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15 Awesome Summer Activities for Preschoolers

Sensory bins, painting, outdoor crafts and more

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Fun summer activities that develop fine motor skills

Preschoolers love constant play and learning so they need lots of stimulating activities to keep them busy. These entertaining pursuits should be fun, but you also want them to engage your child in the kind of sensory play that helps develop their fine motor skills.

Thankfully, there’s a wealth of ideas out there from parents who have planned inexpensive, educational, fun activities the rest of us can introduce to our own kids.

Start planning your summer fun now with these projects: 

Up first: Watermelon counting

More summer fun for families: 

Editor’s note: This article was originally published several years ago and most recently updated by ParentMap’s associate editor, Kari Hanson, on July 2, 2025.

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