Play Ideas & Games

STEAM Playbook

Play is how kids learn the skills they need for success in school and life. The STEAM Playbook features a collection of play ideas and ready-to-use activities to help you spark a child’s interests in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.

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Rainbow Milk

Ages 5 years and older

blue tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--3-6 tile--5-min

Impact Craters

Ages 7 years and older

blue tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Marshmallow Sculpture

Ages 5 years and older

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Let’s Go Shopping

Ages 5 years and older

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Tower Building

Ages 4 years and older

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What’s the Scoop!

Ages 5 years and older

cognitive tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Dots and Squares

Ages 5 years and older

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Coders and Robots

Ages 5 years and older

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Technology Scavenger Hunt

Ages 5 years and older

blue tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--3-6 tile--5-min

Count & Coin Sort

Ages 3 years and older

social tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Pretend Play Picnic

Ages 3+

social tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

I SPY

Ages 3+

blue tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--3-6 tile--5-min

Food Group Sort

Ages 3 years and older

blue tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--3-6 tile--30-min

Snack Time Counting Game

Ages 3 years and older

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Nature Mirror

Ages 3 years and older

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Balloon Ball Pit

Ages 3 years and older

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Yarn Wrappers

Ages 3 years and older

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Animals Moves

Ages 4 years and older

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Mini Greenhouse

Ages 3 years and older

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Mud Fun

Ages 5 years and older

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Sleeping Lions

Ages 6 years and older

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Animal Masks

Ages 4 years and older

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Indoor Snowball Fight

Ages 4 years and older

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You’ve Got Mail

Ages 4 years and older

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Toy Hotel

Ages 3+

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Story Stones

Ages 3 years and older

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Zookeeper Roundup

Ages 3 years and older

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Memory Muscle

Ages 3 years and older

physical tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--15-min

Dice Work Out

Ages 5 years and older

social tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Bubble Blowing Games

Ages 3+

physical tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--10-min

Floor Is Lava

Ages 3 years and older

blue tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--3-6

Blender Paper

Ages 3 years and older

blue tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--3-6

Wiggly Worm Farm

Ages 4 years and older

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What Time Is It?

Ages 4 years and older

creative tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--15-min

Action Figure Float

Ages 5 years and older

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Bottle Bowling

Ages 2 years and older

communicative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Kick the Can

Play ideas for kids ages 5 years and older

cognitive tile--0-3 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--15-min

Building Blocks Shape Matching Game

Ages 2 years and older

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Name Dance

Ages 3+

creative tile--3-6 tile--15-min

Polka Dot Slime

Ages 4+, requires adult help

emotional tile--0-3 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--15-min

Stuffed Animal Birthday Party

Ages 3 years and older

communicative tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Grab the Bacon

Ages 6 years and older

blue tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--3-6

Phonics Photo Album

Ages 3 years and older

physical tile--3-6 tile--5-min

Dinosaur Garden

Ages 3 years and older

creative tile--3-6 tile--15-min

My Own Plant

Ages 4 years and older

social tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Musical Chairs

Ages 6 years and older

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Mystery Object

Ages 5+, requires adult help

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Table Talk

Ages 3 years and older

creative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Fireworks in a Jar

Ages 3+, requires adult help

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Peanut Passer

Ages 3+

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Two Truths and a Tale

Ages 8 years and older

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Twin Plants

Ages 4 years and older

physical tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Jump Rope

Ages 5 years and older

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Let's Roll

Ages 5 years and older

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Housework Hustle

Ages 2 years and older

communicative tile--3-6 tile--5-min

Do You Hear What I Hear

Ages 3 - 4 years

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My Favorite Museum

Ages 3 years and older

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Parachute Games

Ages 5 years and older

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Clean Sweep

Ages 5 years and older

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Magic T-Shirt

Ages 5+, requires adult help

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Musical Feelings

Ages 4+, requires adult help

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Word Ladders

Ages 4 years and older

cognitive tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--30-min

Rollercoaster

Ages 7 years and older

social tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Back It Up

Ages 7 years and older

blue tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--3-6

Animal Habitats

Ages 5 years and older

communicative tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Red Rover

Ages 6 years and older

blue tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--3-6

Bedroom Planetarium

Ages 5 years and older

emotional tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--15-min

Pretend Pet Salon

Ages 5 years and older

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Tape Tornado

Ages 6 years and older

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Broccoli Trees

Ages 3 years and older

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Go Fish Card Game

Ages 5 years and older

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Runway Ready

Ages 3 years and older

emotional tile--3-6 tile--5-min

Mad Face Scary Face

Ages 3-4 years

cognitive tile--3-6 tile--5-min

Natures Color Match

Ages 3 years and older

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Indoor Baseball

Ages 4+, requires adult help

communicative tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Capture the Flag

Ages 7 years and older

blue tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--3-6 tile--0-3

Puzzle Storytime

Ages 3 years and older

social tile--9-12 tile--0-3 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Peek-A-Boo

Ages 0 years and older

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DIY Doll Nursery

Ages 2 years and older

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Build This City

Ages 4 years and older

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Tug of War

Ages 6 years and older

social tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Traffic Cop Game

Ages 4 years and older

physical tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--15-min

TV Tag

Ages 4 years and older

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Memory Makeover

Ages 5 years and older

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International Menu

Ages 7 years and older

communicative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button?

Ages 5 years and older

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Jacks Game

Ages 5 years and older

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Pat-A-Cake

Ages 0 years and older

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How Do You Spell…???

Ages 3 years and older

communicative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Marco Polo

Ages 6 years and older

blue tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--3-6 tile--0-3

Emoji Bingo

Ages 3 years and older

physical tile--0-3 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Freeze Tag

Ages 3-10 years

emotional tile--3-6 tile--5-min

The Masked Bunny

Ages 5 years and older

emotional tile--0-3 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Shadow Tag

Ages 2 years and older

cognitive tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Marbles Game

Ages 8 years and older

communicative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Mother, May I Game

Ages 3 years and older

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Cat's Cradle String Game

Ages 6 years and older

physical tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--15-min

Hopscotch

Ages 3 years and older

emotional tile--9-12 tile--30-min

Five Things

Ages 10 years and older

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Quicksand

Ages 4+, requires adult help

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Discovery Hunt

Ages 3 years and older

blue tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--3-6 tile--0-3

Work It Out

Ages 3 years and older

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Crab Crawl

Ages 4+, requires adult help

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Animal Imitation Game

Ages 3 years and older

emotional tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

How Am I Feeling

Ages 6+, requires adult help

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My Mouse

Ages 5 years and older

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Frosty Toss

Ages 3 years and older

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Will You Be My Neighbor?

Ages 3 years and older

social tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Frozen Bubbles

Ages 4 years and older

communicative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Telephone

Ages 4 years and older

physical tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Slip and Slide

Ages 3+, requires adult help

emotional tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Initial Game

Ages 7 years and older

communicative tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Simon Says

Ages 3 years and older

communicative tile--3-6 tile--5-min

Jumping Jack Syllables

Ages 4 years and older

cognitive tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Picture Pairs

Ages 7+, requires adult help

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Hot Potato

Ages 4 years and older

social tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Straw Sculpture

Ages 3 years and older

social tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Space Invaders

Ages 3+, requires adult help

cognitive tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Lava in a Jar

Ages 3+, requires adult help

communicative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Balloon Ball |Play Ideas

Play ideas for ages 4 years and older

creative tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Egg Carton Butterfly

Ages 6+, requires adult help

communicative tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Storytime Stretch

Ages 4 years and older

communicative tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Feed Me Applesauce

Ages 4+, requires adult help

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Colored Flowers

Ages 2+, requires adult help

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Emotions Book

Ages 4+, requires adult help

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Sardines

Ages 5 years and older

creative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Leaf It To Me

Play ideas and tips for ages 4 years and older

cognitive tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Another Word For

Ages 7 years and older

emotional tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Boxed In

Ages 7 years and older

creative tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Dancing Raisins

Ages 3 years and older

social tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Bullseye

Ages 3 years and older

emotional tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Pass the Apple

Ages 8 years and older

communicative tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Animal Walks

Ages 3 years and older

cognitive tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Guess How Many

Ages 5 years and older

social tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Squishy Egg

Ages 2+, requires adult help

creative tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Windy Whirly

Ages 4+, requires adult help

creative tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--30-min

Volcano

Ages 4+, requires adult help

communicative tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--30-min

Alphabet Apple Tree

Ages 4+, requires adult help

emotional tile--0-3 tile--3-6 tile--15-min

Emotional Animals

Ages 2-6, requires adult help

social tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--30-min

Memory

Ages 3+, requires adult help

emotional tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Catch the Dragon's Tail

Ages 5 years and older

cognitive tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--15-min

Scavenger Hunt

Ages 6 years and older

emotional tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Mood Meter

Ages 5+, requires adult help

cognitive tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Geography Challenge

Ages 8 years and older

communicative tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Crazy Menu

Ages 6 years and older

creative tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Tie-Dye Coffee Filters

Ages 4+, requires adult help

cognitive tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--15-min

Paper Pal

Ages 3+, requires adult help

communicative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Fort Building

Ages 4 years and older

social tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

The License Plate Game

Ages 7 years and older

creative tile--0-3 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Homemade Playdough

Ages 2+, requires adult help

social tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Buzz

Ages 8 years and older

communicative tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

The Picnic Game

Ages 7 years and older

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Seek and Find

Ages 5+, requires adult help

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Spider and Flies

Ages 5 years and older

cognitive tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Fill the Suitcase

Ages 5+, requires adult help

social tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Musical Groups

Ages 8 years and older

physical tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Harvest Dash

Ages 3 years and older

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Hop to It

Ages 4 years and older

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Charades

Ages 6 years and older

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Rock Paper Scissors

Ages 5 years and older

creative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Favorite Letter Book

Ages 5 years and older

cognitive tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

20 Questions

Ages 7 years and older

physical tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Water Balloon Toss

Ages 5 years and older

cognitive tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Ice Painting

Ages 4 years and older

emotional tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Snow Painting

Ages 4 years and older

creative tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Sounds Familiar

Ages 6 years and older

social tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Homemade Map

Ages 7 years and older

communicative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

Crafty Cards

Ages 3 years and older, requires adult help

cognitive tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Self Portrait

Ages 4 years and older

communicative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Auto Alphabet

Ages 5 years and older

creative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--15-min

HIdden Art

Ages 5 years and older

cognitive tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Color Me Strong

Ages 4+, requires adult help

physical tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--9-12 tile--5-min

Red Light Green Light

Ages 4 years and older

social tile--9-12 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Duck Duck Drench

Ages 6 years and older

creative tile--9-12 tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Hedgehog Harry

Ages 4+, requires adult help

emotional tile--3-6 tile--6-9 tile--5-min

Simon Says it With Feeling

Ages 3+, requires adult help