Activities for Kids
Here you will find a variety of activities for kids of all ages- from babies to teens to the whole family. Check out our Learning Activities and Family Fun for even more!
Toddler & Preschool Activities:
Fine Motor Activites
Sensory Activities:
Slime & Dough Recipes:
Sensory Bins:
All Activities:
Free Pokemon Perler Bead Patterns for Kids
Do your kids love Pokémon? Get them off the screens and get creative with these free Pokémon Perler Bead patterns!
Free Minecraft Perler Bead Patterns for Kids
Do your kids love Minecraft? Get them off the computer and get creative with these free Minecraft Perler Bead patterns!
12 Free Dinosaur Connect the Dots (PDF Download!)
Do you have a child who loves connect the dots and dinosaurs? These dinosaur connect the dots sheets are perfect for learning number recognition and having fun!
27 Fun Bat Crafts for Kids to Enjoy
Bats are amazing flying mammals that kids love. Whether it’s Halloween or you’re learning about bats, here are 27 super cute bat crafts for kids to explore!
42 Fun STEM Activities for 4 Year Olds (and Preschoolers)
Do you have a preschooler at home who loves to experiment? Try out some of these easy STEM activities for 4 year olds for some educational fun!
31 Fun Countdown to Halloween Activities for Kids and Families
Is Halloween one of your kids’ favorite times of the year? Here are 31 fun Halloween Activities for kids (and the whole family) to enjoy all through October!
7 Baking Soda and Vinegar STEM Activities for Kids
Do you need some fun STEM activities for kids? Here are 7 baking soda and vinegar STEM activities to help teach kids about chemistry and chemical reactions!
Exploding Baking Soda and Vinegar Bags (a STEM Activity)
Are you looking for an exciting STEM activity for kids? Make exploding baking soda and vinegar bags to teach chemistry to young kids!
How to Create a Fun Baking Soda and Vinegar Sensory Play Tub
Are you looking for a fun & educational outdoor activity for kids? Make a baking soda and vinegar sensory play tub that will keep them engaged for hours!
Fun Fizzing Baking Soda Dinosaur Eggs STEM Activity
Are you looking for a fun, outdoor STEM activity for the kids? Try making these fizzing baking soda dinosaur eggs- and hatch them out with vinegar!
How to Make Fizzing Baking Soda Paint (a STEAM Activity)
Are you looking for a fun STEAM activity to do with the kids? Try making baking soda paints to combine science and art into a fun activity for all ages!
Super Simple Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft
Are you looking for a quick and easy craft for kids? Try making this simple coffee filter butterfly- with only a couple supplies and virtually no mess!
Fun Suncatcher Letter B Butterfly Craft for Preschoolers
Do you have a preschooler learning his letters and their sounds? Make this letter B butterfly craft to help identify the letter B and teach the letter b sound!
Easy Toilet Paper Roll Butterfly Craft with Coffee Filter Wings
Looking for a fun and simple craft for preschoolers? Make this toilet paper roll butterfly craft with coffee filter wings. Great for learning about butterflies!
Easy Paper Bag Bee Puppet for Kids (Great for Pretend Play!)
Are you looking for a simple craft to do with your kids? Try making this easy paper bag bee puppet. Great for preschoolers or a unit study on bees or insects!
Easy Toilet Paper Roll Bee Craft for Kids (Great for Preschoolers!)
Are you looking for a simple craft to do with your kids? Try making this easy toilet paper roll bee craft. Great for preschoolers or a unit study on bees!
Sparkling Cornstarch and Salt Clay Recipe (Air Dry!)
Looking for an easy clay recipe that dries hard? This 3 ingredient cornstarch and salt clay recipe is great for sculpting and dries at room temperature!
Easy DIY Race Car Counting Activity for Preschoolers
Looking for a way to make math more fun? Make this fun race car counting activity for preschoolers to help them learn to count and identify numbers!
Simple Color Mixing Activity for Kids
Want to help your child learn more about colors? Try this simple, hands-on color mixing activity to teach about primary and secondary colors!
6 Adorable Heart-Shaped Animal Crafts for Valentine’s Day
Are you looking for some fun Valentine’s crafts to do with your kids? Try one of these 6 adorable, heart-shaped animal Valentine’s!
Heart-Shaped Frog Valentine’s Craft for Kids
Want to make a fun valentine’s crafts with your kids? Learn how to make this heart shaped frog craft with your kids for Valentine’s Day fun!
Heart Shaped Panda Valentine’s Day Craft for Kids
Want to make a fun valentine’s crafts with your kids? Learn how to make this heart shaped panda craft- a great kid’s activity to celebrate Valentine’s day!
Heart Shaped Paper Fox Valentine Craft
Want to make a fun valentine’s crafts with your kids? Learn how to make this heart shaped fox valentine craft- great for giving away on Valentine’s Day!
Easy Heart Shaped Dog Valentine Craft
Want to make a fun valentine’s crafts with your kids? Learn how to make this heart shaped dog valentine craft that is quick and easy for toddlers to make!
Heart Shaped Pig Valentine Craft
Want to make a fun valentine’s crafts with your kids? Learn how to make this heart shaped pig valentine craft to give away on Valentine’s day!
Heart Shaped Cat Valentine Craft
Want to make a fun valentine’s crafts with your kids? Learn how to make this heart shaped cat valentine craft to give away or display for Valentine’s Day!
11 Gross Motor Activities for Toddlers to Build Muscles and Coordination
Is your toddler reaching his developmental milestones? Here are some gross motor activities for toddlers to help them build strong muscles and coordination!
Crumpled Tissue Paper Rainbow Craft
Are you looking for a fun craft to help teach the colors of the rainbow? Try this tissue paper rainbow craft to teach colors and gain fine motor skills!
How to Make Homemade Air Dry Clay
Are you looking for a homemade air dry clay recipe? This is it! It’s an easy 3 ingredient air dry modeling clay that dries hard at room temperature!
19 Slime Add Ins to Make Your Slime Even Cooler!
What makes slime ever cooler? Slime add ins, of course! If you are looking for things to add to slime, here's a big list of add ins to try! The first time I ever made slime with my kids was years and years ago. Way before it became the huge, popular, trend it is...
11 Sidewalk Chalk Games and Activities for Kids
Simple modifications on games using sidewalk chalk make these 11 fun sidewalk chalk games and activities! Get your kids outside and enjoy some family fun together!
14 Ladybug Activities and Crafts for Preschoolers
Do your kids love ladybugs? Help them learn and explore this amazing insect with these 14 fun ladybug crafts for preschooler and toddlers!
39 Christmas Countdown Activities for Kids and Families
Do your kids love counting down to Christmas day? Check out these Christmas countdown activities to make each day special this holiday season.
9 Fun Advent Calendar Ideas for Kids this Christmas Season
Make the countdown to Christmas more fun and exciting with these 9 advent calendar ideas that your kids will love! Do one or do them all for a magical Christmas season.
7 Spider Web Crafts for Halloween Fun!
Do your kids love Halloween, monsters, and spiders! Try one of these 7 cool spider web crafts with your kids for some good spidery-fun!
Easy, Edible Candy Corn Slime for Fall Sensory Play
Learn how to make candy corn slime for a fun sensory experience this fall or Halloween. Great activity for toddlers, preschooler, and big kids too!
11 Glow in the Dark Activities To Do With Your Kids
Do your kids love things that glow in the dark? Try one of these 11 glow in the dark activities for tons of dark and nighttime fun!
Snow Sensory Bin for Indoor Fun in the Winter
Bring winter indoors for your kids with this fun snow sensory bin. This simple sensory activity will provide hours of good, free fun!
Pumpkin Pie Spice Slime Recipe for a Fall Sensory Experience
Pumpkin spice your slime with this pumpkin pie slime recipe for a fun, fall, and sensory twist on your favorite slime recipes!
How to Make Dancing Popcorn (a Science Activity)
Have fun teaching your kids chemistry with this hands-on science activity! Learn how to make dancing popcorn (and the science behind it!)
How to Make Glow in the Dark Slime!
What makes slime even better? Make it glow in the dark! Learn how to make glow in the dark slime at home for tons of fun and sensory play!
How to Breed Animals in Minecraft- 7 Video Tutorials!
In this article: Learn how to breed animals in Minecraft- simple and easy even for Minecraft beginners! Do your kids love Minecraft? As a mom of 6, I hear a lot about Minecraft. I know more about Bed Wars, Build Battle, and Murder Mystery than I care to. And I...
7 Math Centered Candy Heart Activities for Young Kids
Make math fun this Valentine’s day by bring some candy hearts into your lessons! Here are 7 candy heart activities to help math be more fun for young kids!
Everything You Want to Know About Water Beads for Sensory Play
Water beads are an amazing educational tool and sensory object. Learn the answers to the most common questions when it comes to using water beads…
Fall Fine Motor Activity: Hammering Pumpkins
Help your toddler build fine motor skills with this fun fall activity! All you need is a pumpkin, hammer, and some nails!
9 Pumpkin Sensory Activities for Fall Fun (with Real Pumpkins!)
Are you looking for some fall fun for your kids? Try out one of these 9 pumpkin sensory activities that your kids will love this season!
13 Screen-Free Learning Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Take a front seat in your child’s learning with these 13 screen-free learning activities to do with your toddler or preschooler to help them learn all the skills they need!
The Ultimate List of Sensory Bag Fillers for Mess Free Fun!
Sensory play doesn’t have to be messy! Learn how to make sensory bags and find out about all the sensory bag fillers you can add to your bags for mess free fun!
Fire Slime- A Simple Slime Recipe for Science Fun!
Kids love slime? Try making this super easy, 3 color, FIRE slime- it’s a simple slime recipe that kids can make on their own and learn a little science along the way!
9 Stimulating Sensory Bags for Babies (and Big Kids too!)
Sensory activities help your child learn about the world around them. Engage and stimulate your baby’s senses with these 9 sensory bags for babies (and older kids too!)
High Contrast Tummy Time Sensory Bag for Babies
Tummy time is important for your baby. Make this high contrast tummy time sensory bag for your baby to help make tummy time more fun and stimulating!
Oil and Water Sensory Bag for Science Exploration
Add a sensory aspect to your science explorations! Let your kids learn about oil and water with this oil and water sensory bag for mess free science fun!
11 Sensory Bins That Are Perfect for Toddlers
Sensory play is an important part of learning for toddlers. Try out one of these 11 sensory bins that are perfect for toddlers to explore and engage with!
19 Fun Indoor Toddler Activities for Rainy Days
Rainy days can be hard for small kids. Let them have fun while cooped up inside with these 19 fun indoor toddler activities for rainy days!
Calming Lavender Rice Sensory Bin for Kids
Sensory play affects all the senses and this calming lavender sensory bin is just the thing for an over tired toddler or sick and cranky kid! Featuring herbs and oils that help to calm and center the soul!
11 Free or Frugal Sensory Activities for Toddlers
Sensory play helps children to explore and stimulate some or all of the senses and make connections and process the world around them. Here are 11 sensory activities for toddlers that are either free or very inexpensively put together!
The Right Way to Do Crafts with Kids
Arts and Crafts give your child an opportunity to create and explore their imaginative side. But remember there’s a wrong and right way to do crafts with kids. Make sure you are doing it right!
Flower Filled Nature Sensory Play for Kids (and Babies)
Sensory play is very important to a child’s development. Let your child learn about the natural world by exploring flowers in this nature sensory play activity.
The Ultimate Guide to Sensory Bin Fillers for Sensory Play
Sensory bins are so much fun for kids to play in, but what to you put IN them? Here’s a list of some of the BEST sensory bin fillers for your sensory play.
Hammering and Smashing Cereal Fine Motor Activity
Small motor skills are an important part of toddler playtime. This fine motor activity is a blast- and your child will love smashing cereal with a hammer all while developing skills and muscles!
4th of July Craft for Kids: Glittery Fork Painted Fireworks
Create a striking 4th of July Craft with paint and glitter. These fork-painted fireworks are an engaging art project your kids will love!
Soap and Water Play Sensory Activity for Kids
Sensory play doesn’t have to be expensive. Try this soap and water play activity to give your kids a great sensory activity that keeps them engaged and cool on hot summer day!
13 Colorful Flower Crafts for Preschoolers
Flowers are beautiful any time of year. And flower crafts are perfect for any season. Bring color to the winter months, make Mother’s Day cards, or just display the works of art on the wall!
13 Learning Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers Using Fruit Loops
Learning activities don’t have to be boring! Mix it up with these 13 fruit loop learning activities for toddlers or preschoolers. So fun they won’t even know they are learning!
Simple Circle Craft for Toddlers Learning the Shapes
Toddlers love to make crafts. Try this fun and engaging circle craft that uses colored cereal to help your toddler learn about circles!
Square Sensory Bin for Learning the Shapes
Sensory play is a great way to introduce your preschooler to all sorts of concepts. Try making this square sensory bin to help you child learn and explore everything about the square shape!
9 Engaging Shape Activities for Preschoolers (& Toddlers) to Explore
The best way to learn about shapes is through play. Here are 9 simple and engaging shape activities for preschoolers to help them learn all their shapes!
Cicada Shell Sensory Activity for Nature-Loving Kids
Thrill your bug-loving preschooler with this cicada shell sensory activity to help them learn about the cicada, it’s life cycle, and how it looks and moves.
T-Shirt Decorating: DIY Red White and Blue Patriotic Shirts
T-shirt decorating is so much fun! This summer celebrate Memorial Day or 4th of July by decorating your own Red, White, and Blue Patriotic shirts with the kids!
Art Project for Kids: Rainbow Kandinsky Circles
Learn about the artist Kandinsky while exploring shapes and the colors of the rainbow with this Rainbow Kandinsky Circles art project for kids.
20 Fun Summer Activities for Kids- and Families!
Make memories for your family this summer with these 20 summer activities for kids! From hiking to s’mores your kids- and you will have a blast this summer!
Yellow Sensory Bin for Toddlers to Help Learn the Color Yellow
Sensory bins are great for teaching toddlers, try making this yellow sensory bin to help your toddler recognize and learn about the color yellow!
Glue-Free Earth Day Collage for Kids
Help your kids learn about the Earth and Earth Day with this simple Earth Day Collage. It’s a great jumping off point for a discussion about our Earth and how to help keep in healthy!
Quick and Easy Sensory Activities for Babies to Explore
Sensory play is an important part of child development. Learn about some very simple and easy sensory activities for babies that will stimulate your baby and help her learn about the world around her.
11 Simple and Fun Color Activities for Toddlers
The best way for kids to learn the colors is through play! Here are 11 simple and fun color activities for toddlers to help them learn all the colors of the rainbow!
13 Delightful Kite Crafts for Preschoolers
Have fun exploring wind and kites by making your own kites. Try out some of these 13 kite crafts for preschoolers (or kids of any age)- lots of them can really fly!
15 Dinosaur Crafts and Activities for Preschoolers
It seems all kids go through a phase where they love dinosaurs. Here are 15 dinosaur crafts or activities to indulge your dino-loving preschooler for days and days!
How to Make Easy Egg Carton Pigs
Bring the story of the 3 little pigs to life by making these fun and easy egg carton pigs! Your kids will have a blast with this child led art activity!
15 Adorable Animal Egg Carton Crafts for a Zoo of Fun!
Create a whole zoo of animals using egg cartons! A round up for 15 animal themed egg carton crafts to keep your little artist busy all day long!
8+ Water Bead Activities for Hours of Sensory Fun
Give your child the ultimate sensory experience with water beads! Try out more than 8 water bead activities to keep your preschooler or toddler busy for hours!
25 Colorful Rainbow Crafts and Activities for Preschoolers
Arts and Crafts are the highlight of any young child’s day. Help them learn about colors and rainbows with these rainbow crafts for preschoolers.
Oil Pastel Silhouette Volcano Craft
Create a beautiful volcano craft using oil pastels, baby oil, and a paper volcano silhouette. This project looks great framed or displayed in a sunny window.
Marbled Planet Craft: A Fun Way to Learn the Planets
Make beautiful swirled planets to help teach your children about space and learn the planet by name with this marbled planet craft!
17 Fun Space Crafts and Activities for Preschoolers
Do your kids love to play and learn about space? Have fun exploring the solar system with these 17 fun space crafts and activities for preschoolers!
6 Must-Try Fine Motor Activities for Toddlers- Plus Variations
Help your child develop their small muscles with the 6 basic fine motor activities for toddlers. Each fine motor activity has many variations to keep toddlers engaged and interested!
21 Butterfly Crafts and Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Do your kids love butterflies? Keep them occupied with these 21 fun butterfly crafts and activities for toddlers and preschoolers!
How to Teach Kids About the Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Don’t use boring worksheets to teach kids about the life cycle of a butterfly. Help kids learn about metamorphosis using real butterflies!