This is the ultimate list of activities for 5 year olds! Five year olds are working hard on many cognitive, physical and social skills. These range from expanding their counting and beginning to read, to story telling and more adept physical activity such as skipping. These 55+ activities for 5 year olds include play-based learning ideas to work on science, math, literacy, art and fine/gross motor skills!
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55+ Activities for 5 Year Olds
Science
Butterfly Life Cycle with Pasta Activity (pictured)
Nebula Calm Down Jar: Sensory and Science
Create a Flying Machine STEM Challenge for Kids (pictured)
Simple Bug Hotel for Kids // Red Ted Art (pictured)
Exploring Shadows // The Pinterested Parent
Science Experiments with Egg Parachutes // J Daniel 4’s Mom
STEM Challenge to Go with Giraffes Can’t Dance // Preschool Powol Packets
STEM Activity: Build a Chair // There’s Just One Mommy
Volcano Science Experiment // Love Play and Learn
Science and Art: The Four Seasons of a Tree // KC Edventures
Kid Science Egg Carton Catapult // J Daniel 4’s Mom
Vanishing Ghosts Activity // There’s Just One Mommy
What Causes Storms // Frogs and Fairies
Floating Egg Experiment // There’s Just One Mommy
Arts & Crafts
Painted Heart Suncatchers (pictured)
Simple Bird Seed Bear Craft for Kids (pictured)
Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft // Red Ted Art
Rubber Cement and Watercolor Resist Art (pictured)
Make, Explore, Paint Rainbows // The Pinterested Parent
Fizzing Fireworks Painting (pictured)
Process Art Craft Stick Rainbow Collaborative Art // Preschool Powol Packets
How to Make Homemade Puffy Paint // Simply Southern Mom
Free Printable Heart Glasses // Messy Little Monster
Erasable Wall Decal Ocean Sticker Art // Artsy Momma
Parts of a Flower Craft for Kids // Natural Beach Living
Pour Painting Flower Pots // Messy Little Monster
Color Changing Chalk // Frogs and Fairies
Cardboard Batplane // Messy Little Monster
Cork Sail Boats // Frogs and Fairies
Math
Counting Money Busy Bag (pictured)
Penguin Dice Addition Game // Adventures and Play (pictured)
Lite Brite Geoboard // There’s Just One Mommy
Free Monster Word Problems // You’ve Got This Math
Montessori Inspired Skip Counting for Kids // The Natural Homeschool
Hilarious Number Line Games // Teach me Mommy
Literacy
See and Spell with Toy Train Cars (pictured)
Unlock the Sight Word Lock and Key Game (pictured)
Make a Word Wall // The Stay at Home Mom Survival Guide (pictured)
Sight Word Splat with the Unicorn Popper
Montessori Inspired Farm Spelling Words // Natural Beach Living
Fun DIY Letter Sounds Game // Little Worlds Big Adventures
Polar Express Train Track Letter Puzzle // Adventures and Play (pictured)
Spell Your Name Hopscotch Game // The Stay at Home Mom Survival Guide
Fine and Gross Motor Activities
Felt Cookie Busy Bag (pictured)
Fall Tree Button Practice (pictured)
Shopkins I-Spy Bag (pictured)
Jump and Wash Dinosaur Play // Little Worlds Big Adventures (pictured)
Nature and Art Sensory Play // KC Edventures
Teaching Kids to Sew // The Stay At Home Mom Survival Guide
How to Create a Loose Parts Small World with Toys // Little Worlds Big Adventures
Jelly Bean Sorting Busy Bag // Teach Me Mommy
Invitation to Explore Loose Parts on a Mirror // Little Worlds Big Adventures
DIY Sponge Water Bombs // Messy Little Monster
Mini Magnetic Fishing Game // Little Worlds Big Adventures
Kind Words Sensory Lesson Friendship // Preschool Powol Packets
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Wow! What a fantastic resource! Thanks for including our coffee filter butterflies!!
What a great collection of ideas that any 5 year-old would love! And they are all so different, too.
Thanks for including our Build a Chair and Vanishing Ghosts activities.
This is an awesome list of activities. I can’t wait to try some of these with the kids. Thanks for including our puffy paint. Pinning this!