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.
Design a Weather Calendar
Preschoolers are very interested in the weather. Make this a part of your daily routine and you may soon have a meteorologist on your hands! This activity turns your kid into the family weatherman. Plus, it teaches him to collect data and begin to understand graphing.
Practice Storytelling with a Plot Potluck!
Think of this as a potluck. But instead of bringing a chicken casserole, everyone brings an idea. Remember the old "I'm going on a trip" game where participants took turns adding on items they would take on a trip? This game offers a different spin, by building a story in a similar fashion.
Make a Paper Chain!
You don't need to wait for Christmas to hang garlands around the house. Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line and help you to overcome your scissor fears!
Grow Grass...and a Pet
Give your child a chance to helm her very own experiment with a few simple supplies that will show her how things grow. And throw in something extra to up the fun factor even more...her very own grass pet.
Make Your Own Memory Matching Game!
You don't need to spend big bucks to buy a pre-boxed version of a matching game at the store. You can make your own... easily. Here's how:
Paper Plate Art: Sunny Side Up!
Looking for something to do on a rainy day? Let the sun in! This project uses supplies you probably already have in the house, and turns them into a sunshiny project that will work your preschooler's fine motor skills (the muscles in the hand they need to strengthen to learn to write.)
Plan a Treasure Hunt
Send your little one on an adventure to find a hidden treasure. In between all the bounty-chasing and treasure digging, your kid will get a taste of how to use a map, and begin to absorb the fact that the pictures on it mean something in the physical world.
What's in the Bag? A Classification Game
The cat's out of the bag! Or is it the book? Or the shoe?... You'll have to play this guessing game to find out! Not only is this game a hoot, but it helps teach kids to categorize a set of objects-- a key skill for preschool.
Hopped Up Hide and Seek
This game may seem like nothing more than a slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek", but don't be fooled. Sure it's fun, but it also reinforces verbal listening skills. Plus, it gives kids practice with positional words and number concepts.
Play Patterns on the Move
Forget plaid! In preschool, patterning takes on a whole new meaning. Patterning lays the foundation for math and even reading. But it doesn't need to be boring. In this game, which is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, kids will use their bodies to create patterns.
