The early years of a child should be filled with reading, free play, engaging activities, exploration and discovery. These are precious years that pass so quickly. At this age, children have immense curiosity and wonder. Simeon and I want to facilitate an environment in our home that creates a love for learning. The preschool years set the foundation for the years of education ahead. As we introduce our children to God and His magnificent creation, we pray they will desire to delve deeper into the many facets of the world around them.

Below, you will find many of our favorite resources to use with our children during this stage.

Educational Resources

Usborne Books We LOVE Usborne books! They are so much more than your average book. Filled with interesting facts, engaging activities, and vibrant illustrations, these are books that our children spend hours looking at. I enjoy reading them as much as my kids do! There are so many topics that go right along with things we are learning in school. The books in this photo are just a small sample of our collection, but these are some of our favorites right now. The wipe-clean number cards are also from Usborne.

Melissa and Doug Alphabet Puzzle

Counting Bears: When we were learning colors, we sorted the bears into their matching cup. We count them to practice our numbers. We arrange them into different patterns. So many possibilities!

Brain Quest Preschool Question Cards: These question and answer cards are part quiz part game that are so fun! Eden loves going through them and seeing how many she can answer correctly. (The edition we have of these cards is very old, but I have linked the current edition.)

Arts & Craft Resources

Melissa and Doug Scissor Skills

Alphabet Playdoh Mats I printed and laminated the white pages with alphabet letters on them. We use playdoh to practice forming the letters. As you could imagine, this is a favorite activity in our house!

Paint Melissa & Doug have great paintbrushes for little hands!

Playdoh This Creative Creatures set has been so much fun for my kids. The play with these much more than the regular play doh accessories.

Melissa and Doug Water Wow These have came in handy during our long car trips, during church services, while waiting at restaurants, basically anytime you need to distract your littles! Minimal mess for mama + loads of fun for the kids= a good investment!

Dot Activity Book and Dot Markers

Bible Resources

Sing Unto the Lord! Songbook Great for learning hymns, Scripture songs, the books of the Bible, etc.

Big Thoughts for Little ThinkersThis is a resources from Masterbooks. There are four books that present solid Christian doctrine in a way that young children can understand. The Trinity, The Scriptures, The Gospel, and The Mission are the books in this series. These have been helpful as we’ve tried to answer our kids questions about topics that can be difficult to explain to children. (These are NOT KJV. We use our own Bible when reading through them.)

Audio Resources

Patch the Pirate Captain Patch has been our dearest friend through hours of deputation travels. So much so that Knox wants to be a pirate when he grows up! The stories are fun, silly, and packed with Bible truths!

Audio Books Our most recent audio read aloud was Charlotte’s Web. We borrowed the CD’s from the library, and my kids loved listening to the story together.

Toy Resources

Dress Up Clothes My kids practically live in their dress up clothes! We have a whole toy box designated to our collection. I know costumes can be expensive. We have asked for them for birthdays and Christmas for the past few years. I’ve often found them discounted after Halloween and for sale at thrift stores and consignment sales. My kids play with their dress up stuff way more than any of their other toys, so it’s been a worthwhile collection to invest in. It is also the highlight whenever they have friends over!

Magnatiles: These have been THE BEST investment for our kids! Even Simeon and I enjoy playing with them. They can be pricey, but all of our sets were bought at significant discounts around the holidays.

Games These are a few of our favorites right now- Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel, The Cupcake Game, Candy Land, Uno, Disney Character Matching, and Guess Who

Bubble Sensory Fidget Toys I know these are the rage right now, but they really are great! Even my baby loves popping the bubbles. It’s a good source of quiet entertainment in the car.

These are just a few of our favorite preschool resources. This is such a fun stage as so much of what my children are learning is a first experience for them. I love seeing the world through their eyes! Whatever resources you use, may your days be filled with love and laughter as you discover God and His world together.