Thursday, July 25, 2013

81 Activities for Little Kids



While evaluating preschool fun for my 4-year-old this year, I realized he's already naturally learned his letters, numbers, shapes, and colors, just as Charlotte Mason assured me he would, without a heavy curriculum. (Just don't tell her that he watched Dora and Leapfrog and played on the computer!) I like to have some one-on-one time with him though, so what should we do?

Here's my list of 81 fun things to do with my little man this year. My plan is to do our reading lesson and then take 30 minutes to do an activity together. I'll either pick what sounds good to me or have him draw a paper out of a bucket.

I chose activities that take little to no prep on my part, since the bigger kids take the majority of my brain during the school year! :)

You can find photos of some of these activities on my Pinterest Boards: Preschool and Toddlers.







Math/Logic
Play Store
Bake Cookies
Pattern Blocks
Shiller Math Blocks
Clock Practice
Sort Change
Hullabaloo
Twister
Battleship
Cereal Abacus
Memory Game
Candy Cane Ornament
Button Board
Dominoes
Rulers
Jelly Bean Math Chart

Art
Play Dough
Shrinky Dink
Paint
Stickers
Cheerio Art
Magazine Collage
Mosaic Squares
Thumb Prints
Stencils
Card Making
Bead Pipe Cleaners
Side Walk Chalk
Popsicle Stick Matching

Language
Write a Story
Puppet Show
Doctor Kit
Act with weapons
ABC Hunt
Play Dinosaurs
Make Treasure Hunt
Seasons Collage
Make a Yarn Book

Building
Trains
Blocks
Hot Wheels
Legos
Duplo Blocks
Box Building

Games
Uno/Go Fish
Candy Land
Story Maker
Blokus
Quirkle
Sorry
Puzzles
Monopoly Junior
Rummikub
Checkers
Connect Four

Active
Kick Ball
Trampoline
Zip Line
Running Races
Obstacle Course
Dance
Bean Bag Toss
Bozo Buckets
Hide and Seek
Tag

Outside
Sidewalk Chalk
Collect Rocks
Collect Leaves
Paint Rocks
Scavenger Hunt
Ride Bikes
Ride Scooter
Roller Skate
Play Catch
T-Ball
Treasure Map
Cloud Shapes
Hop Scotch
Swinging
Bubbles
Carnival


Ok - your turn! What should I add to the list?

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