All about me activities help children explore different aspects of themselves in a fun way and embrace themselves for who they are. In this post, we bring you some all about me activities for toddlers to help them realize their various feelings and emotions.
These activities of exploration can draw your preschooler or toddler’s attention toward their personality, interests, and abilities. They also help children learn about the various parts of their bodies
20 All-About-Me Preschool Activities
Here are 20 preschool all-about-me activities to begin with (1):
1. All-about-me books
You may start reading a few informative books such as “My Body,” “The Tooth Book,” “Parts,” and “All Of Me” to the little one. When you read out louder and show the body parts, it will help your toddler understand better.
2. All-about-me printables
This fun activity requires each child to have a sheet of paper that has a questionnaire such as “my palm”, “my body” and such questions related to their body. Ask your child to draw answers to each question. Now watch children make self-portraits and outlines of their palm and feet, and observe how they are fascinated by their body shapes.
3. All-about-me song
Teach your children a short song that talks about them. Here is one that you may try;
On my head,
I have two ears.
On my head,
I have a nose and mouth.
On my head,
I have my hair.
I also have my two eyes!
4. All-about-me packet
Take a sheet of paper and divide it into three sections. The first section can be used for a self-portrait, the second for “things I like to do”, and the third one for their “favorite toy”.
5. Photo puzzle
Print a picture of the child and cut it into strips horizontally. Now ask them to bring a board and reassemble these pieces in their original form.
6. Body outline drawing
This might become their favorite activity. Take a chart paper and ask children to paste it on the wall. Now ask them to pair up with their sibling or another child. One child has to stand against the chart paper and the other would draw their body’s outline. Once done, they may reverse roles and outline of the other. The activity will help them make discoveries about their bodies.
7. Name writing with Lego bricks
For this activity, you will need some blocks or Lego bricks. Before performing this activity, let children practice writing their names on a piece of paper. Now tell them to write the same with the use of Lego bricks on the floor. See them shape each letter with these bricks to form their name. This activity can also be used to teach them new words and their spellings.
8. Name writing with dot stickers
Hand out some dot stickers to all the children. Ask them to write the letters of their name on each dot. Now ask them to assemble the letters in the right order of their name and stick it on the backside of their chairs.
9. ‘My body’ printable
For this activity, you will need some booklets. Give each child a booklet and tell them to draw their body parts separately in specific sections. You may read out the functions of each body part for the toddlers to learn about them.
10. Exploring fingerprints
Give each child a sheet of paper and ask them to gently press their finger into the inkpad and make a fingerprint impression on the sheet of paper. Once they finish forming impressions of all the fingers, you may ask them to compare the differences.
11. My body measurements
This activity is recommended only if the children are comfortable with it. Do not force them to participate. Give a measuring tape and a piece of paper to each child. Ask them to measure their body parts and write down the measurements on a piece of paper. Also, it may be done in privacy, as, not every child would be comfortable about their body shape or size and we must respect it.
12. Post-it name match
Write relations such as my mom, dad, brother, sister, and the other set of post-it stamps can be used for writing the names of each. Once the stamps are ready, ask the children to match the two post-it stamps and stick them together. Help them read the stamps so they know what is written on them. This activity will help them identify their parents and other family members.
13. Fingerprint name writing
Use a piece of paper and write their name on it. Tell the child to dip a finger in their choice of paint and fingerprint along the letters. This art activity can help them learn the spelling of their name and also recognize the shape of each letter.
14. Find your name
Write the name of the child on a paper as the heading and then write all the 26 letters randomly everywhere on the paper. Now let the child find the letters of their name and circle them.
15. Play dough self-portrait
Give children some play dough and ask them to make their faces with it. Sounds fun, right! They may try making each part of their face such as the head, eyes, nose, ears, and mouth. This activity is a great way to promote imaginative play in kids.
16. This-is-me collage
Make pairs of children to do this activity together. Ask one child to trace the outline of the other’s face on a piece of paper and vice versa. Now instruct the children to find objects around them to make their eyes, nose, ears, and mouth. For example, they can use a button, beads, or any round-shaped object to make their eyes. But make sure they don’t ingest or choke on those tiny objects.
Jackie, an educator, shares insights into all-about-me classroom activities, specifically highlighting the ‘me collage’ activity conducted annually. She says, “Every year, I do this activity the first week of school and create a bulletin board with their Me Collages. The first day, students color their person with paint sticks because paint sticks dry fast and they don’t make a mess. The next day, students glue or stick items to their person. This year, I forgot to put out colored yarn for the hair, but they still turned out so cute (i).”
17. Foot measurement
Ask the children to trace the outline of their foot on a paper. Now give them blocks to measure the length of their foot. This way you can also have a fun measurement unit. For example, the foot is five blocks long.
18. My favorite pet
Ask children to draw the picture of their favorite pet. For example, if their favorite pet is a dog, they may draw a picture of the dog and then talk about, what makes a dog their favorite pet.
19. My favorite color
Distribute white papers and some crayons among the toddlers. Ask them about their favorite color and draw things they can touch and see around them in that color. For example, if there is a tree, chair, doll or anything else around them, they need to draw it on the paper using the color they choose.
20. My favorite place
Handover a sheet of paper and ask the child to draw the place they like the most. It could be a picture of their home, a park, toy shop, ice cream parlor or any other place they love the most. It’s a great activity to spark children’s curiosity and creativity.
Each individual is unique in their own way. While many people have a similar physical composition, people differ in minor details like eye color or fingerprints. Let your children discover these traits through the above all-about-me activities for toddlers. These activities will encourage your toddler to discover something new about themselves each day and spark meaningful conversations. They may also propel your child’s interest in various other subjects. You may also join your children as they engage in these activities and discover their favorite toys, colors, activities, etc.
Key Pointers
- Help your child explore through all-about-me books and printables.
- They can try portraying their body parts through playdough or this-is-me collage.
- Get to know them better through drawing activities depicting their favorite pets, colors, or places.
All About Me activities encourage your child to express themselves in their own unique way! These fun and creative activities for preschool and kindergarten children are designed to help them know more about themselves!
