Now that we have a preschooler I’ve been searching for fun preschool games and board games.
Games are SOOOO good for preschool learning. They give your preschooler one-on-one time to build a parent-child relationship/family bond AND will help your little one learn how to work as a team.
Some preschool games are educational and help your kids with reading, spelling, counting, and more!
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What games do preschoolers play?
Your preschooler will love love playing games. Preschool play is so important!
I’m sure if you have a preschooler you hear “Mommy play with me?” a billion times per day.
Make sure you stop, listen, and take some time to really focus on them and play (unplugged) for at least 10-30 minutes per day, if not more!
The American Academy of Pediatrics really stresses the importance of play to all aspects of a child’s development.
Play is important to healthy brain development.
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Playing with your Preschooler
I read a really interesting article the other day in the Harvard Business Review that talks about how obsessed people have become with staying busy.
We are, for the most part, overworked and stretched too thin.
People are living increasingly busy lifestyles. So, it can be easy to come up with a list of excuses for not being able to really play with your kids.
…and don’t feel bad here. I’m right there with the rest of you. As a busy work at home mom I find it difficult to find times to play, to wrap my head around letting loose and playing when I have mountains of work, a house to clean, meals to cook, appointments to attend.
But, we NEED to try and do better for our kids. Myself included! Sometimes getting some fun age appropriate games can help facilitate play.
It gives you and the kids something exciting to do together and bond over. Plus it WILL help meet the developmental needs of your preschooler.
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What are the best games to play with your preschooler?
- FUN KIDS GAME: This Don’t Break the Ice game is an exciting preschool game that has players tapping out ice blocks one by one, as they imagine helping Phillip the Penguin make a new igloo
- BUG-BUILDING GAME: It’s the mix and matching, bug-building game for kids. Be the first player to build a complete Cootie bug to win
- CLASSIC BEGINNER GAME: Do you remember playing Chutes and Ladders when you were a kid. Introduce new generations to the classic gameplay of this kids’ board game for 2 to 4 players
- BEAN-BALANCING KIDS GAME: This Don’t Spill the Beans game is the suspenseful bean-balancing, jar-tipping game. It’s a fun and easy 2-player game for kids
- READY, SET, LAUNCH: It’s the flip-flopping, ant-hopping game. It’s an easy game for preschoolers and a fun indoor activity for kids ages 3 and up, for 2-4 players
- CLASSIC BEGINNER GAME: Do you remember playing the Hi Ho. Cherry-O game when you were a child. Introduce new generations to the classic gameplay of this kids’ board game for boys and girls ages 3 and up
- BOARD GAMES FOR KIDS: The suspense builds as you remove noodle strands from the bowl. But watch out…don’t let Yeti fall
- CLASSIC BEGINNER GAME: Do you remember playing Candy Land when you were a kid. Introduce new generations to this sweet kids’ board game
- FAST-PACED KIDS’ GAME: Race against the clock in this fast-paced puzzle game for 1 or more players, kids ages 4 and up
- CHOMPING UNICORNS: It’s a fun twist on Hungry Hungry Hippos, the classic marble chomping game. This Unicorn Edition of Hungry Hungry Hippos features magical unicorns
- ABC LEARNING: Reach into the bag and pull out a letter. If you have a match, you’re on your way to Bingo! This game will help kids become early readers as they learn and recognize their letters while having fun.
- INSPIRED BY BLUEY ANIMATED TV SERIES: Hooray for imaginative play, dancing, and laughs! Classic Candy Land gameplay meets the Bluey series, with art, themes, and beloved characters
- It’s the UNO game everyone loves but simplified so kids 3 years and older can play!
- Our Let’s Go Fishin’ game is the original version of a well-known and well-loved fishing game that parents will remember playing as kids
- THE GAME OF MARBLE-CHOMPING MADNESS: Enjoy the classic Hungry Hungry Hippos gameplay preschoolers know and love—with instant marble reload, a quick set-up, and seamless storage
- Color & Number Sorting Fun: Helps kids practice sorting by colors and numbers with 25 colorful chips and 4 cookie trays. First player to complete their cookie with 5 chips wins
- HOW TO PLAY – Be the first to collect 10 fish of your color! Watch out for the crab—catch it and you can’t collect more fish until you land on a Coconut. The spinner also includes actions like the ‘Pirate Parrot’ to steal a fish from another player and the ‘Puffer Fish’ that makes you lose one.
- MAMMOTH-THEMED DON’T BREAK THE ICE GAME: The Don’t Break the Ice Mammoth Edition kids game combines classic Don’t Break the Ice gameplay with an adorable character, colored blocks, and die
- HOW TO PLAY: Spin for your turn. Use the tweezer rescue tool to rescue the matching animal from the tangly vines. The first player to collect one of each animal wins!
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