Activities for School-age (6+ years)

PVC Sculptures

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Large Motor Skills, Small Motor Skills, Thinking Skills, Art, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor

Milk Carton Puppet

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Language Skills, Small Motor Skills, Dramatic Play, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Language and Literacy

Plumber’s Friends

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Large Motor Skills, Thinking Skills, Movement and Physical Activity

Building Up/Knocking Down

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Math, Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Clothes Pins in the Can

Infants (0-12 months), Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Small Motor Skills, Thinking Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor

Painting to Music

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Language Skills, Music Appreciation, Small Motor Skills, Thinking Skills, Art, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Language and Literacy, Sensory

Sniff Test

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Thinking Skills, Sensory

A Basket Full of Balls

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Movement and Physical Activity, Sensory

Edible Play Dough

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Small Motor Skills, Thinking Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Sensory

Sammy the Sock

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Language Skills, Small Motor Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Language and Literacy

Balls in a Basin

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Small Motor Skills, Thinking Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Science and Nature, Sensory

Clay Dough Magic

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Small Motor Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Sensory

Magazine Family Puppets

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Language Skills, Thinking Skills, Language and Literacy

House and Store

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Language Skills, Social Skills, Dramatic Play, Language and Literacy, Social/Group

Cloth Glove Puppet

Infants (0-12 months), Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Thinking Skills, Language and Literacy

Beach Ball

Infants (0-12 months), Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Movement and Physical Activity

Swinging to the Music

Infants (0-12 months), Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Music Appreciation, Language and Literacy, Music

Sound Cans

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Thinking Skills, Language and Literacy, Sensory

Comb Painting

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Small Motor Skills, Art, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Outdoor Play

Make Your Own Flour

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Thinking Skills, Nutrition and Cooking

Make a Sandwich Filling

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Thinking Skills, Nutrition and Cooking

Little Books

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Reading, Language and Literacy

Favorite Recipes for Art Materials

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Small Motor Skills, Art, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Outdoor Play, Sensory

Maggie’s Escapades

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Reading, Thinking Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Language and Literacy, Movement and Physical Activity

Tasting Party

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Self-Awareness, Nutrition and Cooking, Sensory

What’s for Snack?

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Thinking Skills, Language and Literacy, Nutrition and Cooking

Shake a Pudding

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Thinking Skills, Nutrition and Cooking

Scrambled Eggs

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Nutrition and Cooking, Science and Nature

Flavored Milk

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Thinking Skills, Nutrition and Cooking

Eat a Snack You Have Read About

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Language and Literacy, Nutrition and Cooking

Do You Know the Muffin Man?

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Language and Literacy, Nutrition and Cooking

Creating a Peanut Butter Sandwich

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Thinking Skills, Nutrition and Cooking

Cooperation Soup/Cooperation Salad

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Social Skills, Nutrition and Cooking, Social/Group

Classify Fruits & Vegetables

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Math, Language and Literacy, Nutrition and Cooking

Broiler Sandwiches

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Social Skills, Nutrition and Cooking, Social/Group

Roll an Activity

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Movement and Physical Activity

Sun Shadow Pictures

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Sponge Toss

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Math, Science and Nature, Movement and Physical Activity, Science and Nature

Sound Boxes

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Thinking Skills, Movement and Physical Activity, Sensory

Musical Glasses

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Music Appreciation, Thinking Skills, Music

Ants on a Log

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Small Motor Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Nutrition and Cooking

Bark Rubbings

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Math, Science and Nature, Thinking Skills, Science and Nature

Crayon Melts

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Science and Nature, Small Motor Skills, Art, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Outdoor Play, Science and Nature

Flag Fun

School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Science and Nature, Thinking Skills, Movement and Physical Activity, Science and Nature

Bee Game

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Science and Nature, Movement and Physical Activity, Science and Nature

Name that Color

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Large Motor Skills, Language and Literacy, Movement and Physical Activity

Wood Scrap Fun

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Large Motor Skills, Small Motor Skills, Art, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Outdoor Play

Milk Carton Wind Catchers

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Who is Talking?

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Thinking Skills, Language and Literacy, Sensory

Wants and Needs

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Self-Awareness, Language and Literacy, Social-Emotional

Shoe Match

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Math, Thinking Skills

Seed Sprouts

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Seed Catalog Collage

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Science and Nature, Small Motor Skills, Art, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Outdoor Play, Science and Nature

See Around Corners

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Rubber Band Banjos

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Music Appreciation, Thinking Skills, Language and Literacy, Music

Roll That Can

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Math, Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Puzzle Makers

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Math, Small Motor Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor

Musical Bottles

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Music Appreciation, Thinking Skills, Music

Make Fog

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Science and Nature

April Showers

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Science and Nature, Small Motor Skills, Art, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Outdoor Play, Science and Nature

Be the Wind

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Bird’s Nest

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Butterfly Blots

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Science and Nature, Art, Outdoor Play, Science and Nature

Make a Nest

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Small Motor Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Science and Nature

Butterfly Game

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Science and Nature, Movement and Physical Activity, Science and Nature

Cat Stretch

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Movement and Physical Activity

Clap That Rhythm

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Music Appreciation, Thinking Skills, Language and Literacy, Movement and Physical Activity, Sensory

Cookie Cutter Painting

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Art, Outdoor Play

Cotton Ball Drop

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Math, Science and Nature, Small Motor Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Science and Nature

Cotton Ball Toss

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Exploring Ramps

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Math, Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Faster and Slower

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Math, Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Feathers, Fur and Scales

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Math, Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Felt Board Fun

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Small Motor Skills, Science and Nature, Sensory

Filter That

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Finger Paint With Mud

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Science and Nature, Thinking Skills, Art, Outdoor Play, Science and Nature

Finger Puppet Play

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Science and Nature, Small Motor Skills, Thinking Skills, Dramatic Play, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Language and Literacy

Fossils

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Magnifying Glass Fun

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Self-Awareness, Science and Nature, Sensory

Fruits and Vegetables

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Nutrition and Cooking, Science and Nature

Portrait Quilt Activity

School-age (6+ years), Creativity, Self-Awareness, Small Motor Skills, Art, Outdoor Play, Social-Emotional, Social/Group

Guess Who?

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Self-Awareness, Social Skills, Language and Literacy, Social-Emotional

How I Grow Activity

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Self-Awareness, Social Skills, Dramatic Play, Language and Literacy, Social/Group

I’m the Policeman

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Self-Awareness, Social Skills, Dramatic Play, Health and Safety, Language and Literacy, Social-Emotional

Ice Cube Melt

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Math, Science and Nature, Thinking Skills, Language and Literacy, Science and Nature

Hunting Bugs

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Thinking Skills, Science and Nature

Moon Blast Off

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Movement and Physical Activity

Job Training

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Social Skills, Dramatic Play, Social/Group

Healthy Practices

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Self-Awareness, Health and Safety

Kite Fun

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Block Towers

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Math, Small Motor Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor, Movement and Physical Activity

Card Sort

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Math, Small Motor Skills, Thinking Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor

Safety Game

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Large Motor Skills, Social Skills, Language and Literacy, Movement and Physical Activity, Social/Group

Follow the Leader Games

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Language Skills, Self-Awareness, Social Skills, Language and Literacy, Social/Group

Balancing Act

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Large Motor Skills, Movement and Physical Activity

Cotton Ball Fun

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Self-Awareness, Sensory

Worm Observations

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Sponge Play

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Thinking Skills, Science and Nature

Reflections

Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Science and Nature

Ants in the Ground

Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Science and Nature

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