Looking for some fun activities for preschoolers to keep your little one occupied — and learning — at home? From science activities and building math skills to art projects and music, there’s a great learning activity for every child on this list.
Fun activities for preschoolers
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Healthy food collage
Have your child find pictures of healthy foods that they like to eat and then arrange these pictures in a creative collage in this learning activity.
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Laundry sort
While sorting and categorizing laundry together, your preschooler will begin to build math skills.
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Telling tales
By sharing family stories, you will reinforce an understanding of family and how things are similar or different from generation to generation. This learning activity provides a building block for studying social studies.
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Make music in a kitchen band
Banging pots and pans — and beating on an oatmeal tin — can teach the basics of finding the musical beat.
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The “scents” of smell
Have your child explore the sense of smell by having them guess different scents in this early science activity.
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Make your own wrapping paper
Try printmaking to make your own wrapping paper!
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Walk in the leaves
In this fun and educational activity, your preschooler explores leaves they have collected outside.
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Family drawing
In this drawing activity, your child learns about families, draws a picture of their family and then tells about someone in the picture.
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Making and playing with goop
Have fun with your child making “goop” out of cornstarch and water in this science activity.
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Make an alphabet book
Have your child create a personalized alphabet book in this early literacy activity.
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Feelings collage
In this activity, your preschooler makes a collage that expresses different emotions.
More learning activities and resources to try with your preschooler
• Great books to read aloud to your preschooler
• Build pre-writing skills with these worksheets
