Ideas for Activities for Kids

The 0-3’s

Outdoor

Sandpit – buckets, small spades, small rakes, moulds, saucepans/cooking equipment.
Infant sized wheel toys, such as bikes. Large sized plastic construction/manipulation activities. Infant sized climbing frames & equipment with low height jumping boards.

Language

Reading hard and soft books. Puppets. Large picture books. Playing action games such as Peek A Boo.

Dramatic play

Baby dolls, Kitchen/cooking equipment, Dress up clothes, Hats & scarves

Manipulation

2-6 piece inset puzzles, Pop up activity centres, Large joining blocks, Art and craft, Large crayon drawing, Finger painting, Large brush painting, Pencil drawing, Roller painting,

Sensory

Play dough, Water trays/trough, Music & movement, Finger plays, Instruments, Songs, Dancing

The 3-5’s

Manipulation

Assorted puzzles, Sewing activities, Threading, Playdough, Drawing area

Language

Assorted picture books, Writing activities, Story and tape, Large picture books, Felt board stories, Songs, Finger and hand puppets, Finger plays , Group time

Art and Craft

Magazine cutting & pasting, Simple paper Mache, Cutting activities, Brush painting, Fruit & vegetable printing,Toothbrush painting, Car painting, Balloon painting, Spray bottle painting, Nature pasting, Shell pasting, Flower pasting, Leaf rubbing, Craft pasting, Mix and mess, Painting easel

Sensory/Science & maths

Sandpit – large trucks, buckets, spades, cooking equipment, moulds, sieves. Gravity activities, Cooking experiences, Nature activities, Magnetic activities, Writing/drawing, Sand trays, Seriation activities, Sorting activities, Board games

Construction activities

Blocks, Mobilo, Lego, Large blocks.

Physical/outdoors

Obstacle courses using jumping boards, climbing frames, hoops, tunnels etc. Bikes, Large group games, Sensory area, Balls, Water trough/trays, Large group games

 

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