200+ Kid Activities at Home 

Looking for easy and fun kids activities at home for your toddler and preschooler? 

I’ve got you covered!

Kids activities at home can be as easy as 1-2-3. 

But, before I share any indoor activities for kids I want to let you know that I was there too.

I knew there was a different approach to playing that included a bit of early learning and fun all into the mix. 

One day, it all just came to me. 

I could make learning fun by using simple homemade items from my kitchen cupboard.

Using a recycled cardboard craft to make just about anything for learning color recognition, letters, shapes and more was something I could do. 

It was easy enough, right? 

I can attest that my girls LOVED these easy and creative items I was putting together. 

Not only were they having fun, they were learning while having fun. 

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If you are interested in: 

• Sensory activities

• Crafts for kids

• Indoor play

• Water games

• Seasonal activities

• Outdoor activities

• Learning kid activities

Then, you are in the right place! 

I’ll be sharing easy activities for kids that you can put together using recycled items, homemade items and more. 

Let’s get into it, shall we? 

Related: Looking for an all in one Toddler Learning Folder? This is our favorite Toddler Busy Book!

How do I entertain my child at home? 

When you are at home with kids for long hours, you may be interested in looking for fun play ideas to try out together. 

That’s where I come in. 

I’ve created this massive list of activities for kids (with you in mind) to do at home. 

Most of the items we use are items and supplies that may easily be found in your home.  

Have you tried out any fun things to do with kids at home that we may not have covered in this list? 

Share with me your ideas below in the comments. 

I’d love to check them out so maybe we can try them out too! 

Related: Here are our favorite Toys for kids for ages 1-6 – The best toys for kids.

What are some fun activities to do at home? 

Here are some play ideas we’ve tried out that were easy to put together and so much fun: 

• Easy Heart Card

• Penguin Sensory Play

• Water Play

• Toy Car Wash Craft

• Oobleck Recipe

• Soap Foam Sensory Play

I’ll be sharing even more best kid activities at home below. 

Related: Here is our FAVORITE Preschool Book!

200+ Fun Things to do with Kids at Home

Seasonal Kids Activities 

Looking for themed kid activities at home to try out?

Check these out here: 

• Winter

• Valentines

• St. Patrick’s Day

• Spring

• Easter

• Earth Day

• Summer

• Fall 

• Thanksgiving

• Christmas

See Also: Preschool Themes Bundle (includes 8 bonuses!) 

Crafty Kids Activities at Home

• Bunny

• Rainbow

• Shamrock

• Snowman

• Cardboard Box

• Reindeer

• Santa Claus

Kid Activities at Home by Age 

• Baby Painting Ideas

• Toddler 

• Preschool

• Kindergarten

Educational Kid Activities at Home

• Alphabet 

• Math

• Shape 

• Colors

Related: Looking for an all in one Preschool Learning Folder? This is our favorite!

Summer Kids Activities at Home 

• Water Games

• Water Table Ideas

• Outdoor Play

• Outdoor Toys

Related: Our favorite Ocean Themed Preschool Pack is full of the basic skills of early learning for preschoolers. 

Sensory Activities At Home Kids Activities

Sensory Play is one of our all time favorite play at home ideas. 

A simple sensory bin made of 3 items will do wonders: 

• A bin 

• A base (water, sand, pom poms..) 

• Manipulatives or toys (squishy toys, sand tools, fine motor tool..)

Here are our favorite sensory play ideas for kids: 

• Farm Themed – Sensory Bean Bin 

• Witches Brew Sensory Rice Bin

• Oobleck – 2 ingredients and oh so fun

• Mess free painting – Indoor Sensory Play

• Water play – Washing Apples 

• Shaving Cream Art– Learn the Alphabet 

• Cloud Dough – epic and can be themed for all occassions!

• Puffy Paint – Use in Crafts

• Sensory Bottles – This one is ocean themed. 

• Sand Sensory Play – outdoor sensory play 

• Soap Foam – multicolored learning 

Related: Preschool Themes throughout the year + 8 bonuses and here is one of them:

Educational Home Activities for Kids

I am always looking for easy homemade learning games for kids. 

Here is our list of ideas for learning about the alphabet, math, literacy, shapes, colors and more: 

• ABC Flower Match 

• Name Recognition

• Snowman Name Literacy

• Paper Plate Letters

• Foam Letters Activity 

• Letter Board Sorting

• Ping Pong Learning

• Lima Bean Ice Cube Tray

• Cardboard Cutout Letters

• Alphabet Pasta Sensory Bottle

• Egg Count and Match

• Paper Plate Seek and Find

• Rain cloud Counting

• Shoe box Matching 

• Shape Popsicle Sticks

• Shape Sorting

• Color Sorting

Related: Here are our favorite play to learn printable activities for preschoolers! 

Printable Activities for kids at home 

This set of kids activities have a very special place in our home. 

I started creating printables for kids for learning at home when my oldest was in kindergarten. 

I’ve shared our printables with our reader friends to use in their home and the feedback has been amazing!  

Here are some of our favorites for a quick and easy set of fun things to do with kids at home: 

• Back to School

• Summer

• Ocean

• Ice Cream

• Dinosaur Preschool Pack 

• Summer Preschool

• Earth Day 

• Spring Preschool

• Easter

• Winter Preschool

• Spring

• Fall Preschool 

• St. Patricks Day 

• Alphabet Short Vowel

• Valentines Day 

• Busy Bag Ideas (Letter A and Letter B). For all of our Busy Bag Play Ideas, go here.

• Winter 

• Gingerbread Preschool Pack 

• Christmas

Related: For even more of our printables for kids, visit our shop! 

STEM Kids Activities at Home

My littles absolutely love STEM activities. 

I don’t blame them. 

They really are so much fun and the best part – most are SO easy to create! 

Here are our tried and true favorites: 

• Baking Soda and Vinegar

• Magic Paper Towel 

• Oobleck 

• Frozen Toys

• Magnetic Fishing Game

• Kinetic Sand Slime

• Layers of the Earth

• Rain Cloud in a Jar

• Hand Washing 

• Floating Dry Erase Marker

• Magic Milk 

• Walking Water 

Indoor Play Kids Home Activities

If you are looking for indoor play ideas for kids, check this list out:

• Construction Paper Rainbow

• Rainbow Hand Painting

• Best Homemade Playdough Recipe

• 2 Ingredient Lotion Paint Recipe

• Loose Parts

• Leak Proof Bag

• Kinetic Sand Slime

• Puffy Paint Recipe

• DIY Learning Activity 

• Mega Blok Puzzle

• Rainbow Rice

• Moon Dough

Outdoor Play Kid Activities at Home 

We love going outdoors when we are at home and these outdoor play ideas are awesome: 

• Pouring Water

• Shaving Cream Ice Cream

• Ocean Sensory Bin 

• Puffy Paint

• Duck and Frog Sensory Bin 

• Water Table Activity

• Soap Foam

• Water Play with Water Droppers

• Sidewalk Chalk Recipe

See Also: Over 80+ Outdoor Activities for Kids 

Activities for Babies at Home 

Have a little baby at home? This is our list of easy ideas for babies to try out!

Our favorite baby activities are sensory play and baby painting. 🙂 

Check them out here: 

• Edible baby paint 

• 30+ Baby painting ideas

• Mess free painting 

• Hair gel sensory bag

• Water sensory bag 

• Sensory bottle for babies

See Also: Our Favorite Toys for 1 Year Olds. 

Fine Motor Play Kid Activities at home

Let’s make fine motor practice fun!

We love to incorporate learning through play in fine motor skills activities! 

These are our easy fine motor ideas for kids: 

• Sticker Activity

• Foam Craft Puzzle

• Marshmallow Ice Cube Tray

• Pipe Cleaners and Straws

• Pour in Sensory Bottle

• Pushing Activity 

• Clothespin Activity 

• Cutting Practice with Construction Paper

• Dot Sticker Activity 

• Raking Leaves

Related: Looking for an all in one Preschool Learning Folder? This is our favorite!

I hope you enjoyed this massive list of fun things to do with your kids at home. 

If you try any of these kid activity ideas at home out, please share with me below! 

I love seeing the creations you make with your littles. 🙂 

Here are some of our readers favorites: 

Preschool Learning Folder

Toddler Preschool Kindergarten Bundle 

Year Round Monthly Preschool Themes