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I've had a lot of requests lately for shapes activities for toddlers. Shapes are a great early numeracy activity, and these are great activities to combine with our toddler counting activities and ABC activities.

When introducing shapes to toddlers, start with the world around you. Point out shapes in the environment, discuss what shapes look like and play eye-spy with shapes (eye-epy a red circle etc..). Talk about the features of the shapes:

• How many sides does it have?
• Does it have any corners? How many?
• Are the sides straight or curved?
• What can we see that is also a square?

We've found 20 great shape activities that are just perfect for toddlers and that I'm sure they will enjoy!

Shape Matching Puzzle - Simple Fun for Kids

Shape Playdough Mats - PreKinders

Shape Puzzle Busy Bag - Teach Me Mommy

Sponge Shape Stamps - Buggy and Buddy

Shape Board Game for Toddlers - Simple Fun for Kids

Sensory Shape Sorting - Stir the Wonder

Circle Art Process Painting - Paper and Glue

Match Stick Shapes - Kidz Activities

Window Shape Matching - Powerful Mothering

Shape Sensory Bin - Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

Shape Invitation to Create - Days with Grey

Touch and Feel Shapes - Teach Me Mommy

Shape Hopscotch - Creative Family

Sticky Paper Shape Sorting - Living Montessori Now

Playdough Shape Building - The Preschool Toolbox

Shapes Quiet Book - Powerful Mothering

Finding Shapes at the Playground - Buggy and Buddy

Shapes from Recyclables - Teach Me Mommy

Shape Button Sort - Life with Moore Babies

Shape Matching - Simple Fun for Kids

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25 Shape Activities for Kids

All of these Shape Activities for Kids introduce toddlers and preschoolers to shapes through play-based learning. 25 ways to recognise, create, and explore basic shapes.

If you want to make your Shapes themed lessons a breeze, then check out the Shapes Activity Pack. It’s filled with math and literacy centers, fine motor activities and arts and crafts templates. All of which are aligned with preschool learning standards. Check it out today.

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Shape Arts and Crafts for Kids

1. Block Painting

Blocks come in a variety of shapes. Circles, triangles, squares. Any picture can be broken down into these basic shapes. If your little ones are too young to make an actual picture, don’t worry, it’s still a lot of fun dunking the blocks in the paint and making shapes on a page.

2. Giant Shape Art for Kids

Giant Shape Art for Kids was a fun way to spend an afternoon with the kids. We used an old cardboard box and painters tape to create some fun tape resist art, exploring and learning all about shapes as we did it. If you’re teaching a toddler or preschool classroom, try this simple art activity, the kids will love it.

3. Black Glue Shape Art for Kids

Black Glue Shape Art for Kids is all about learning 2D shapes. Toddlers and preschoolers love art ideas for kids that are fun, while parents and teachers love art ideas that are easy and educational. This activity ticks all of those boxes.

Either make single pages for home, or make large ones as a small group project in the classroom. This activity can easily be adapted for both parents and teachers.

4. Kandinsky Shape Art for Kids – Messy Little Monster

Explore colors and shapes with your toddler or preschooler with this shape art for kids. This hands on learning art project inspired by Kandinsky. Is fantastic for kids of all ages.

5. Recycled Shapes Process Art – Mosswood Connections

Raid the recycle bin and use recycled items to make art. Kids will have fun discovering shapes with this Process Art Project.

Shape Sensory Activities for Kids

6. Shape Sorting Sensory Bin

This shape sorting sensory bin is loads of fun for toddlers and preschoolers. Get the FREE printable shapes and start teaching some math.

7. Shape Match Sensory Bin – Happy Toddler Playtime

Shape Match Sensory Bin is a fun sensory bin using shredded paper. It’s a fun and easy way to learn and practice shape recognition with your toddler or preschooler.

8. Fizzy Shapes Sensory Bin – Happy Toddler Playtime

Shapes play ideas where science meets math will always be a hit with toddlers and preschoolers. Check out this fizzy shapes sensory bin.

9. Shape Button Sensory Bin – 3 Dinosaurs

Have you seen those buttons that are different shapes? If not, go and grab them because you can create so many different play based learning activities with them.

10. Shape Sensory Squish Bag – Still Playing School

Create a sensory squish bag for kids to learn shapes. Stick it on the window to see what happens when the sun shines through.

Shape Science Activities

11. Building Shapes – STEM for Kids

This Building Shapes – STEM for Kids activity is a fun, play based learning activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Engineering for kids can be both easy and fun, and includes more versatility than just building blocks.

12. Which Shape is Strongest – Science Sparks

Did you know that under certain circumstances paper can be very strong? This easy investigation uses paper folded into different shaped columns to hold up books. Which shape will hold the most books, before crumbling under the weight?

13. 3D Bubble Shape Activity – Little Bins for Little Hands

Can you make bubbles different shapes? This is one of my favorite shape activities for kids because you find out how to make your own cool 3D bubble wands and explore the science of bubbles.

14. Floating Shapes Experiment – Active Littles

Want to learn how to make the floating dry erase marker experiment work? Learn how to make shapes float around on the top of water, just like magic.

15. Magic Disappearing Shapes Activity – Gift of Curiosity

This simple shapes activity brings some magic to your child’s learning by disappearing at your child’s command. Not bad for paper towels and water, is it?

Shape Fine Motor Activities for Kids

16. Sticker Shapes Fine Motor Activity

This sticker shapes fine motor activity is a fun way for toddlers and preschoolers to learn shapes and develop fine motor skills.

17. Mystery Shapes – Days of Grey

Mystery Shapes is a fun fine motor activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Join the dots together to discover what shapes are hidden there.

18. Basic Shapes Work Station – Learning 4 Kids

Shapes play ideas provide children with the opportunity to explore and create with shapes. It teaches shape recognition and has the benefit of developing fine motor skills.

19. Sand Shapes – Gift of Curiosity

Sand shapes, a shape themed art, and fine motor activity kids will love.

20. Playdough Shapes Puzzle – Mama OT

Help your child develop fine motor skills with this simple yet creative puzzle activity using shapes and play dough.

Shapes Free Printable Activities

21. Craft Stick Shape Mats

Get your copy of these FREE Craft Stick Shape Mats. They’re perfect to help toddlers and preschoolers who are learning about shapes.  The children will develop fine motor skills, math, language, and more with this easy, low-prep activity.

22. Shape Playdough Mats – Fantastic Fun and Learning

Use these shape play dough mats to help preschoolers and kindergarteners learn how to make 2D shapes and recognize shapes in everyday objects

23. Free Shape Lacing Cards – 3 Dinosaurs

When you’re looking for shape activities for kids, make sure you include some shape lacing cards. This is a fun way to learn shapes with some hand-on learning.

24. Free Shape Flashcards – Look We’re Learning

These free printable shape flashcards are a wonderful learning resource for toddlers, and preschoolers who are learning about 2-D shapes.

25. Free Shape Dot Marker Printables – 3 Dinosaurs

Use this printable with dot markers, playdough or manipulatives. This simple printable is so incredibly versatile, your students will love it.

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