Learning Activities for Kids

Lots of learning activities for toddlers, preschoolers and school kids.

All play and activities to children is educational. These activities are educational activities that are created intentionally for learning. Learning letters, numbers, counting, and so on.

Many learning activities can be adapted to what your child is learning as well as their stage in development.

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Simple Sorting Activity When You’re in a Pinch

Color Matching with DIY Domino Sticks

How to Make a Menorah Hanukkah Craft with Shapes

Touch & Feel Hanukkah Game for Kids

Simple Sensory Walking Path for Feeling with Your Feet

Jello Sensory Activity Perfectly Simple for Babies

Number Puzzle Scavenger Hunt for Preschoolers

Hands On Books: For Every Age and Stage

Hanging Instruments to Crash, Rattle & Bang!

Measuring Activity: How Far Does it Roll & Slide?

15 Awesome Audio Books for Kids This Summer

Simple Lid Frisbee Toss Game for Kids

How to Rock Reading This Summer with Audiobooks

Strengthening Hands with Play Dough Names

Trace to Erase the Letters on the Chalkboard

Salt Color Soak Sensory Activity for Hurt Little Fingers

Classic Beating on Pots & Pans

Preschool Scavenger Hunt to Find Colors

Cereal Sensory Bin for Toddlers

Tracing Letters & Shapes with Toothpicks

What to Do When an Activity is No-Good

Learn to Weave & Pattern With a Clothes Basket

Letter Search for Toddlers (Word Search Alternative)

“I Spy My Name” Rice Sensory Bin

5 Things Your Child Will Learn from Sesame Street

7 Ways Kids Can Help in the Kitchen

Helping Your Child Learn to Read in 6 Simple Ways

Baking Soda and Vinegar Experiment with Color Fun

Pop! Learning with Bubble Wrap

Printable Lunch Box Notes for Beginning Readers

Find & Erase the Matching Shapes

How to Host a Sensory Play Date

Easy Sound Sensory Jars to Make & Play

Make a Homemade Bubble Solution to Explore Bubbles

Fork Weaving: A Quick Craft When You Need It!

A Sample Weekly Plan of Science Experiments for Kids

Earth Art Designs for Kids to Make

Dandelion Counting Race

Block Patterning with Legos for Preschoolers

Jump & Grab the Matching Shapes

BIG Beginner Weaving for Kids

Paint by Number Canvas Art

Can You Follow the Number From Start to Finish?

I Spy the Math Problems Sensory Bag

Counting Kernels One to One Correspondence Activity

Do the Kernels Take up More Volume than the Ear of Corn Itself?

Mega Bloks Rube Goldberg Machine to Pour Cereal

A Halloween Alphabet with Skeleton Bones

Photo Scavenger Hunt for Kids to Find Shapes

Unscramble & Fill in Your Name

DIY Cups for Color Sorting Activities

Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt: Leaf Counting

Learn the Alphabet! Plus, How to Make a Paper Chain Reusable

Sight Word Practice on the Stairs, Hands on Learning

One to One Correspondence Practice with Dice & Blocks

A Taste Test for Kids: See It, Smell It, Taste It!

A Fun Shaving Cream Activity for Hands on Learning

1, 2, 3 Counting Maze for Preschoolers

Number Maze for Kids Learning to Count

Cheerios Skip Counting by 10s with 1-2-3 Peas

Fill in the Shape with Blocks

String a Line to Matching Pairs for Sight Words

Fort Magic Shape Tunnel Races

Canned Food Blocks for Toddlers

Edible Indoor Sandbox That’s Simple & Fast to Make!

Simple Edible Sensory Play with Frozen Veggies

Quick Make & Play Edible Sensory Bottle

Pom Pom Learning Games on the Stairs

Comparing Shapes with Snowballs

Crack the Secret Code for Kids

Kindergarten Math Activity to Solve Simple Addition Problems

Sort Colors & Get Moving With a Play Tunnel

Ring Toss Name Recognition Activity

Super Simple Color Collage

Finger Painting with Baby Food While Creating Memories

Tracing Numbers on Tape

Halloween Dice Game Free Printable

Sticker Name Recognition Activity & Personalized Books for Kids

Spider Web Sight Word Match

Textured Sensory Wall for Toddlers & Babies on the Move

Explore Textures on an Outdoor Scavenger Hunt

Fall Leaf Collage made with Bubble Wrap Art

Beginning Letter Sounds Sort Game

Toddler Chalkboard Maze for Learning Letters

Shape Activity: Sorting Blocks as a Graph

Lowercase Letters String Scavenger Hunt for Kids

A Beginning Letter Sounds Hunt for Toys to Wash

6 Math Activities for Kids Using School Unit Blocks

Listening Activity with Blocks

Pre-Reading Books Perfect for Quiet Reading

Water Experiment: Find Out What Absorbs Water!

Learning Upper and Lowercase Letters on the Sidewalk

Recognizing & Building with Letter Blocks

Learning Activity with Dominoes

Basic Water Activity: Added Measuring Tools

Blowing Bubbles Water Activity

Learning Letters Lineup. Squirt!

15 Quick Sensory Activities from Hands on Moms

Simple Machines for Kids: The Pulley

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"It is hard to think of things to keep the 3 year old entertained and engaged while taking care of the baby. Everything we have tried so far from your website, the three year old has loved. Your ideas are so simple and he can do them for hours. HEAVEN!" - Karen I.
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"I feel like a new mama having so many fun ideas. I used to dread the afternoon, after naps, as it was so boring doing the same thing day after day but now I look forward to our "play" time!" - Haley S.
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"Thank you so much for these activities. They have proven to me that I CAN be that mom that does cool and creative things with her kids! And those cool and creative things can actually be quite simple! What a revelation. Thank you!!" - Katie M.
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I have found it impossible to Google ideas from a million different sites, get organized, shop for supplies, etc. This is exactly what I have been searching for! Thanks for making something so organized and easy to use. - Early Years Activity Plans User, Melissa C.
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"I absolutely love that this takes all the prep work out of engaging my children. It is so easy to just put up the calendar, and glance at it for inspiration when we are in a funk." - Rachel
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"There's always something new for us to discover, as well as old favorites. I am so grateful to have activities handed to us... Fun and easy ones that can be put together in a moment's notice! You're awesome Jamie and I appreciate you sharing your activities and ideas!!" - Melissa C.