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Ages 3–5 years

Activities for 3–5 years

Creative and hands-on play for preschoolers building language, fine motor, and social skills.

Physical

Child carefully drawing at a table

Fine motor

Cutting, gluing, and threading to build school-ready hand control.

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Bubble Wrap Pineapple Craft

Bubble Wrap Pineapple Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 30 min
Fork Painted Hedgehog Craft

Fork Painted Hedgehog Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Chinese Character Size Sort Game

Chinese Character Size Sort Game

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 15 min
Dot Sticker Shape Fill

Dot Sticker Shape Fill

🧒 Ages 3-5⏱ 20 min
Fork Painted Lion Craft

Fork Painted Lion Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Paper Bag Autumn Tree

Paper Bag Autumn Tree

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Magnetic Tile Tray Maze

Magnetic Tile Tray Maze

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5⏱ 15 min
Scrape Paint Birthday Card

Scrape Paint Birthday Card

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Young child playing with toy cars

Gross motor

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Tape Floor Obstacle Course

Tape Floor Obstacle Course

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min

Two-Hand Movement Challenge

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8, 9-12⏱ 10 min
Balloon Easter Egg Challenge

Balloon Easter Egg Challenge

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 10 min
Sticky Tape Spider Web

Sticky Tape Spider Web

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Cardboard Nature Treasure Hunt

Cardboard Nature Treasure Hunt

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 1 hr
Heart Alphabet Hunt

Heart Alphabet Hunt

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min
Paper Plate Balloon Racket

Paper Plate Balloon Racket

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Life-Size Self Portrait

Life-Size Self Portrait

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 1 hr

Creative & social

Preschooler painting at a table

Creative

Big imaginations, small hands — open-ended creative projects for preschoolers.

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Dot Sticker Shape Fill

Dot Sticker Shape Fill

🧒 Ages 3-5⏱ 20 min
Magnetic Tile Tray Maze

Magnetic Tile Tray Maze

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5⏱ 15 min
Milk Magic Color Swirl

Milk Magic Color Swirl

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5, 6-8⏱ 10 min
Bubble Wrap Pineapple Craft

Bubble Wrap Pineapple Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 30 min
Fork Painted Hedgehog Craft

Fork Painted Hedgehog Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Fork Painted Lion Craft

Fork Painted Lion Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Scrape Paint Birthday Card

Scrape Paint Birthday Card

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Paper Bag Autumn Tree

Paper Bag Autumn Tree

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Young child playing with toy cars

Sensory

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Alphabet Ice Excavation Play

Alphabet Ice Excavation Play

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 45 min
Paper Bag Autumn Tree

Paper Bag Autumn Tree

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Bubble Wrap Pineapple Craft

Bubble Wrap Pineapple Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 30 min
Fork Painted Hedgehog Craft

Fork Painted Hedgehog Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Diaper Snow City Play

Diaper Snow City Play

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Fork Painted Lion Craft

Fork Painted Lion Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Milk Magic Color Swirl

Milk Magic Color Swirl

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5, 6-8⏱ 10 min
Straw Blow Ghost Painting

Straw Blow Ghost Painting

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 15 min
Young child playing with toy cars

Problem solving

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Magnetic Tile Tray Maze

Magnetic Tile Tray Maze

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5⏱ 15 min
Alphabet Ice Excavation Play

Alphabet Ice Excavation Play

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 45 min
Alphabet Box Stick Match

Alphabet Box Stick Match

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Chinese Character Size Sort Game

Chinese Character Size Sort Game

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 15 min
Tape Floor Obstacle Course

Tape Floor Obstacle Course

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Balloon Easter Egg Challenge

Balloon Easter Egg Challenge

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 10 min
Pizza Tape Puzzle

Pizza Tape Puzzle

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min

Printable Earth Puzzle

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 15 min
Young child playing with toy cars

Social

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Scrape Paint Birthday Card

Scrape Paint Birthday Card

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Button Balloon Get Well Card

Button Balloon Get Well Card

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min

Two-Hand Movement Challenge

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8, 9-12⏱ 10 min
Balloon Easter Egg Challenge

Balloon Easter Egg Challenge

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 10 min
Magnetic Road Animal Food Match

Magnetic Road Animal Food Match

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 35 min
Pom-Pom Capture Contest

Pom-Pom Capture Contest

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Young child playing with toy cars

STEM

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Magnetic Tile Tray Maze

Magnetic Tile Tray Maze

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5⏱ 15 min
Milk Magic Color Swirl

Milk Magic Color Swirl

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5, 6-8⏱ 10 min
Diaper Snow City Play

Diaper Snow City Play

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Mess Free Color Mixing Bag

Mess Free Color Mixing Bag

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5⏱ 15 min

Dropper Butterfly Painting

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 30 min
Fizzy Baking Soda Snowman

Fizzy Baking Soda Snowman

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 30 min
Salt Painting Spider Web

Salt Painting Spider Web

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min
Wobble Bunny Balloon

Wobble Bunny Balloon

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min

Academic

Child playing with letter blocks

Language

Alphabet matching, storytelling, and word games for early readers.

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Alphabet Ice Excavation Play

Alphabet Ice Excavation Play

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 45 min
Alphabet Box Stick Match

Alphabet Box Stick Match

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Chinese Character Size Sort Game

Chinese Character Size Sort Game

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 15 min
Magnetic Road Animal Food Match

Magnetic Road Animal Food Match

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 35 min
Alphabet Easter Egg Hunt

Alphabet Easter Egg Hunt

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min

Spider Web Alphabet Match

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Very Hungry Caterpillar Story Play

Very Hungry Caterpillar Story Play

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5⏱ 30 min
Heart Alphabet Hunt

Heart Alphabet Hunt

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min
Child stacking numbered blocks

Counting

Counting, sorting, and number recognition through hands-on play.

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Unicorn Magnetic Tile Puzzle

Unicorn Magnetic Tile Puzzle

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min
Frankenstein In-Between Numbers

Frankenstein In-Between Numbers

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 30 min

Playdough Gold Coin Counting

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 30 min
Heart Magnetic Tile Puzzle

Heart Magnetic Tile Puzzle

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min
New Year Playdough Maze

New Year Playdough Maze

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min
Christmas Tree Number Puzzle

Christmas Tree Number Puzzle

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min
Fruit Tree Number Board

Fruit Tree Number Board

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 30 min
Number Stacking Cups

Number Stacking Cups

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Young child playing with toy cars

Patterns

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Dot Sticker Shape Fill

Dot Sticker Shape Fill

🧒 Ages 3-5⏱ 20 min
Fork Painted Lion Craft

Fork Painted Lion Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Tape Floor Obstacle Course

Tape Floor Obstacle Course

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Jellyfish Bead Craft

Jellyfish Bead Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min

Easter Egg Sequence Puzzle

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 30 min
Weather Bead Craft

Weather Bead Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min
Sun and Rain Color Sequence

Sun and Rain Color Sequence

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Zebra Stacking Game

Zebra Stacking Game

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Young child playing with toy cars

Sequencing

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Chinese Character Size Sort Game

Chinese Character Size Sort Game

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 15 min
Alphabet Ice Excavation Play

Alphabet Ice Excavation Play

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 45 min
Alphabet Box Stick Match

Alphabet Box Stick Match

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Tape Floor Obstacle Course

Tape Floor Obstacle Course

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Sun and Rain Color Sequence

Sun and Rain Color Sequence

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min

Easter Egg Sequence Puzzle

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 30 min
Very Hungry Caterpillar Story Play

Very Hungry Caterpillar Story Play

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5⏱ 30 min
Young child playing with toy cars

Shapes

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Magnetic Tile Tray Maze

Magnetic Tile Tray Maze

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5⏱ 15 min
Tape Heart Puzzle

Tape Heart Puzzle

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Shape Family Nature Craft

Shape Family Nature Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min
Pizza Tape Puzzle

Pizza Tape Puzzle

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Diamond Easter Egg Puzzle

Diamond Easter Egg Puzzle

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 30 min
Heart Magnetic Tile Puzzle

Heart Magnetic Tile Puzzle

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min
Sponge Stamp Christmas Tree

Sponge Stamp Christmas Tree

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min
Shape Paper Roll Stacking

Shape Paper Roll Stacking

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5⏱ 15 min
Young child playing with toy cars

Color

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Fork Painted Hedgehog Craft

Fork Painted Hedgehog Craft

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Dot Sticker Shape Fill

Dot Sticker Shape Fill

🧒 Ages 3-5⏱ 20 min
Milk Magic Color Swirl

Milk Magic Color Swirl

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5, 6-8⏱ 10 min
Scrape Paint Birthday Card

Scrape Paint Birthday Card

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Tape Floor Obstacle Course

Tape Floor Obstacle Course

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min
Paper Towel Rainbow

Paper Towel Rainbow

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 1 hr
Egg Carton Pom-Pom Sort

Egg Carton Pom-Pom Sort

🧒 Ages 0-2, 3-5⏱ 15 min
Magnet Paper Clip Color Match

Magnet Paper Clip Color Match

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 25 min