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.
Paint a Morning, Noon, and Night Triptych
Popular in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, triptychs are an art form involving three side-by-side panels that can fold inward together. This activity explores triptych painting while encouraging your child to increase critical sequencing and early literacy skills.
Draw Your Life-Sized Self-Portrait
Portraiture has been used for centuries to visually depict people and to show off a significant aspect or attribute of the person being represented. In this life sized self-portrait activity, encourage your child to explore what makes him special, and then portray it through art!
Stay Organized with a Rainbow Barrette Holder
If there are barrettes scattered all over your house, do this fun project and keep them organized. Use felt to craft a colorful rainbow barrette holder! Your child will learn to keep track of her barrettes while practicing her colors!
Make a Puppet Box Theater
Set the stage for a series of fun-filled puppet shows with your preschooler by transforming an ordinary cardboard box into a one-of-a-kind, box theater!
Make Your Own Scratch Prints
Making prints can be a fun and exciting way to introduce the young child to the artistic process. Here's an activity that uses household materials to let any preschooler create multiple masterpiece scratch prints!
Learn Gravity with Parachute People
Let your child think she's being naughty with this fun activity. Create your own parachute people using a handkerchief and lightweight figurine. She'll have so much fun that she won't realize you're sneaking in a science lesson!
Draw Life Sized Animal Portraits
Here's a fun and fuzzy project that will let your child discover the natural world of patterns and textures by creating a beautiful, animal-inspired portrait!
Make Your Own Fossils
Make these homemade shell fossils to hang on the wall, and introduce your child to the wonders of science! Sure, they're not authentic but he'll have a great time making them, and they look great on the wall!
Play the Card Challenge Game!
Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to get very excited. But turn it into a game and it's a different story. This game of challenges is a blast to play, and in between all the hopping, jumping, and drawing, it helps develop important skills.
Make Your Own Sketchbook
Young children love to draw, but store bought sketchbooks can be expensive. Get creative and save money by helping your child make her own unique sketchbook to fill with colorful drawings, fanciful pictures, and dazzling doodles.
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