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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:
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:
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Crafty Kids Activities at Home
Kid Activities at Home by Age
Educational Kid Activities at Home
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Summer Kids Activities at Home
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:
Egg Count and Match
Paper Plate Seek and Find
Rain cloud Counting
Shoe box Matching
Shape Popsicle Sticks
Shape 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:
Indoor Play Kids Home Activities
If you are looking for indoor play ideas for kids, check this list out:
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:
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:
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:
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
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