These activities for 4-year-olds are for moms looking for ready-to-go, easy DIY, and on-budget activities. Let’s get talking about how to create simple activities for 4-year-olds!
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I created these activity boxes for my 4-year-old because I want to have ready-to-go activities when she wakes up in the morning and limit her screen time. Another time my 4-year-old utilizes these activity boxes is during quiet time.
I created the activity boxes from a Photo and Craft Keeper box I purchased at Michaels. Hobby Lobby also has them!
This blog post is all about Simple Activities for 4-year-olds.
Activities for 4-year-olds
Supplies
This can be anything. Here is a list of the top supplies I have been using:
- Index Cards (4×6)
- Markers
- Kid’s Scissors
- Construction Paper
- Glue sticks
- Stickers
Places where you can shop for these items:
- Dollar Tree
- Hobby Lobby
- Michael’s Craft Store
- Walmart
- Target
- Amazon
[Related post: Easy Toddler Activities at Home]
7 Activities You Can Create
First Activity
Phonics Activity: Matching the picture on the cubes to the word on the flashcards.
Blue cubes with images, check them out here: Reading Rods Alphabet & Phonemic Awareness.
Second Activity
Pattern Activity: Using a marker, create a different pattern activity. Then, your child builds the pattern with colored cubes.
The colored cubes are MathLink cubes from Learning Resources, MathLink Cubes.
third Activity
Cutting Activity: This helps their fine motor skills with cutting piece of construction paper and gluing to the empty spaces.
Budget-Friendly kid’s scissors: Fiskars 5″ Blunt-Tip Scissors for Kids 4+.
fouth activity
Cutting Activity: Create some dotted lines on the index card. Then, have your 4-year-old practice cutting the dotted lines.
fifth activity
Beading a Bracelet: 2 supplies only needed. Pipe cleaners and beads that help strengthen their finger grasp movement.
Pipe Cleaners that are budget-friendly priced: Caydo 200 PCS Pipe Cleaners Craft Supplies.
You can find beads at Michael’s Craft Store or Hobby Lobby. Check these plastic lacing beads for kids on Amazon.
Sixth Activity
Writing Activity: Have your child practice writing their name on index cards.
seventh activity
Cutting Activity: Have your 4-year-old cut colored tape and place it on the empty rectangle spaces. I created “pink cars” as the empty spaces.
Budget-friendly colored tape: 12PCS Colored Masking Tape.
This blog post was all about creative activity for 4-year-olds.
