Secret Message Name Recognition Activity for Preschoolers
You won’t believe how easy it is to set up this “secret message” name recognition activity for your preschoolers! They’ll have so much fun making the secret message appear, and learn to recognize their name at the same time.
Oh my gosh! I SERIOUSLY love this activity! Ok, so I usually get really exited about our activities but this one is totally magical. I mean literally…………. it’s like magic.
This Secret Message name recognition activity is going to blow your mind. It’s perfect for helping young learners practice recognizing their name and they get to play with watercolors too!
It’s a great activity for toddlers, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age kids.
Secret Message Name Recognition Activity
Ok, I know you’re excited to get started. So, here we go………………………..
What You’ll Need
- White crayon
- White paper
- Watercolor paints
- A cup for the water
What You’ll Do
The first thing you’re going to do is take the white crayon, and write your child’s name on the white piece of paper. (I added a few hearts on her paper too.)
You’re going to want to make sure the crayon is on there kind of thick. SO, you might need to go over the writing a few times.
Then, I gave Grace the paper, watercolors, and cup with a little water in it. Needless to say, she was excited. She always loves painting or doing anything art related.
At this point I still haven’t said anything about the secret message. I just let her start painting. After a few minutes she started to realize there was something different about this paper and activity.
I then told her she had a very special piece of paper in front of her, and it had a secret message on it. All she had to do was use the paint to discover what the secret message was. Then she got really excited and started to pay closer attention as she was painting.
Once she started to get close to her entire name being uncovered she stood up and yelled “It’s me! I’m the secret message! It’s my name”! Best moment ever.
How did my daughter do with this activity?
This was absolutely the perfect activity for my daughter. She loves anything art related and loves surprises.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen her so excited about an activity. She did an awesome job on her painting and even recognized her name at the end.
All the name recognition activities are really paying off.
What do she learn during this activity?
- Name recognition
- Fine motor skills
- Problem solving skills
- Following directions
Extending this activity is so easy!
There are so many things that can be done to extend this fun and easy activity.
- You could use this activity to learn letters.
- You could use this activity to learn sight words.
- You could use this activity to learn color words.
- You could use this activity to learn shapes.
This activity was definitely a winner! Grace had so much fun, and I had so much fun watching her.
You have to try this Secret Message – A Fun and Simple Name Recognition Activity with your kids. They are going to love it!
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Tara is the brains behind Homeschool Preschool, where her journey from preschool and public school teacher to homeschooling mom of three fuels her passion for early childhood education. With a blend of expertise and firsthand experience, Tara’s writings offer practical tips and engaging resources to support families in creating meaningful learning adventures at home.
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