10 Of The Best Educational Activities For Preschoolers

Originally Published: November 7, 2025

The preschool age is a great time for both parent and child. They’re no longer a baby, and as they start to form more of their own independence, their personality begins to develop. 

It goes without saying that this is a very formative age, and it’s your job to guide them through one of the most creative and inquisitive stages of their lives. 

While they’ll be exploring lots of exciting new things at kindergarten, there’s also a lot for them to learn at home, too. To help you get started, here are 10 of the best educational activities you can try with your preschooler.

1. Sorting and Counting 

Math can be a sticking point for many kids, so it’s always a good idea to implement fun ways to start learning early on. 

Sorting and counting games are excellent for this, and kids love them. They’re also very easy to set up – all you need is an assortment of colorful objects in different shapes and sizes, and from there, you can lightly introduce those very basic mathematical concepts. 

There are also mobile applications you can use to engage your child when out and about, but use these sparingly, as the physical approach is always the most ideal.  

2. Home Treasure Hunts

Home treasure hunts are always a big hit with small children, and there are many ways you can add an educational spin to them. 

You could do an alphabet hunt, for example, to familiarize them with letters. To set this game up, write colorful letters on pieces of paper or sticky notes and hide them around the house. Once your child finds them, ask them to name an item using that letter (C for “cat”, for example – use simple words you know they understand). 

You could also have them find specific objects and then name the first letter of the item. 

Pre-Writing Activities

At this age, you should get your children used to using pen and paper and other creative implements for utility rather than just for scribbling. 

While they won’t be able to write any proper words yet, pre-writing activities help instill the idea for the future. You can ask them to draw a story, trace shapes, or do some dot painting with them, for instance – there’s plenty to explore here. 

Cooking

While at first thought cooking might not seem particularly educational, there’s more than meets the eye: there’s a need to count out and measure ingredients, to compartmentalize colors and textures, and the creative elements of decoration. 

It’s also an activity that young children typically love doing, and where you can make education part of something they already enjoy, you’re on to a winner. 

Art and Crafts

Something nearly all children enjoy is arts and crafts, and there’s a lot of mental stimulation involved in these sorts of activities as they develop a sense of self-expression. 

It’s also one of the more versatile options. You can design collages with them, paint on canvas, make stamps out of sponges, and use a whole manner of exciting colors and textures like glitter and foil to engage their senses. 

Puzzle Play

Puzzles are a great way to get your preschooler to engage their mind, and there are plenty of ideas you can implement for kids of this age. 

Simple wooden shape puzzles are the best to start out with, as they help fine-tune motor skills and assist with color learning and recognition. 

Music Games

Children start to enjoy music from a very young age, so during their preschool years, it’s a good idea to foster a sense of rhythm within them with home activities. 

There’s a lot you can explore here, from nursery rhymes that blend singing a melody with hand movements to playing basic versions of classic party games like musical chairs. 

You should also encourage them to make their own music, be it through creating songs or using basic musical instruments. Engaging in music is something that allows their creativity to run wild, so see what they come up with when you give them some basic tools. 

Sensory Bins

Sensory bins have become very popular in recent years, and with good reason. The concept is pretty simple: you’ll fill a few plastic boxes with colorful, textured items that are intriguing, like sand, beans, or clay, and have your child explore each of them. 

At this age, kids really enjoy this kind of stuff, and there are dozens of unique ways you can design these containers (you can have themed ones, for example). 

Construction Play

Construction play enables your preschooler to take their ideas and actualize them in a 3D format. 

LEGO is the obvious choice – it’s colorful, varied, and you have the option of building with them from a set (which also involves the fun of hunting for the right piece) or letting them design whatever they like. There’s also stuff you can do with free items (recycled cardboard boxes work wonders).

No matter what method they use, construction play teaches your children to problem solve like few other activities. 

Story Time

And finally, there’s story time. There’s nothing like a fun story to engage your child’s creativity, and a good book also helps them get to grips with attaching letters, words, and meaning to ideas (which is a key skill they’ll come to rely on when they start school and begin reading on their own). Picture books also bridge that gap, and you can ask encouraging questions as you go through to help stimulate their imagination while you read. 

It’s activities like this that can be the beginning of a lifelong love of a particular subject, so consider getting into the habit of reading a story before bed each night. 

Wrapping Up

Each of the activities above offers a fun way to bring education into the home, but beyond that, they also help strengthen the bond between you.  Enjoy the process; it only happens once. Have fun!

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