Math in Minutes: Easy Activities for Children Ages 4-8 - Pehmeäkantinen

We've been doing the geometric shape hunts around the house and my 6-year-old actually asks for them now. The missing numbers activity is simple enough to set up in two minutes with stuff we already had.

My 4-year-old begs to do the pompom measuring activity, and the shape hunts keep her busy while I cook dinner. The activities need almost no setup, which is exactly what I wanted for a rainy afternoon.

I grabbed this for my 6-year-old and the geometric shape hunt was an instant hit—we spent a solid hour finding circles and triangles around the house. The pompom measuring activity is clever too, and I love that it needs zero prep beyond stuff we already had.