Preschool Activities

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

Have your child make a special mobile inspired by the weather outside. Learn about seasons, the environment, and art in 3D.

Is your kid struggling with number recognition? Here's a great way to go fishing for numbers that will feel more like play than counting practice.

Help your preschooler practice observing and experimenting with this exciting activity where they'll get to examine objects below the water's surface!

Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.

Teach your preschooler some physics that she can relate to with this fun and simple activity!

Transform paper towel tubes into some great binoculars for imaginary playtime!

Give your kid the opportunity to experiment with color combinations, and how the tape is applied as they make special cards for friends and family.

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your preschool child busy, while helping her recognize letters in a creative way.

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

In this art project, budding entomologists will create a larger than life, moveable puppet version of a praying mantis.

Help your kid get in touch with their wild side with this Big Bad Wolf mask! Bring this fairy tale villain to life with simple crafting supplies.

This baking activity lets kids play with frosting, while experimenting with colors, and how they mix.

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

This school bus is easy to make, and all you need are some common household items.

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

This easy painting activity feels magical, especially when you use it for a secret message.