• FEBRUARY Preschool Activities and Fun Things to Do With Kids

    February often means hearts and love to preschoolers. It’s a great time to explore concepts like friendship and kindness as well.  Here you’ll find tons of February preschool activities.

    LOW-PREP IDEAS…

    1) LOOK FOR HEARTS IN NATURE: As you are out and about this week take time to look for hearts in nature. You’ll be surprised how many you find if you slow down to look. We always find many leaves, rocks, and even flower petals when we go on a HEART SCAVENGER HUNT.

    2) CUT & DECORATE PAPER HEARTS: Gather some scrap paper or cut some colored paper into smaller rectangles. Show kids how to fold the paper in half and draw half a heart shape (help younger kids by drawing for them and then letting them do the cutting only). Then have kids cut along the line and open their paper to show a full heart. This is SO simple but kids LOVE it! It’s a bit like magic every time they unfold their paper to see the new heart they made. We like to decorate our hearts with basic art supplies. Then you can add them to Valentine’s cards, string them on a banner, or glue them to a large poster board to make a pretty display.

    3) TALK ABOUT HOW THE HUMAN HEART WORKS: Take some time to learn about the human heart. Read a book, watch a YouTube video, or just have a conversation about the heart. Teach kids how to feel their own heartbeat. Then monitor their heartbeat at rest and after physical activity.

    Candy Heart Water Play -Water play is such a fun sensory experience for kids AND it keeps them engaged for SO long…win win! Put some of your candy hearts to good use and use them in this easy water play activity.

    Heart Number Cards -Seasonal number cards and manipulatives help add in a bit of extra fun to math activities. These free printable heart number cards include number cards, ten-frame cards, and word cards for the numbers zero to ten. There are so many different ways to use them.

    DIY Heart Stamp Art for Kids -Years back we discovered that clothespins make a great tool for painting projects. They are the perfect size for toddlers and preschooler to grasp. So I thought why not use them to make stamps?
    When we first tried this I was amazed at how well they worked, and we’ve tried many variations since then. With these DIY heart stamps, kids can create Valentine’s art, cards for others, murals…tons of possibilities!

    Candy Heart Sight Word Play Dough -We do a lot of open-ended play dough invitations, but sometimes I like to combine our sensory play with a specific learning goal. This candy heart play dough invitation can be modified so kids can work on:

    • The alphabet
    • Sight words
    • Spelling lists

    If your little ones are learning sight words, use the free printable sight word cards provided

    Candy Heart Rainbow Science -Grab some candy hearts and get kids counting, comparing, and investigating in this easy candy science experiment.