Preschool Science Activities
Browse through our preschool science activities. We have many preschool science activities to keep your preschooler learning on the fly, all year long. From tin can phones to magical ice, you'll find our selection of preschool science activities below. Looking for more preschool activities? Check out the Preschool Activities section of the site before you leave!
Craft a Rainbow Trout
Drive away rainy day blues by making a paper trout in rainbow colors, jazzed up with multi-colored confetti.
Mix and Paint with Color Shades
Kids get innovative as they mix their own colors then make a painting with the new shades of color they've created.
Make a Homemade Food Pyramid
Here's a fun way to boost your child's knowledge of a healthy diet. Create a poster of the food pyramid and place a star next to the healthiest foods, then hang it on the fridge. Challenge your child to see how many "good" foods he can eat in a week. He'll be a healthy eater in no time!
Count and Sort Fruit Salad
In this fun snack-time activity, kids boost counting, sorting, and color recognition skills as they make a delicious and nutritious fruit salad.
Jelly Bean Math
This flexible activity for preschoolers features jellybeans, counting, coloring and the five senses.
Make Water Flow Up With Capillary Action
Can water flow up? This simple experiment will teach your child about the different ways liquids can move. This may seem like complicated science, but it's just a matter of coffee filters and water!
Keep a Garden Journal Sketchbook
Get your kid to venture outside to observe the world around her. She'll collect natural items from the outdoors to make prints and sketches for her garden sketchbook!
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.
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