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.
Piece Together a Matisse Shapes Collage
The art of Henri Matisse is not just for adults and art historians. Your young child can learn about this famous artist too! Let your kindergartener use Matisse's bold style as inspiration to create a unique and funky paper shapes collage.
Reward Good Behavior with a Crown
If your preschooler can be a little tyrant sometimes, use this arts and craft project to encourage his more angelic side. Reward good behavior with a glamorous homemade crown and your child will start behaving like an angel all the time... well, almost!
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!
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.
Make a Word Quilt Collage
Boost your child's letter recognition and create a beautiful tapestry to hang in her room by helping her create this paper word quilt.
Keep a Garden Journal Sketchbook
Invite your child to venture outside during the Spring and Summer months to observe the natural world around her with a garden journal sketchbook. She'll collect natural items from the outdoors and make sketches and prints of what she sees throughout the seasons.
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 Straw-Blown Painting!
Tired of painting with just paintbrushes? Here's a spin on an old preschool favorite. Do this exciting project that lets your child use her own breath to create a funky work of art that will add colorful flair to any home!
Sunny Summer Sky Collage
Build artistic awareness and explore color and texture combinations by making a sunny summer sky collage. The next time the weather is warm and the sky is clear, try doing this fun craft project with your preschooler.
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.
