I love making games and activities for my kids that are great for learning and easy to prepare. I don’t have time to spend an hour preparing one activity (I barely have 10 minutes most days.) This DIY Farm Animal Game for Preschoolers is so easy to put together and so much fun to play! We had a blast with it! It’s customizable and you can use it for so many skills making it not only fun, but educational too!
Materials for the DIY Farm Animal Game for Preschoolers:
Farm Stickers: barn, cow, pig, sheep, chick, and horse (we used this big pack)
1 Sheet of 12”x12” scrapbook paper
Game markers (1 for each player)
To prepare die:
Print the dice download.
Cut out the cube template.
Create the cube and tape the tabs to hold the cube together.
To prepare the game board:
In a continual pattern create a “path” using the stickers. I choose to weave back and forth, but you could also do a spiral with the end in the center.
Start with the game markers at the first sticker.
Roll the die.
Move your game marker to the next sticker that matches the animal rolled on the die.
Continue to the next player.
Repeat until the first person reaches the last sticker on the board. (Player must roll to match the final sticker.)
In addition to having fun, this farm game for preschoolers is good for working on language skills. Great words to learn include: next, animal names, last, spots (on the cow), red (barn). Language skills are an extremely important part of my 4 year old’s learning, so while these words may seem basic for a preschooler, some kids still need to work on them at this point.
Make it extra fun by having the kids make the noise of the animal they land on. We did and it was hilarious! We decided when we landed on the barn, we had to make ALL of the animal noises!
Games like this also encourage good sportsmanship and patience which are essential skills for preschoolers (and anyone, really.)
Download the Free Animal Die here for the DIY Farm Animal Game.
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