Fun Learning Activities Kids
A LEGO game is cool to kids. But top it off with a little play dough and you’ll be Super Mom to your kiddo. Kids Activities Blog loves this easy LEGO puzzle idea because it sneaks a little learning into play time. LEGO Game When my son saw that I had created a game combining [...]
There are so many ways to build a bridge. Let’s take a few minutes and look at four types of bridge design and how well each type of bridge holds pennies. Kids Activities Blog hopes this science activity will get your kids thinking about the reasons why different structures are build the way they are. Build [...]
Turbulence on a plane can be frightening for kids. Before their next flight, show them this great demonstration with Jello to help calm their fear of flying. Kids Activities Blog always loves science experiments that involve food! Turbulence on a Plane After 9/11/01, I developed a fear of flying. In trying to overcome it, I enrolled [...]
Here’s a great math game to help your child have fun while learning. Blocks in geometric shapes can make a great learning tool, especially when a mystery bag is involved. Read on and you’ll see why Kids Activities Blog thinks little kids will just love this hands on math game. Math Game Children learn [...]
One of our kids learned to read fairly easily, and our other child has struggled. I was so thankful to find these activities linked up in our weekly It’s Playtime, our Kids Meme that runs every Wednesday afternoon. They have been a huge help with making Phonics fun for kids! How to Read: Word family [...]
This reading game for preschoolers is so colorful and cute! They will learn letter case (upper and lower) through a simple matching game. This is a wonderful addition to the many great early reading activities you will find here on Kids Activities Blog. Reading Game It has been said that at the end of every [...]
What is your favorite game to play with your child? Have you thought about trying to make your own game based on holiday theme or simply something your child is really interested in? Here is a great explanation on how to make a file folder game that your child will love. We at Kids Activities Blog [...]
Do your kids love to experiment with water? Check out this great idea for some hands on learning in water as they discover if items will sink or float. Kids Activities Blog is not responsible if your kiddos get a little wet with this one! Experiment with Water Water. There’s something about water that draws young [...]
An egg experiment was necessary in our home this weekend. We were preparing for some serious egg decorating but lost track of which bowls contained raw egg or boiled egg. Without having to crack an egg, we used egg physics to help us solve our problem. We at Kids Activities Blog hope that you find [...]
This Easter activity practices fine motor skills, color sorting, and early literacy skills. Kids will have fun with these color sort activities especially when colorful pom poms are used for Easter eggs. Stay tuned to Kids Activities Blog for more great Easter activities for kids. Easter Activity Sorting things into groups is a form of classification. [...]
This activity teaches children about the flag of Ireland as well as colors, shapes, and math. Celebrate St Patricks Day with your kids by learning a little about the holiday and the country from which it came. Kids Activities Blog hopes your little one learns a lot with this cute paper craft. Flag of Ireland [...]
Today we offer an exciting way to teach math for kids – grab a deck of cards! If your child has ever wanted to know, “What is Symmetry?” then we have some cool math activities for you. But please don’t blame Kids Activities Blog if you end up playing 52 card pickup too. Math for Kids [...]
A literacy activity can solidify a child’s understanding of a concept while they are having fun. Learning pronouns is a perfect example of a time to bring in a fun activity like this. Kids Activities Blog believes in making learning fun, for the child and the parent! Literacy Activity With four males and only two [...]
We aren’t traveling this season, but wish we were! Here is an activity we created so that we could travel around the world – from the comfort of home. Recently we took a few trips around the world, three to be exact, all in one afternoon. It was pretty awesome. Travel Around the World ANIMALS: [...]
Make learning math exciting for kids with fun math games like these. Incorporate a theme with leaves in fall colors for creative seasonal November games. Kids Activities Blog loves imaginative ideas for teaching math for kids. Fun Math Games We are all about leaves in our house right now, especially jumping in great big piles [...]
Enjoy the fall colors with your little one while sneaking in a little learning about colors. This great activity book project will make it fun for your child as they discover the colors all around them. Kids Activities Blog loves to promote color activities that make learning exciting for kids. Fall Colors The fall colors [...]
Have your kids ever asked to make a parachute? A simple, kids parachute can lead to discussions and trials of many air resistance experiments. Here on the Kids Activities blog, we have created, tested and provided easy to explain information for you to play parachute with your kids! Make a Parachute We kinda do things backwards [...]
A fine motor skills activity can help young children develop and strengthen their hand, wrist, and finger muscles. Early learning skills such as writing and dressing oneself are dependent on these muscles. Kids Activities Blog offers many great ideas for your child to have fun while building those important fine motor skills. Fine Motor Skills [...]
There are lots of preschool Halloween activities that are fun and not so scary. Here are just a few Halloween activities that your little one will enjoy. Kids Activities Blog is bursting with great Halloween fun. Preschool Halloween Activities I stumbled upon this great book, “It’s Pumpkin Time” by Zoe Hall. It is a beautifully [...]
Kids love to play with colorful buttons so here are some great ideas for button activities. Color Matching, Sorting, and Patterns can all be practiced with button play. We like to share ideas like this on Kids Activities Blog to help you think of creative ways to use regular household items for kids activities. Button [...]
Want a fun way to sneak in some Halloween math into the holiday’s festivities? These three Halloween math activities using pumpkin rocks are sure to please. We have so much fun with Halloween here at Kids Activities Blog! Halloween Math We recently turned some of our rock collection into pumpkin rocks. The pumpkin rocks are [...]
I love this How to make a paper boat as part of your Columbus Day activities for kids fun. Telling the story of Columbus is much more fun with a paper boat to sail. Kids Activities Blog loves finding easy activities for kids like this one that use things you already have at home to [...]
Using a math game can make learning numbers fun for young children. Check out this fun way to help your child with their early math skills. Math Game This math game helps children work towards: Naming and identifying numerals. These skills are required so that we can record our maths. Using the correct corresponding numeral [...]
Matching Games We’ve been playing all sorts of of fun matching games lately. We have been playing a treasure hunt game where my son pulls a letter out of a bag, and then finds an object that begins with that letter. This time, we played two variations of this game. Pre-Reading Activities Game 1. I began [...]
Early Learning Sticky walls are a great early learning tool. They are created using contact paper on windows and walls, sticky side facing out. I love this simple sticky wall activity shared recently by Deborah at Teach Preschool. Sticky Walls can be used to teach basically any concept. We put up a Fall tree sticky [...]
Learning to build a word family is an important pre-reading activity. Turn learning into a fun game for kids by letting your child use some colorful sticky notes! I have been doing a lot of activities with my son to help us focus on some Back to School Basics skills. We’ve been working on simple [...]
An alphabet activity that is hands-on allowing young children to move and wiggle aids in early learning…and is a lot of fun. Throwing away the pencil and using bendable household items for abc formation is a great alphabet activity for little ones! Alphabet Activity Noodle and pipe cleaner letters are so easy to put together [...]
Pre-Reading Activities Here is a simple pre-reading activity for toddlers and preschoolers to draw their attention to the letters and match attributes even before they are ready to begin learning the letter names and sounds! This is the perfect independent pre-reading activity for kids to play on the refrigerator, so you can keep an on [...]
Flower arranging with children is a great kids activity for a lot of reasons. The activity is simple, inexpensive and uses real objects. Benefits include fine motor development, concentration and self regulation. Plus the materials are easy to gather: a vase and flowers. If you can, gather the flowers together outside or at a farmer’s [...]
Felt Apple Activity Your kids will enjoy this felt apple activity over and over throughout the year. My little guy loves the texture of felt and really enjoys playing with it so we have been working on lots of felt projects that you can check out over here. If you are familiar with the [...]
