Preschool Activities

Browse through our large selection of preschool activities. We've got tons of activities to keep your preschooler learning on the fly, all year long. From fun crafts to easy math activities, you'll find our selection of preschool activities below. Looking for preschool worksheets? Check out the Preschool Worksheets section of the site before you leave!

Craft a Nutritional Grocery Notepad!

Craft a Nutritional Grocery Notepad!

With this fun activity, you can help your preschooler make an cute shopping notepad to keep and use or give away as a gift. Using cut-outs from newspaper food ads you and your child can create a fun, colorful project and explore the food pyramid along the way.

Make Your Own Sketchbook

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.

Make Gluten Free Chicken "McReal Nuggets"

Make Gluten Free Chicken "McReal Nuggets"

This delicious recipe is one that both kids with and without gluten sensitivity will love! A familiar classic is reworked into a simple and healthy snack for the whole family to enjoy.

Ponder Big and Little Pumpkins

Ponder Big and Little Pumpkins

Ask your little one to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small. Her understanding of measurement and observation skills are sure to get a boost!

Whip Up a Sweet Strawberry Parfait

Whip Up a Sweet Strawberry Parfait

Need a fun summer snack or a light breakfast? Take a pretty parfait glass and help your preschooler create a simple A-B-A-B pattern as she layers strawberries and yogurt.

Explore Light Reflection

Explore Light Reflection

What happens when light hits a hard surface? Find out by conducting a simple light reflection experiment with your preschooler.

Create a Window Mural

Create a Window Mural

Who says walls are the only places to display your child's art? Try the windows! Here's an activity to help your preschooler create her own window mural, with washable window paint you make yourselves.

Spaceship Countdown

Spaceship Countdown

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, you can teach your child to count backwards from ten down to one and then BLAST-OFF!

Play Jan-Ken-Pon, or Japanese Rock-Paper-Scissors

Play Jan-Ken-Pon, or Japanese Rock-Paper-Scissors

Rock-paper-scissors is a well-known kid's game in the U.S., but did you know it's popular in Japan, too?

Clothesline Counting

Clothesline Counting

Take the learning outside, and sneak in a little fine motor practice on the fly, as your child works on early math skills. This is an unusual hands-on way to practice counting.

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