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Worksheets designed specifically for 4-year-olds serve as a fundamental tool in early childhood education, offering numerous benefits that support a child's developmental milestones. These carefully crafted activities are instrumental in enhancing fine motor skills. As children engage with worksheets, they practice pencil grip and control, laying the groundwork for legible handwriting.

Moreover, worksheets for 4-year-olds are tailored to stimulate cognitive development. Through a variety of puzzles, matching games, and problem-solving tasks, these resources encourage critical thinking and the ability to focus, fostering an early love for learning. They also introduce basic concepts of math, language, and science in a fun and accessible manner, making education an enjoyable experience.

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Preschool Worksheets PDF FREE Printable

Here is a list of free preschool worksheets pdf you can download and print from Planes & Balloons. You’ll find activities and worksheets that strengthen fine motor skills, early literacy and math skills, thinking and reasoning skills, focus and attention, and so much more.

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free preschool worksheets age 3-4 pdf

Pre-K to Kindergarten Review

Grab this book full of engaging activities to prepare your little one for kindergarten!

Or use them in your nursery or preschool lesson plans throughout the year.

Preschool Number worksheets

You can easily turn a bunch of these worksheets into a cute preschool workbook for teaching numbers!

Tracing the numbers 1-20

Number flashcards 1-20

Halloween counting 1-20

Spring color by number

Christmas count and match

Preschool alphabet worksheets.

Check out these fun and educational alphabet activities for your preschoolers!

Spot and dot uppercase alphabet

Alphabet tracing worksheets printable

Tracing lowercase letters

Hot chocolate letter matching

Alphabet coloring book

Preschool shapes worksheets.

Free printable preschool learning materials free download pdf for your 3-4 year olds and 4-5 year old preschoolers!

Do a dot shapes worksheets

Frog shapes cut and paste

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Let your preschoolers practice visual discrimination with these fun same and different worksheets in your home or daycare!

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Preschool tracing worksheets pdf.

Tracing is a great preschool pre-writing activity , especially when you need one quickly and without much prep work. There are many tracing activities for preschoolers here, including tracing shapes, horizontal and vertical lines, and tracing pictures.

Tracing lines spring worksheets

Tracing fall pictures for preschool

Valentine’s Day number tracing

Alphabet tracing worksheets.

Transportation tracing pages

Preschool cut and paste worksheets.

Preschool cut and paste worksheets to practice scissor skills and fine motor skills.

Cut and paste Apple Worksheets

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Preschool mazes printable.

These printable mazes will be a fun addition to your preschool playgroup activities.

Christmas mazes

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Number mazes

Coloring is popular with little ones, especially if the coloring pages are in sync with their favorite topics such as bugs, cars, fall, Christmas, and more.

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If you need a little bit of everything all in one printable, then these preschool packets pdf will help you out.

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400+ Free Printables and Activities for Kids

If you need free printables for kids in preschool and kindergarten, then I have you covered.

Find hundreds of free printable activities for literacy, math, science and more!

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These free printables make it super easy to plan fun and engaging learning experiences for the kids.

All of them are interactive, and have hands-on components and fun themes that will excite and engage the kids.

Plus, you will save time searching for resources and prepping activities. Many of the printables we share here are low-prep and easy to utilize.

So grab some simple supplies and get ready to plan lots of fun and learning for the kids!

Free Printables for Most Preschool Themes

The free printables I share here cover  so many different themes! There are learning activities for most of the popular themes in preschool and early elementary.

There are printable learning activities for seasonal themes like apples, pumpkins, gingerbread, snowmen, snowflakes, flowers, insects, rainbows, ocean and much more!

And there are resources for many holidays as well.

In addition, there are lots of activities for themes that you can use any time of year like dinosaurs, farm, space, superheroes, unicorns and more.

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These are some of the most popular free printables here on Fun Learning for Kids.

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These printable alphabet pencil puzzles will make learning letters and letter sounds so much fun.

This editable alphabet board game is one the most popular resources!

Use these alphabet letter formation cards to reinforce letter recognition, letter formation and introduce beginning letter sounds.

Grab some play dough and these alphabet play dough mats for lots of hands-on alphabet fun!

Reinforce number recognition and counting while developing fine motor skills with these number clip cards .

Letter sounds matching mats are super popular around here and can be used all year long.

These CVC word search sheets are a new favorite. Make learning to read and write CVC words lots of fun!

Grab these CVC word building strips and making learning to read and spell CVC words a hands-on and engaging experience.

These number formation cards give kids practice with number recognition, number formation and counting.

The kids will have a blast with this unicorn editable board game that you can use to teach letters, numbers, phonics skills, word work and more!

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Preschool Worksheets Unlock the Door to Learning Success

38+ Activities For 4 Year Olds (Printables + Reels)

As a mother, I do understand the importance of keeping our little ones occupied and entertained while also helping them learn new things and skills that aid their overall development. 

You would notice 👀 that as your little ones turn four years old, they explore new things, are more curious, have a growing vocabulary, can understand and learn about their emotions and feelings, and are becoming increasingly independent.

Engaging them in fun activities such as fine motor skills tasks, pattern activities for preschoolers , and learning through play can be incredibly beneficial for their development.

Activities for 4 Year Olds For Kids

Identify and match numbers with stickers activity.

The “Identify and Match Numbers with Stickers Activity” is a colorful and interactive way for children to learn number recognition and improve their fine motor skills .

Materials: A worksheet featuring a large egg shape with assorted numbers, and sheets of stickers with numbers.

• Give your child the worksheet.
• Provide sheets of colored stickers, each sticker printed with a number.
• Your Kid will match the stickers with the corresponding numbers on the worksheet.
• They will stick the matching number sticker over the printed number.
• Watch our reel for better guidance.

Letter Stacking Activity

The “Letter Stacking Activity” is a creative and educational game that combines letter recognition with motor skills development .

Materials: Colorful papers, markers, scissors, box, and sticks.

• Write different letters on pieces of paper using a marker. You can choose any letters you like.
• Stick the colored paper onto a box and attach the sticks to the box.
• When your child writes letters on the paper, ask them to fold each piece of paper into a cylinder shape.
• Now, they can make flashcards with the alphabet and place them on a board.
• Arrange the board with outlines of letters.
• Your child can arrange the letters on the board to match the outlines.

Counting with Button Cupcake Activity

The “Counting with Button Cupcake Activity” is an engaging and colorful way for kids to learn about numbers and counting .

Materials: Colorful papers, colorful buttons, glue, markers, and scissors.

• Draw cupcakes on the pretty paper and then cut them out.
• Write numbers on cups.
• Give your child colorful buttons to play with.
• The child counts out the right number of buttons and puts them on each cupcake, matching the number.
• After counting, let your child stick the buttons onto the cupcakes using glue to finish the fun activity!

Identify And Match Letters With Stickers Activity

The “Identify and Match Letters with Stickers Activity ” offers a playful and engaging way for children to learn the alphabet. By matching sticker letters to those printed on a worksheet, children can improve their letter recognition skills in an enjoyable manner.

Materials: A worksheet featuring a large egg filled with scattered letters and sheets of stickers, each bearing a different letter of the alphabet.

• Provide your child with the worksheet and sheets of letter stickers.
• The child should identify each letter on the worksheet and match it with the corresponding sticker.
• They will then stick each matching letter over the printed letter on the worksheet.

Play Board Games

“Playing  Board Games ” teaches children strategic thinking, taking turns, and sportsmanship, improving  cognitive  and  social – emotional development  during fun with friends and family.

Materials:  Snake and Ladder game board, dice, and token.

• Set up the board game according to the rules.
• Explain the rules to your children in a simple and understandable way.
• Play the game, making sure each child gets a turn and understands the flow of the game.

Make a Butterfly from Tissue Paper Activity

This activity lets children craft beautiful butterflies using tissue paper. It’s a fun and colorful way to explore creativity.

Materials: Tissue paper, cloth pegs, markers, pipe cleaners, scissors, glue, and paint.

• Cut the tissue paper into big and small squares.
• Secure the center with a cloth peg to form the butterfly’s body and pipe cleaner to form the butterfly’s antennae.
• Gently pull apart the folds to form the butterfly’s wings.
• Decorate with paint or markers to add details like dots or stripes on the wings.

Bingo Card Activity

Create your own Bingo game with educational cards to make learning fun . This activity helps children recognize and match words and pictures.

Materials: Printable Bingo cards and markers.

• Print out the Bingo cards with different educational items like pencils, books, and bags.
• Give each player a card and some markers or chips.
• Call out items randomly from the list.
• Players cover the called item on their card with a marker.
• The first to complete a row, column, or diagonal yells ‘Bingo!’ and wins the game.

Number Code Activity

The Number Code Activity is a great way to help kids practice number recognition and problem-solving skills . In this game, they will match numbered pieces to corresponding spots on a board.

Materials: A board, marker, and ice cream stick.

• Draw different numbers on the board and on the ice cream stick.
• Ask your child to pick a stick and read the number on it.
• Find the matching number slot on the board.
• Place the stick into the correct slot on the board.

Practice Cutting with Scissors

This cutting activity helps children improve their scissor skills by practicing on lines drawn around a picture. It’s a fun and educational way to develop fine motor abilities.

Materials: Child-safe scissors, glue, marker, and colorful paper.

• Draw a colorful peacock on a piece of paper. Make it look nice with markers. Then, stick the paper onto a blue sheet of paper.
• Next, draw dotted lines all around the peacock picture.
• Give the paper with the peacock and dotted lines to your child.
• Show your child how to hold and use scissors safely.
• Now, your child can carefully cut along the dotted lines around the peacock picture.

Counting Activity

This Counting Activity is designed to help kids practice their counting skills by associating numbers with groups of objects. It’s both fun and educational!

Materials: A worksheet and either a pencil or a marker.

• Ask them to count the objects in each group on the worksheet.
• Now let your child circle the right number from a list of options.

Play with Sensory Bag Activity

The Play with Sensory Bag Activity helps children explore different textures and materials, stimulating their senses while having fun.

Materials: Round cardboard, glue, and various textures such as pulses, cotton balls, fluffy cotton, and colorful paper.

• Get a round piece of cardboard and put glue all over it.
• Now, take some colorful paper and scrunch it up into small balls.
• Stick those paper balls onto the cardboard.
• Put different things inside each cardboard, like pulses, fluffy cotton, and cotton balls.
• Let your child touch each one and talk about how they feel different.
• My kid has performed this activity, watch for better understanding.

Make a Ticket Collage Activity

A Tickets Collage Activity is a creative way for kids to make a colorful artwork using various ticket stubs, involving  color mixing  to improve the vibrancy of the collage. Plus, it’s a perfect opportunity to reuse and recycle old tickets!

Materials:  Collection of old ticket stubs (from buses, trains, planes, events, etc.), large sheet of paper or poster board for background, glue or glue stick for attaching tickets.

• Arrange your tickets on the poster board to plan out your collage before gluing anything.
• Apply glue to the back of each ticket and place it on the poster board.
• Overlap the tickets in different directions to fill up space and create an interesting pattern.
• Press down firmly to make sure each ticket sticks well.

Tracing Activity

Tracing Activity helps children develop fine motor skills by following dotted lines to create different shapes.

Materials: A worksheet, pencil, and an eraser.

• Place the worksheet in front of your child.
• Show your child how to trace along the dotted lines with a pencil.
• Encourage your child to trace each shape on the worksheet.

Doctor Bag Pack Activity

The Doctor Bag Pack Activity allows children to play pretend as doctors by arranging and exploring medical items in a playset.

Materials: A black sheet and scissors for cutting out medical items such as a thermometer, syringe, and stethoscope, along with Velcro pieces.

• Cut a black sheet to create a bag.
• Print, cut, and laminate images of medical equipment.
• Attach Velcro to the back of the images and inside the bag.
• Show your child the medical items and explain their uses.
• Let your child attach the items inside the bag with Velcro.
• Encourage your child to play doctor, examining a toy or stuffed animal.
• You can watch our reel to perform this activity better.

Play a Fishing Game

The Catch the  Fish Activity  is designed to improve your child’s dexterity and patience with a lovely challenge.

Materials:  Colorfully illustrated paper fish with paper clips attached, a magnetic fishing rod, and a ‘pond’ setup such as a blue cloth or a container.

• Scatter the paper fish across the ‘pond’.
• Show your child how to hold the fishing rod and explain how the magnet works.
• Encourage them to carefully lower the magnet near the paper clips to catch a fish.
• See how many fish they can catch, or have them find specific colors or patterns of fish to refine their observation skills.

Stack Stones Activity

The Stack Stones Activity is a creative and calming way for children to improve their fine motor skills and patience by stacking colorful stones.

Materials: Flat stones, paint, and a paintbrush.

• Gather smooth stones of different sizes and paint them in bright colors.
• Let the paint dry completely before handling the stones.
• Stack the stones one on top of the other, balancing them carefully.
• Encourage your child to create different designs and see how tall they can stack the stones.

Easy Subtraction with Pom Poms Activity

The Easy Subtraction with Pom Poms Activity is a fun way for children to practice subtraction using colorful pom poms and visual aids.

Materials: Pom poms, cardboard, and markers.

• Write a simple subtraction problem on one side of a box. Also, make a small hole in the box, as shown in the image.
• Place pom-poms on the other side for visual counting.
• Subtract the pom-poms according to the equation and put them inside the hole.
• The remaining pom-poms show the answer.

Coloring Activity

The Coloring Activity encourages creativity and fine motor skills as children use colored pencils or markers to fill in fun illustrations.

Materials: A coloring page along with colored pencils or markers.

• Give your child a coloring page with a fun illustration.
• Provide colored pencils or markers for them to use.
• Encourage your child to color the picture as they like.

Match the Car Activity

The Match the Car Activity is a fun way for children to practice color recognition and matching skills by pairing colored cars with matching dots.

Materials: A worksheet featuring colored cars and colored dots designed for matching.

• Provide your child with the worksheet and colored dots.
• Encourage them to match each car with the correct colored dot.
• Show your child how to place each dot beside the matching car.
• To know better, watch our reel.

Stone Painting Activity

Explore the natural canvas with the  Painting  on Stones Activity! It’s a creative way for children to express themselves by painting unique designs on an unusual surface.

Materials:  Smooth stones or pebbles, washable paints, brushes, and a cup of water to rinse brushes.

• Begin by cleaning the stones to ensure the paint adheres well.
• Set out the paints and brushes, and cover the workspace to protect it from paint splatters.
• Encourage your child to paint designs, patterns, or scenes on the stones, using one or multiple colors.
• Once the stones are painted, set them aside to dry before displaying them around your home or garden.

Cut & Paste Activity

The Cut & Paste Activity helps children develop fine motor skills and pattern recognition by cutting out and pasting pictures to complete patterns.

Materials: A worksheet or simply print out our printable, scissors, and glue.

• Provide your child our worksheet showing patterns and matching images to cut out.
• Encourage them to cut out the pictures that fit the pattern.
• Help them paste the pictures in the correct spots on the worksheet.

Button Plucking Activity

The Button Plucking Activity helps children practice fine motor skills by picking up buttons from playdough using tweezers or fingers.

Materials: Colorful buttons, playdough, and tweezers.

• Make a round shape from the playdough.
• Press the buttons into the playdough, arranging them in any pattern.
• Show your child how to use the tweezers to pluck out the buttons one by one.
• Encourage your child to continue plucking the buttons using the tweezers or their fingers.

Sticks Matching Activity

The Sticks Matching Activity helps children improve their color recognition and fine motor skills by matching colored sticks to corresponding patterns on cards.

Materials: Various colored ice cream sticks, a white sheet, and markers.

• Draw a pattern with different markers on the sheet.
• Provide your child with colored sticks and matching cards.
• Show your child how to match the sticks with the corresponding colors on the cards.
• Encourage your child to place the sticks into the correct slots on the board.

Word Search Activity

The Word Search Activity is an enjoyable way for children to improve their vocabulary and pattern recognition skills by finding hidden words in a grid.

Materials: A word search sheet or just simply use our printable and a pencil.

• Provide your child with our word search sheet and a pencil.
• Ask them to find and circle the given words hidden in the grid.
• Encourage your child to cross off each word from the list as they find it.

Roll the Dice Activity

The Roll the Dice Activity is a fun and interactive way for children to practice counting and number recognition using dice and a board with numbered rays.

Materials: Yellow and black sheets, markers, scissors, and glue.

• Use the yellow paper to cut out a sun shape and the black paper to cut out a dice shape.
• Stick the sun rays on the sun shape and write numbers on them.
• Give your child the dice and tell them to roll it (throw it on the ground).
• When they roll the dice, have them look for the same number on the sun shape and cut it out.
• You can watch our reel, which my kid performed.

Button up Your Shirt Activity

The Button up Your Shirt Activity is a great way for children to practice fine motor skills by buttoning up a paper shirt with colorful buttons.

Materials: A white sheet, a bottle cap, glue, and a marker, along with colored paper.

• Draw a shirt on a white sheet and cut it out.
• Make small sticker strips with circles sticker and draw dots inside them.
• Glue bottlenecks onto the shirt where the buttons would go, and place matching colored bottle caps beside it.
• Show your child how to align each button with the correct buttonhole.
• Let them match the cards with the same-colored bottle caps and place them on the shirt.

Big And Small Activity

The Big and Small Activity is a fun and educational way for children to learn about size differences by identifying which objects are bigger and smaller.

Materials: A worksheet and a pencil.

• Provide your child the worksheet.
• Ask them to circle the object that is bigger in each pair.
• Then have them draw a square around the object that is smaller.

Make a Color Cone Activity

The Make a Color Cone Activity is a creative way for children to learn about colors while crafting a fun ice cream cone.

Materials: White sheets, markers, paints, and cotton pads.

• Draw an ice cream cone on the white sheet.
• Place cotton pads on the cone.
• Have your child use paints or markers to color the scoops of ice cream.
• Let them use the cotton swab to apply different colors to each scoop if using paints.

Community Helpers Activity

The Community Helpers Activity is an engaging way for children to learn about different professions and the tools they use.

Materials: A circle chart with pictures of community helpers, picture cards with tools or vehicles, and clothespins.

• Show your child the circle chart with different community helpers.
• Give them the picture cards with tools or vehicles.
• Encourage your child to match the picture cards with the correct community helper by attaching the cards with clothespins.

Puzzle Activity

The Puzzle Activity is a fun and educational way for children to improve their problem-solving skills by fitting together pieces to form a complete picture.

Materials: A picture puzzle…for that, use our printable and Child-safe scissors

• Provide your child with the puzzle pieces.
• Encourage them to match and fit the pieces together to form a complete picture.
• Guide them as needed to find the correct pieces and align them.

Count and Place Ladybugs Activity

The Count and Place Ladybugs Activity is a playful way for children to learn about numbers and quantities by matching ladybugs to leaves.

Materials: A leaf worksheet and ladybug cutouts featuring varying numbers of dots, along with Velcro and markers.

• Provide your child with a worksheet showing leaves with different numbers on them.
• Give them the ladybug cutouts and ask them to count the dots on each one.
• Encourage your child to match each ladybug to the correct leaf based on the number.
• Use Velcro to attach the ladybugs to the leaves.

Pistachio Shells Tree Activity

The Pistachio Shells Tree Activity is a creative way for children to use recycled materials to make colorful tree art using pistachio shells.

Materials: Pistachio shells, brown paper, glue, and paint/markers.

• Draw a tree on a piece of paper, including the trunk and branches.
• Color the pistachio shells using paints.
• Glue the shells onto the branches of the tree as leaves.

Matching Activity

The Matching Activity helps children improve their visual recognition and fine motor skills by matching objects to their corresponding pictures.

Materials: A matching worksheet and pencil.

• Provide your child with a matching worksheet and a pencil.
• Ask them to draw a line connecting each object to its corresponding picture.
• Encourage them to match all the pairs correctly.

Animals and Their Food Activity

The Animals and Their Food Activity is a fun and educational way for children to learn about what different animals eat by matching animals to their food.

Materials: Animal and food cards for matching, clothespins, and a white sheet.

• Show your child the worksheet with different animals on it.
• Give them the food cards and ask them to match each animal to its correct food.
• Attach the cards using clothespins to connect the animals with their food.

Brushing with Letters Activity

The Brushing with Letters Activity helps children learn about dental hygiene and letters by matching letters on a tooth to their corresponding labels.

Materials: A worksheet with a picture of a tooth and marker.

• Provide your child with the worksheet showing a tooth labeled with letters.
• Ask them to match the letter labels to the corresponding letters on the tooth.
• Encourage your child to circle or highlight the matching letters.

Finger Painting Counting Activity

The Finger Painting Counting Activity is a fun and hands on way for children to practice counting and number recognition by painting with their fingers.

Materials: A counting worksheet with baskets and paints

• Provide your child with the counting worksheet.
• Encourage them to dip their finger in the paint and make a corresponding number of fingerprints in each basket.
• Ask your child to count the fingerprints out loud as they paint.

Graphomotor Snail Activity

The Graphomotor Snail Activity is a great way for children to develop fine motor skills by tracing the shape of a snail using yarn.

Materials: A sheet of paper, yarn, glue, and markers.

• Draw different snail outlines on the sheet.
• Provide your child with the snail outline and a piece of yarn.
• Show them how to trace the shape of the snail with the yarn.
• Help them apply glue along the snail’s body and attach the yarn.

Math with A Monkey Activity

The Math with A Monkey Activity helps children practice basic math skills using a fun tree-themed board with monkeys for counting.

Materials: A tree-themed board, monkey cutouts, a marker, and drawing pins.

• Show your child the tree-themed board and the monkey cutouts.
• Now write some numbers for doing addition and write the final answer.
• Ask your child to place the final number of monkeys in the tree.

Gems Rainbow Play Activity

The Gems Rainbow Play Activity is a colorful and fun way for children to learn about colors and patterns using colorful gems and water.

Materials: Gems, a plate, and hot water.

• Arrange the gems in a pattern on the plate.
• Pour hot water gently into the plate until the gems are partially submerged.
• Watch as the colors dissolve and spread, creating a rainbow effect.

These activities helped my son when he was this age – a curious and excited four-year-old boy. I’m sure your kids will also have a good time and learn a lot from these activities.

You can leave a comment below if you have any more activity ideas to add to this list or have any questions for me to answer as I would love to hear your feedback! ❤️

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41 Fun Learning Activities for 4-Year-Olds

By Karo @ CraftsyHacks.com

on Nov 29, 2022, Updated Nov 09, 2023

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Kids are so aware and observant at this age and want to know about everything, for better or worse! These brilliant learning activities for 4 year olds will help them answer those questions!

Gather as many fun and educational resources within reason as a girl can find. As tempting as it is just to let a screen be the answer, it’s not as beneficial as hands-on first-hand experiences.

Your kids will benefit from the list of activities because it puts into practice many critical and important skills that prepare young children for the classroom and the world.

The list of fun activities helps work on fine motor skills, gross motor skills, problem-solving, and patience –just to name a few!

I hope you find something fun on the list of best activities that you and your children can grow from, and good luck with the kiddos’ learning!

1. Textured Names

This fun activity never gets old! Try this great activity seasonally, and use them as a present for mothers, fathers, etc. days.

You’ll need construction paper, glue, a writing utensil, maybe scissors, and your small glueable material of choice for this simple activity.

On the sheet, you’ll need to write the name getting practiced, and then the child can finish with anything from sprinkles to scrap pieces of paper and have so much fun.

Any material you have on hand that is glueable and your 4 year olds can handle.

This is also a great large group activity for preschoolers !

2. Word Puzzle Printables

These free puzzle sets are endless hours of entertainment–a bit of assembly is required, FYI but these puzzle pieces are great educational activities for problem-solving skills.

I like to glue them to cardstock so they hold up a little longer against little hands, and if I’m really on my stuff, I’ll laminate them with these self-laminating sheets !

Once the letters of the alphabet are printed and assembled, you’ll cut along the dark lines to divide the letters and image. The goal of these cards is for the student to think critically to solve a problem.

3. Butterfly Life Cycle Craft

I still remember learning about the life cycle of butterflies and loving everything about it! A hands-on experience helps teach little ones to grasp an idea better.

This craft is an excellent introduction to a more complex idea, like a butterfly’s life, and you probably have all the materials already.

The materials are a paper plate, construction paper, Play-Doh, scissors, and a bit of glue.

First, cut a circle of paper that will act as the background on the plate, a leaf shape, and two long skinny strips to divide your plate into four sections.

Glue everything in place together, adding the leaf to one of the sections.

After, grab the Play-Doh and walk through each stage of the cycle while making each part. Start with the larvae on the leaf, then the caterpillar, after the chrysalis, and then, of course, the butterfly!

4. Printable Letter Craft

These printable letters are great for any eager learner to work on letter recognition and language development in a fun way!

You will have to make an account to download them, but it’s free; teacher’s Pay Teachers is an amazing resource for anyone working with kids looking for simple activities!

The animal associated with the letter helps reinforce recognizing the letter in the future. Bonus, your kid gets to color them in making them double as craft activities!

5. Oil Spill Sensory Activity

The pollution of the oceans is an essential conversation for anyone alive today to think about and discuss critically.

It seems like a lot for a four-year-old to understand, but a perfect way to introduce them to this is through a sensory activity.

Grab a bin, and fill it with toy boats, sea creatures, and water. Once that’s filled up, let the little one sensory play with it for a few, and ask about how things feel, look, etc.

After you’ve discussed that bit, add some oil to the sensory bins – feel free to add some cocoa powder to the oil to replicate the real oil leaks.

Ask the same sensory activities driven questions and have an honest and appropriate conversation during these fun learning activities.

This is a wonderful hands-on kindergarten activity .

6. Cloud in a Jar

Continuing on with the science-y activities, creating a cloud in a jar is another experiment that fascinates children.

You’ll need a cup, water, this shaving cream (non-gel), either these gel food colorings or watercolors , and pipettes or droppers.

Add the water first, then shaving cream, and then carefully, both of you can pipe in the food coloring or watercolor.

Talk about your experience and answer any questions that may arise during your conversation.

7. Planet Suncatcher Craft

There are many ways to accomplish this craft, but today we’re using tissue paper. Cut the specific colors you’ll need for each planet, organize them, and set them aside.

You’ll also need wax paper, a glue stick, and electrical tape. You can do one a day or knock them all out in one day, but you’ll need two circles for each planet–roughly representative of the size.

Once prepared, have your kiddo paste the colors onto the wax paper, and when ready, put the matching circle on top and tape shut.

Looking for more things to do outside? Check out these free outdoor activities for kids .

8. Fullbody Self Portrait

A classically fun art project for our little ones! You’ll need this roll of paper –a great deal, a pencil, and a kid to trace.

Have them lie flat on the paper and trace them entirely. After, let them draw the details and any activities important to them!

9. Slime Sensory Activity

A win-win in the world of slime! Kids get to play, but parents are pleased because it’s inside a bag–a bonus, throw some alphabet beads in there to practice sight words together and learn new things!

To make your slime for the bag, you’ll need this clear glue , (optional) glitter glue, baking soda, (optional) food dye, buffered saline solution, and of course, both a bag and letter beads.

10. DIY Upcycled Toilet Paper Seedling Pots

Teaching children the importance of being upcyclers is excellent for the future and teaches them how to grow food from seeds and other important life skills.

Grab a container you are okay with starting seeds in, a small collection of toilet paper tubes, and a packet of seeds.

You and your kids can set it up together, put the tp rolls in first, and then cover most of them with dirt, followed by burying the directed amount of seed per tube.

Water them together, and keep a written journal or photo journal of the journey to aid with observational skills and enjoy your quality time with your younger children!

11. Pollock Inspired Art

Don’t be afraid to get a little messy for this one, and make sure the paint you’re using is washable!

Get your paper ready, and let the kids squirt, dribble, fling (contained to the area!), or do anything their heart desires.

Pollock was a little more precise in his execution, but we want our kiddos to be able to let the creative juices fly.

12. Q-Tip Tree Painting

One of the best fine motor activities, dexterity, and hand-eye coordination. Print out a tree, or draw the outline of one and let your little one dip a Q-tip into paint and dot in the leaves.

Provide a few different colors besides green and make it one of the most fun seasonal hands-on activities. What does a tree look like in the other parts of the year, and what happens to the leaves?

This great learning activity will help you teach your children just that!

13. Heart Crayons

Got a bunch of broken crayons waiting on standby in hopes of a better life? Grab this fun mold pack , your sad crayon collection, and a cookie tray.

Peel all your crayons and sort them into the molds however you’d all like, making sure to overfill them because they’ll melt down.

Put your oven on for 250 F (or 121 C) and place the molds onto cookie trays before putting them in the oven.

As soon as the oven has melted all the crayon bits, pull them out! This time frame shouldn’t be any more than 10 minutes, but it’s best to keep an eye to avoid any troubles.

14. Simple STEM Challenge

A very simple introduction to STEM is this challenge! Gather some plastic cups, popsicle sticks, and a fun toy to place on top.

Have them interlace the cups and the rods to build, trying what works, doesn’t work, etc.

Essentially, they are trying to build a structure as tall as they can with the sticks and cups and, when ready, place that fun item at the top.

15. Printable Gumball Machine

Counting has never been greater than with this download ! Print the sheets, grab these round stickers , and write 1-20 on them.

Once it’s all together, give them to your kid counter for a fun matching game.

A fun thing to try alongside this game is to pull up a randomizer online and enter all the numbers into the program so it becomes more game-like.

16. Alphabet Star Matchup

If your kiddo is working on letters instead of numbers, this download is just right! The stickers mentioned above will get the job after labeling them A-Z.

Again to make it more fun, throw the alphabet into the randomizer program to keep your little one engaged in the work.

17. Butter Science

Real-world contextual science projects are the best, and this butter one is no different! Heavy whipping cream, salt, a strainer, and a jar with a lid are needed.

Add the cream and shake for several minutes–pass it around and make it a whole family activity. Once you no longer hear a sloshing sound, open the jar, and voila, butter!

Strain the butter from the excess liquid (buttermilk which can be saved and used in other recipes), rinse lightly with water, and sprinkle salt into the butter.

Feel free to ask about what they hear, see, smell, taste, and feel throughout the experiment.

18. Homemade Playdough

A real lifesaver when you’ve realized all the other Play-doh has gone stiff or weird. This recipe has been a staple for us , and it does a beautiful job explaining all the ins and outs of achieving homemade playdough!

You can leave it a plain color or add dyes to the dough to brighten them up. Divide up your playdough if you want to make a handful of different colours.

19. Interactive Alphabet Book

A bit more complex, but it can be such a cool project to do with someone learning the alphabet. Or, there are options out there, but all cost money.

If taking on the project, you can decide with your child what each letter will be and then plan accordingly on how the page will interact.

20. Alphabet Flashcards

There’s no better way to learn anything than with good old-fashioned flashcards. Whether just working on letter recognition to phonetics, they are an essential tool to help your kiddo grow!

These from Etsy are so cute if you’re looking for buyable ones. Bring them anywhere, practice for a minute, or make a lesson plan.

21. Printable Ice Cream Template

To access these fun ice cream templates , you’ll have to subscribe, but if you’d instead make your own, here’s a mini tutorial.

You’ll need to find a simple black-and-white image of a cone and scoops, respectively, and print them all out, reserving a copy of each if you’d like to make copies.

To the originals, draw a column of dots to place stickers for your little one to count and replicate in scoop form.

22. 1-10 Dot to Dot Worksheet

These worksheets are great for children to practice counting without making it too much of a chore.

There are endless free options online that you can print, but here’s a nice spring flower one to try out–is it bad I’m already dreaming of flowers?

23. Insect Flashcards

As you know, I love teaching children about the natural world, and these insect flashcards are no different!

This download is free; you can cater the words to a different language or opt for the bilingual option.

24. Alphabet Bingo

Make your own cards, or find some online–alphabet bingo is fun for the whole family! Make sure to add some cardstock to the homemade or printed cards for a longer lifespan on them.

Also, there are a lot of great randomizers online; enter A-Z as the options and enjoy. I guarantee any kid loves the thrill of a randomizing tool.

25. Internal Organs Learning Binder

Kids love to ask questions about the body in general, and sometimes we have a hard time answering if we don’t have visuals or an appropriate way to present it.

This Etsy shop has printable information to change this conversation in your household.

26. Number Bingo

Just like alphabet bingo, there are many resources to find online or make your own! Again, add cardstock onto the more delicate cards and maybe even laminate them.

Pull up that online randomizer, enter the numbers your child is working on, and make a night of it.

27. Letter Fishing

This idea takes a bit of planning but can be done outside (weather dependent) or in the tub!

You’ll need magnetic letters, a magnetic fishing pole or net–whatever is easier to find, a kiddie pool (if outside), and a plastic scoop. 

Let them identify letters as they pull them out of the water, or ask them to find one. It brings a lot of fun while also being fully engaged in the educational aspect of the game.

28. Sequencing Cards

Sequencing cards are endlessly customizable and found all across the internet. One of the easiest and most import to try out is their name!

On a sheet of paper, write their name and on post-its, put a letter on each and then let the kiddo unscramble and sequence them correctly.

As a more complex sequence, you could have them order how a plant grows or how to put clothes on. There are plenty of options across the web and on sites like Teacher’s Pay Teachers.

29. Alphabet Sensory Bin

In a similar spirit to the fishing for letters, add any space-taking material (water, beans, sand), letters, and any other bits you’d enjoy in the mix.

Have an oversized matching board at the ready, have them identify as they play, or anything else that may come to mind–exploration through education is key.

You can cater to what your child needs. Do they need help with dexterity–add grabbers to pull the letters out.

30. Fridge Magnet Letter Matching

Matching is genuinely one of the best ways for kids to learn. Grab a set of magnetic letters, trace them onto a sheet of paper, cut the paper version out and attach them to the fridge.

Let them match casually play while you work in the kitchen, or get down there with them and do an impromptu lesson.

31. Name Writing Activity

Teaching a kid to write their name is a huge and exciting milestone. A way to help them get there–expose them to multiple outlets to recognize and try writing their name.

Start doing some tracing activities or puzzle-based ones–recognizing the order. A dry-erase board is a great asset during this time to explore continually.

32. Alphabet Colouring Activity

A way to implement learning without having to teach outright is through colouring sheets! Every theme imaginable has millions of options–from Peppa Pig alphabet pages to Holiday ones.

Grab what your little one would be thrilled to colour!

33. Baking Soda and Vinegar Art

Sometimes some projects yield no end product, and that’s an okay thing for, frankly, everyone to learn! You’ll need an easily cleanable space, a tray or dish, baking soda, vinegar, droppers, and a bit of food dye.

Mix the vinegar and food dyes, and then have them drop the mixture onto the baking soda. Ask some sensory or scientific questions as they proceed (or after, depending on their excitement).

34. Alphabet Arc Mat

These mats are powerhouses in helping children develop and learn–it helps with everything from letter recognition to long-term memory!

The activities are endless, and there are a few options in the pdf shared for learners anywhere in their journey.

35. Busy Bee Activity Pack

If you’d like this busy bee pack , you’ll have to subscribe, but there are countless activity packs targeted at any child.

Activity packs usually can include matching sheets, letter recognition, or any other educational-based worksheet.

36. Rainbow Colour Matching

A super simple colour matching option is to grab some paint samples and these clothespins if you don’t have some already! Get duplicates of the samples and simply cut one up by the dividing lines.

Have your child match the correct colour square to each strip. So simple, easy, and cheap!

37. Sprinkle Writing Sensory Bag

One of the cutest and sweetest ways to practice writing is to make a sprinkle bag! Fill a bag up with sprinkles and secure the top shut with tape, and then have them get writing.

38. Shark Letter Recognition Activity

“Feeding the sharks” has never been more educational! This activity requires you to add your email, but it’s worth downloading. 

If you’re not into that idea, try looking around for free letter recognition activities.

39. Rainbow Cereal Necklace

A classic from my childhood–making our cereal necklaces! It’s a great fine motor and patience practice with a very sweet payoff in the end.

Gather string, a colorful cereal of choice, a child-friendly needle like this one , and any other treats you want to string on.

Your kids will love these indoor activities for kids at home !

40. Printing with Nature

Make a day of this idea! Go on a nature walk with your kiddos collecting things you find on the path but still being respectful to nature.

When home, bring your collection to the table and break out paper and some washable paint. Squirt paint onto paper plates and have them dip their findings onto the paint and then onto the paper.

Ask them what they thought their stamps might look like versus what came out on the page; you can even introduce other nature subjects while working on this project.

This activity is the perfect fall craft idea !

41. Salt Writing Tray

An alternative to the sprinkle sensory writing bag, the salt writing tray is a lowkey and textural way to get your practice in.

Grab a cookie tray, pour salt onto it, and have your kiddo work on letters, numbers, names, or even sight words.

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Preschool Activities For 4-Year-Olds: Sensory Play, Games, Art Projects, And Experiments

April 20, 2024 //  by  Louise Pieterse

The days of coloring books and potato stamps are long gone. It’s time to get creative with your kids and help them explore their world in new ways. At 4 years old, they’re starting to learn more about numbers and letters, becoming pros at writing out their names, differentiating between colors, and showing tons of curiosity about everything around them. 

Why not indulge them in a bunch of awesome activities that promote sensory play, fun with numbers, and a host of artistic exploration? We’re confident that our collection of 57 innovative preschool activities will do just the trick and prove perfect for your curious little 4-year-olds!

1. Sprinkle Sensory Bag

Don’t be fooled by the simplicity of this activity, it’s packed with endless possibilities and tons of fun! Simply fill a Ziploc bag with a bunch of sprinkles before inviting your little ones to use it as a tracking platform to trace out letters and numbers with their fingers.

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2. Hiss Board Game

Every preschool teacher knows the importance of having one amazing board game on hand. Hiss is an excellent investment and your kids will be able to play it for years to come! Engage them in this vibrant game by having them match colors to build these radiant wriggly snakes.

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3. Floating Paintings

This whimsical activity is part magic and part science and incredibly easy to set up. Task your kiddos with drawing a fun picture on a smooth plate with dry-erase markers. Once their doodles are complete, prompt them to pour some water onto the plate and observe as their picture gets picked up by the water and floats around. It’s pure magic!

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4. Cutting Slime

Exercising your toddlers’ scissors skills is an important part of their development, but most activities are resource-heavy and messy. With this simple project, you’ll encourage them to practice their cutting by having them snip into blobs of slime for infinite ways to exercise those little hands.

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5. Squirt Gun Painting

Throw out those boring painting activity plans and roll out the big guns, or the water guns in this case. Load up some water pistols with a variety of water paints before passing them off to your preschoolers. Then, let the fun begin by allowing them to squirt their guns at some blank canvas to see what colorful creations they’ll come up with.

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6. Sticky Turtle Wall

This super cute activity is perfect for your curious kiddos who love to play outside. Start by sticking a sheet of contact paper on a wall or fence (sticky side facing outward) and then draw the outline of a turtle on it with a marker. Your children are then free to stick all kinds of natural green elements on the turtle to bring this masterpiece to life.

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7. Sensory Counting Bag

This customizable activity will make a fantastic addition to your summer-themed activities. Put together this captivating sensory bag by inserting the printable ice cream sheet in a Ziploc bag before filling it with hair gel and pom poms. You’ll then challenge your little ones to use their counting and color recognition skills to move the pom-poms around the bag to the corresponding cones.

Learn More: Happy Tot Shelf

8. Flower Arrangement

When springtime rolls around, embrace the colors of the season with this cheery activity. Engage your little learners’ in this sensory delight by inviting them to arrange flowers in an upside-down colander. Let their creativity flow as they use flowers of different sizes and hues to design these beautiful floral creations.

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9. Animal Tape Rescue Activity

Here’s another fun-filled way to work on your tots’ cutting skills and develop their fine motor skills. Start by taping plastic animals into a muffin tray before challenging your kids to free them by using a scissor to cut the tape. If you’re looking to increase the difficulty, replace the tape with string before encouraging them to release the animals with their fingers by unraveling the complicated web.

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10. Toddler at Play

It seems like most indoor activities always leave a mess, but this absorbing game only requires a piece of paper and a few shapes. Begin by tracing outlines of toys, blocks, or even kitchen utensils before tasking your kiddos with matching the objects to their outline.

Learn More: Toddler At Play

11. Leaf Rubbing

Nothing promotes sensory engagement quite like nature! Immerse your class in all the colors, smells, and textures of the outdoors with this simple leaf-rubbing activity. Send them off into your schoolyard to pick up a few fallen leaves. You’ll then prompt them to place a blank piece of paper over their leaves before having them rub over it with crayons to reveal all the intricate patterns of nature.

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12. Sticker Lines

If you’ve got a few stickers to spare, this delightful and hands-on activity is the perfect choice. Simply draw lines on a large piece of white paper before having your children place stickers all along the line. You can even amp up the difficulty by challenging them to see if they can stick the colors in a pattern!

Learn More: Busy Toddler

13. Playdough Stamp Counting

Playdough stamping is an age-old kindergarten craft, but have you ever thought of switching it up to a counting activity? In this hands-on exercise, you’ll start by writing various numbers on pieces of paper before tasking your kiddos with stamping the correct number of dots into Playdough using different building blocks.

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14. Pom-Pom Patterns

This interactive activity will work wonders for your toddlers’ color recognition and fine motor skills. Simply arm them with a pair of mini tweezers and then challenge them to place pom-poms in a grid formation by having them follow these printable template cards.

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15. Letter Search with Stickers

Familiarizing your tots with alphabet letters just got a whole lot more fun! Provide them with an empty paper towel roll and colorful stickers that you’ve covered in various letters. Then, invite them to match the stickers to the correct letter on the roll.

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16. Leaf Sorting

Here’s another excellent example of how your garden can be one of your greatest resources. Gather up leaves of all shapes and sizes or send your kids into your schoolyard to rustle up a bunch. You’ll then encourage them to do their best as you have them sort each leaf by size, texture, color, or any other characteristics you can think of.

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17. Rainbow Stacking Stones

In this triple-threat of an activity, your children will learn all about colors, balancing, and sorting according to size. Begin by inviting them to gather up a bunch of small stones before allowing them to adorn each stone with colorful paint. Once complete, challenge them to stack the stones in order from biggest to smallest.

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18. Toilet Roll Haircuts

Have your little ones shown interest in wanting to cut their own hair? Avoid any unwanted mishaps by treating them to this adorable cutting activity. They’ll work on their scissors skills as you task them with decorating empty toilet rolls before you engage their inner stylist by having them give their cardboard characters some funky haircuts.

Learn More: Our Kid Things

19. Nail Painting

Another potentially messy activity can be reined in with just a small adjustment. Instead of letting your young minds paint your or their own nails, arm them with nail polish and give them these easy-to-make cardboard cutouts to decorate with colors of their choice.

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20. Cotton Ball Painting

If your littles are struggling to get the hang of painting with a paintbrush, this cotton ball painting project will provide them with the perfect happy medium. Simply stick cotton wool in clothes pegs and then place them in various blobs of paint. Your kiddos are then free to go to town on a canvas of your choice as you encourage them to embrace their creative flair!

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21. Name Hop

Any game that can burn off a little energy is a winner in our books! In Name Hop, you’ll start by writing letters on paper plates before you scatter them around your classroom floor. Challenge your tots to make their way through the alphabet by having them jump from letter to letter, spelling out their name or even practicing sight words.

Learn More: Taming Little Monsters

22. Utensil Printing

You can turn nearly anything into art with a bit of colorful paint and a little imagination. In this case, allow your kiddos to use simple kitchen utensils to create vivid patterns with paint. You’ll be amazed to see all the creative flower designs that your budding Picassos come up with.

Learn More: Fantastic Fun and Learning

23. Flower Petal Name Practice

Staying on the floral theme, this delightful activity will let your kids practice spelling out their names. Try adding this to their daily routine as you have them practice laying out petals in the correct order to spell out their names.

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24. Number Search Sticker Activity

There’s seemingly no end to the things you can do with a few stickers and a sheet of paper. In this variation, you’ll start by writing down some numbers on paper before assigning a color to each one. Proceed by handing the sheets out to your class and challenging them to search for the numbers and place the corresponding sticker on each.

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25. Sticky Yarn Numbers

Get those nimble hands working in this super simple number recognition activity. Simply draw a bunch of numbers on paper before sticking a sheet of contact paper over it, making sure the sticky side is facing up. Then, invite your littles to trace out each digit by having them use pieces of yarn to map out all the curves and angles.

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26. Make Counting Hands

It’s perfectly natural for your children to count on their fingers, but how about letting them count on someone (or something) else’s fingers? Treat them to some hands-on learning by first filling gloves with beans or grain. Afterward, have them roll a pair of dice before challenging them to represent that number on the gloves.

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27. Ribbon Threading

Even the simplest of activities can have great benefits in the development of your preschoolers. This ribbon threading activity is sure to do the trick as you encourage them to thread different ribbons through an oven rack. They’ll exercise their little fingers and their patience as they weave each ribbon through the rack.

Learn More: Happy Brown House

28. Salt Dough Dinosaur Fossils

These salt dough fossils will make a fantastic addition to a prehistoric-themed lesson. Allow your kiddos to press toy dinosaurs into circles of salt dough to create impressions before placing them in an oven to dry. Once hardened, they’ll have an array of dino fossils that you can even hide in your garden for them to dig up later if you’re feeling adventurous! 

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29. Colorful Counting Sticks

Craft sticks are probably already a staple in your classroom so setting up this game should be a breeze. Mark each stick with a number and then challenge your little learners to place a corresponding amount of small rubber bands on each stick, according to the number represented.

Learn More: Sweet Silly Sara

30. Paper-Cutting Station

This handy paper-cutting station is the perfect way to keep your little ones busy. Simply print out a few templates that you’ll place in a craft box along with a few pairs of scissors. When your tots have some free time or you’re looking to distract them for a moment, have them open the box, pick out a template, and cut along the lines.

Learn More: Playdough to Plato

31. Lock and Key Number Match

This innovative activity is guaranteed to keep your kids busy while teaching them number and counting skills at the same time. To create this exercise, write numbers on locks before making dots on the keychains of the matching keys. You’ll then encourage your learners to match each lock with its key to unlock them all.

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32. Bubble Art

Your young minds will create unique pieces of art every time with this imaginative activity. Create a colorful bubble solution by mixing dish soap and paint together before inviting your kids to form bubble clouds by blowing into the solution with a straw. Afterward, allow them to place paper onto the bubbles to form floral templates that they can then adorn with patches of greenery.

Learn More: A Piece of Rainbow

33. Wet Sidewalk Chalk Drawings

Liven up your classroom environment with this outdoor art session. Provide your tots with sidewalk chalk that’s been soaked in water before inviting them to forge impressive patterns in your schoolyard. You’re sure to be mesmerized by all the grand designs that they come up with and how the simple addition of water transforms ordinary sidewalk chalk into an ultra-vibrant medium.

34. Ice Block Treasure Hunt

Here’s a guaranteed boredom buster for those hot summer days. Freeze a bunch of plastic toys in a big block of ice before allowing your children to excavate them. Encourage them to use water, kitchen utensils, and more to try and melt or crush the ice to save the toys from their icy prison.

Learn More: The Inspired Home

35. Glow In The Dark Bowling

Kick lawn bowling up a notch with a whimsical game of glow-in-the-dark bowling. Simply snap a few glow sticks and pop them into plastic bottles filled with water to create a thrilling night-time activity that will work wonders for your kiddos’ gross motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

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36. Rock Painting

You can never go wrong with a classic activity! Rock painting is a fantastic way to get your children to express their creativity while also enjoying some fun in the sun. Provide them with an array of paints and a rock of their choice before getting them excited to whip up these vibrant garden accessories.

Learn More: Mrs. Plemon’s Kindergarten

37. Yarn Painting

Yarn is another potential paintbrush alternative that makes for stunning outcomes! Invite your toddlers to create abstract pieces of art by first having them dip yarn in paint and lay it down on paper. You’ll then prompt them to drag it across the page to produce vibrant tapestries right before their eyes.

38. Clear Frame Portrait Drawing

This ingenious activity maximizes creativity while simultaneously being light on resources. Simply pair your kids up before providing each pair with a clear plastic lid and a dry-erase marker. They’ll then take turns outlining their classmates’ features by placing the lid over their partner’s face and using the marker to trace out all their features.

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39. Mystery Box

Tactile exploration is a key part of your preschoolers’ development and this mystery box activity is one of the best ways to explore that sense. Start by adding anything from toys to fruit, utensils, or foam letters to a box before encouraging your pupils to feel the objects without looking and guess what hidden items lay inside.

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40. Animal Rescue

Round up your children and get them ready to embark on this engaging rescue mission! Wrap up a few toys with rubber bands or string before challenging your students to free each animal by using their fine motor skills to unravel the knots and loops that bind the toys.

Learn More: Team Cartwright

41. Animal Leg Match

This adorable activity makes for a delightful addition to animal lessons or could even be used as an extension exercise to an animal book reading lesson. Using clothespins with different kinds of animal legs on them, you’ll task your kiddos with matching them to their body cutouts to complete this fun-filled matching activity. 

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42. Move Like An Animal Cube

It’s time to get those little bodies moving with this dynamic activity! Creative this fun animal movement cube by sticking movement prompts and pictures of animals to each side of the shape. Then, have your littles take turns rolling the cube before encouraging them to jump, crawl, and hop according to the animal movement that their roll lands on.

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43. Fine Motor Fishing

Inspire a fresh take on the classic game of magnet fishing! Begin by making these super cute pipe cleaner fish before twisting and turning a separate pipe cleaner to create a hook. Engage your class in scooping up their catch of the day by using the hook to pick up one colorful fish at a time and then drop it into a corresponding toilet paper roll.

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44. Animal Washing Station

This might seem like a sneaky way to get your tots to clean their toys, but it’s actually a fantastic way to develop their fine motor skills. Simply cover a bunch of their toys in mud before tasking them with using a toothbrush, cloth, or even cotton buds to get into all the nooks and crannies of their animals – leaving them squeaky clean and primed for playtime!

Learn More: The Imagination Tree

45. Puffy Paint Art

For a whimsical take on art lessons, try whipping up a batch of puffy paint! Using shaving cream and food coloring, you’ll invite your little artists to create textural wonders by squeezing the mixture out of a piping bag. Draw outlines of a picture for them to follow or let their creativity run freely by allowing them to forge artistic wonders from scratch.

Learn More: The Artful Parent

46. Easy-Peasy Sock Puppets

Making these quirky sock puppets is an awesome way to indulge your kids’ creativity while also teaching them the importance of recycling. Gather up a bunch of old socks and have your preschoolers come up with their very own unique character using leftover popsicle sticks, craft supplies, googly eyes, and more!

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47. Shape Hunt

A classic shape hunt activity may seem simple enough, but it’ll do wonders for your toddlers’ developing minds. Challenge them to hunt around your classroom or outside to find objects in their environment that match a variety of known shapes.

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48. Sensory Rice Bin

Sensory activities are as much a rewarding experience for your little ones as they are fun. Immerse them in this wonderful exercise where you’ll have them search through a sea of colorful rice using a variety of tools to aid them in excavating the hidden objects.

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49. Eggshell Garden

Planting little eggshell gardens will be one of the cutest and most memorable experiments to treat your littles to. Have them fill eggshells with soil and seeds before encouraging them to place their eggs in different places around your classroom to observe the effects of sunlight on their growth. It’s a fantastic way to teach them about the importance of recycling and how growing their own plants can aid in fighting the climate crisis.

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50. Nature Art Collage

A walk outdoors is a lovely way for your children to interact with nature and adding a creative element to it means they get to put their thinking caps on as well. Allow them to pick up a variety of natural objects such as sticks, leaves, tree bark, and flowers before encouraging them to use their items to come up with designs such as a whimsical mandala pattern.

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51. Story Stones

Inviting your class to create story stones is a sure way to engage every facet of their imagination. Have your kiddos paint simple doodles onto stones or pre-make them if you’re in a time crunch. Then, prompt them to pick a random stone and come up with a fitting tale to match the image displayed.

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52. Balloon Tennis

DIY Balloon Tennis is an excellent way to work on your children’s hand-eye coordination and expel some energy in the process. Start by whipping up a few racquets using paper plates and popsicle sticks before challenging your little athletes to see who can use them to keep a balloon off the floor for the longest time.

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53. Sidewalk Chalk Obstacle Course

If your kids love to move and play outdoors, this activity will soon become one of their favorites! Plan out a thrilling obstacle course on your sidewalk by using colorful chalk to map out each movement that your learners will have to carry out. Once complete, challenge them to move through the course as quickly and accurately as possible as you have them jump, hop, and skip to the finish.

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54. Bubble Wrap stomp painting

It’s not often that your little ones get to make a mess without consequences, but in this creative project, they’ll get to do just that! Start by taping large pieces of bubble wrap around their feet before inviting them to step onto a large sheet of paper. They’re then free to dip their feet into different paints and stomp around the canvas to create an abstract masterpiece.

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55. Balloon Rocket Experiment

Introducing your class to STEM activities at an early age is a wonderful way to skyrocket their progress. In this fun-filled experiment, you’ll assist them in using materials such as balloons, string, tape, and straws to design a balloon rocket that’s completely propelled by the laws of physics!

Learn More: Kaplan

56. Musical Statues

Treat your young minds to a classic game of Musical Statues to improve their concentration skills and get their bodies grooving. Have them try out the classic version where they’ll need to freeze as soon as the music stops. For an added twist, when the music stops encourage them to freeze before pretending to be an animal or prompting them to express a random emotion.

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57. Bead Patterns

Using beads as a tool for learning not only results in a variety of trendy accessories but they can also be used as a method to develop your toddlers’ finger control and fine motor skills. In this activity, have them pick a random pattern card before inviting them to string colorful beads onto pipe cleaners to accurately represent the order on their cards.

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44+ Fun and Easy Activities for 4 Year Olds

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Check out these fun and easy activities and play ideas for 4 year olds. Here you will find tons easy ideas that you can set up for your preschooler while you take a meeting or get some work done at home. There are also fun sensory bin ideas, cool crafts for them to make and amazing hand-on learning ideas that are playful and fun. Tons of easy ways to keep your 4 year old busy, engaged and entertained at home!

And check out my short form crafting series Curious Crafting on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube ! Watch all the episodes here . Look for Season 2 of Curious Crafting coming in the new year.

Ways to Keep 4 Year Olds Busy

This amazing list of ideas is organized into a few sections. Let me highlight them here for you so you can quickly find what you are looking for fast. Scroll down to find each section.

• Easy Activities That 4 Year Olds Can Do Alone While You Work. These are ideas that you can set up and let your 4 year old do while you work, tend to baby, fold laundry or simply sit down scroll through your phone (yup you’re allow to do that every once in a while)!
• Low Prep Activities for 4 Year Olds. Activities that require little to no prep to create for your preschooler.
• Fun Sensory Bins. Easy sensory bins to create for your 4 year old!
• Easy Crafts for 4 Year Olds . Fun arts and craft ideas that you can do with your 4 year old.
• Hands-on Learning Activities . Fun ways to learn everything from letters, to their name, to numbers, shapes, counting and more.
• Simple STEAM for 4 Year Olds. Engaging Science Experiments four year olds will love!
• Easy Process Art Activities. Process art ideas to help develop creativity and have fun!

5 Easy Activities That 4 Year Olds Can Do Alone While You Work

1. wash the toys..

Grab two large sensory bins or Tupperwares ware containers. Fill one container with water and dish soap. Mix it up to make it bubbly. You don’t need a lot of water to make this fun and engaging just an inch or two will do. Lay a towel underneath everything in order to reduce the mess and clean up afterwards. Fill the other tub with tons of farm animals or dinosaurs or cars. You can set up one thing to wash every week! Let them wash the animals in the soap water. Add towels for drying. You can also add fine motor tools like eye droppers or turkey basters for washing, sponges or scrub brushes. If you’re feeling ambitious you can also place the animals outside the tub and put clean water in the second tub allowing your child to wash and then rinse the animals off before drying them.

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2. playing with magnets..

Fill a sensory bin with all the metal object you can find. Think toy trains, cars, coins, paper clips, fridge magnets, bells, magnetic letters, keys. Throw in some other nonmetal items too. Hand your child a magnetic wand and let them explore trying to pick up item. Add cardboard tubes to the sides of the sensory bin using painter’s tape and have them toss metal items down the tubes that will fit and then have them recover the items using the magnetic wand . Check out here how we did it.

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3. foil puzzle match ..

Tear off sheets of foil to fit the puzzle pieces and have them do the wrapping for you! Model how to wrap with foil, folding over the puzzle pieces rather than scrunching. Place all the pieces in the basket and let the unwrapping begin! Trust me they will want to do this more than once so tear off a bunch and hand them over as they need them.

Fun Activities using LEGO

4. lego animal trace.

One a large sheet of butcher paper draw the outline of a few animals like a turtle, lion or peacock and invite your child to fill in the rest of the animal with LEGO DUPLO.

5. LEGO Body Trace

Similar to LEGO animal trace but instead you trace their bodies and have them fill them in with LEGO DUPLO or magnetic tiles!

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6. super steam activity book.

Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more. 

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7. Make a Bubble Snake

8. Super Easy Ice Sensory Bin

9. Ready Made Playdough Kits

10. Dot Sticker Match

11. Sponge Letter Wash Sensory Bin

12. Pom Pom Water Sensory Bin

13. Mega Blok Names

14. Paint the Toys

Paint plastic outdoor toys with washable paints. Then have your kids rinse off the toys with soap and water and sponges before it actually dries!

• Pom Pom Mega Blok Sort

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• Frozen Pom Poms

• Moon Rock Letters

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• Easy Glue Resist Rainbow Painting

• Easy Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft for Kids

• Easy Nature Butterfly Sticky Wall Craft

• Dandelion Snail Threading Board: Outdoor Spring Fine Motor Activity

• Melted Crayon Picture Frame: A Colorful STEAM Craft

• Easy Foil Printing

• Fizzy Painting

• Salad Spinner Lion Craft

• Puffy Paint Cupcake Craft

• Cardboard Laptop Craft

• Farm Animal Finger Puppets Craft

• Cotton Pad Turtle Craft

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• Cactus Letter Matching & Fine Motor Activity

• Fingerprint Letters

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51. Alphabet Matching

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52. easy baking soda and vinegar experiment for kids.

53. Fizzy Lemon Volcanoes

54. Dot Sticker Coding: Easy STEAM Activity

55. How to Make Oobleck for Kids

56. Dancing Water Beads

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58. How to Easily Do Blow Painting with Straws

59. Sock Hands Painting

60. Painting Ice: Super Easy Art Activity for Kids

61. Shower Curtain Painting

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Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.

Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids

Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids , of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles that show them how to think outside the box.

• 350 riddles for kids —Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
• Level up their skills —Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
• Double-check their work —Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.

Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!

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This show is all about fun and easy crafts for toddlers and preschoolers. 

Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.

In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create. 

Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.

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Play is at the core of learning during the early years and it can take many forms. One of the most important of these is sensory play because it engages all of a child’s senses (taste, touch, smell, sight and hearing) and has a enoumous positive impact on brain development.

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These worksheets are perfect for any teacher, parent, homeschooler, or another caregiver who is looking for fun and educational activities to do with their 4-year-old kids. Preschool-aged children will benefit the most from the free printable worksheets on the site right now but we also plan on adding additional resources for younger kids. These worksheets for 4-year-old  cannot just be handed out and expected to be completed.

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23 Exciting Preschool Activities for 4 Year Olds

Preschool is a magical time in a child’s life, filled with curiosity, wonder, and boundless energy.

At the age of 4, children are at a crucial stage of development, eager to explore the world around them and absorb knowledge like sponges.

Now, we have curated a list of Exciting Preschool Activities for 4 Year Olds.

These activities combine learning with play, allowing children to have fun while developing essential skills such as cognitive thinking, motor coordination, social interaction, and creativity.

From hands-on experiments to imaginative storytelling, each activity is carefully crafted to capture a child’s attention and encourage their active participation.

In the following sections, we will explore a wide range of activities, covering various subjects like literacy, numeracy, science, art, and more.

Activity 1: Sensory Play with Kinetic Sand

Sensory play is not only fun but also an essential part of a preschooler’s development. Kinetic sand provides a perfect medium for tactile exploration and imaginative play. Set up a designated play area with a tray or shallow container and provide your child with a batch of kinetic sand. Encourage them to use their hands, fingers, and even small tools to mold and shape the sand. They can build sandcastles, make pretend food, or simply enjoy the texture between their fingers. This activity enhances fine motor skills, creativity, and sensory awareness while providing a calming and therapeutic experience.

Activity 2: Nature Scavenger Hunt

Take your little explorer on a nature scavenger hunt and let them discover the wonders of the great outdoors. Create a checklist of items they can find in the neighborhood park or your backyard, such as leaves, flowers, rocks, or insects. Arm them with a small basket or a bag to collect their treasures. As they search for each item, encourage them to observe, touch, and ask questions about their findings. This activity promotes curiosity, observation skills, and an appreciation for nature. Plus, it’s a fantastic way to spend quality time together while fostering a love for the environment.

Related: 20 Amazing St. Patricks Day Activities for Toddlers

Activity 3: Alphabet Treasure Hunt

Make learning the alphabet an exciting adventure with an alphabet treasure hunt. Hide letter cards or objects representing each letter of the alphabet around the house or in a designated play area. Provide your child with a list or picture clues to find each letter. As they discover each hidden item, encourage them to say the letter aloud and identify objects that start with the same sound. This activity boosts letter recognition, phonics awareness, and problem-solving skills. It also adds an element of thrill and excitement to the learning process, making it memorable and engaging.

Activity 4: Science Experiment: Magic Milk Art

Turn your kitchen into a science laboratory and engage your preschooler in a mesmerizing magic milk art experiment. Fill a shallow dish with milk and add a few drops of different food coloring. Then, provide your child with a dropper or a cotton swab dipped in dish soap. As they carefully touch the milk surface with the soapy dropper, they’ll witness an explosion of swirling colors. Encourage them to experiment with different techniques and observe the reactions. This activity introduces basic principles of chemistry and color mixing while stimulating curiosity and critical thinking.

Related: 20 Exciting Clothing Activities for Preschoolers

Activity 5: Music and Movement Freeze Dance

Get your little ones grooving and giggling with a music and movement freeze dance party. Create a playlist of their favorite upbeat songs and clear a space for dancing. When the music starts, encourage them to move, twirl, jump, and wiggle to the rhythm. Every now and then, pause the music and shout “Freeze!” Your child should freeze in whatever position they are in until the music resumes. This activity enhances gross motor skills, coordination, rhythm, and listening skills. Plus, it’s an absolute blast and a great way to let loose, be silly, and burn off some energy.

Activity 6: Shape Sorting and Building

Engage your preschooler’s cognitive and motor skills with a shape sorting and building activity. Gather a variety of objects or blocks in different shapes and colors. Encourage your child to sort the objects based on their shape, placing them in separate containers or sections of a sorting tray. Once they have sorted the shapes, invite them to use the objects to build structures or patterns. This activity promotes shape recognition, problem-solving, spatial awareness, and fine motor skills.

Activity 7: Outdoor Obstacle Course

Take advantage of the great outdoors and create an exciting obstacle course for your 4-year-old. Use cones, hula hoops, jump ropes, and other items to set up stations where your child can crawl under, jump over, balance on, or maneuver around various obstacles. Encourage them to complete the course as fast as they can while maintaining safety. This activity enhances gross motor skills, coordination, balance, and perseverance. It’s a fantastic way to promote physical activity, challenge their abilities, and boost confidence.

Activity 8: Storytime Theater

Bring stories to life and spark your child’s imagination with a storytime theater activity. Choose a favorite storybook and encourage your child to act out the characters and scenes. Provide simple props, costumes, or puppets to enhance the experience. They can take turns playing different roles or collaborating with siblings or friends. This activity nurtures creativity, language development, storytelling skills, and social interaction. It’s a wonderful opportunity for your child to express themselves and explore the magic of storytelling.

Activity 9: DIY Sensory Bottles

Create captivating sensory bottles that offer visual and auditory stimulation for your 4-year-old. Fill empty plastic bottles with a variety of materials such as colored water, glitter, beads, rice, or buttons. Seal the bottles tightly and let your child shake, twist, and observe the mesmerizing effects. You can also add small bells or chimes for a delightful sound experience. This activity promotes sensory exploration, focus, and calming effects. Sensory bottles can be used as calming tools or as a source of entertainment during quiet times.

Activity 10: Build a Mini Garden

Tap into your child’s green thumb and create a mini garden together. Prepare a small planter or container, potting soil, and a selection of child-friendly plants or seeds. Guide your child in planting and caring for their garden. They can decorate the container with paint or stickers and observe the plants as they grow. This activity teaches responsibility, patience, and appreciation for nature. It also provides an opportunity to discuss plant life cycles, nutrition, and the importance of taking care of the environment.

Activity 11: DIY Shape Collage

Encourage your child’s creativity and shape recognition skills with a DIY shape collage activity. Cut out various shapes from colored construction paper or magazines and provide your child with a blank piece of paper or cardboard as the base. Let them arrange and glue the shapes onto the surface to create their own unique collage. Encourage them to identify and name each shape as they work. This activity promotes fine motor skills, shape recognition, spatial awareness, and artistic expression.

Activity 12: Rainbow Sensory Bin

Create a vibrant and sensory-rich rainbow-themed bin for your preschooler to explore. Fill a shallow container with rainbow-colored materials such as colored rice, buttons, pompoms, or foam shapes. Add scoops, cups, and spoons for scooping and pouring. Let your child dive in and engage their senses as they manipulate the materials, sort them by color, or create patterns. This activity stimulates sensory development, color recognition, fine motor skills, and imaginative play.

Activity 13: Name Tracing and Recognition

Support your child’s literacy skills by engaging in name tracing and recognition activities. Write their name in large letters on a piece of paper or whiteboard and provide them with markers or crayons. Encourage them to trace over the letters of their name, practicing correct letter formation. You can also create name cards with their name written in dotted lines, allowing them to trace independently. Additionally, use their name in everyday activities like labeling their belongings or creating name puzzles. This activity enhances fine motor skills, and letter recognition, and reinforces a sense of identity and ownership.

Activity 14: DIY Puzzles

Boost problem-solving and cognitive skills with DIY puzzles. Create your own puzzles by cutting out pictures or drawings and dividing them into different pieces. You can use old magazines, family photos, or even their own artwork. Mix up the puzzle pieces and invite your child to put them back together. Start with simple puzzles and gradually increase the complexity as their skills improve. This activity enhances spatial awareness, fine motor skills, critical thinking, and perseverance.

Activity 15: Baking and Measuring

Introduce your child to the world of baking and measurement by involving them in simple recipes. Choose a kid-friendly recipe, like cookies or muffins, and let your child participate in measuring ingredients, mixing the batter, and shaping the dough. As they follow the steps and observe the transformation from raw ingredients to delicious treats, they will develop an understanding of basic measurement concepts and experience the joy of creating something with their own hands. This activity promotes mathematical skills, and sensory exploration, and fosters a sense of accomplishment.

Activity 16: Shape and Color Bingo

Combine shape and color recognition in a fun game of Shape and Color Bingo. Create Bingo cards with different shapes and colors, either by drawing or printing them out. Call out combinations of shapes and colors, and have your child place a marker on the corresponding spot on their Bingo card. The first one to complete a row or pattern shouts “Bingo!” This activity reinforces shape and color identification, listening skills, and turn-taking.

Activity 17: Science Exploration: Sink or Float

Introduce your child to basic scientific concepts with a sink or float experiment. Gather a variety of objects, such as toys, fruits, or household items, and fill a large container with water. Together with your child, predict whether each item will sink or float. Then, one by one, drop the objects into the water and observe the results. Discuss the reasons behind each outcome, exploring concepts of density and buoyancy. This activity encourages scientific inquiry, critical thinking, and observation skills.

Activity 18: Puppet Theater

Spark your child’s imagination with a puppet theater activity. Create a simple puppet theater using a large cardboard box or a sheet draped over a table. Help your child make puppets using paper bags, socks, or even finger puppets. Encourage them to put on a puppet show, telling stories, or acting out scenarios. They can also involve family members or friends in the performance. This activity promotes creativity, storytelling skills, language development, and social interaction.

Activity 19: Outdoor Scavenger Hunt

Take the adventure outside with an outdoor scavenger hunt. Create a list of items for your child to find in your backyard or local park, such as a pinecone, a yellow flower, a smooth rock, or a bird’s nest. Provide them with a container or a bag to collect their discoveries. As they search for each item, encourage them to use their observation skills and discuss the characteristics of the objects they find. This activity promotes exploration, nature appreciation, and sensory awareness.

Activity 20: DIY Watercolor Art

Unleash your child’s inner artist with a DIY watercolor art session. Set up a painting station with watercolor paints, brushes, and a water cup. Encourage your child to experiment with different brush strokes, color mixing, and patterns as they create their own masterpiece. You can also introduce various painting techniques, such as using salt for texture or blowing through a straw for a unique effect. This activity enhances fine motor skills, creativity, self-expression, and fosters a love for art.

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Penguins on Ice

Teach@Home Maths Activities (4-6 years)

Animal Maths

Number Turtles Matching Activity  

Counting Activity

Shapes Quiz

Bucket of Berries Maths Game

Draw the Shape

Number Hopscotch

Counting with Oranges

Vegetable Counting

Fish Counting

Maths Maze 1-16

Maths Maze 1-18

Strawberry Counting

Strawberry Subtraction

Rekenrek Ways to Make 5

Rekenrek Ways to Make 10

Games with Dice - 1

Games with Dice - 2

Addition Using the Compare Bears®

Advanced Sorting Using the Compare Bears®

Sorting Using the Compare Bears®_1

Sorting Using the Compare Bears®_2

Three Bear Family® Compare Bears® Times Table Workbook

Learn About Addition and Subtraction

Learn About Time

Learn to Tell The Time with Tock

Money Maths

Teach@Home Maths Activities (4-6 years)

Learn@Home Maths Activities (5-6 years) Sheet 2

Teach@Home Maths Activities (6-7 years)

Learn@Home Maths Activities (6-7 years) Sheet 2

Learn@Home Maths Activities (6-7 years) Sheet 3

Addition Flash Cards

Learn About Comparing Objects

Maths Scavenger Hunt

Bee Addition Maze

Flower Pot Addition

Addition and Subtraction Problems

Addition and Subtraction

Measurement and Data

Number Sense 1

Number Sense 2

Teach@Home Maths (Activities 7-8 years)

Learn@Home Maths Activities (7-8 years) Sheet 2

Learn@Home Maths Activities (7-8 years) Sheet 3

Teach@Home Maths Activities (8-9 years)

Teach@Home Maths Activities (9-10 years)

Teach@Home Maths Activities (10-11 years)

Learn@Home Maths Activities (10-11 years) Sheet 2

Learn About Partitioning Numbers

Unit and Non-Unit Fractions

What Fraction is shaded?

What is a Fraction?

Pizza Fractions

3-Digit Addition and Subtraction

Graphs and Charts

Measurement and Time

Shapes and Fractions

Yellow Phase - Overview

Purple Phase - Overview

Purple Phase - Taster Test

Blue Phase - Taster Test

Green Phase - Taster Test

Red Phase - Taster Test

Multiplication Tables Check Taster Test - 1

The Best Way to Learn Times Tables

Multiplication Tables Check Practice and Preparation

What is the Multiplication Check?

What is a Rekenrek?

How To Support Your Child With Learning Maths at Home

Free Fun Maths Printables

Help Your Child Love Maths For Life

Bringing Maths To Life Through Children's Favourite Activities

Maths Mastery: Insights From A Year 3 Maths Leader

Base Ten: The Maths Mastery Manipulative

Numbers in Colour: The History of Cuisenaire Rods

How To Teach Your 6 Year Old Times Tables

Literacy Activities

• Key Stage 2 

Building Words with Fine Motor Clips

Learn About Letters

Fun with Alphabet Acorns

ABC Animal Worksheets

Alphabet Bingo Game

Hot Dots Tots Book -- Happy Birthday Baby

Hot Dots Tots Book - A Visit to the Doctor

Hot Dots Tots Book - Wild Animal Safari

Hot Dots Tots Book - Fun on the Farm

Hot Dots Tots Book - Happy At Home

Hot Dots Tots Book - All Around The Town

Hot Dots Tots Book - A Day at the Park

Hot Dots Tots Book - Rainbow Salad

Hot Dots Tots Book - A Day at the Beach

Hot Dots Tots Book - Time To Go!

Hot Dots Tots Book - Goodnight Animal Babies

Hot Dots Tots Book - Busy Babies

Dictionary Word Hunt

BubbleBrix Word Finder

Guess the words

Learn About Reading & Writing

Let's Practice Beginning Consonants

Space Mission: Nonsense Words

Learn@Home Literacy Activities (4-6 years)

Learn@Home Literacy Activities (5-6 years) Sheet 2

Learn@Home Literacy Activities (6-7 years)

Learn@Home Literacy Activities (6-7 years) Sheet 2

Learn@Home Literacy Activities (6-7 years) Sheet 3

On the Farm Wordsearch

On the Farm Crossword Puzzle

Affixes and Comprehension

Blends and Story Elements

Categories and Comprehension

CVC Word Families and Story Elements

Digraphs and Story Elements

Long Vowels & Connecting Text and Illustrations

Long Vowels and Comprehension

Nouns and Comprehension

Nouns, Verbs, and Pieces of Information in a Text

Parts of Speech and Comprehension

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Text Features

Prepositions and Comprehension

Sounds and Answering Questions

Syllables and Comprehension

Learn@Home Literacy Activities (7-8 years)

Learn@Home Literacy Activities (7-8 years) Sheet 2

Learn@Home Literacy Activities (8-9 years)

Learn@Home Literacy Activities (8-9 years) Sheet 2

Learn@Home Literacy Activities (9-10 years)

Learn@Home Literacy Activities (9-10 years) Sheet 2

Learn@Home Literacy Activities (10-11 years)

Learn@Home Literacy Activities (10-11 years) Sheet 2

Hot Dots Word of the Week Year 4

Hot Dots Word of the Week Year 5

Hot Dots Word of the Week Year 6

Time Capsule

Academic Vocabulary, Cause & Effect, Problem/Solution

Adjectives and Comprehension

Adverbs and Comprehension

Context Clues & Finding the Main Idea and Details

Contractions, Possessives, and Text Features

Free Literacy Activities

Activities and Tips to Develop Speech and Language Skills

Top Tips for Reading at Home

International Literacy Day: Five hands-on activities to support learning at home

How To Use Hot Dots To Support Learning Phonics At Home

STEM Activities

POSTER - Space Facts for Kids (White)

POSTER - Space Facts for Kids (Blue)

Teach@Home STEM Activities (All ages)

Science Dot to Dot

Science Colouring Page

Beaker Creatures Science Experiments

Science Wordsearch

Colour in Robot

Robot Line Trace

Learn About Science

Science Word Search

Blustery Discoveries

Design your own Maze

Design your own Board Game

Insects – Label the Parts

Measuring Weather

Weather Facts

Moon Phases

Science Activities  1

Science Activities 2

Science Activities 3

STEM Activities 1

STEM Activities 2

Suitable STEM Activities for Ages 5 - 9

Science Activities 1

STEM Wordsearch

10 Facts about Mars for Kids

Easy science experiments for kids

5 Easy STEM Activities To Do At Home

Free STEM Activity Sheets For Kids

How To Get Your Garden Ready For GrowIng Vegetables - A Kid's Guide!

National Gardening Week Guide To Harvesting Fruit And Veg

Children’s Guide To Growing Fruit And Vegetables

Our Best Science Toys for 4 Year Olds

5 Halloween STEM Activities To Try

Getting To Grips With Plant Science And Their Importance To Our Ecosystem

Eight Fun STEM Activities For All The Family This Mother’s Day

Our Best Science Toys For 8 Year Olds

Science In Play: A Guest Post By Emma From Science Sparks Suitable STEM Activities for Ages 5 - 9

Coding Activities

• Key Stage 1 

Switcheroo Coding Crew Activity Pack

MagiCoders Facemask - Skye

MagiCoders Facemask - Blazer

Coding Critters Activity Pages

Coding Critters Maze Printable

Artie 3000 Mask Printable

Serengeti Activities

MagiCoders Maze Printable 

Coding with Botley

Artie 3000 Mask

At Home Activities – Coding Botley

At Home Activities – Coding Botley 2.0

6 Screen-Free And Unplugged Coding Activities

Free Coding Activities

5 Ways Young Kids Benefit From Learning To Code

Click With Coding At Learning Resources

What Does Coding Have To Do With Children’s Art Week?

Digital Learning Day – Coding

Meet Artie 3000™

Early Years Activities

MagiCoders Colour by Numbers

MagiCoders Colouring Page

MagiCoders Blazer's Mazeventure

Nature Spotter Bird Spotting Activity

Nature Spotter Bug Hunting Activity

Coding Critters Colouring Pages

Coding Critters World Adventures

Number Turtle Matching Activity

Learn About Our World

Learn About Animals

Animal Matching

Fine Motor Scavenger Hunt

Insect Safari Scavenger Hunt

Line Tracing

Scissor Skills 1

Butterfly Colour Match

Responsibility Chart

Faces and Feelings Activity

Emoji Feelings Chart

Mermaid Colouring Sheet

Space Squad Colouring Sheet 1

Space Squad Colouring Sheet 2

Space Squad Colouring Sheet 3

Colour by Number Pirate

Colour by Number Forest

Make a Dinosaur Crown

Make a Dinosaur Mask 

Expandable Christmas Card - Tree

Expandable Christmas Card - Snowman

Match the Planets!

Make a Dinosaur!

Connect the Dino Dots

Create Your Own Puzzle 1

Create Your Own Puzzle 2

Create Your Own Puzzle 3

Connect The Dino Dots

Playfoam Pals Maze

Sorting Hearts with Sneaky Snacky Squirrel!

Scissor Skills 2

Scissor Skills 3

Shape Activities

Alphabet A-Z Maze

Summer Patterns

Connect The Dots

All About Me - DIY Playhouse

Easter Mallow Nests Recipe Card

Endangered Animals Activity

Social Studies Activities for Ages 5 - 7

Social Studies Activities for Ages 6 - 8

Ten activities to develop fine motor skills

Free Early Years Activities

Explore Your Spring Garden

Ten Reasons Children Should Do Bug Hunts – A Guest Post By SEN Resources Blog

The Importance Of Learning Outdoors – A Guest Blog By The World Is Their Classroom

10 Easter Traditions From Around The World

Alternative Gifts For Easter

6 Ideas For Celebrating Autumn: A Guest Post By Muddy Puddles

The World Is Their Playground: The Importance Of Outdoor Exploration

Fun & Easy Easter Food Recipes For Kids

Food Play: Fun And Inventive Ways To Get Your Child Talking About Food

Easter Lacing Cards For Preschoolers With Free Printables

How To Keep Kids Learning And Healthy At Home

Hints & Tips For Learning At Home

No School Brain Fuel! 4 Mum-Approved Activities

Educational Games

Beaker Creatures Memory Game

Speedy Shape Racers

Family Games For All Types Of Weather

Free Educational Games

Learning At Home With Learning Resources Toys

Create Your Own Monster Game

10 Family Games For The Whole Family To Enjoy

Five Learning Skills That Can Be Developed At Family Game Night!

10 Free Ways To Entertain Kids At Home

Free Home Learning Resources For Families

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Emotions Bingo

Opposite Emotions with the Big Feelings Pineapple

Social & Emotion Learning (SEL) Activities

The Emotional Snowman

Social Studies Activities 1 (Ages 7 - 9)

Social Studies Activities 2 (Ages 7 - 9)

Why is Sensory Play Important?

Cultivating Mindfulness for Kids at Home

Mindfulness for Children in the Classroom

6 Ways to Help Your Child’s Mental Wellbeing: A Guest Blog by Joanne Hutchinson

Social Emotional Learning at Home

Outdoor Learning Activities

Scavenger Hunt: Slash the Trash

Scavenger Hunt: 50 things to find on a nature walk

Scavenger Hunt: Maths outdoors

Scavenger Hunt: Go on an insect safari

Bug Hunting

Outdoor Play Planner

Little green fingers’ guide to growing fruit and veg

Fun With Bubbles

Spring Bingo

Let's Explore Outside

Extra Outdoor Activities

Outdoor Play for Children’s Wellbeing

Why is Outdoor Play Important for Children’s Development?

Winter Outdoor Activities for Kids

Outdoor Learning Ideas for Winter

The Best Ideas for Outdoor Camping with Kids

The world is their playground: The Importance of outdoor exploration

Learn about the importance of bees

How To Be A Birdwatcher: Big Schools’ Birdwatch

The Importance Of Outdoor Play – Guest Blog By Claire From The Ladybirds’ Adventures

The Best Ideas For Outdoor Camping With Kids

Tried And Tested: 5-In-1 Outdoor Measure-Mate™

Outdoor Play: 5 Ways To Explore The World Without Leaving Your Back Garden

A Beginners Guide To Stargazing

Activities for all Ages

• Birthday Cards

Farm Activities - Colour in Cow

Farm Activities - Farm Shop Signs

Farm Activities - Hay Maze

Farm Activities - Farm I Spy

Farm Activities - Missing Vowels

Farm Activities - Spelling Practise

Farm Activities - Word Search

Make a Fruit Bouquet

Pancake Day Workbook

Adult Colouring Book

Skateboarding Maze

Birdhouse Maze

5-a-Day Fresh Veggies Reward Chart

Slash the Trash Scavenger Hunt

50 Things to Find on a Nature Walk

Social Studies Activities (Ages 5 - 7)

Social Studies Activities (Ages 6 - 8)

Space Activity Pack

I am an Astronaut

Make a Flying Rocket

Rocket Maze

The New Planet I Discovered

Travel Activities Colouring Camp Badges

Travel Activities Counting Transport

Travel Activities Flight Path Line Trace

Travel Activities Scavenger Hunt

Find the Dinosaur Fossils

Dinosaur Counting Activity

Count and Colour Dinosaurs

Mindfulness Colouring Sheet by Mrs Mactivity

Fantasy Friends Birthday Card

Unicorn Friends Birthday Card

Space Pals Birthday Card

Sneaky Snacky Colouring Birthday Card

Space Pals Colouring Birthday Card

Unicorn Colouring Birthday Card

Bug crafts for kids with RedTedArt

Why is Creative Play Important?

Rainbow Facts

Celebrating Autumn

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Easter Food Recipes

Christmas crafts: printable festive lacing cards

How to use your Time Tracker at home and in the classroom!

How to use our weekly planners

Example Weekly Planner

Weekly Planner Template - with times

Weekly Planner Template - without times

• український
• Čestina

Я виражаю свої почуття - Express My Feelings Journal

Програмування з Botley Coding Activity Sheets

Розмалюйте бджілку за цифрами! Colour By Number

З’єднайте крапки, щоб намалювати динозавриків - 1 Connect the Dots

З’єднайте крапки, щоб намалювати динозавриків - 2 Connect the Dots

З’єднайте крапки, щоб намалювати динозавриків - 3 Connect the Dots

Великодній кошик Розмальовка Spring Colouring

Великодній лабіринт Spring Maze

Вивчення цифр Practising Numbers

Вивчення фігур Practising Shapes

Веселі лінії Tracing Lines

Маска для обличчя кролика Rabbit Mask

Розмальовка русалки Mermaid Colouring

Гра з почуттями Game with Feelings

Фігури та візерунки Shapes and patterns

Розрахуй. Додай цифри, яких бракує 2 Add the Missing Numbers

Розрахуй. Додай цифри, яких бракує 1 Add the Missing Numbers

Розглянь кожне число та округли до десятка Round to Ten

Полічи ведмедів Counting

Поглянь на малюнок Counting

Пінгвіни на льоду Penguins on Ice

Накресли модель неправильного дробу Fractions

На основі блоків запиши приклад на додавання Addition & Subtraction

Математичний лабіринт 2 Math Maze

Математичний лабіринт 1 Math Maze 

Малюємо фігури Draw Shapes

Лічимо яскравих рибок! Counting

Лічимо овочі   Counting

Лічимо з апельсинами! Counting

Літні візерунки Patterns 

Використовуй двокольорові фішки Addition

HanВикористовуй рамки для розв'язання Subtraction

З'єднуємо протилежності   Opposites

Активність обличчя та емоцій Faces & Feelings

Більше, менше, ніж Greater or Less Than

Вивчаємо час із годинником Током Learn to Tell The Time

Від найменшого до найбільшого Least to Greatest 

Віднімання з полуницями Strawberry Subtraction

Гра З'єднуємо кавуни Watermelon Matching Game

Десятинна система числення (9-10 років) Base Ten

Десятки та одиниці Place Value

З'єднуємо крапки Draw the Shape

З'єднуємо число з клубком Match the Wool

їжак Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog

Лічимо та з'єднуємо Count & Match

Лічимо та пишемо Count & Write 

Множення 9-10 Multiplication 

Що це What is that?

Що ти відчуваєш сьогодні Emoji Feelings Chart 

Розфарбуй свій ідеальний торт Colour your perfect cake!

MathLink вправа 1 MathLink Activity 1

MathLink вправа 2 MathLink Activity 2

MathLink вправа 3 MathLink Activity 3

Допоможіть метеликам знайти відповідний колір! Butterfly Colour Matching

МАСКА ДИНОЗАВРА  Make a Dinosaur Mask

Поєднайте матерів та малечу! Matching Mums and Babies

Паперовий аероплан Paper Aeroplane

Навички роботи з ножицями 1 Scissor Skills 1

Навички роботи з ножицями 2 Scissor Skills 2

Навички роботи з ножицями 3 Scissor Skills 3

Навички роботи з ножицями 4 Scissor Skills 4

Навички роботи з ножицями 5 Scissor Skills 5

Навички роботи з ножицями 6 Scissor Skills 6

Навички роботи з ножицями 7 Scissor Skills 7

З’єднайте результати обчислення на кожній з рахівниць Rekenrek Match the Double on the Rekenrek

Додавання від 1 до 10 Add up to 10

Дізнайтеся, як обчислюється час доби! Learn About Time

Поєднайте черепашок!  Turtle Activity Sheet

Створіть свій власний пазл ! Create Your Own Puzzle

Яка частина зафарбована What Fraction is Shaded

Створення складених двовимірних фігур Composite 2-Dimensional Shapes

Розповідь з різних точок зору Write a Story from Different Points of View

розмальовка Coding Critters Colouring

Приклади на додавання та віднімання Addition and Subtraction 1

Приклади на додавання та віднімання Addition and Subtraction 2

Apprentissage de l’addition et de la soustraction

Apprentissage des lettres

Apprentissage de notre monde

Apprentissage de la lecture et de l’écriture

Apprentissage des formes

Apprentissage des animaux

Apprentissage des nombres

Les formes de course Imprimable

MathLink® Fiches d'activités

Réunir les familles

Les Pingouins sur la glace

Le codage avec Botley Activité imprimable

Artie 3000 Imprimer votre propre masque!

Relier les points!

Créer votre propre puzzle!

Fiches de coloriage Coding Critters

Activitiés STEM Tous les âges

Mathématiques de l'argent

Coding Critters page à colorier

L'apprentissage mathématique avec les animaux

Activités à faire à la maison La motricité fine

Activités à la maison Activez !

Activités à la maison Maths

Apprentissage de l‘heure

Beaker Creature Experiments – Crystal Craft & Float Away

Aprende sobre la suma y la resta

Aprende sobre las letras

Aprende sobre nuestro mundo

Aprende sobre la escritura y la lectura

Aprende sobre las formas

Aprende sobre los animales

Autos de carreras Imprimible

MathLink® Hojas de Actividades

Pareo madres y los bebés

Aprenda a decir la hora con Tock

Pingüinos en hielo

Artie 3000 Imprimir su propia máscara

Aprende sobre los números

Conecta los puntos Dino!

Crea tu propio rompecabezas!

Coding Critters Dibujos para colorear

Aprende sobre la hora

Actividades de Ciencias, Technología, Ingenieria y Matemáticas

Matemáticas de dinero

Página para colorear de animales de codificación

Programando con Botley Actividades Imprimibles

Actividad de aprendizaje de matemática animal

Actividades en el hogar Fine Motor Amigos

Mi Cápsula del tiempo

Mehr lernen über – Addition und Subtraktion

Mehr lernen über – Buchstaben

Mehr lernen über – Unsere Welt

Mehr lernen über – Lesen und Schreiben

Mehr lernen über – Formen

Mehr lernen über – Tiere

Mehr lernen über – Zahlen

Speedy Shapes Racers Druckbar

MathLink® AktivitätenBlatt

Mütter und Babys zusammenbringen!

Lerne, die Uhrzeit lesen mit Tock Druckbar

Pinguine auf Eis

ZÄHLEN

Kodieren mit Botley Druckbare Aktivitäten

Artie 3000 Drucke deine eigene Maske

Verbinde die Dino-Punkte!

Gestalte dein eigenes Puzzle!

Coding Critters Ausmalbild

Mehr lernen über Addition und Subtraktion

MINT Aktivitäten

Rechnen mit Geld

Coding Critters Ausmalseite

Lernaktivität Tier-Mathematik

Mehr lernen über Die Uhrzeit

Mathe-Aktivitäten Geeignet 6-7 Jahre

Mathe-Aktivitäten Altersempfehlung ab 6 Jahren

Lernaktivitäten für zu Hause Mathe

Lernaktivitäten für zu Hause Aktives Spielvergnügen

Lernaktivitäten für zu Hause Feinmotorik Freunde

Poznavej cas s Tockem

Matematika se zviratky

MathLink® Pracovni Stranky

Omalovanky s Coding Critters

Speedy Shapes Racers pexeso K vytisteni

Spoj maminky s mladatkama!

Tucnaci na lede

Artie 3000 Vytiskni si vlastni masku

Spoj dinosaurovy tecky!

Vytvor si vlastni Puzzle!

Matematika Pro deti od 6 let

Penize a matematika

Domaci aktivity Jemna motorika

Learn About Science 9 domacich experiment!

Coding Critters omalovanky

Beaker Creature Experiments – Lava Wobble & Liquid Layers

Casova Kapsle

Impara le Addizioni e le Sottrazioni

Impara Il Mondo

Impara le Forme

Impara i Numeri

Impara gli Animali

Impara a Leggere e a Scrivere

Impara le Lettere

Impara l’ora

Leren over letters

Leren over onze wereld

Leren over lezen en schrijven

Leren over vormen

Leren over dieren

Leren optellen en aftrekken

Leren over getallen

Speedy Shapes Racers Printbaar

MathLink® Activiteiten blad

Bij elkaar passende mama's en baby's!

Klok leren lezen met Tock Printbaar

Pinguïns op het ijs

Coderen met Botley! Printbare Activiteiten

Artie 3000 Print Jouw Eigen Masker

Verbind de punten van de dino!

Maak je eigen Puzzle!

Coding Critters Kleurplaat

STEM Activiteiten

Rekenen met geld

Dieren-wiskunde Leeractiviteit

Leren over tijd

Wiskunde Activiteiten Geschikt voor 6-7 jaar

Wiskunde-activiteiten Geschikt van 4 tot 6 jaar

Thuisactiviteiten Wiskunde

Thuisactiviteiten Actief spelen

Thuisactiviteiten Fijne motoriek vrienden

Tijdcapsule

What are 4 Year Olds Learning?

Four year olds are learning so much! Learning activities for 4 year olds include counting, pre-reading, emotional development and more. This age group is learning:

• how to count objects
• counting by memory
• understanding size and spatial relationships
• expanding vocabulary by using new words
• coordinating movement to jump, spin, skip and more
• learning letter sounds 
• making inferences and predictions about what will happen
• beginning to form letters in writing

How to Play with a 4 Year Old

There are so many really fun ways to play with this age group. As an older preschooler, 4 year olds are able to engage in dramatic and fantasy play, and love exploring creative thinking. Some really fun ways to play are by:

• acting out favorite stories
• playing ‘house’
• opening a pretend restaurant
• have races outside
• play board or card games
• have a dance party
• play Red Light, Green Light or Simon Says
• dig for worms
• plant vegetables

Fun Activities for 4 Year Olds 

Below are categories for 4 year old activities, including: learning activities, arts and crafts, sensory play, and games. 

These are fun activities to do at home to learn through play and bond together, or to do in the classroom. 

Learning Activities for 4 Year Olds

Pre-reading.

Pre-reading activities help children learn that which is essential to have in their toolbox before any formal reading education. These activities help children identify letters and make their sounds through play and hands-on activities.

Story Stones for Kids

Snowball Sight Words on a Sticky Table (pictured)

See and Spell with Toy Train Cars (pictured)

Beginning Sounds Match // You’ve Got this Math (pictured)

Free Dinosaur Printables // Living Montessori Now (pictured)

We’re Going on a Word Hunt // Walking by the Way (pictured)

DIY Tile Letter Magnets // Artsy Momma

Sight Word Splat // Views From a Step Stool

Valentines Day Literacy Activity // Sparkling Buds

Pre-Handwriting

Pre-handwriting activities engage the fine motor skills necessary to hold a pencil. Pincer grasp can be developed without holding a pen or pencil at all! These activities might include threading or stringing, pinching playdough, sorting with tweezers, and more! 

Button Practice Felt Flowers // Twitchetts (pictured)

Teddy Bear Bread // Messy Little Monster (pictured)

Felt Rocket Name Puzzle // Teach Me Mommy (pictured)

Color Matching for Kids with Pom Pom Flowers // The Moments at Home (pictured)

Kids Fun Fine Motor Weaving  // J Daniel 4’s Mom (pictured)

Sandbox Writing // Walking by the Way (pictured)

Fine Motor Skills: Rainbow Rice in a Jar // KC Edventures (pictured)

DIY Twig Art // Twitchetts (pictured)

Simple Sewing Busy Bag // The Chaos and The Clutter

Google Eye Envelope Alien Busy Bag // Crafty Kids at Home

Coin Sorting // Rhythms of Play

STEM Activities for 4 Year Olds

STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math. These STEM activities for 4 year olds will encourage children to make inferences and think critically, and to sort, count and organize materials while having fun! 

DIY Worm Farm (pictured)

Fizzing Fireworks Painting (pictured)

Basic Math with Fall Leaves (pictured)

Acorn Fine Motor Counting (pictured)

Monster Truck Counting Printables // Artsy Momma (pictured)

Making Friendship Ice Cream // Mama Smiles

Popsicle Stick Shape Building Magnets // Planning Playtime

Counting Raindrops: 1-10 Math Printable // Schooltime Snippets

Love Heart Number Line // Adventures and Play

STEM Activity for Kids: Valentine Tower // Preschool Powol Packets

Build Magnetic Robots // Adventure in a Box (pictured)

Pete the Cat Math Game // Buggy and Buddy (pictured)

Counting with Marbles and Bath Mats // Creative Playhouse (pictured)

Pipes and Water Play // Moms and Crafters (pictured)

Montessori Nature Tray // Living Montessori Now (pictured)

Math Busy Bag // The Chaos and The Clutter (pictured)

Penguin Dice Addition Game  // Adventures and Play

Exploring Colors with Baking Soda and Vinegar // Buggy and Buddy

Counting With Playdough // Creative Playhouse

How to Put Together a Portable Tinker Box // Little Worlds Big Adventures

Counting Caterpillar Busy Bag // Powerful Mothering

Sensory Activities for 4 Year Olds

Sensory play is essential to early learning. Sensory activities develop the vocabulary as children describe their experiences. It develops fine motor skills that are essential to early handwriting. Is is calming and can help regulate emotions. Sensory play is wonderful for busy 4 year olds eager to explore their environment! 

Ultimate Collection of Sensory Bins for Kids

Arctic Small World Play (pictured)

Shark Week Sensory Play (pictured)

Dinosaur Swamp Sensory Bin // Mommy’s Bundle (pictured)

Jump and Wash! Dinosaur Sensory Play // Little Worlds Big Adventures (pictured)

Soft Sheep Sensory and Science Discovery // Simple at Home

Letter Sensory Bin // Views From a Step Stool

Flower Arranging Montessori Practical Life Kids Activity  // Rhythms of Play

Arts & Craft Activities for 4 Year Olds

Arts and craft activities for 4 year olds help encourage self-expression. Children are able to express their creativity and their individualism while developing scissor skills, color mixing, cause and effect and more!

Clothespin and Cottonball Cloud Painting (pictured)

Coffee Filter Butterfly Magnets (pictured)

Superhero Puppet Craft // Messy Little Monster (pictured)

Exploring Symmetry with Art // Crafty Kids at Home (pictured)

Easy Bubble Art Activity // Mommy’s Bundle

Draw the Missing Half // Adventure in a Box

Cut it Out! Art Inspired by Ohara // Homebound But Hopeful

Busy Bee Headband Craft // Simple at Home

Painting with Hexbugs

4 year olds love to play games ! At this age, teamwork is attainable and gross motor activities are important for engaging in daily activities. This list includes indoor activities for 4 year olds as well as outdoor fun with this age group. 

Fun and Free Printable Board Games for Kids

Butterfly File Folder Games Printable (pictured)

Pretend Play Busy Bags // Lalymom (pictured)

Cup Twisting Fine Motor Games // Lalymom (pictured)

DIY Car Magnets Craft // Moms and Crafters (pictured)

Spiderweb Obstacle Course // Mama Smiles (pictured)

Hit the Cardboard Road // Non Toy Gifts (pictured)

DIY Cardboard Car Wash // Non Toy Gifts (pictured)

DIY Cardboard Car Track // Planning Playtime

Playground Scavenger Hunt // KC Edventures

I Spy in Ice  // Sparkling Buds

A Pox on Your House // Homebound But Hopeful

Shapes, Counting and Colors Busy Bag // Powerful Mothering

Have so much fun playing and learning with your 4 year old! These activities will be sure to help kids learn through play, and fun!

More Activity Lists for 4 Year Olds

• Fun Games for 4 Year Olds
• 10 Fun Play Ideas for 4 Year Olds

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These free printable activities for kids will keep the kids happy and content for hours, not only because they're busy but because they're working their brains with them. There are thousands of printables below that are not only fun but also educational.

The free printable activities for kids including printable mazes, paper dolls , hidden pictures, connect the dots, color by numbers, as well as some seasonal printables to keep the kids having fun all year-round. These printable activities will help your kids with counting, math, writing, and problem-solving skills while still having a great time.

If your kid responds better to learning activities on the computer, be sure to check out some free online activities for kids like online connect the dots , color by number puzzles online, word search games , free online mazes , and fun online games for Halloween .

Printable Mazes for Kids

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Here's a list of the best places to find free printable mazes for kids. Mazes can help kids develop muscle tone while using a pencil and also asks them to brainstorm different scenarios. Young and old really can benefit from completing mazes.

There are thousands of mazes out there for kids including easy ones for kids in preschool, all the way up to very challenging mazes that are perfect for those in the upper elementary grades. The easier mazes have fewer twists and turns and have larger paths while the tough mazes are nothing but a series of small twists and turns.

No matter what your child is interested in, you're most likely to find a maze for that too. You'll find mazes about science, holidays, animals, sports, transportation, fairy tales, and more. They're sure to catch your child's attention too. They're in all different sizes and shapes and even colors.

Printable Hidden Pictures for Kids

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Print off some of these hidden pictures for kids, and they'll spend the afternoon searching to find all the hidden objects. It's a great way to develop some problem-solving skills while still having fun.

Most of the puzzles are in black and white making it easy for kids to circle or color in the objects they find in the puzzles.

These include the popular Highlights Hidden Pictures as well as hidden pictures from many other websites that range from easy to difficult.

Printable Connect the Dots for Kids

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Kids of all ages seem to love connecting dots to reveal a picture, and they'll get to do just that in this printable activity for kids.

There are easy, intermediate, and difficult connect the dots puzzles here that include connecting numbers and the alphabet. Easier connect the dots puzzles have only a few numbers or letters to connect while difficult puzzles can have hundreds.

If you have an older child that needs more of a challenge, there are even connect the dots worksheets that have them skip count to reveal the picture.

Printable Color by Number for Kids

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A step up from coloring sheets, these printable color by numbers will have your children matching and using a legend to color in a picture. There are color by numbers here where the colors are already decided but there are also somewhere your child gets to decide the colors.

Besides regular color by number printables, there is also color by numbers that require the kids to perform some calculations to read the key. These are great for older kids who crave that creativity in each subject they study.

Printable Sudoku Puzzles

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These easy printable Soduku puzzles are just what the kids need to keep them entertained but also working on their skills in math and problem-solving.

These are all easy puzzles that either has small grids or have larger grids that have more cells already filled out than the average Soduku puzzle.

Seasonal Printables for Kids

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Kids love to celebrate holidays and seasons, and they'll get to do just that with these seasonal printables. Perfect for all ages, they and you, won't be able to get enough.

These free holiday word search puzzles are perfect for all the seasons of the year and most holidays. The kids will love them and they'll strengthen their vocabulary at the same time. You'll find the perfect puzzle no matter how old your child is.

• Halloween Printables : Halloween is much more fun with these free printables for kids. These include Halloween coloring pages, printable masks, word searches, pumpkin carving patterns, greeting cards to color, printable pumpkins, bookmarks, calendars, bingo cards, and more.
• Easter Printables : Hop to it with these Easter printables that will help your kids celebrate this springtime holiday. Kids will love these printable cupcake toppers, baskets, banners, bookmarks, masks, labels, favor cones, games, pinwheels, paper Easter bunnies, gift tags, Easter egg coloring pages , and general coloring pages .
• Christmas Printables : Kids love Christmas and lucky for all of us, there's no shortage of Christmas printables for kids. There are printable coloring pages, letters to Santa, Christmas lists, word search puzzles, thank you cards, and bingo cards.
• Thanksgiving Printables : Practice thankfulness and gratefulness with these Thanksgiving printables that will help everyone celebrate. Printable centerpieces, table decorations, banners, coloring pages, and worksheets are all themed around Thanksgiving.
• Valentine's Day Printables : Valentine's Day printables that include cards, stickers, love coupons , treat bags, candy labels, coloring pages, banners, bingo cards , wrapping paper, and word searches. These sweet printables are sure to put a smile on the faces of everyone who sees them.
• Spring Printables : Printable flower garlands, paper flower bouquets, artwork, straw toppers, banners, cup wrappers, pinwheels, and wreaths, are just a few of the spring printables available.
• Summer Printables: Celebrate the long sunny days of summer with these summer coloring pages , word searches , and clip ar t. What a great way to celebrate!
• Father's Day Printables: Show dad how much you care with these free printables perfect for kids. Have them print and color in a Father's Day coloring page , find a printable card that shows just how much they love Dad, and even print off the gift of a coupon book .
• Mardi Gras Printables : Kids will love these Mardi Gras printables that include masks, coloring pages, hats, party tags, decorations, cootie catchers, worksheets, and party invites.
• St. Patrick's Day Printables : The printables here all celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Included are printable decorations, tags, and banners.

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31 LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR 4 YEAR OLDS THAT YOU CAN EASILY DO

Looking for fun activities to keep your 4 year olds busy and entertained at home! Find a list of 31 easy to do activities that your 4 year olds will love.

Activities, aren't they the best way to keep kids occupied for a long time while you can get the time you need to get your work done? They can help a child escape boredom, learn some new skills, keep them engaged, get you the much-needed quiet time for yourself, and finally, it can help you bond with your kids and also help escape sibling rivalry.

I love doing activities with my daughter all the time. It keeps her happy and entertained. Below is a list of printable learning activities for 4-year-olds and five-year-olds who are much more capable of doing an activity independently.

All these educational activities for toddlers at home have a few things in common.

• Requires minimal setup
• Can be easily done with stuff lying around at home
• Teach your kids important life skills
• Keep them engaged at least for a couple of hours

Important skills that your kids will learn through these activities!

• Sensory skills
• Fine motor skill development
• Physical strength
• Analytical thinking

Before we get into the list, if you have no idea how to set up toddler learning activities for children up to three years old, then there's no need to fret. Check out  this blog here on how to set up an activity  for your child that they will get instantly get attracted to and will love to do it again and again.

For toddler moms, being a toddler mom myself, I have been able to customize many of these 4 year olds activities to suit my toddler interests. So this list can be really helpful to you as well.

Some basic things you will need for these activities!

It is always best to get a few basic art and craft stuff that you will need again and again in any activity which can save you multiple trips to Target!

• Colors ( crayons , pencil colors , washable paints )
• Paint brushes , painter pallete
• Assorted set of craft supplies (pom poms, pipe cleaners, craft sticks, etc)
• Construction paper (assorted colors)
• Popsicle sticks
• Masking tape , craft scissor
• Playdough and playdough tools
• Glitter glue , stickers , sequins
• Q-tips , rubber bands
• Paper plates

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31 Fun activities to do with 4 year olds

1. playing with gloop via learning4kids.

Gloop is such a fun activity for kids of any age. I love making it for my daughter as well. It is slimy, sticky and a lot of mess but it is a great sensory activity as well as can teach your kids some basic science skills like the difference between the solid and liquid. Janice from learning4kids in her blog here will walk you through steps on how to make gloop as well as what you can talk to your kids about while doing this activity.

2. Backyard water fun

You can never go wrong with some backyard water fun especially in the summer months. They are a great way to keep kids active as well as engaged for really long. Add some sprinklers to the water fun or a big bucket with soapy water to let your kids wash his toys and sit back and relax and watch them have fun.

Related: 30 Best summer toys for kids

3. size sorting rainbow necklace via handsonaswegrow.

Such a great activity to teach your kids about colors and shapes. Jamie from handonaswegrow.com teaches a simple activity that is perfect for toddlers and up to 5 years old where they learn how to thread and make a pretty rainbow necklace based on the size.

4. Memory matching game for kids via handsonaswegrow

Another great memory activity game to teach kids concentration and focus. All you need are some small objects like pom poms , beads and empty egg cartons.

5. Read books

Developing a good reading habit is a great activity to keep kids busy for long and also help build their vocabulary and teach them new life lessons. Incorporating a good 15-20 minutes of reading habit in your little one can go a long way for them.

6. Coloring

Another great activity to get kids to think creatively and outside the box. I love to use coloring books for my daughter. Give them some washable paints or crayons and let them create something creative for you. Make sure to use an apron as paints can get really messy.

7. Play with board games

Board games can make for a fun family night and it can teach your kids some basic important skills like communication, taking turns, sharing, winning and losing, and some basic math and analytical skills. They are great for kids of any age group. My favorite for my toddler are hiss and yeti in my spaghetti. And below are a few amazing board games for 3 years +.

8. Play with play dough or kinetic sand to roll, count and decorate via handsonaswegrow

This great activity via Jamie will teach your kids to be creative (designing monsters), learn to count and decorate the monsters. Also you can talk to your kids about colors, shapes etc.

9. Hide n' seek

This is the activity that keeps us busy most of the evenings. If your kid has siblings then even better as they can play with each other. Just hide behind trees or indoors under the tables and let your child count till 10 and find you. Great activity for your kids to get some physical activity and outside fresh air.

10. Play with Legos

Kids can spend hours engaging in building lego kits. It can help them think outside the box and use their imagination to build their own toys. We love lego kits for our toddlers like this one and this and this toy can easily grow with your kids as well. Some great lego kits for 3+ age are as below.

11. Easy paper tunnels for little car lovers via mamapapabubba.com

Vow I love this idea. Thy are definitely the easiest paper tunnels for little car lovers. Jen from mamapapabubba in her post has put an effortless and easy to do activity for car loving kids and that can really keep them engaged and entertained for long.

12. Farm animals washing station via coffeecupsandcrayons

I am sure most of you must have tried a washing toy station for your kids at home. My daughter is enjoying washing her toys in backyard as I write this blog post now. I love this idea via Megan that she has shared in her beautiful blog coffeecupsandcrayons.com. She has very well laid down everything that you will need to set up a fun and engrossing washing station for your kids at home.

13. Animal tape rescue via busytoddler

Susie’s blog busytoddler always has the best ideas and I keep going back to her blog to find fun and easy thing to do with my daughter at home. Another fun fine motor skill activity is this animal tape rescue activity. Although this is for young toddlers, even older kids can have some pretend play fun taping their farm animals. Add a few more toys to this and have fun watching them create fun stories.

14. Cereal threading via handsonaswegrow

Threading is a great activity that can keep toddlers as well as older kids engaged. Jamie in this activity has shared an easy setup which requires a few basic things like cereals, pasta, threads etc. This easy to do activity can teach kids about numbers, colors, patterns etc.

15. Blow Painting with Straws via artfulparent.com

Such a fun and creative activity via Jean. It can get your kids creative juices flowing and is so easy to set up.

16. Nature prints via nurturestore

Isn’t summer all about spending as much time as possible outdoors. What about adding a little bit of colors to the time you spend outside. This easy to do flower printing garden art is so easy to do and all it needs are fallen leaves and flowers and paints.

17. Sticker lines via busytoddler.com

Sticker lines are super easy to create. A great motor skill activity and all you need are some sticker dots and a sharpie.

18. Pom pom wall via toddlerapproved.com

I love doing this with my daughter. This activity can grow with your kids. For my toddler, I just tape empty paper rolls to the wall and give her some pom poms to pass through. And Kristina here via her blog todllersapproved.com has shared a fun and slightly contraption style pom pom wall setup for grown up kids. Great for fine motor skill development!

19. Do chores via moneysavingmom.com

Involving kids in household chores helps set them up for success in their life. It teaches them about responsibilities and being independent. Checkout this list of 15 easy chore ideas for 4 year olds via Crystal Paine through her famous blog moneysavingmom.com.

20. Sprinkle sensory bag via activelittles.com

Tammi here has shared an interesting activity for early learners. It is a great sensory activity for kids who can practice writing letters and numbers on a sensory sprinklers bag.

21. Rainbow salt writing tray via activelittles.com

Another great activity via Tammi for early learners. Create a rainbow tray and sprinkle salt on it and let your kids have fun writing letters and numbers on the rainbow tray.

22. Pretend play

Kids love pretend play games. Be it being a doctor or a chef who is cooking for their favorite toys watching these little ones get into character is very entreating. I have a complete blog post of 15 best pretend play toys that you can buy for your little one. Also adding a few of my favorites here.

23. Brain quest

I was introduced to brain quest through a friend a couple of months back and I have to say that I am hooked. Brain quest has the best selection of activity cards and workbook that can get your little one engaged and excited for a long time. Check them out below.

24. Fridge magnets in an alphabetic order

I got these fridge magnets for Mishika when she turned a year old. They were a great hit then and are still a great hit. It is a great learning activity for kids. Ask your four year olds to arrange these fridge magnets in alphabetical order or numerical order. Great way to keep kids busy while you can load your dishwasher or prep your meals.

25. Paper cutting via funwithmama.com

Teaching your kids to learn scissor skills is a great motor skill activity. Kids love to cut and Nadia through her blog funwithmama.com has shared free printables that you can download for your kids. It’s a good activity to keep kids occupied on a long flight.

26. Rainbow rice via honeyandbetts.com

Hannah in her blog has put an easy sensory bin activity using rainbow rice for young kids. Rainbow rice sensory kits can be great for kids to draw letters and numbers in or give them a few toys and let them have fun creating a pretend play game.

27. Create an indoor herb garden via honeyandbetts.com

I found this activity very interesting and I plan to try it with my daughter soon. Gardening is a great skill to cultivate in your little ones and Hannah through her activity shows how to create an indoor herb garden while involving your little ones.

28. Glue canvas via learnwithplayathome

Speaking from experience my little girl loves to mess around with the glue all the time and this activity was exactly what I needed for my daughter. Debs through her blog leranwithplayathome.com has shared an amazing activity of making a glue canvas with your kids. This activity can get them to think outside the box and become more creative.

29. Wattle art stamping via thecrafttrain.com

Such a great activity by Kate from thecrafttrain.com! In this art & craft activity Kate shows an easy art painting using q-tips and washable paints where she teaches you how to draw a wattle – Australia’s national flower. Great way to paint!

30. Fluffy pet rocks via thecrafttrain.com

Such a cute activity where Kate teaches you how to convert your rocks into fluffy pets. Your kids will love it.

31. Puzzles

Puzzles are one of the best toys that you can get for your kids that can get their brains working. I love working on puzzles with my daughter and have watched her grow with them. Checkout a few great puzzles for your kids below (3+ years of age)

I hope this list of activity for 4 year olds was helpful and you found something interesting to do with your kids. So which activity are you going to try with your little one?

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Thanks for sharing these wonderful ideas. Me and my daughter read books together especially when it’s a personalised one! She react more and more positively to a customized book than to a non-customized one. This might seem overly simple, but if you engage with a book, you’re enjoying it. And you’re more likely to reread a book if you enjoyed it previously, right? Repetition is key to mastering anything. In case you’re wondering, we bought the personalised books from personalisedchildrensbooks.com ❤️

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