Kids will have so much fun learning and playing with watermelons. These watermelon ideas for kids will provide hours of educational entertainment all summer long.
My daughter loves a huge slice of juicy watermelon on a hot summer day, and she looks forward to eating it all season long. But, watermelon isn’t just for eating when you’ve got preschoolers in the house.
Preschool teachers can keep the watermelon love going all summer long with this awesome collection of hands-on watermelon themed activities.
Add these fun activities to your healthy foods, summer, or Letter W preschool themes.
Teaching a watermelon theme to preschoolers can be an exciting and engaging activity.
Crafts, games, and other fun activities involving watermelons can also be used to teach young children new concepts.
By introducing these activities in the classroom, preschoolers can gain knowledge while having an enjoyable time.
Watermelon Ideas for Kids
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Watermelon Sponge Painting
Watermelon and summer go hand in hand, and this watermelon sponge painting activity is a great tactile activity for preschoolers. All you need is green paint, red paint, black paint, and a sponge cut to resemble watermelon slices.
I love tissue paper crafts and paper plate crafts. This cute watermelon craft combines them both, and it’ll look great hanging on your fridge this summer.
Making watermelon ships is a great way to spend the afternoon. Preschoolers will need some adult assistance to complete this craft, but it’s an awesome summer water play activity.
I love making oobleck with kids. It’s so interesting how it changes from a solid to a liquid depending on how it’s manipulated. Making watermelon oobleck adds a nice summer twist to this activity.
This watermelon counting activity has preschoolers working on counting, number recognition, and fine motor skills as they add seeds to these homemade watermelon counting cards.
Slime provides an opportunity for some awesome sensory play for kids. My daughter loves to make it. Your kids will love helping you make some watermelon-scented slime.
There are a lot of hands-on math activities you can do with a watermelon. Check out how you can use a watermelon to teach shapes, fractions, and weight with your preschoolers.
Picking up watermelon seeds is a great fine motor activity and helps little ones develop their pincer grasp. These watermelon seed fine motor activities are great for letter recognition, number recognition, and one-to-one correspondence, as ell.
Printable watermelon counting cards make a fun math activity for kids of all ages. Encourage your little ones to use playdough or other small items to add the correct number of seeds to each slice of watermelon.
It’s clear that there are plenty of creative and fun ways to incorporate watermelons into your summertime activities with kids.
From hands-on crafts, slime recipes, free printables, math activities and more – you can find something for any age group or interest level.
Whether it’s an afternoon craft activity at home or a learning resource in the classroom, these watermelon themed ideas will help make this summer one to remember!
So grab some fresh melon from the store and get ready for an exciting season full of exploration and discovery!
Tara is the brains behind Homeschool Preschool, where her journey from preschool and public school teacher to homeschooling mom of three fuels her passion for early childhood education. With a blend of expertise and firsthand experience, Tara’s writings offer practical tips and engaging resources to support families in creating meaningful learning adventures at home.
