Summer Water Games
Preschoolers can stay cool with these summer water games. Get them moving and work on important skills while having tons of fun!
I don’t know a kid who doesn’t love playing in the water. They love splashing, pouring, and squirting water on long, hot summer days.
The activities featured below are perfect for kids ages 3-6!
Summer Water Games
Splish splash! Keep kids engaged and cool this summer with a fun water game.
Whether you're playing catch with water bombs or strengthening motor skills with a fun pouring activity, kids ages 3-6 will want to do all of these activities during the hot summer months.
Make Sponge Water Bombs
Have you ever made sponge water bombs with your kids? If not, check out this super simple tutorial.
Summer Learning Games
Need a fun, hands-on way to begin teaching sight words to your beginning readers? Sight Word Splash is a water play game to teach or review words.
Sponge and Water Fun Ideas
Science by the Pool
Turn the pool into a science lab! Fun, no-prep science activities to do with your kids, even in a kiddie pool!
Gross Motor Water Transfer
Get kids moving with this fun gross motor water transfer activity that is simple enough for toddlers to participate in.
Animal Washing Station
A fun outdoor water activity that will keep your child stimulated for hours! Dirty up your animals and have your child wash them off!
Disney In Ice Escape Water Table STEM
When you freeze some miniature Disney toys (or Littlest Pet Shops, LEGO mini-figs, etc.), you can add them to your outdoor water table for some fun STEM play for toddlers and preschoolers.
Summer Lemon Sensory Bin
When life gives you lemons, make an awesome summer lemon-themed sensory bin in your water table or a tub full of water.
Summer Activities: Water Balloon Pinata
Your kids are sure to squeal with delight when you set up a fun water balloon pinata in the backyard.
Water Play: Sorting Land and Water Animals
Combine math (sorting) and science (animals) with water play in this interactive sorting game for preschoolers!
Round Out Your Unit with These Activities
If you love using peg dogs in your imaginative play area, you don’t want to miss these eco-friendly Summer Peg Dolls decorated with hand painted summery flowers!
Storytelling is part of the learning process. Add some summer story stones to your reading and literacy centers.
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