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!

Crafty Math? Make a Button Board!

Crafty Math? Make a Button Board!

Want to add a little craftiness to preschool math? Break out the glue gun and create this button board!

Play Hidden Numbers

Play Hidden Numbers

Learning to recognize numbers is a key part of preschool math, but it can be hard for your young one to grasp these symbols at first. Here's a game that can give your preschooler a leg up in learning numbers. Play Hidden Numbers!

Create an Easy-Store Puppet Stage

Create an Easy-Store Puppet Stage

Construct an easy-to-make and even easier-to-store puppet stage. All you need is a curtain rod, an old sheet, and fabric pens, and you'll soon have the perfect set-up for your young thespian!

Make Claydoh Beads

Make Claydoh Beads

Your preschooler will love the hands-on fun of making and shaping homemade clay. When she's done, she'll have a beautiful hand-painted necklace.

Kid Friendly Batik: No Wax Required!

Kid Friendly Batik: No Wax Required!

Batik is a fabric dying technique that's popular all over the world, especially Indonesia. It creates stunning results, but it's usually done with hot wax--not exactly safe for young kids! This flour-and-water method is wax-free and easy, and it creates beautiful batik designs.

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.

Make Your Own Beanbag Game

Make Your Own Beanbag Game

Children love the challenge of trying to toss objects. With this homemade beanbag set, your kids will also work on number and set recognition as they make the rules in their own game!

Create a Painting with Pendulums

Create a Painting with Pendulums

Here's a new painting style for your preschooler to try: make easy pendulum paintings! All you need is a funnel, some paint, and a blank canvas, and you can really get into the 'swing' of things.

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.

Christmas Snow Globe

Christmas Snow Globe

Is there anything more enticing to a young child than a snow globe? Here's a snow globe that your kids can not only play with, they can make it themselves!

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