Play and Learn
Fun and rewarding activities for you and your child
Looking for a special way to spend time with your child? You’ll find lots of interesting play and learn ideas here—simply select your child’s age from the ranges below. Most “play and learn” activities we suggest use materials you probably already have at home. And along with step-by-step instructions, we highlight the learning skills your child will be developing while having fun with you!
Select an age to begin
- Birth - 3 Months
- 12 - 18 Months
- 3 - 4 Years
- 3 - 6 Months
- 18 - 24 Months
- 4 - 5 Years
- 6 - 9 Months
- 2 - 2½ Years
- 5 - 6 Years
- 9 - 12 Months
- 2½ - 3 Years
Birth - 3 Month Activities (close)
3 - 6 Month Activities (close)
6 - 9 Month Activities (close)
9 - 12 Month Activities (close)
12 - 18 Month Activities (close)
- Baby-Okey
- Spongy Shapes
- Spaghetti Worms
- Tunnel Crawl
- Sticky Toys
- Catch the Firefly
- Bells Are Ringing
- Fingers, Toes, Hair, Nose
- Finger Friends
- Whoopsy-Daisy!
- Paper Play
- Listen Up!
- Body Art
- Baby's House
- Jolly Juggler
- Box-in-a-Box
- Pop Goes the Bubble
- Strike up the Band
- Sock Ball
- Wiggly Gelatin Worms
- Tube Talk
18 - 24 Month Activities (close)
- Bells Are Ringing
- Sticker Fun
- Same or Different?
- Touch It!
- Frozen Fun
- Dancing Baby
- Red Light, Green Light
- Muffin Mix
- Paper Play
- Listen Up!
- Body Art
- Baby's House
- Jolly Juggler
- Box-in-a-Box
- Pop Goes the Bubble
- Baby Basketball
- Animal Walk
- Cookie Cook
- Buried Treasure
- Strike up the Band
- Sock Ball
- Wiggly Gelatin Worms
- Tube Talk
2 - 2½ Year Activities (close)
- Sticker Fun
- Same or Different?
- Dance 'til You Drop
- Touch It!
- Frozen Fun
- Dancing Baby
- Red Light, Green Light
- Muffin Mix
- Dress-Up Parade
- Sticker Magic
- Scribble Scrabble
- Toddler Bowling
- Storyteller
- Glad, Sad, and Mad
- Flannel Tale
- Hide the Music
- Go Together
- Baby Basketball
- Animal Walk
- Cookie Cook
- Buried Treasure
- What's Wrong?
- Wash 'em Up
2½ - 3 Year Activities (close)
- Dance 'til You Drop
- Dress-Up Parade
- Sticker Magic
- Scribble Scrabble
- Toddler Bowling
- Storyteller
- Glad, Sad, and Mad
- Flannel Tale
- Hide the Music
- Go Together
- Copycat
- Know the Noise
- Sticker Search
- Silly Stories
- Tightrope Walk
- Storybook Theater
- Picture Pairs
- Mix It Up
- Shell Game
- Sand and Water
- What's Wrong?
- Wash 'em Up
- What Happened?
3 - 4 Year Activities (close)
- Phonics Fun
- Great Little Letter Games
- It's Natural
- ABCs around the house
- Activities for Visual Learners
- Activities for Tactile Learners
- Activities for Auditory Learners
- Squish It!
- Sticker Fun
- Guess-and Guess Again!
- Grow It!
- Print Away!
- Recycle Art
- Listen and Tell
- Storytime Twists
- Build It
- I Can Do It!
- All-about-Me Book
- Copycat
- Mighty Megaphone
- Know the Noise
- Sticker Search
- Silly Stories
- Tightrope Walk
- Storybook Theater
- Picture Pairs
- Mix It Up
- Shell Game
- Sand and Water
- Guess the End
- Go Together?
- Scarf Dancing
- Make a Book
- Box Car
- Animal Parts
- Skip, Hop, and Jump
- What Happened?
- Touch and Tell
- What's Missing?
4 - 5 Year Activities (close)
- Take-a-Turn Picture
- Shape Shift
- Obstacle Course
- Bug Hunt
- Chalk Characters
- Bake a Crazy Cake
- Picture Story
- Mystery Box
- Someone Special
- Toy Tale
- Teddy Bear Picnic
- Phonics Fun
- Great Little Letter Games
- It's Natural
- ABCs around the house
- Activities for Visual Learners
- Activities for Tactile Learners
- Activities for Auditory Learners
- Squish It!
- Sticker Fun
- Guess-and Guess Again!
- Grow It!
- Print Away!
- Recycle Art
- Listen and Tell
- Storytime Twists
- Build It
- Build a home
- I Can Do It!
- All-about-Me Book
- Mighty Megaphone
- Guess the End
- Go Together?
- Scarf Dancing
- Make a Book
- Box Car
- Animal Parts
- Skip, Hop, and Jump
- Touch and Tell
- What's Missing?
5 - 6 Year Activities (close)
- Treasure Map
- Make a Chain
- Walk on the Wild Side
- Storybook Theater
- Feely Bags
- Draw to Music
- Take-a-Turn Picture
- Shape Shift
- Obstacle Course
- Bug Hunt
- Chalk Characters
- Bake a Crazy Cake
- Picture Story
- Mystery Box
- Someone Special
- If I Were
- Greeting Cards
- Secret Picture
- Magic Picture
- Toy Tale
- Teddy Bear Picnic
- All in a Row
- Add a Move
- Phonics Fun
- Great Little Letter Games
- It's Natural
- ABCs around the house
- Activities for Visual Learners
- Activities for Tactile Learners
- Activities for Auditory Learners
- Squish It!
- Sticker Fun
- Guess-and Guess Again!
- Grow It!
- Print Away!
- Recycle Art
- Listen and Tell
- Storytime Twists
- Build It
- Build a home
* Play and Learn activities reprinted from “Baby Play and Learn” and “Preschooler Play and Learn” with permission of their author, Penny Warner, and their publisher, Meadowbrook Press.
