Wild Winter
During the cold winter months, introduce this scientific preschool winter activities into your classroom or home to extend seasonal STEM learning.
The Dirt on Dirt
Kids love playing in dirt. Here is a nature activity for preschoolers all about dirt and soil! Have fun!
The Moon
Looking for a great summer activity? Young children will learn all about the moon with these moon activities for preschoolers.
Soups On!
Using chicken soup and alphabet noodles, this is a great activity to teach young children temperature differences and rhyming.
"Snow" Activity
Here are some indoor snow activities for preschoolers to do while inside during the winter months.
Five Fruity Questions Activity
This “fruity” activity introduces children to the defining features of different fruits and build their “sensory” word vocabulary, concept knowledge and question-asking skills.
How to Study Insects
What could be more fun than studying insects? Try this insect activity for preschool. Children will go BUGGY over it.
Under the Sea Dance Party
Ocean‑themed gross motor game encouraging kids to move and groove like sea creatures using movement cards, music, and props to build coordination and physical skills.
Bright & Beautiful Branches
Fun nature‑inspired art activity where kids decorate branches with paint, yarn, and tissue paper to boost creativity and fine motor skills.
Butterfly Symmetry Painting
This butterfly art activity and butterfly craft allows children to create beautiful butterflies and learn about symmetry.
Dough & Dinos
In this dinosaur art activity for children, decorate your dinosaurs and create play accessories from loose parts.
Printmaking
Teach children printmaking with this art activity. Explore texture and color with printmaking art for kids!
Quilt Squares
Looking for paper quilt craft for preschoolers? Check out this easy Quilt Squares art project for children.
Make Your Own Photo Blocks
In this DYI photo blocks activity for preschoolers, reflect the children in your classroom by including their photos throughout classroom interest areas.
Springtime Symmetry
Math and nature combine in this Springtime Symmetry Math Activity for preschoolers and result in curiosity-sparking conversations!
Strike Up the Band
Need a new music activity for preschoolers? Children will have so much fun “banding together” and making music with this activity!
Valentine’s Day Oobleck Science Activity
Preschool Valentine’s Day sensory science Oobleck activity for early learning classrooms. Oobleck is a mix of cornstarch and water that flows like a liquid and is also a solid when manipulated with hands.
Teacher Inspiration Guide September 2024
In our September 2024 Teacher Inspiration Guide, you'll find Fall activities, ready resources, and projects for your early childhood classrooms.
Modeling Dough Prints
Create interesting textured prints in modeling dough by pressing in different manipulatives.
Pre-Writing Painting
Practice pre writing skills by tracing a variety of lines using animal figures or corks dipped in paint.
Colorful Glue Creations
Glue painting is a fun craft idea for young children. Check out this color glue painting craft idea for preschoolers.
Craft Stem Bubble Wands
Create this bubble wand craft activity with craft stems and watch the bubbles soar! Bubble wand craft activities are fun!
Pom Pom Smush Painting
This Pom Pom Smush Painting is great for teachers looking for pom pom crafts or pom pom art for preschoolers or young children.
Autumn Adventures for Infants & Toddlers
Mix and match from the songs and activities shared below to plan your own autumn fun with infants and toddlers.
Spring Has Sprung
Are you looking for spring activities for preschoolers? Children can make their own flowers with recycled materials and art supplies.
One Fish Two Fish
Using pretzel rods, fish-shaped crackers, and cream cheese, children can practice eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills.
Teacher Inspiration Guide January 2025
In our January 2025 Teacher Inspiration Guide, you'll find mindfulness and winter activities, ready resources, and projects for your early childhood classrooms.
Teacher Inspiration Guide December 2024
In our December 2024 Teacher Inspiration Guide, you'll find winter activities, ready resources, and projects for your early childhood classrooms.
Simple Line Painting
Learn simple techniques on this line painting art activity for preschoolers to create shapes and designs with paint.
Frozen Loose Parts Treasures
Foster creativity and imagination with this open-ended frozen activities for preschoolers using versatile loose parts.
Mixed Media Collages
Create mixed media collages out of a variety of differently colored, textured, and sized materials.
Float and Sink Activities for Preschoolers
Fall brings us a host of new materials to use in sink and float activities for preschoolers.
Create a Maze Activity
Mazes for kindergarteners and preschoolers is a must for your early childhood classroom. This is a great free play time activity!
Teacher Inspiration Guide July 2025
In our July 2025 Teacher Inspiration Guide, you'll find Summer activities, ready resources, and projects for your early childhood classrooms.
Winter Keepsake Process Art
Create a one-of-a-kind seasonal treasure with clay and items from nature.
Button Flowers
Looking for new button crafts? This button art activity is all about creating decorative flowers using colorful craft stems and buttons!
Nature Wands
Looking for nature arts and crafts activities for kids? Check out this fun nature wands activity for young children.
Nighttime Animals
Looking for animal paper crafts for kids? Try "Nighttime Animals" animal crafts for preschoolers!
Loose Parts Pizza
Loose Parts Pizza is an art activity involving loose parts. Find loose parts play ideas for preschoolers here!
Thankful Pie for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Create a class “Thankful Pie” with handmade fruit pieces that show what children are grateful for. A fun Thanksgiving craft that builds community, creativity, and gratitude.
Pumpkins, Patterns & Possibilities
Explore the world of math with our Pumpkins, Patterns & Possibilities Math Activity. Engage children in measuring, estimating, sorting, and comparing pumpkins for playful mathematical exploration!
Summer Science Activities for Preschoolers
Looking for summer activities for preschoolers? Young children will LOVE learning all about the sky, the sun, and the moon!
Seasonal Science: Spring Activities
Check out spring science activities for preschoolers. Young children will LOVE learning all about nature in the Springtime.
Winter Science Activities for Preschoolers
Explore nature & science in winter! Check out these winter activities for preschoolers and resources for teachers.
Kitchen Science: Bubble Experiments
Kitchen Science: Bubble Experiments explores Fun with Bubbles! Fun bubble experiments for preschoolers.
Nature Science Activities: Fossils and Dinosaurs
Kids love dinosaurs! They will love this nature science activity which is all about fossils and dinosaurs. A great lesson for little paleontologists!
Nature Science Activities: Fruits and Seeds
Young children will love exploring fruits and seeds with this fun produce painting activity.
Kitchen Science Experiments: Fun with Mixtures!
The first article in the Beckers blog series for Kitchen Science Experiments explores Fun with Mixing Colors! Fun color mixing science experiments for children.