Kindergarten Activities

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From outdoor activities perfect for a sunny day, to indoor activities for when the rain is falling, we've got math activities, science activities, writing, reading, and more: so get those paints and markers ready! Make a book, go word fishing, or send kids on a shape scavenger hunt. Here are dozens of things to do with your kindergarten child.

Shape Art: Mix Art with Geometry!

Shape Art: Mix Art with Geometry!

Does the idea of taking your child to a museum sound daunting? Is the local art mecca too far away, or not too keen on pint-sized patrons? Create your own museum!

Create a Color Collage

Create a Color Collage

This hands-on art activity will help your child work on her sorting skills, and make a beautiful addition to the refrigerator gallery, too!

Counting Cups

Counting Cups

Counting with one-to-one correspondence is an important kindergarten skill. In a nutshell, it means children are able to count a group of objects, while touching each object, one at a time. This activity turns it into a simple game.

Play with Pasta...and Learn to Write

Play with Pasta...and Learn to Write

Pasta makes a great dinner, but it can also be used to teach kids proper letter formation! In this easy crafts activity, you'll help your child become aware of the way letters should be formed-- all with a little pasta and glue.

Build Writing Muscles with this Water Relay!

Build Writing Muscles with this Water Relay!

Does your child have trouble holding a pencil? Is writing his name an excruciating task? For many young writers, it is. The key is to build up those hand muscles! This water relay race can help.

Go on a Nature Hunt!

Go on a Nature Hunt!

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are “bigger” and “smaller,” “longer" and “shorter." These concepts are not only important for kindergarten math, they also encourage children to become better scientific observers.

Ice Cream Science

Ice Cream Science

What is a liquid? What is a solid? What better way to experiment, then by turning one of your kid's favorite substances, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Drawing Shadow Art

Drawing Shadow Art

Here's an activity that will develop your kindergartener's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day!

Environmental Print Bingo

Environmental Print Bingo

When you're driving in the car do you hear calls from the back seat, "There's Target, McDonald's, Home Depot, Toys R Us?" This is what teachers call "environmental print" and it's important for reading readiness. You can use these symbols and signs as the basis for a fun game of bingo.

Blind Trust

Blind Trust

Following one- and two-step directions is expected in kindergarten. Having trouble getting your child to follow your words? This blind obstacle course turns the art of listening into an outdoor game. Give it a try, and see who's better at following directions, you or her?

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