120 Activites for Kids, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Looking for some fun activities to keep your kids busy? I have three kids that I need to keep busy, so I thought I'd keep a list of activities for kids that I can refer back to when needed!

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120 ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

1. Dice Multiplication Math Game for Kids (with free printable)
2. Car Parking Color Activity for Toddlers (with free printable)
3. Have them fill out a Year in Review Interview (with free printable)
4. DIY Thanksgiving Thankful Tree Canvas Craft
5. Dice Addition Math Game for Kids (with free printable)
6. Dice Number Matching Game for Kids (with free printable)
7. Make a Summer Journal
8. Rainbow Handprint Crafts
9. ABC Letter Crafts 
10. Paper Plate Animals
11. Paper Plate Aquarium
12. Leaf Turkey
13. Handprint or Footprint Turkey
14. Milk Carton Fairy Houses
15. Leaf Printing
16. Paper Snowflakes
17. Handprint/Footprint Artwork (like these cute butterfly feet crafts)
18. Corner Bookmarks
19. Toilet Paper Tube Train
20. Toilet Paper Tube Owls
21. Toilet Paper Tube Butterflies
22. Sock Puppets
23. Tissue Paper Crafts for Kids
24. Alphabet Yoga for Kids
25. 4 Season Button Tree Craft
26. Small World Play
27. Tissue Box Monsters
28. Tissue Box Monster Feet
29. DIY Slime
30. Paper Flowers Canvas Art
31. Make a Dramatic Play Space - store, kitchen, doctor, mail, ice cream store (Little Lifelong Learners has some excellent ideas!)
32. Build an Outdoor Fairy Garden
33. Make Your Own Neighborhood Playmat (like this one or this one on Etsy)
34. Balloon Ping-Pong
35. Rock Painting
36. Story Stones
37. DIY Shape Matching Game
38. Color Sorting
39. Color Matching - try out a nature color hunt!
40. Sensory Bins - No Time For Flashcards has terrific ideas!
41. Sound Surprises Game (for early readers)
42. Lock & Keys (co-ordination/fine motor skills)
43. DIY Sensory Bottles
44. DIY Galaxy Jars (these look super fun!)
45. Drawing (house, people, shapes...) - so fun to draw on a white board, chalkboard, or this cool light board!
46. DIY Popsicle Stick Picture Frame
47. Puzzles
48. Magnet Fun
49. Listen to Music/Sing/Dance (we love these songs & these ones!)
50. Play with Musical Instruments
51. Walking & Exploring Around the Neighborhood/Geocaching
52. Decorate and Play in a Large Refrigerator Box
53. Build a Fort
54. Printable Worksheets
55. Cardboard Box Play (make a boat, plane, rocket ship...) - check here & here for inspiration
56. Sand & Water Table (items can include: water creatures, colored water, bubbles, small rocks, coral, shells, cups, funnels, water wheel, sponges...)
57. Build with LEGO
58. Make Paper Airplanes
59. Building with Large Foam Blocks
60. Treasure Ice Block
61. Outdoor Scavenger Hunt (can use pictures for younger kids)
62. Hammering Golf Tees into Styrofoam Block
63. Go beachcombing and collect items to put in jar at home
64. While you're at the beach, try stone stacking (great STEAM activity)
65. Make Seasonal Crafts
66. Paper Bag Puppets
67. Watch a special movie and make popcorn
68. Go to the theatre
69. Ice Skating
70. Swimming
71. Gymnastics/Gym Time
72. Bowling
73. Visit the Animal Shelter/Walk Dogs
74. Make Glittery Playdoh
75. Bake Muffins or Cookies
76. Have a Picnic (indoors or out!)
77. Have a Tea Party
78. Visit Friends/Family
79. Plant a veggie garden or flowers
80. Lemonade Stand/Hot Chocolate Stand
81. Go to the Library
82. Camp in the livingroom or backyard
83. Wash the car or make a car wash for the toys
84. Make Windchimes
85. Draw sidewalk chalk mazes or roads for toy cars
86. Have a spa day at home/make face masks
87. Catch Bugs
88. Paint with vegetables & fruit (brocolli, celery, apples...)
89. Make Pinwheels
90. Make a play garden for kids (don't forget the bug habitat!)
91. Create Friendship Bracelet Kit
92. DIY Birdfeeders
93. Make Jumbo Paperclip Bookmarks
94. PVC Water Sprinkler Fun
95. Make a Pen Pal Kit
96. Make a Space Rocket
97. Make Windsocks
98. Make Paper Flowers
99. Read Inside a Fort
100. Camp Inside or in the Backyard
101. Make a kid-size cleaning caddy & clean! (my kids love cleaning windows with a spray bottle filled with vinegar and water!)
102. Create mini activity kits or busy bags (great for travelling)
103. Bubble Painting
104. Make a Recycling Craft
105. Sandbox Fun - build a sandcastle or build a construction site (great ideas here!)
106. Conduct a science experiment
107. Go out for Ice Cream/Treat
108. Check out local activities (i.e. Butterfly World)
109. Indoor Bowling
110. Craft a Seasonal Centrepiece
111. Outdoor Water Wall for Kids
112. Make an outdoor kitchen for kids
113. Mystery touch and feel game (we love doing this! Blindfold kids, add fun things in bowls, and have them try and guess what it is)
114. Mystery Food Game - taste or smell (same as above but with food)
115. Make a hall obstacle course using party streamers
116. Blow Bubbles
117. Water Balloons
118. Make quicksand goo/oobleck (cornstarch & water)
119. Fill out madlibs
120. Make snow ice cream (lots of fresh snow + heavy cream + sugar + vanilla)

I'd love to know what are some activities you like doing with your kids?

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