Looking for some fun games and activities for preschoolers to keep your little one occupied — and learning — at home? Check these out!
Fun learning games and activities for preschoolers
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Healthy food collage
Have your child find pictures of healthy foods that he likes to eat and then arrange these pictures in a creative collage.
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What am I?
Describe an object and have your child guess what it is.
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Laundry sort
By sorting and categorizing laundry, your preschooler will begin to build math and problem-solving 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 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 her guess different scents.
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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 she has collected outside.
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Family drawing
In this activity your child learns about families, draws a picture of her 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.
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Make an alphabet book
Have your child create a personalized alphabet book.
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Feelings collage
In this activity, your preschooler makes a collage that expresses different emotions.
