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!

Create a Rain Splattered Painting

Create a Rain Splattered Painting

Inspire your kid to create abstract art à la Jackson Pollock. Use watercolors to make a rain splattered painting filled with vibrant colors that mix and run together.

Match the Coins

Match the Coins

Your child will learn more about coins and their denominations as he's asked to match together the coins that are the same.

Play a Matching Game: Colored Dots

Play a Matching Game: Colored Dots

This fun matching activity is a great way for your child to practice his visual perceptual skills.

Make a Mouthwatering Mouse

Make a Mouthwatering Mouse

Add a new mouse to the lineup of famous furry rodents: your child's own ice cream mouse creation. His star-quality mouse will be complete with cookie ears, sprinkle whiskers, and jelly bean nose and eyes.

Pine Cone Bird Feeder

Pine Cone Bird Feeder

Nature is at the heart of preschool science. This homemade bird feeder will bring some feathered friends in for some closer observation, and it's a breeze for little kids to make!

Celebrate the Olympics with Cookie Rings

Celebrate the Olympics with Cookie Rings

Using store bought cookie dough, these Olympic-themed treats are so quick and easy that even little hands can be a big help! The dough is shaped into five circles and the centers are cut out to create Olympic rings.

Sound Shakers

Sound Shakers

Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make! He'll get a head start on patterning as he makes up his own musical beats.

Go on a Snack Hunt

Go on a Snack Hunt

Healthy eating may sound dull to kids, but it doesn't have to be boring. Add a little pizazz to snack time by holding a snack hunt!

Jelly Bean Math

Jelly Bean Math

This flexible activity for preschoolers features jellybeans, counting, coloring and the five senses.

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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