We are big fans of puzzles. I used to put them together with my grandma and it brings back fun memories when the kids and I are working on a big puzzle together. Shiloh, my preschooler, isn’t ready for big, complex puzzles yet, but she can do some simple picture matching which is more developmentally appropriate for her. These farm puzzles for preschoolers are so easy to make and we had a lot of fun with them in our sensory bin.
Materials needed for the farm puzzles for preschoolers:
Foam sheets (the ones we used were about 4″x7″)
Farm stickers (I got a great deal on ours on Amazon)
For fun, we color-coordinated the sheets and the pictures, but you could use any color as your background.
Because I used matching colors I could point out the colors more clearly for Shiloh. (Can I give a shout out to my little lady?!?!? Her speech skills have been growing tremendously the last couple months!! Tonight she asked for a “high five!”)
On each sheet, I put two matching pictures side-by-side.
Then, I cut the sheet into two pieces creating a puzzle. I cut each sheet slightly different to make sure the wrong pieces wouldn’t fit together.
I put ours in a sensory bin, but you could definitely use them without the bin.
I like putting puzzles in sensory bins because it adds another element of fun to the activity. Plus, it helps me to be able to display all the pieces in a way that Shiloh can easily see.
We used plain rice for this bin so that it wouldn’t be visually distracting while she worked to find the matches. We’ve also done this farm sensory bin in the past which would be another fun way to display the puzzle pieces.
So simple, but still lots of fun! I’ll be sharing some other ways that we used these stickers later this week, so when you order them, be sure to get the big bag!
Beginning Sounds Matching Puzzles with Stickers by Mom Inspired Life
Learning Your Name Playdough Puzzle by Growing Book by Book
Can You Follow The Puzzle? by Learning 2 Walk
Turn Your Child’s Artwork Into A Puzzle by Capri + 3
Rainbow Art Puzzle for Kids by Fun-A-Day!
Trace, Match, Write | Fine Motor, Math, and Literacy Activities with Puzzles by The Educators’ Spin On It
Rainbow Craft Stick Puzzle by Powerful Mothering
Preschool Made Puzzle Activity by Tiny Tots Adventures
Rainbow Name Puzzle by Still Playing School
Amanda says
Love the idea of hiding a puzzle in a sensory bin! Almost like a treasure hunt!
Kim says
That’s exactly what the kids usually turn it into!
Natasha says
What a cool little puzzle game.I like the sensory bin and of course I love that it’s colorful.
Kim says
Aren’t the colors just lovely?!? I love putting together activities with so many colors because it’s fun for ME! lol!
Jodie @ Growing Book by Book says
Oh, I never thought of using puzzle pieces in a sensory bin. Neat idea!
Kim says
We do it often! The kids love it!
Theresa says
The puzzles turned out really cute. I think a set of these would make a great gift for a parent of a preschooler.
Kim says
That’s a great idea! Or even a simple birthday present for a little one!
Danielle says
Such a great idea to put puzzle pieces in a sensory bin! Love your sticker puzzles too!
Steph says
This is another cute and simple game I hope I can use this fall! Thanks for sharing.
Kim says
Such a great idea to make your own puzzles. It was always hard to find puzzles for my kids once they were ready to move on from the peg puzzles and before they were ready for more complex puzzles. Thanks for sharing at Made for Kids!
Emma says
We did something like this with cardstock, but I like the idea of using craft foam a lot better – much sturdier. And I love the idea of adding it to a sensory bin, too! #ThoughtfulSpot
Rachel Hiles says
Love this idea! I’m trying to find the foam sheets, but the link isn’t working. Would you mind sending it to me? I try to use aff links when I can ?
–RH
Kim Staten says
Here you go: https://amzn.to/2Cc8b8O