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Preschool Family Theme Activities

by Angela Thayer 7 Comments

At the beginning of the school year, it’s a great idea to plan a  family theme for preschoolers.

Today, I’m going to share with you our favorite activities and free printables for this theme.

family theme activities for preschoolers

I created a free booklet about families to read with students. It’s black and white, so it’s also great for coloring. You can download the booklet right here –> Family Booklet

family booklet - free printable

A fun sensory and fine motor activity you can do with preschoolers is to use family playdough mats. Just use play dough to create faces on THESE mats to create a family. Check out all the details on this post.

my family play dough mats

More Preschool Family Theme Activities

Have your student color THIS printable for each family member and then glue the hands together to represent a family. This would be a simple project for preschoolers to do and fun for the kids to create to show what their family looks like.

family craft for preschoolers

I love this idea for creating a family sensory bin for kids to explore. It’s such a great idea to build names with the magnetic alphabet letters in the bin. Check out this other great idea for creating a family sensory bin.

family theme sensory bins
This is a great idea for creating a class book about families.

If you’re needing song ideas about families, check out these fun songs!

This is such an awesome idea for talking about families and using blocks.

If you’re looking for quick and meaningful activities, check out these family-themed printables.

Books About Families

Everywhere BabiesEverywhere BabiesEverywhere BabiesDoes a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?Where the Wild Things AreWhere the Wild Things AreWhere the Wild Things AreWe Are FamilyWe Are FamilyWe Are FamilyFroggy's Baby SisterFroggy’s Baby SisterFroggy's Baby SisterKnuffle Bunny: A Cautionary TaleKnuffle Bunny: A Cautionary TaleKnuffle Bunny: A Cautionary TaleFull, Full, Full of LoveFull, Full, Full of LoveFull, Full, Full of Love

These activities are great to encourage children to learn and talk about family members. It’s also fun to do in a preschool classroom or even together at home.

Hope you’ll give these activities a try!

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Comments

  1. Lisa says
    September 21, 2019 at 6:13 pm

    Hi, i am curious about the little plastic looking people in the wet sand/playdough sensory picture. I clicked to get more info about that sensory activity, but it keeps redirecting to the magnetic sensory bin info. Can you direct me on where to get the small coloureds people in the sensory bin picture. Thanks

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    • Angela Thayer says
      September 25, 2019 at 7:26 pm

      I’m sorry! The link has been fixed! https://mrsplemonskindergarten.com/2017/09/preschool-all-about-me.html

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    • Shayna says
      October 8, 2019 at 12:17 pm

      Good idea.

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  2. Costumelooks.com says
    October 2, 2019 at 4:33 am

    Send a note home to families asking them to make a family banner or collage of the people in their families. Ask them to label the pictures by printing the name of each person under the pictures (the banners will go home after your theme is over).

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    • Angela Thayer says
      October 2, 2019 at 7:42 pm

      Great idea!

      Reply
  3. Francine Nelson says
    April 27, 2020 at 2:48 pm

    There has been a mix-up of two of the activities. When I clicked to view creating a Family Book, the sensory bin came up instead. It also came up when sensory bin was clicked on. I would like to get the printables for the Family Book. Any way this error can be fixed. Thank you for the great ideas!

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    • Angela Thayer says
      April 28, 2020 at 3:52 pm

      I’m so sorry! I got it fixed. 🙂

      Reply

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