Nursery Activity Ideas

Shape Activities

Drawing Shapes In Wet Sand

This is a simple and fun way for children over the age of two, to increase their familiarity with different shapes and their properties.

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Shape Sponge Painting

This is a fun activity suitable for children of all ages. However older children can use this to become more familiar with the shapes and also be introduced to new ones.

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Making Magnetic Shape Pictures

This simple, fun creative activity is an enjoyable way for children over the age of two to learn their shapes whilst expressing their imagination and creativity.

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Mega Block Printing

This fun and messy activity can be completed by children of all ages, it can also be used to help children learn their colours and shapes.

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Shape Printing

This activity can be completed by children of all ages. It is also a fun activity where older can become more familiar with the shape names and their properties, such as edges and corners.

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Playdough Shape Play

This activity can be used to help children recognise their shapes in a fun, sensory way.

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Shape Hunt Group Game

This is a fun group activity for children who are becoming familiar with their shapes.

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Make A Shape Picture

This is an activity that all children will have fun creating, and that older children can use to become more familiar with different shapes.

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Making People Using Magnetic Shapes

A fun activity for older children to become familiar with different shapes.

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