Playbreak Learning Box

⚠ WARNING: PARENTAL SUPERVISION REQUIRED

This box contains small parts and materials that may pose a choking hazard. It is designed for preschool-aged children, but adult supervision is required at all times while using the materials. Please ensure that children do not place any items in their mouths.

Crafts

All of our crafts create a great opportunity for parent-child bonding. These activities help develop their fine motor skills by encouraging them to grasp and maneuver a fork, enhancing their hand-eye coordination as they dip the it in paint and create strokes on the paper. Additionally, we provide a sensory experience of working with paint and different textures, like peeps and feathers to stimulate their creativity and curiosity. These activities allow children to explore art in a fun and playful way and are really cute keepsakes as well!

Baby Chick by Fork Painting

Materials:
  • Fork
  • Yellow Paint
  • Feathers
  • Beads
  • Legs
  • Googly eyes (2)
  • White Construction Paper
  • Parchment paper sheet (for paint pallet)
Directions:
  1. Squirt yellow paint on a parchment paper sheet
  2. Dip the fork into the paint so the entire underside of the fork is covered in paint and make a circular shape on the construction paper
  3. If there is enough paint on the paper, you will not need any glue and can stick the googly eyes, beak and legs right onto the chick (if not, use the glue provided in the box)
  4. Stick the feathers into the paint (or use glue if needed)
  5. Rinse fork and save for another craft

Peep Stamping

  • Materials:·
    • 2 Peeps
    • Paint (yellow & pink)
    • Parchment paper sheet (for paint pallet)
    • White Paper
  • Directions:
    1. Squirt paint onto your parchment paper
    2. Dip peeps into paint and be sure to cover the entire bottom of the peep
    3. Stamp the peep onto your white paper and apply pressure so you see the entire shape of the peep

Fork Painting Tulips

Materials:·

  • Fork
  • Paint
  • Green paper stems
  • Paper pot
  • White construction paper
  • Parchment paper sheet (for paint pallet)

Directions:

  1. Squirt paint onto parchment paper sheet
  2. Dip the fork into the paint so the entire underside of the fork is covered in paint and stamp onto the white construction paper to make your tulips
  3. Glue green construction paper stems down (or use a crayon to make your stems)
  4. Glue pot over stems so tulips appear in pot

Bunny Footprint Keepsake

Materials:
  • Bunny template
  • Green construction paper
  • White paper
  • Paint
  • Large pompom
  • Paintbrush
  • Parchment paper sheet (for paint pallet)
Directions:
  1. Cut out the bunny ears and bunny bum from the included template
  2. Squirt paint onto parchment paper sheet
  3. Use paintbrush to paint child’s feet and have them step onto the white paper and let it dry (if your child will not let you do this step, just paint the paper and cut 2 ovals)
  4. Glue the bunny’s bum, ears and tail onto the construction paper
  5. Once the footprints are dry, cut them out in an oval shape
  6. Glue the feet on the bunny

Game

Rain Cloud Counting is a great game for children because it supports early math skills, particularly number recognition, counting, and one-to-one correspondence. By rolling the dice and adding the correct number of beads to the pipe cleaners, children practice basic counting in a hands-on, engaging way. This activity also enhances fine motor skills as they grasp and thread the beads, improving hand-eye coordination and dexterity. Additionally, it encourages problem-solving and patience while following directions. Best of all, this activity makes learning fun, while providing a wonderful opportunity to bond with your child as you guide them, celebrate their achievements, and enjoy quality time together!

Rain Cloud Counting

Materials:
  • Half of paper plate with holes
  • 5 pipe cleaners
  • Dice
  • Beads
Directions:
  1. Insert 1 pipe cleaner into each of the holes and twist each one on so it’s secure
  2. Roll the dice
  3. The number on the dice is the number of beads that should be counted and put on the first pipe cleaner
  4. Continue rolling the dice and adding the beads to the rest of the pipe cleaners

Sensory Play

These activities helps develop fine motor skills by strengthening the muscles in their hands as they roll, press, and shape the playdough. It also supports early shape recognition and spatial awareness as children match their playdough creations to the images on the cards. Additionally, it encourages creativity and problem-solving as they explore different ways to form the shapes. The hands-on sensory experience of working with playdough can also have a calming effect, helping children focus and engage in independent play.

Our dough is all natural and homemade. Ingredients include flour, salt, cream of tartar, vegetable oil, water and food coloring. The shelf life is approximately 3 months but can last much longer if kept in an airtight container. If your dough becomes dry, add warm water and knead with your hands.

⚠ WARNING: PARENTAL SUPERVISION REQUIRED The playdough and contents of the jar contains small parts and materials that may pose a choking hazard. It is designed for preschool-aged children, but adult supervision is required at all times while using the materials. Please ensure that children do not place any items in their mouths.

Playdough Cards

Materials:
  • Playdough Kit
  • Playdough cards (2)
Directions:
  1. Use your playdough to make the shape on the card.

Playdough Play

Materials:
  • Playdough
  • All items inside the playdough jar (flowers, gems, pompoms, etc...)
  • Easter Egg
    • Directions:
    Enjoy imaginative play with the small items included, make a playdough egg using the Easter Egg provided, or just let your child explore as they wish! Have fun! 🙂

Worksheets

These activities provide valuable learning experiences for preschoolers by strengthening early literacy, math, and fine motor skills in an engaging way. Letter-focused activities reinforce letter recognition, phonemic awareness, and vocabulary development. Pre-writing exercises, like tracing paths, support pencil control and hand coordination, essential for writing readiness. These activities also introduce early math concepts, including number recognition and one-to-one correspondence. Additionally, these hands-on activities encourage concentration, confidence, and creativity while providing a fun opportunity for parents and children to bond and learn together.

  1. Letter B Dots – Add stickers or color the circles in the letter “B”
  2. Letter of the Month Sheet – Find and color the letter “B” or insert into the page protector (included) and use the dry erase marker to circle the letter “B”
  3. The Letter B – Color in the objects that start with the letter “B” or insert into the page protector (included) and use the dry erase marker to circle the objects that start with the letter “B”
  4. Spring Pre-Writing – Insert into the page protector (included) and use the dry erase marker to help the bees find their way to the flowers by tracing the path provided.
  5. Spring Counting – Insert into the page protector (included) and use the dry erase marker to write the number after counting the objects in each box.
  6. Bonus Coloring Page – Have fun!