20 Creative Activities for Kids Using Gold Coins

Gold coins are so very engaging for kids! These creative activities for kids use gold coins to explore a variety of concepts with children. Some of the activities revolve around St. Patrick’s Day or pirates, while others are just general gold coin fun.

Gold Coin Creative Activities for Kids

Preschool alphabet activities with gold coins | Fun-A-Day

Super easy gold slime | Fun-A-Day

Gold coin hide-and-seek | Buggy and Buddy

Sensory coin dig | The Pleasantest Thing

Gold coins on the light table | Still Playing School

Gold coin vowel sound drop | JDaniel4’s Mom

Salt dough gold coins with natural dye | Twodaloo

Gold coin memory matching game | Crayon Box Chronicles

Pot of gold syllable activity & hot potato activity | Pre-K Pages

Addition game with gold coins | Teaching Mama

St. Patrick’s Day gelatin fine motor play | House of Burke

Gold Scavenger Hunt ABC Activity | Fantastic Fun and Learning

St. Patrick’s Day Ice Play | Fun at Home with Kids

Leprechaun’s play dough | NurtureStore

St. Patrick’s Day treasure hunt | Mess for Less

Fine motor gold coin search | Little Bins for Little Hands

Pirate island play dough | The Imagination Tree

Pot o’ gold counting | Stay at Home Educator

Treasure-filled pirate sensory bins | Fun-A-Day

Number practice with black sand and gold coins | Gift of Curiosity

So many creative activities for kids using gold coins!

Which would your children enjoy trying first? Any other ideas you’d add to the list?

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