Magnet Activities for Learning and Play

Today’s Share It Saturday features are all about magnet activities for the kiddos! My preschoolers have enjoyed the magnets in our science center for months now. I’ve enjoyed watching their experiments, listening to their questions, and being invited into their playful learning.

super fun magnet activities for kids

Go “fishing” with magnets to determine which items are magnetic | Stir the Wonder

Set up a variety of magnetic explorations for the kids | The Practical Mom

Have the kiddos sort magnetic letters for literacy and math fun | Fun-A-Day!

“Draw” in Pixy Stix powder using magnets | Housing a Forest

Create and experiment with magnetic slime | Frugal Fun for Boys

Break out the magnetic tiles for a multitude of unique activities | The Artful Parent

Set up an invitation for kids to create their own robotic artwork | Fun-A-Day!

Explore musical concepts alongside magnets | And Next Comes L

Make a math game using magnets and a white board | Fantastic Fun and Learning

Gather a few simple items and let the kiddos run their own magnetic experiment | TinkerLab

Make your own printable shape magnets | Picklebums

Work on numeral awareness and one-to-one correspondence | The Measured Mom

Let the children explore magnetic concepts using jingle bells | Fun-A-Day!

Encourage the kiddos to see how far magnets will “jump” | PreKinders

Set up a simple, but meaningful, magnetic busy bag | The Math Maniac

Use magnets to create some awesome process art | Crayon Box Chronicles for Kids Play Box

Have the kids make their own magnetic racetracks | Meaningful Mama

Set up an invitation to play with a magnetic tree | Twodaloo

Now I’m trying to decide which of these magnet activities to try with my preschoolers next. Do you have a favorite – feel free to share in the comments below!

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Preschool Science Materials

Your students are going to have so much fun with the magnet science activities. And I find that fun activities like this get the children excited to explore more science topics. With that in mind, you might want to keep your classroom stocked with some great science materials.

Check out this list and decide which items will work well in your classroom (I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post):

• Science magnet kit
• Magnifying glass set
• Kid-friendly tongs
• Jumbo eye droppers
• Sensory tubes
• Safety goggles
• Pipettes
• Science mix and measure set
• Sensory bottles
• Sensory bins
• Butterfly net set

The children are going to absolutely love learning about these science tools. And I know they’ll love getting to use them even more!

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