Welcome to our page all about fun learning activities for kids. On this page, we have gathered a fantastic collection of interactive and engaging activities that will make learning a blast for kids. Our activities are designed to spark curiosity, promote critical thinking, and ignite a love for learning. With our easy-to-follow guides and materials you can easily find at home, you’ll be able to dive right into the fun.
File Folder Matching games are helpful for enhancing a wide range of abilities so this fruit matching file folder game is excellent for boosting visual and short-term memory, focus, sorting and categorising things, attention to detail and more.
For preschool-aged children and toddlers, this fruit file folder game is ideal. An excellent printable exercise you can do with your child away from iPads and TV screens.
Materials you will need
A4 paper
Scissors
Laminator and sheets
If you don’t have a laminator, you can use velcro dots. Attach one part of the dot to each fruit section on the page and attach the other to the individual cards
Print out the free template on an A4 paper. If you are using a laminator, use A4 paper as it is thin enough. However, if you are using velcro dot, you will need to use a thicker paper like card stock paper.
Using a scissors, cut out the cards to be used to match on the main page.
Attach velcro dots.
Put the printed file folder games and cut pieces in a folder.
This Valentine’s Dot Painting Activity is the perfect Valentine’s Day Activity for toddlers, preschool or Kindergarten kids.
The festivities of Christmas and the New year Celebrations are well are now distant memories and since love any kind of celebration, Valentine’s Day is next.
These Valentine’s Day Dot Painting Printables will do just fine if a fun and engaging activity is what you are after.
Combine fun and learning for the kids with a Valentine’s Day theme with these Valentines Activity For Preschool kids, Kindergarten kids and toddlers.
These Valentines day do a dot printables will help your child’s fine motor skills and hand eye coordination.
You could also pair your valentines day dot markers activity with this Valentine’s Day file folder game to keep the theme going.
This Valentine’s Day Dot Marker Activity set includes Heart, Teddy bear, Cupcake etc. Basically items they might recognise.
There is very minimal set up required. All you need is A4 paper to print, Valentines Dot Painting Worksheets which you can print below and Dot Markers.
If you don’t have Dot Markers or Do a dot markers, you could use bingo markers or round colourful stickers.
If you want the kids to get a little bit messy with colours, you can use clothespins attached to Pom poms to colour in the circles.
The alphabet dot letter will help with letter recognition while they express their creativity colouring in the letters.
The upper case and lower case alphabet dot painting is not only covered on the page, there is also a corresponding image of an object or animal to colour.
Furthermore, handling the dot markers to be used on these ABC worksheets strengthens and improves hand eye coordination and fine motor skills.
These alphabet dot painting printables is an enjoyable way for kids to learn their ABCs. It is a complete set of printables from A – Z including upper and lower case letters for dot painting and image to colour.
Remember to provide a wide range of colours for the dot marker to give the kids options. This will also test their recognition of everyday objects and if they don’t encourage them.
For example, you may ask what colour to use if the image is a strawberry.
These alphabet do a dot worksheets are ideally suited for preschool and kindergarten age kids to learn and master their ABCs in a fun way.
They are designed in a pdf format to be used on an A4 page.
Just print the alphabet dot painting worksheets, spread out the dot markers and you are good to go.
As a parent or teacher, these alphabet dot marker printables are invaluable time savers that are also mess free while still enabling the kids to familiarise themselves with their ABCs.
These sets of alphabet dot a dot worksheet is also a great homeschooling resource to have as part of the alphabet teaching curriculum for your kids.
If you are wondering about the benefit of dot painting activities or if you are looking for fun and creative ways to use dot painting to teach kids, Dot painting Activities for kids will prove helpful.
Using your Alphabet Dot Painting Worksheet
If using the dot markers for the first time, let the kids practice on a blank paper first
Click on the alphabet worksheet you want below and print. It is recommended you work through one alphabet at a time.
The dots may be messy and may not stay within the circles at first especially the toddlers or first time dot marker users. Encourage them to paint within the circles
Once the upper and lower case alphabet has been painted in. They can also paint in the image. Don’t forget to ask them to identify the picture on the page.
Once complete, you can file in a folder for future reference and move on to the next alphabet.
For more New Year themed fun, how about New Year Colouring Activities. It include fun dot painting activities to help usher in the new year.
There are dot painting colouring pages, New year’s dot painting card you can make and give to friends and family as well as New year dot painting bookmarks you can colour and personalise.
Benefits of Christmas Dot Painting For kids
The kids will surely enjoy these easily recognisable christmas character and icons in our printable christmas dot painting worksheets. Other benefits include
Development of hand eye coordination as they guide the dot marker towards the a particular circle on the page
Improved fine motor skills as they handle the thick dot marker to paint the numerous circles on the page
Dot painting activities are mess free. Simply print and get going without any prep required.
Simply print any the free dot marker activities worksheet below. (Share this page with anyone needs it.) Using chunky dot markers means no mess and no clean up. Make sure you provide a range of colours so the kids have options to express themselves creatively
Here is an easy dot painting activity for kids to usher in the new year.
Dot painting activity for kids is fun, no clean ups and requires just few items.
Apart from being fun and creative, dot paint activity for kids help with fine motor skills.
It is also a fun New Years colouring activity for kids as you get to colour in the items on the page like the bunting and balloons.
You will need the following
Printable New Year Dot Painting Activity Worksheet (Download below)
A4 Card stock paper
Dot Marker
Make sure to use a paper that will absorb the paint from the marker without bleeding to the other side of the paper.
A dot marker is recommended as it suits the younger kids just fine. Their tiny hands are able to hold the big dot markers comfortably. Also, one or two dabs and the circle is fully painted.
However, if you cannot get your hand on dot marker, you can opt for a chunkier set of markers.
You can opt totally out of markers and use adhesive colourful stickers which is even less messier.
If you don’t mind mess, you can substitute with paint (water colour or acrylic) and brush. This will suit much older kids.
The ability to multiply is key to laying the foundations of numeracy skills that is used from childhood into adulthood.
All children learn differently and some may not respond to the traditional way of memorising the times tables.
Times tables games, printable time tables worksheets and times tables charts are just some of the ways to make learning the multiplication easier for the individual child.
The following list of times tables games and activities have been designed to cater to children who are visual learners as well as kids who find learning easier when there is a fun element in the activity.
Times tables games
Times tables blast. Kids can have fun practicing the times tables and then test their ability by playing a game and gaining points. There are up to 20 difficulty levels and you can practise from 1 to 12 times tables.
Connect 5. This is based on the concept of connect 4. In order to play the game, children must win a number by coming up with the correct times table number pairing or calculation with that answer. To win, 5 numbers must be connected. This is a free printable game that comes with instructions
Topmarks. A series of colourful times tables games suitable for kids that have just been introduced to multiplication for the first time. Numerous games to help solidify their knowledge of how multiplication works
Mulitplication.com. Think of video games but with multiplication as the theme. Kids have fun and practise their multiplication tables too.
Times Tables Rally. Fun racing game where you answer times table question to accelerate your car. The game has various levels and it is ideal for time table drilling.
Splashlearn. The times tables games here explain the multiplication concept from different perspectives. You can play games explaining times tables using the number line, pictures, multiplication as it relates to addition.
Maths chase. Fun and engaging game where you are chased by a monster and to run, you answer times tables question. Get the answer right, you advance. Get the answer wrong and you take a step back
Education.com has a library of online games that helps practise the times tables as well as worksheet for different ages and grades.
Here is a list of printable times tables worksheet that kids can practise on to reinforce their knowledge. You can find worksheet for 1- 12 times tables and 11- 20 times tables for the older kids.
Learn how to make file folder games for preschool, kindergarten and even learning folders for toddlers.
What are File Folder Games
File folder games are set of educational yet fun activities that can be used at home or school.
Eye catching and colourful learning activities based on numeracy and literacy is designed in a way that engages children.
How it works?
Simply put, they are sets of activities printed, laminated and held in folders including any accessories for the games.
They are a great way to concentrate efforts on a teaching and improving numeracy skills, literacy skills, pattern recognition and other learning areas.
Benefits of File Folder Games For Kids
Fun and engaging for the kids
Easily accessible, reusable and very cost effective educational resource
File folder games can be designed to be age appropriate for preschool, kindergarten and even toddlers
Number recognition, word recognition are just some of the skills that are developed when file folder games are included in the learning activities
Different themes and topics can be used in file folder games which make it an informal way of teaching
Types of File Folder Activities or Games
File folder activities come in many shapes and sizes. File folder games are age appropriate to ensure suitability for level the kids are in.
For example Preschool file folder games suit kids of preschool age.They can be designed using everyday items, places or people. Games or activities can also be centered around what children already know or are familiar with.
The kids will be either be matching, identifying, sorting, classifying or figuring out patterns
An example of pattern folder game
An example of matching game
Common themes of file folder games include
Colour
Seasons
Community helpers
Numbers
Words
Shapes
Animals
Weather
File folder games can also be designed to be subject specific like science file folder games.
How to make File Folder Games
To make your own File Folder Games, you will need the following materials
Folder – to store the laminated pages
Printed templates of the games or activities
Laminator
Laminating pouch
Nylon pockets – to store game accessories
Scissors
Velcro dots – to make accessories stick to a particular part of the page. Only required if it is a matching game.
Edge trimmers
Instructions.
Print out the file folder template. This is the main page to be laminated as well as items to be matched. It is recommended that the templates are printed in colour. You want the activities to pop out on a page. Some activities also require colour identification.
Laminate the pages. Warm up the laminator until ready for use. Then insert a printed page into a laminator pouch. Feed it into the laminator through the sealed side.
Cut out the pieces or accessories of the games or activities.
Attach velcro dots to the right places on the page where the accessories will go if it is a matching game. Do the same for the accessories.
Use edge trimmers to make round the sharp edges of the laminated pages and pieces.
They are sharp and can cause injury.
Perforate the sides of the pages and store in a folder so that it is held in place.
Put the cut pieces in the nylon pockets and insert in the folder.
File folder matching games involve pairing one piece to another. The velcro dots ensures the pieces stay in place on the laminated pages.
When the folder games and activities are finished. Simply remove the pieces and put back in the nylon pockets. You may seal the nylon pockets by adding two to three velcro dots to prevent the pieces from falling out.
Alternatively, use a small strip of sellotape.
If you have more than one game or activity in a folder, add labels
Free Printable File Folder Games
Make your own file folder games for preschool or/and kindergarten to be used at home for homeschool or at school.
Simply click on any of the file folder games below. They are in pdf format so very easy to print.
New year in review printable for kids – This free printable new year in review kids printable off gives children the opportunity to ponder and document their favourite memories and experiences over the past year.
Not only do they get the chance to reminisce over the last 12 months but they also get to write down what they are looking forward to, learn or improve upon in the new year.
Benefits of year in review exercises for kids
Identifies their likes and dislikes
Teaches goal setting
Positive effect on brain development as they will be recalling events that happened over the course of 12 months
Instils a sense of pride and accomplishment when reminded of their achievement in the past year
Simple tips for year in review kids exercise
The year in review activity should be done as a family exercise. This is one of the easiest ways of getting honest feedback from children about most things.
Depending on the age, some kids will need help recalling events. Consider gentle prompts to help them remember.
Don’t make it formal otherwise it will look like homework. Make it fun.
It is not just about the fun memories. Consider the difficult family moments too and reflect in a child appropriate manner
Fill in your own year in review worksheet and share your own reflections with the kids.
Download your printable worksheet below
This kids year end review printable is two parts.
The outgoing year gives a snapshot of what your child likes, what they think, their favourite things.
Who his/her best friends are? Did he/she make a new friend during the year?
Favourite books, movie, song, colour etc during the year. During the new year, this could change of course.
Cherished family moments, what they are grateful for, any new skill learned.
The incoming new year focuses on new experiences to be had, goal setting or self improvement.
What would the kids like learn,
What experiences or events are they looking forward to
Here are some year in review questions you can ask your children to usher in the new year. Remember to prompt the kids that need help recalling events or phrase the question differently so it easier to understand.
What have learned about yourself this year?
What was your favourite family memory?
What are you thankful for this year?
What are you most proud?
What skills did you learn?
Did you make any new friends?
How many books did you read this year?
What would you like to learn or improve?
What would like mummy and daddy to do more of?
How can you improve your relationships with your family?
How did you treat your family and friends?
Hope you have fun and productive time doing your year end review with your family.
This hidden letter colouring activity is a fun way of familiarising kids with their alphabet.
Kids gradually unveil the giant alphabet hidden on the page. In addition, they get to have fun with the hidden alphabet worksheet colouring in each individual box.
Get your little detectives on the job so they can find the hidden letter on the page.
This variant of the colour by letter activity helps with letter recognition of the capital and small letters of the alphabet and colour recognition.
Each worksheet has a small letter and a capital letter version so they are perfect for kids at the age when they learning and mastering the alphabet
Each hidden letter worksheet has a mix of small and capital letter of each alphabet.
The kids have to colour in each box the colour assigned to the small letter and capital letter.
This fun activity, in addition to letter recognition, will also enhance visual discrimination and observational skills as the kids figure which box to colour differently.
As an alphabet recognition game, revealing the hidden alphabet also helps with identifying the capital and small letters of the alphabet.
This is a great resource for preschool or kindergarten colouring activities at school and for homeschooling.
Don’t forget to encourage the kids to practice writing their names on the worksheets
No fuss and no mess colouring activity here so all you need is the printed worksheets and crayons and you are good to go.
This is great to refer to in class, before a drill or simply used to memorise the times tables.
It is a great idea to make the spinning wheel showing the multiplication tables with them so that they know instantly how to use it and also take ownership of them.
The simple act of spinning wheel for mulitplication table is fun and they get to learn.
Using The Times Tables Spinning Wheel
Individual spinning wheels and can be made and used anywhere. To prevent quick wear and tear of the paper, use strong cardstick paper and put in a folder when not in use.
The spinning wheels can be arranged on a board and hung on a wall. This means it will be there when needed for drills or practice.
Print out the templates you want on card stock paper. Use different coloured ones to make your times tables spinner eye catching.
Using scissors, cut out the wheels from the templates.
Using a wooden skewer, poke a hole through the bottom circle.
Place the top of the spinner on the bottom and align so that you can see the numbers through the cut outline.
Holding both top and bottom parts in place, poke a hole through the top part. (make sure you go through the previous hole but this time piercing the top part of the wheel).
