Activities
Here, you will find activities to keep your little ones busy. Activities are sorted with any of the four categories below, with more specific tags to help you home in on what you’re looking for. Click on each activity for a more detailed layout of what the activity is, what you’ll need, its suitable age range, and more!
Category Breakdown
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Activities that typically produce some product either through following steps or using imagination.
Painting, crafting, coloring, making collages, etc.
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Activities that focus on making or listening to music/rhythm/sounds/etc. That can sharpen listening skills, creativity, and self-expression.
Singing songs, playing instruments, creating rhythms, dance parties.
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Activities that highlight skills like problem solving, curiosity, critical thinking, etc. more than any standardized product.
Junk designs, cardboard, loose parts play (stones, sticks, buttons), or building with magnetic tiles.
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Activities that allow for an exploration and discovery of the properties in our natural world through observations, experiments, etc.
Mixing colors, smashing chalk, observing bugs, etc.
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Activities that allow for exploration of a physical or imaginative space and focus on fun.
Create a treasure map, go on a backyard expedition, build a fort, nature walks, scavenger hunts, gardening, playground adventures, water play.
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Activities that focus on gross motor movements and help develop body awareness, provide emotional regulation, and build coordination.
Obstacle courses, hiking, or dance breaks, yoga, biking, sports, etc.
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Activities that engage a child’s senses to help them explore the world through tactile interaction.
Sensory table, scented play dough, gardening, etc.
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Activities that allow for fine motor movements and help practice precision, dexterity, and concentration.
Beading, scissors, sensory play with small objects, gluing Cheerios, etc.
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Activities that allow for collaboration and sharing, or generally practice interacting with and building empathy for others.
Writing letters, card games, etc.
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Activities that practice the practical tasks of daily living, independence, responsibility, and a sense of community.
Washing dishes, making meals, baking, shopping, sorting laundry, watering plants, etc.
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Activities that reinforce reading skills and math concepts through play
Measuring ingredients, writing letters to friends, scavenger hunt to find letters and match to name, toy sorting, etc.
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Activities that build sense of place, typically taking place outdoors or focusing on local happenings like changing seasons, local vendors, etc.
Leaf art, snowman building, planting seeds, picking flowers, window birding.