Preschool Board Games
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Find a new twist on an old classic with this list of our favorite preschool board games. Games teach little ones patience, logic, and more!
Preschoolers love games! Games are good for preschoolers, too, because they teach so much. They teach good sportsmanship and early logic skills.
Games can be used to teach early academic concepts, as well, such as counting and color recognition.
Below, you’ll find a list of twelve of my favorite games to play with preschoolers. We’ve owned all of them at some point through my kids’ early years.
Now, though, many of the classics have been revamped for today’s kids with new graphics. Some even have new versions based on today’s popular movies – such as the Minion Memory Game below.
Preschool Board Games
Connect Four – A game of logic. Drop your disks to connect four in a row of the same color.
Let’s Go Fishin’ – The game board spins and the fish open and close their mouths! Try to get the most fish in this classic action packed game.
Operation – Use the tweezers to remove Cavity Sam’s ailments. This is a great game for working on motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Cootie – Can you be the first to build your very own cutie cootie?
Scrabble, Jr. – Here’s a game that teaches while you are having fun! One side has letters on the board so your little match their tiles to the board to form pre-programmed words. The other side is blank so kids can create their own words.
Hi Ho Cherry-O – Spin the spinner to see how many cherries to pick off of your cherry tree. Just don’t spill your basket!
Candyland – No childhood game cabinet would be complete without Candyland! This was one of my favorites when I was a child, and each of my kids loved it, as well!
Chutes and Ladders – Can you be the first to reach the top of the game board without sliding down the slippery slides?
Don’t Break the Ice – Tap the blocks of ice out one at a time, but don’t let the penguin fall through the ice!
Hungry, Hungry Hippos – This is a classic from my own childhood, and I loved sharing it with my own kids. We loved trying to get our hungry hippos to eat the most marbles.
Ants in the Pants – Be the first to flip all your ants into the dog’s pants to be the winner! This one will have everyone giggling!
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Hi Tara, Other collecting games like Hi Ho Cherry-O are Pretty, Pretty Princes, and eeBoo Tea Party Game. In both of these you spin a spinner to collect the needed items. In Pretty, Pretty Princess you collect various items of jewelry – necklace, bracelet, earrings, etc. In the Tea Party game you have a floral cloth that is a tablecloth or a picnic “blanket” and you collect items for your meal – sandwich, fruit, silverware, etc. Both of these games are a great hit with girls and help with their imaginary play.