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how old are your kids?
as a teen myself, i vividly remember the stages of entertainment i went through till now. up until i was about 10 the only fun i could have was outdoors. back then, i had little patience for video games. running around, getting hurt, finding new things to do outside, this was my fun. after 10 i slowly grew away from playing outside. emphasis on slowly. unless it was some big game with lots of people or where i had a toy gun or something to throw or kick, i didn't have fun outside anymore. these days, i rarely go outside unless my friends organize a dodgeball game or something, and only if there are a lot of my friends involved. my entertainment now is bumming around on the computer. before my accident, i'd go over friends' houses everyday at night and, of course, stay inside and play poker or xbox or watch a movie. i still would enjoy playing a game in the dead of night, though. i guess that's a kid thing, too. night-tag is a favorite. but for the most part, i've noticed that as kids get older, they don't spend as much time outside.
as for your situation, i know first hand that when parents restrict what their kids are doing, the kids will desire that very thing even more. maybe you should try lifting those restrictions for a while. since it is summertime, if they play video games and sit on the computer with no restriction, they'll probably get bored. if that doens't work, then it would seem that your kids just aren't the type of people who like the outdoors, which isn't unusual in many people.
another possibility is that there aren't enough kids around for them to play with. like i said in my case, i don't enjoy something alone. i can't have fun unless there are a lotta people enjoying it with me.
of course, i'm not an adult anyway, so don't take my word as absolute truth. that's just my input.
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