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Get active and learn with tape! Try these fun and creative learning activities with tape with your preschooler or toddler!
I have a thing with tape. I kind of like it…. just a little.
Okay, maybe a lot! It comes in handy for activities, especially for active ways to learn pretty much anything!
The great thing about tape is it gets the kids moving indoors.
When its too hot, or too cold to be moving outside doing activities with sidewalk chalk, you can come inside and learn with tape!
These 25 learning activities with tape, are not just “sit & learn” either, they’re active learning! It will be lots of fun when you’re stuck indoors!
Literacy, ABC & Letter Learning Activities with Tape
- Create a tape maze to have the kids find their way through the alphabet from A to Z.
- And Next Comes L like to just have the kids make tape letters. – And Next Comes L
- Tape out large tape letters on the floor for the kids to walk along like Words of His Heart
- 3 Dinosaurs outlines those same taped letters with objects from around the house.
- Make a spelling mat (or math mat) with taped letters with an idea from Banana Splits
Bonus! Find some fun move and learn sight words at Coffee Cups and Crayons and some letter recognition at Fantastic Fun and Learning.
Plus, be inspired by our 50 Incredible Alphabet Activities!
Math, Counting & Number Learning Activities using Tape
- JDaniel4′ Mom uses a road of tape as an activity course for kids to count through and do something before continuing on.
- Create a tape maze to have the kids find their way and count (hint: adjust the numbers to their ability!).
- For older kids, learn about perimeter and areas of shapes, with an idea from Day Dreaming Maths
- Practice numbers with some hopscotch, adjust the numbers to what they’re working on, just like Totally Tots
- Use tape pieces to count, try mitten math, or make it whatever theme works for the season or holiday, from Toddler Approved.
Plus, you’ll find many activities in our 40 Awesome Number Activities for Preschoolers.
Shape Learning Activities using Tape
- Tape out shapes on the floor and roll a ball across to see what shape it lands on.
- Make a graph with tape and sort blocks by shape, or even color.
- Play an active tape shape game to learn shapes, and even sneak in letters from Toddler Approved.
- Play bean bags to work on shapes and numbers with Somewhat Muddled Musings.
- Tape shapes and walk along them, but also count their sides and match up numbers, like I Can Teach My Child.
- Match cutout shapes to big shapes taped on the floor, from Toddler Approved.
- Tape out shapes on the floor and fill them in with blocks, it takes skill to fill it up just right.
- Check up on place value with taped number lines.
- Trace giant numbers taped to the floor! What will you trace with?
Bonus: Find other fun ways to learn shapes with toddlers.
Learn Gross & Fine Motor Skills using Tape!
- Make a giant tape road through the house to drive through.
- Make road tracks from tape all around the house (literally, on the walls, chairs, everything!) like Apple Green Cottage.
- Set up lines of tape as a goal to jump to. How far can the kids jump?
- Practice balancing while walking along lines of tape. Even blow pom poms along them.
- Or balance along the lines of tape while picking up objects with an idea from Smiling Colors.
- Crawl and carefully pick pom poms off of tape through a giant spider web of tape.
- Throw newspapers at a giant tape spider web to see how many you can stick!
- Pull pieces of tape off, like Mama.Papa.Bubba! It’s great fine motor practice!
- Go apple picking inside – on a tape tree – for a fun gross motor activity!
Bonus: Get preschoolers moving and learning all sorts of ways with
What are your favorite learning activities to do inside with your kids?
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flappy dunk says
Using tape not only helps children develop motor skills but also stimulates thinking ability and hand-eye coordination. I really like the idea of creating a letter maze and a racing track with tape.
Razina Iqbal says
Fantastic ideas for indoor active learning! The tape activities are creative and simple to set up. Perfect for keeping kids engaged and moving on rainy days. Thanks for sharing!
Anu says
Wonderful. I got plenty of ideas from these activities.
Brocho says
Often the child would like to use the tape on his own but has a problem tearing it off. I have taped strips of it onto parchment paper and then cut the other direction, across the strips. This leaves pieces that are easy to peel off, kind of like stickers. You can alternate your tape with different colors and cut your strips into square shapes -till any size rectangles.
When we learned the letter T, I did this in school preparing the strips beforehand for the children. The children made letters but it was even more fun to create their own ideas.
sacchrainkiss says
What sort of tape do you use?
Jamie Reimer says
I usually try to use Scotch Painter’s Tape – f for Delicate surfaces works the best. But i’ve had good luck with any painter’s tape – the delicate surfaces just is easier to pull off.
[email protected] says
Great ideas! I have a painters tape addiction. It can be used for ANYTHING!
jdaniel4smom says
Thank you so much for including my post in this wonderful round up!
Cassie @ 3Dinosaurs.com says
Thanks for linking to 3 Dinosaurs!