Cognitive Play Ideas |The Genius of Play

Sky Survey

Ages 10+

Colorful Tree Bark Sketches

Ages 5+

From A to Z

Ages 3+

Broccoli Trees

Ages 3+

Shadow Art

Ages 4+

Make a Vision Board

Ages 5+

Puppet Play

Ages 5+

Emotional Animals

Ages 3+

Simon Says “Do A Yoga Pose”

Ages 3 years and older

Musical Masterpieces

Ages 5+

Pretend Play Cafe

Ages 3+

Pom Pom Fun

Ages 3 years and older

At-Home Movie Theater

Ages 3+

Emoji Bingo

Ages 3 years and older

Egg Carton Butterfly

Ages 4+, requires adult help

Let’s Go Shopping

Ages 5 years and older

What’s the Scoop!

Ages 5 years and older

Tower Building

Ages 4 years and older

Impact Craters

Ages 7 years and older

Rainbow Milk

Ages 5 years and older

Marshmallow Sculpture

Ages 5 years and older

Food Group Sort

Ages 3 years and older

Count & Coin Sort

Ages 3 years and older

Technology Scavenger Hunt

Ages 5 years and older

Snack Time Counting Game

Ages 3 years and older

Pretend Play Picnic

Ages 3+

I SPY

Ages 3+

Dots and Squares

Ages 5 years and older

Coders and Robots

Ages 5 years and older

Mini Greenhouse

Ages 3 years and older

Animals Moves

Ages 4 years and older

Yarn Wrappers

Ages 3 years and older

Balloon Ball Pit

Ages 3 years and older

Nature Mirror

Ages 3 years and older

Mud Fun

Ages 5 years and older

Animal Masks

Ages 4 years and older

You’ve Got Mail

Ages 4 years and older

Toy Hotel

Ages 3+

Story Stones

Ages 3 years and older

Memory Muscle

Ages 3 years and older

Dice Work Out

Ages 5 years and older

Floor Is Lava

Ages 3 years and older

Blender Paper

Ages 3 years and older

Wiggly Worm Farm

Ages 4 years and older

What Time Is It?

Ages 4 years and older

Action Figure Float

Ages 5 years and older

Bottle Bowling

Ages 2 years and older

Building Blocks Shape Matching Game

Ages 2 years and older

Phonics Photo Album

Ages 3 years and older

Musical Chairs

Ages 6 years and older

Table Talk

Ages 3 years and older

Twin Plants

Ages 4 years and older

Jump Rope

Ages 5 years and older

Let's Roll

Ages 5 years and older

Do You Hear What I Hear

Ages 3 - 4 years

Parachute Games

Ages 5 years and older

Clean Sweep

Ages 5 years and older

Musical Feelings

Ages 4+, requires adult help

Rollercoaster

Ages 7 years and older

Word Ladders

Ages 4 years and older

Animal Habitats

Ages 5 years and older

Pretend Pet Salon

Ages 5 years and older

Go Fish Card Game

Ages 5 years and older

Natures Color Match

Ages 3 years and older

Indoor Baseball

Ages 4+, requires adult help

Puzzle Storytime

Ages 3 years and older

Peek-A-Boo

Ages 0 years and older

DIY Doll Nursery

Ages 2 years and older

Build This City

Ages 4 years and older

Tug of War

Ages 6 years and older

Memory Makeover

Ages 5 years and older

International Menu

Ages 7 years and older

How Do You Spell…???

Ages 3 years and older

Jacks Game

Ages 5 years and older

Pat-A-Cake

Ages 0 years and older

Freeze Tag

Ages 3-10 years

Shadow Tag

Ages 2 years and older

Marbles Game

Ages 8 years and older

Hopscotch

Ages 3 years and older

Cat's Cradle String Game

Ages 6 years and older

Storytime Stretch

Ages 4 years and older

Colored Flowers

Ages 2+, requires adult help

Emotions Book

Ages 4+, requires adult help

Memory

Ages 3+, requires adult help

Will You Be My Neighbor?

Ages 3 years and older

Initial Game

Ages 7 years and older

Simon Says

Ages 3 years and older

How Am I Feeling

Ages 6+, requires adult help

Animal Imitation Game

Ages 3 years and older

Another Word For

Ages 7 years and older

Boxed In

Ages 7 years and older

Dancing Raisins

Ages 3 years and older

Straw Sculpture

Ages 3 years and older

Guess How Many

Ages 5 years and older

Lava in a Jar

Ages 3+, requires adult help

Picture Pairs

Ages 7+, requires adult help

Scavenger Hunt

Ages 6 years and older

Buzz

Ages 8 years and older

Homemade Playdough

Ages 2+, requires adult help

Geography Challenge

Ages 8 years and older

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