, trees, ducks, whatever.
Walk your dog - or volunteer to walk somebody else's
Hide and seek.

By: starfish

starfish — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:02:24 -0800

paddle ball

By: ms.v.

ms.v. — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:30:25 -0800

Bocce ball!!

By: gauchodaspampas

gauchodaspampas — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:15:11 -0800

Walk, people watch, nap, rest, chat, read, run, climb trees, blow bubbles.

By: piedmont

piedmont — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:42:24 -0800

Washers can be put together for under five bucks or so.

By: Detuned Radio

Detuned Radio — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:42:44 -0800

Even though I don't really even play soccer, I've always been amazed at how fun it is to just kick a soccer ball back and forth. And once you start really getting it off the ground, it gets even more fun to try and cradle the ball when it's kicked to you - whether with your chest, side of your foot, or just trapping it against the ground with your foot. Basically I just try to mimic anything I see a real soccer player do.

By: nax

nax — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:02:36 -0800

If you're in the Midwest or Northeast this week, go build a snow sculpture. You can then replace the calories you lost with a nice hot cocoa with peppermint schnapps at the nearest bar.

By: phredgreen

phredgreen — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:15:01 -0800

Foxtail - catch it by the tail!

You can find them at alot of major toy stores or bookstores if you don't want to buy online.

By: itstheclamsname

itstheclamsname — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:21:42 -0800

Chuck a boomerang. You can get lightweight versions that are less likely to injure or decapitate passers-by after an errant throw, and having a second person around for retrieval while you get the hang of it is very useful.

By: pushing paper and bottoming chairs

pushing paper and bottoming chairs — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:48:07 -0800

Take a walk--and try to identify any dog breeds, or birds, trees or flowers that you see.

By: wsg

wsg — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:19:51 -0800

Giant bubbles.

By: oddman

oddman — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:16:09 -0800

BOCCE BALL!

By: Joseph Gurl

Joseph Gurl — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:56:25 -0800

BOCCE BALL!

By: sambosambo

sambosambo — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:57:57 -0800

When I was in college, a friend introduced me to Kubb (say: koob) and we would get a group and play that on nice days on the grass.

Basically, two teams (between 2 and 6) have a row of 5 wooden blocks lined up at each end of a 20ft x 20ft playing field. Then the two teams take turns trying to knock down the opposing sides' blocks with their throwing sticks, eventually winning by taking out the "king" block in the center field when the opponent's blocks have been eliminated. It's a nice mix between BOCCE BALL! and Horseshoes.

Seems like a set here will run you around the same price as a nice croquet set.

By: bkeene12

bkeene12 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:40:21 -0800

Though it is not specifically exercise related I might suggest a metal detector. My kid and I have a grand ole time finding coins, jewelry and other odd shit left behind or lost. At any rate, we both get a kick out of it and it gets us out the house. Be sure to fill up the small holes you leave behind.

By: tiburon

tiburon — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:35:50 -0800

Pullups on the monkey bars

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:07:26 -0800

Four-square or two-square, which is not played with a tennis ball unless you're a heathen who has no other options.