Activities for 3-Year-Olds

Find engaging activities for 3-year-olds who are ready for more pretend play, problem-solving, movement, art, early learning, and simple turn-taking. Browse flexible at-home and indoor ideas without complicated setup.

Selected for:Pretend playSimple problem-solvingArt and makingTurn-takingEarly learningIndoor play

Skill builderFine motor

5-10+ min1-3 years

The loop

Fabric Pull Box

Fabric Pull Box is a fabric pull box activity for toddlers that helps children fill, empty, and reset through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Foil Wrapped Toys

Foil Wrapped Toys is a foil wrapped toys activity for toddlers that helps children use both hands together through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Low effortLow mess

Indoor

Skill builderFine motor

5-15+ min2-4 years

The loop

Jars & Lids

Jars & Lids is a jars and lids activity for toddlers that helps children practice open-close hand skills through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Laundry Basket Web Rescue

Laundry Basket Web Rescue is a laundry basket web rescue activity for toddlers that helps children explore over, under, and around through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Pouring Station

Pouring Station is a pouring station activity for toddlers that helps children let go with control through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Low effortMedium mess

Sand Search

Sand Search is a sand search activity for toddlers that helps children build memory and search skills through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Low effortMedium mess

Spray Bottle Tie Dye

Spray Bottle Tie Dye is a spray bottle tie dye activity for toddlers that helps children squeeze and release with control through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Medium effortMedium mess

Picture Category Sort

Picture Category Sort is a picture category sort activity for toddlers that helps children sort by type through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Picture Egg Request

Picture Egg Request is a picture egg request activity for toddlers that helps children stay with a repeatable play loop through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Autism support

Medium effortLow mess

Indoor

Skill builderFine motor

5-15+ min1-3 years

The loop

Pom Pom Sensory Scoop

Pom Pom Sensory Scoop is a pom pom scoop activity for toddlers that helps children fill, empty, and reset through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Eyes-Closed Body Copy

Eyes-Closed Body Copy is a no prep listening game for toddlers that helps children follow one-step cues through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Sensory-friendly support

Face Tickle Turns

Face Tickle Turns is a gentle face touch activity for toddlers that helps children copy, try, and take turns through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Sensory-friendly support

Food Feel Challenge

Food Feel Challenge is a food texture game for kids ages 2 to 7 that helps children test and compare what changes through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Sensory-friendly support

Medium effortLow To Medium mess

Lotion Tray Trace

Lotion Tray Trace is a sensory tray tracing activity for toddlers that helps children connect actions with results through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Sensory-friendly support

Low effortLow To Medium mess

Animal Musical Statues

Animal Musical Statues is an animal freeze game for toddlers that helps children stop and start on cue through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Animal Step Path

Animal Step Path is an animal path activity for toddlers that helps children move through a clear path through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Animal Walk Path

Animal Walk Path is an animal walk activity for toddlers that helps children move through a clear path through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Animal Walk Puzzle Pickup

Animal Walk Puzzle Pickup is an animal walk puzzle activity for toddlers that helps children move through a clear path through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Balloon Release Pause Game

Balloon Release Pause Game is a balloon release pause game for toddlers that helps children wait before acting through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Bath Target Squeeze

Bath Target Squeeze is a bath target squeeze activity for toddlers that helps children use both hands together through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Beanbag Target Toss

Beanbag Target Toss is a beanbag target toss for toddlers that helps children aim at a visible target through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Blanket Fort Crawl

Blanket Fort Crawl is a blanket fort crawl activity for toddlers that helps children move through a clear path through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Developmental support

Blanket Tug-of-War

Blanket Tug-of-War is a blanket tug of war activity for toddlers that helps children pull against gentle resistance through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Board Book Rain Shelter

Board Book Rain Shelter is a pretend play activity for toddlers that helps children explore in-and-out play through a clear, repeatable play loop.

Developmental support

Low effortNo mess

Indoor