Sometimes the idea of going outside for a walk is unappealing to a child -they’d rather watch a movie, or colour, or play inside with their toys.  Then again, these little bundles of energy need fresh air and an outlet to release steam.  Next time your little tike is in a funk like this, try a “Scavenger Hunt/I Spy” game.
Perhaps not a scavenger hunt in the truest sense of the word because we don’t collect items, but Jaden loves this game.  I take a piece of paper and draw out a few items I know we’re going to see on our walk.  Then I write the name of the item beside the picture and an empty box beside that.  I give Jaden the sheet of paper and some stickers and we set out.  Jaden has to find all the items on his list and mark what he’s found using a sticker.  Usually for him (since he’s only four) we review the list before we leave and when I know we’re approaching one of the items.  Here’s a sample list on a “town walk” we took

1.  A red car.
2.  A stop sign
3.  An “Enter” sign.
4.  A yellow flower
5.  A flag
6.  A red brick building

Sure my drawings were a bit pitiful, but it helped my non-reader to remember what we were looking for without too much assistance from me, and it was his own adventure.  And of course there was a reward at the end - a cup of hot cocoa (or maybe in the summer a popsicle!).  This also allowed me a bit of an enjoyable walk because I had a few minutes of silence while he sought out the items and I was able to enjoy the sounds of birds.