Summer Preschool Activities
As we head into summer, you can put together some Summer Preschool Activities ahead of time for your child so you don’t have to worry about coming up with something at the last minute. Summer is a great time to be outdoors and have fun. I know with our long Canadian winters, we have to soak up every ray of sun we can before it all goes away.
If you need more activities, check my bigger list of Fun Summer Activities for Kids.
This year, my toddler is now 3 and headed into the preschool era, so you can welcome more preschool posts to the mix. My preschooler is my little me. She goes everywhere I go, but she also loves her big brothers. She’s kind of like a princess fighter. She’ll have a princess dress on with a sword in her back. All very necessary for her play.
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Summer Preschool Activities
Outside fun
We love summer here, so I’ve added some fun ideas for things we like to do. I have wonderful nature lovers who could spend all day outside hunting bugs. We love nature walks while collecting leaves and bugs. They don’t get very far as my kids are always worried that they’ll leave their home, so they always get set free.
We feed ants in our backyard and watch to see what kinds of food they prefer, fruit or vegetables, plants, bread, anything the kids can find. It’s fun watching them carry large pieces of food home to their anthills.
We love drawing outside with our chalk because we really do get to make a big mess outside. Inside, I’m always worried about all the chalk dust, so it’s fun for them.
More outside ideas for art.
Preschool activities are so much more fun in the summer because you can spend them outdoors with no jackets, yeah!
Recommended Summer Books
These are perfect for your preschooler. Enjoy the summer season with our recommended books.
Llama Llama Sand and Sun: A Touch & Feel BookThe Very Hungry Caterpillar’s First Summer (The World of Eric Carle)And Then Comes SummerI See SummerSummer in the Forest (Lift-a-flap Surprise)Biscuit’s First Beach Day
Water activities
I love setting up our small plastic pool to cool off my two littles, who aren’t so little anymore because my son is in the 1st grade, but he still loves playing in the water. They take all their ocean animals outside, have a blast playing with their cups and scoops, and cool off.
For rainy days, we set up a large plastic bin and blue water for their sea animals; still lots of fun, just a messier cleanup.
Recommended Summer Printable Packs
Check out these amazing printables for summer fun!
Gardening
My hubby just built me a raised garden; every part of it is within reach of my preschooler. She loves helping me water the garden and is always the first to remind me to do so daily.
She helped me dig it up, fill it up with soil, and plant all of the plants and seeds. She was also the first to rush and tell me that one of my tomato plants was broken.Â
I love gardening, it gives us a chance to study plants while providing food for our family at the end of the season. Too bad I not very good at it, we have many more pests to fight off to keep our food including our dog who loves tomatoes, who knew?
More Summer Activities To Try
- Summer Money Puzzles
- summer books for preschoolers
- Printable Summer Activities
- Fun Summer Addition Puzzles
- Summer Printable Coloring Pages
- Printable Summer Learning Activities
- 30+ Easy Summer Crafts For Kids by Simple Everyday Mom
- Season of Summer Themed Printables by 3 Dinosaurs
Thanks for stopping by and let me know what your favorite summer activities are.
More Summer Preschool Activities:
Visit these other amazing bloggers in this summer blog hop to see their wonderful summer posts.
- Ultimate Guide to Summer Sidewalk Chalk by Cutting Tiny Bites
- Summer Alphabet Relay Obstacle Course by Mom Inspired Life
- Summer Evenings – Family Fun Ideas with young kids by Rainy Day Mum
- 35 Beach & Ocean Themed Sensory Play Ideas by Golden Reflections Blog
- Planning a Summer Garden for Kids by Mama’s Happy Hive
- 10 Summer Snacks for Kids to Make by Fun-A-Day!
- Summer Alphabet Activities by Growing Book by Book
- Epic Light Table Ice Legos & More for Summer! by The Natural Homeschool Â
This is a great list! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Great list! I can’t wait to get started on some of these activities!
Wow, what a great list! Thanks for posting. Hello from Good Tips Tuesday.
Wow! Thank you for consolidating all these ideas! I’ve tried some of them and they are insanely fun! i can’t wait to try the rest with my kids. I’m sure they’ll also love them.
These are such fun activities for the kids! We are having our carpets cleaned this week so I am in need of some fun summer activities to keep the kids outside while the cleaners are here. Thanks so much for sharing!!!