5 Boredom Busters for PreSchoolers

7:29 pm Games and Activities

When you’re stuck somewhere with an impatient preschooler to entertain, play these games to save your sanity:

1 - Play a game of What If?

  • What is our pet was an elephant?
  • What if horses could fly?
  • What if you were Mommy?


2 - Play a game of This or That. Give her a choice of things to choose from

  • Cats or dogs
  • Vanilla or chocolate
  • Walking in the rain or playing in the sun
  • Swing set or see saw


3 - Ask your child to stand a distance away and throw a soft plastic ball at him. Shout the name of a body part just before you throw the ball. For instance, leg, head, etc.  She has to use that body part to hit the ball.


4 - Play a body part game. Start with her eyes. Let her tell you a few thing she can do with her eyes – see, blink, squint. Continue with other body parts.

  • With his hands – clap, shake,
  • With his legs – walk, dance, run, kick etc.

5 - OK, So I ran out of boredom busters. Any ideas?

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One Response
  1. Root & Sprout :

    Date: May 4, 2008 @ 6:25 pm

    Before we take our vacation this summer, I am coming back to your site to print out car-friendly games, such as these. We have a LONG drive ahead of us, and games like these will come in handy. :-)

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