Kids love animals, whether that is being around them, learning about them, or having fun with some of these animal activities. These are easy for parents and fun for kids.
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Animal Activities for Kids
You can combine one, or more of these fun activities with your homeschool lessons to add some hands-on learning, as a way to keep hands busy as they listen to a read-aloud, or when older siblings are working on their own work.
Animal Activities for Kids
These are fun activities to include with any animal-related lesson plans you are covering in your homeschool or school.
Shark Buoyancy - Animal Science Experiment
Let's learn more about how sharks float.
Arctic Animals - Science Experiment
Want to see if a layer of blubber can really help you stay warm in icy water? Try this experiment to see how arctic animals live in the cold.
Painted Rocks Sharks
Have some toothy fun with these shark-painted rocks. Follow this simple step-by-step tutorial on how to paint rocks.
Adorable Felt Animal DIY Pencil Toppers
Helping to make schoolwork a bit more fun, these cute felt animal DIY pencil toppers are a great back-to-school accessory!
How to Make Farm Animals for Kids Painted Rocks
These fun and easy-to-make farm animals for kids painted rocks and activities is a creative way to keep your little one happy and busy. Farm animals for kids painted rock crafts can be the perfect indoor activity whether it's at home or school.
Woodland Animal Craft
This animal papercraft is such a fun option! It's great for preschoolers to do with help or as an after-school activity that can be doubled up as some fun artwork to put on the walls.
- Mum's Creative Cupboard
Fun crocodile swamp activity for little ones!
Shape Turkey Craft (template included)
Help preschoolers learn shapes with this adorable shape turkey craft! As well as being a perfect Thanksgiving craft for toddlers and preschoolers this turkey craft would be fun to make as part of a farm theme or animal project.
Paper Plate Fish Craft for Kids: Make This Tropical Clown Fish!
This paper plate fish craft is a really cute one to make with kids!
Farm Activities For Preschoolers with Free Farm Printable Pack
Farm animal activities for toddlers and preschoolers at home - fine motor skills, sensory play and counting too!
Footprint Penguin: penguin chick footprint art, an easy winter craft
Winter is the perfect season to create Footprint Penguin art with acrylic paint, canvas, and a cozy sock-covered foot from a child you love.
Fun Animal Bingo Games for Kids (FREE Printable)
Get ready to explore the forest or the jungle with a bingo game… I have 3 different printable bingo games for kids who love to play games!
Old MacDonald Farm Animal Story Stones
Make farm animal story stones to accompany the popular nursery rhyme 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm'.
Shadow Science Physics Activity with Animal Silhouette Puppets (FREE Printable!)
Kids love their shadows, love to chase shadows, and love to make shadows do silly things! There are also some fun things to learn about shadows for science and STEM!
Jungle Animals Activities and Adventures
Check out these fun jungle animal activities for preschoolers! Jungles can be so much fun!
LEGO Animal Challenges For Kids
These LEGO® animal challenge cards are a great way to get kids fired up over STEM. Follow the prompts to complete the build using the LEGO® you already have.
Geometric Animal Art
A fun geometric animal art project for kids.
Cardboard Woolly Sheep Craft
Recreate the farm with this fun wolly sheep craft. Made from a recycled box and decorated with food coloring this is a great low-cost craft that kids are sure to love.
Farm Sensory Bin For Toddlers - AppleGreen Cottage
Farm sensory bin for toddlers. To the delight of our kid, spring is the time when tractors appear as if from nowhere and fill the landscape, plowing the fields all around us.
Cardboard Tube Fish Art
This cardboard tube fish art is fun for kids of all ages. Decorate with paints or fill with nature or craft resources. There is a free printable available making this a simple to set up and affordable craft project.
Paper Bag Zebra Craft Preschool Kids Will Love
Paper Bag Zebra Craft Preschool Kids Will Love Today I am sharing a fantastic paper bag zebra craft preschool kids will love to make.
Feed the Cat Early Learning Game with Free Printable
Feed the cat with this early learning activity. Change it up to include counting or fine motor skills.