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.
Tissue Paper Butterfly Hunt
Need a little "Spring" in your step? Try Tissue Paper Butterfly Hunt! This fun craft activity is easy enough for your child to help, and makes a great indoor or outdoor game.
Practice Colors and Numbers with Clothespin Colors!
To help your child have a good time practicing colors and numbers try playing Clothespin Colors, a fun matching game! It will help your preschooler with his colors, patterns, and counting!
Paper Plate Ring Toss
Here's an easy activity to play a county fair favorite: Paper Plate Ring Toss! Use paper plates to create the rings while teaching your child about direction and number values. It's a fun way to mix fun with basic math.
Craft a Horse Prop
If your child wants to pretend to be a cowboy, you can bet that he needs a horse! Make one at home using an empty dish soap bottle, a broom stick, and some pieces of felt for one grade-A prop! It makes a perfect toy to use in all sorts of imaginative play!
Make Colorful Turntable Art
In the age of CDs and MP3s, you probably think that the old record player in your attic is pretty useless. But think again! Did you know you could use an old record player to create beautiful, funky works of art? Use this creative project that lets your child experiment with color and movement!
Have Fun with Yellow Science
Here's an easy and fun science project that uses all things yellow! It's exciting for your preschooler because she'll get to watch substances mix together, and you'll love it because it will help her increase observation and comparing skills!
Craft an Underwater Viewer!
This activity is a learning opportunity disguised as a fun activity. Create a mini ocean floor and use a homemade underwater viewer to examine the objects beneath the surface! Your preschooler will get to practice observing, examining, and experimenting!
Sound Shakers
Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make! He'll also get a headstart on patterning as he makes up his own musical beats.
Learn to Count with Pompom Number Toss
What can you do with an old ice tray, some colorful pompoms, and your child? Learn math! This fun number game puts your child's brain to work as she learns to recognize numbers, count, and add!
Pipes
This simple project turns hardware store leftovers into an imaginative, interactive toy. Plastic pipes and connectors are durable and endlessly re-workable. Keep some handy for a spontaneous exercise in spatial awareness and manual dexterity anytime!
