Preschool Activities
Preschool activities to keep your little guy busy. Preschool is all about developing skills for kindergarten. We have many preschool activities sorted by subject. From getting your child comfortable with the alphabet, to number recognition, we've got fresh preschool activities to keep your kid learning on the fly, all year long.
Craft an Egg Carton Caterpillar
Because fine motor skills take time, patience, and practice, it helps to have a variety of activities to keep your child engaged. This crafty caterpillar project will have your child cutting, painting, drawing, and manipulating small objects!
Build a Straw Flower Bouquet!
Nothing says âI love youâ quite like flowers! Unfortunately, even the loveliest bouquet soon becomes wilted and brown. Teach your child how to make a bouquet that will last forever using plastic straws.
Create an Egg Carton Color Sorter
Identifying colors is a necessary skill that people use everyday. Introduce your child to this bright new world of colors using ordinary household objects and an egg carton to sort them by color.
Craft a Cereal Abacus
Your child probably tires of the monotony of flash cards and workbooks quickly, but she'll be fooled by this colorful, interactive counting box! Use O-shaped cereal for counters and she'll practice her counting without even realizing.
Write Secret Messages!
Your child will feel like a secret agent when you teach her this cool art trick. Write her an "invisible" message with white crayon, then watch her amazement as she paints over what looks like a blank piece of paper and sees a picture emerging.
Make a Mouthwatering Mouse
Add a new mouse to the lineup of famous furry rodents: your child's own ice cream mouse creation. His star-quality mouse will be complete with cookie ears, sprinkle whiskers, and jelly bean nose and eyes.
Make Gummy Worm Ice Cubes
This Halloween, make kooky, spooky gummy worm ice cubes with your preschooler! He will delight in creating ice cubes with a slightly creepy yet cute surprise tucked inside.
The Letter Learning Game
For little ones, learning the letters of the alphabet is a challenging task. However, disguising letter lessons as a game makes them exceptionally more fun! Capture your child's interest by creating this alphabet craft project with him.
Create a Gumdrop Topiary
Who knew math could be so fun? Your preschooler will delight in this counting activity that results in a beautiful holiday decoration for the whole family to enjoy.
Trim the Tree with "Glass" Candy Ornaments
Using cookie cutters and a little help from an adult, youngsters can turn hard candies into colorful faux glass ornaments for the holidays. They will be fascinated as the hard candies melt when heated and harden again when cool.
