Preschool Activities

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Looking for games and activities to keep your little guy busy? Preschool is all about developing the skills to get your kid ready for kindergarten. From reading activities that get your child comfortable with the alphabet, to math activities that get her counting and sorting, we've got fresh ideas to keep your kid learning on the fly, all year long.

More activities for preschool:

Make an Alphabet Book

Make an Alphabet Book

Let your child play with scissors! Put her to work, creating a book that will keep her busy, and help her practice her letters, too.

Play Musical Motor Stations

Play Musical Motor Stations

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course of sorts. You'll set up 8 stations and invite a bunch of your child's friends. When the music stops, each child jumps up and switches to the next station down the line.

Make Rice Pictures

Make Rice Pictures

Forget markers or crayons. For a really unusual art project, close the art supply cabinet, and crack open the pantry!

Go on a Direction Scavenger Hunt

Go on a Direction Scavenger Hunt

This scavenger hunt is like a revamped version of the childhood game, "Hot and Cold". Instead of telling the seeker if he's getting "warmer" or "colder" as he narrows in on a hidden object, you'll use words like up, down, over, and under.

Hands-on Measurement!

Hands-on Measurement!

Forget the measuring stick! This fun math activity uses a body part, your child's hand, as a ruler.

Design a Weather Calendar

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.

Grow Grass...and a Pet

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!

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:

Over and Out!: 2 Great Obstacle Courses

Over and Out!: 2 Great Obstacle Courses

When it comes to burning off energy and working kid muscles, nothing beats an obstacle course! Don't let a rainy day stop you. Here are some super easy ideas for creating your own course at home--whether indoors or out.

Homemade Letter Bingo

Homemade Letter Bingo

How do you spell fun and learning? B-I-N-G-O! Children learn through play. And letter or number bingo is a great place to start.