Construction camp: A free printable PDF full of construction and building activities for preschoolers to do at home each day.
Here are our favorite songs, stories, books, art and craft projects, etc. divided up into days so that you can have a super fun camp at home with your little construction lover!
Download the free PDF below, or scroll down to find the full list of links that go along with this guide.
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Download Construction Camp (construction activities for preschoolers) here!
I recommend both printing this document and saving it (or bookmarking this page) so that you can come back and click on the links.
What’s in the guide and what you’ll need:
Songs/movement:
For each day of the week, we picked a different Youtube song that also includes motions or dance moves, to get our kids moving. You don’t need any additional supplies for this part of construction camp.
- Digging in the Dirt
- I’m an Excavator!
- Forklift
- Construction Machines
- Yoga adventure: Diggory the Dump Truck
The ultimate preschool planner
Dozens of colorful planner pages to help you stay organized as you teach preschool at home:
- 4 different planning page options
- Weekly theme planner
- Schedule planner
- Evening, morning, and preschool routine planner
- To do list, library check-out list, supply list, notes page
- 2 choices of calendar pages
Construction picture books
I picked out 5 of our favorite construction books for this week. But you can use any construction-themed book you want. There are lots!
| Preview | Product | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? (Where… |
$11.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
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Construction Cat |
$16.19 |
Buy on Amazon |
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Dazzling Diggers (Amazing Machines) |
$6.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
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Bulldozer Dreams |
$13.00 |
Buy on Amazon |
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The Little Dump Truck (Little Vehicles) | $2.01 | Buy on Amazon |
Activities
For each day, I included 2 different construction themed activities you can do with your preschooler. We had a blast trying all of these out!
- Art: Watercolor construction painting
- Play: Build the biggest tower possible with blocks or legos
- Art: Draw a wrecking ball crane
- Sensory play: Play with construction trucks in a bin of sand, beans, or rice
- Activity: Make dirt play dough
- Sensory play: Construction themed play dough mats
- Activity: Make a set of alphabet rocks
- Movement: Construction movement cards
- Craft: Make a paper bulldozer
- Activity: Build marshmallow towers
Other construction play and activities
Here are a few other activity and play ideas that your kiddo might enjoy this week. The sticker book, especially, has been a huge hit around here.
| Preview | Product | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
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YICORO Kids Tool Set – 20 PCS Toddler… |
$12.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
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Melissa & Doug Building Site Jumbo… |
$16.91 |
Buy on Amazon |
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Sensory Play Construction Sand Kit, 2lbs… |
$24.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
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Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site |
$11.64 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Brain Games – Sticker by Letter: Trucks |
$9.47 |
Buy on Amazon |
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