June 21, 2023

EPIC Construction Slime Activities for Preschoolers

Kids will have a blast digging, mixing, and dumpling this amazing Construction Slime. THis fun 2 ingredient slime recipe is truly outrageously fun kids activity. This construction activities for preschool, toddler, pre k, kindergarten, and first grade students is perfect for not only a sensory activity but to add to a construction theme. So whip up a batch of this EPIC slime activivities.

Construction Slime

It’s spring which means…. road construction time! Did I hear a groan? While construction is frustrating to parents and drivers throughout the spring, summer, and fall because of the inconvenience, noise, road closures, and delays… kids love it! Young children are fascinated by these mammoth machines that destroy roads, dump the material into trucks to be hauled away, pour new concrete, and smooth the new road with a roller. This super easy to make Construction Slime is a great way for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and grade 1 students to explore with a construction activities for kids.

Kids will have fun exploring construction trucks and their uses as they play with this slime recipe. Use this alongside a C is for Construction or T is for Truck letter of the week theme, a construction theme preschool, or just as a rotational sensory activity. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – you will love this fun summer activity for kids!

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Construction activities for kids

Today we decided to use our slime with a fun construction activity for kids that was a hit with all my kids from toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, and more!

We started by whipping up our favorite 2-ingredient WOW Slime using 2 bottles of this black glitter glue and Sta-Flo. The consistency of this easy slime recipe is simply amazing and really looks like black asphalt about to be laid. It is perfect for scooping up, oozing out of trucks, and smoothing to make a road.

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For our morning of play and fun I laid out our the following materials for our construction activity

Slime activities for toddlers

The kids loved loading up and dumping the road construction slime out of the dump truck. Such a fun slime activity for preschoolers.

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Construction truck activities for toddlers

They loved using the roller truck to pave new slime roads. (yep, that’s a beautiful slime wall in the background – this stuff is so much fun many hands like to play at the same time!)

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Construction activities for preschoolers

The plow would push the slime over to build more roads.

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My toddlers thought it was hilarious how trucks would stick in the stretch slime. This is such a fun tactile experience for kids of all ages.

Construction activities for toddlers

This slime recipe is cinch to whip up and is the best slime recipe ever! It oozes, sheets, slimes, and easily cleans up with not mess!

Construction Books for Kids

Add on to your construction theme with these super cute and fun to read construction books for kids of all ages!

Construction Sight Word Game for preschool and kindergarten age kids kids to improve reading

Free Dump Truck Count to 20 Math Activity for Preschool and Kindergarten age kids

Free Construction Worksheets to help kids practice math and literacy skills with preschoolers and kindergartners

Kids will love this super cute, construction preschool phonics activity! In this beginning sounds activity preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age children will practice identify what sounds letters make to match the forklift with the correct box. Children can also work on matching upper and lowercase letters by adding a 2nd box to each construction vehicle. Use this with a constrution theme or hands-on Simply print pdf file with initial sounds activities and you are ready to play and learn using construction activities for preschoolers.

FREE Construction Letter Tracing - super cute construction printable to help kids practice tracing upper and lowercase letters with preschool an dkindergarten age kids #alphabet #preschool Kindergarten

Kids love pretending to build and fix things, so what better why to help them learn about different tools than with these fun, free printable emergent reader books about tools. Preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age children will learn about a variety of tools from a drill, wrench, axe, hammer, level and more as they read, color and learn with this tools printables. Simply print pdf file with emergent reader books to print and you are ready!

Construction Activities for Kids

Construction Tools Playdough Pattern Mats or Dump Truck Count to 20 Playdough Mats
Free Preschool Construction Worksheets and fun Construction Printable Phonics Game
Tools Upper and Lowercase Letter Matching plus Construction Letter Tracing
Tool Themed Emergent Reader and FUN Construction Sight Words Game
EPIC Slime Construction Activity and free tools coloring page

Looking for a fun, new homemade slime recipe? This eye-catching silver slime is quick and easy to make! Use this metallic slime with kids of all ages from preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and up. Not only will kids have fun playing with this diy slime recipe but they will work on strengthening hand muscles, exporing science principles, and more!

If your kids love slime - they are going to flip over making Rainbow Slime! Use this rainbow activity for kids as part of your next rainbow theme for spring or summer. This colorful slime recipe is also a really fun St Patricks day activity, a weather activity, or a color theme too! Toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade and 4th grade students will love this rainbow art ideas. Just follow our simple rainbow slime recipe and we will show you how to make rainbow slime.

Kids of all ages will love playing with this new ocean slime. Not only does this ocean slime recipe have a wonderful texture and mesmerizing color, but this ocean activity for kidswill lead to hours and hours of creative play. Add this under the sea slime to your next ocean unit for some engaging play with ocean animals with your toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd graders, and more! These ocean activities for preschoolers is a MUST try.

Are your kids as crazy about slime as mine are? My kids love playing with slime and trying different types of slime. In our experimenting, we came up with this cool baking soda slime. This slime uses baking soda as the activator for a wonderful sheen and flow without being sticky at all! And with the first day fo sCome see how to make slime with baking soda and get playing with your preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders.

This amazing color changing slime is going to blow your mind! This heat sensitive slime will actually change color as your kids touch it because it is heat sensitive! This is a super cool project for kids you MUST TRY! Must try summer activity for kids to add to their summer bucket list

This amazing new gummy bear slime uses actual gummy bears to make this fun-to-play-with edible slime! This edible slime recipe with gummy bears is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students. Use it as a kitchen science experiment, play recipe for tactile exploration and sensory activity, use it for a fun rainy day project, or simply use it because it sounds like fun to play with gummy bears today!

Get ready to WOW your kids with this magnetic slime kids activity! This magnetic slime recipe allows children to not only have fun, but explore magnets and the magnetic field they create with an epic diy magnetic slime! This magnet activity is perfect magnet science experiment for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students.

Nothing says summer like a big, juicy watermelon! This watermelon slime is an delightful summer activity for kids! Whether you are planning watermelon activities for a watermelon theme, National Watermelon Day on August 3rd, along with The Watermelon Seed book, or just as really fun slime recipe for kids. These waterelon activities for preschoolers, toddlers, kindergarnters, grade 1, and grade 2 students is sure to be a hit!

Bring some beach fun home with this super simple, sand slime. This sand slime recipe is quick and easy to make for your beach theme or a summer activity for preschoolers. Kids of all ages, from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students will LOVE this beach slime!

Kids will go nuts over this super cute red white and blue slime recipe for Independence Day! This fourth of July slime allows kids to stretch, sheen, drizzle, and wow over this fun-to-play-with slime as patriotic activities. This 4th of July slime is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders too. Whether you have a whole 4th of July theme, party, or are just looking for clever 4th of July activities, you will LOVE this patriotic slime.

If you are looking for apple activities, look no further than this fluffy green apple slime! This laffy taffy slime has such a fun pillow-like texture, smells amazing, and looks like a pale green granny smith apple. Use this apple slime has a fun fall activity for kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders too. This apple activities for preschoolers is not to be missed!

Celebrate fall with this pumpkin slime recipe perfect for October. All you need are a few simple supplies and I will show you how to make pumpkin slime! This halloween slime makes EPIC fun and halloween activities for kids from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders too!

This No Stick Gingerbread Slime Recipe is not only fun to play with, but it smells amazing too! This easy Gingerbread Slime is perfect for strengthening and engaging little hands for some sensory play in December. Make a gingerbread man out of slime, stretch, mold, oooooz and have lots of fun with this Christmas activity for kids! We love this Gingerbread activities with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students!

Christmas Fluffy Slime - This easy slime recipe is so amazing! It is fun to play with, fluffy and is made with contact solution and shaving cream. This is one of the best Christmas activities for kids, family, and preschool. #slimerecipes #christmasslime #christmasactivity

Whether it’s cold and snow outside or not, this snow slime is the perfect winter activity for kids! The fun textures, shimmer, and beauty make this one of our favorite January activities for preschoolers. Use this snow activities in your winter theme with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders.

Get ready for a REALLY fun st patricks day activity with this gold slime! It is super quick and EASY to make this gold glitter slime that looks so cool as it oozes, stretches, and drips. Use this outrageously FUN st patrick's day activities for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, and grade 2 students! But watch out or sneaky Leprechauns may try to steal your gold!

Are your kids still as crazy about slime recipes as mine are? You HAVE to try this EASY cornstarch slime made from gummy worms! This gummy slime is perfect for an insect theme, bug theme, or halloween activity for kids! Your kids will love that this recipe makes edible slime that is fun to play and taste. Use this halloween slime and worm activity for kids from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders too.

Make your kids' love for Disney Frozen movies come to life with this easy-to-make frozen slime that guarantees hours of fun playing and can be used with various Frozen figures, making it a perfect interactive activity for kids of all ages!

Kids will love this fun, silly Christmas Slime Recipe for Play. Use this Christmas activity for kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and up! Plus lots of Christmas slime ideas too!

Slime Recipes

Looking for more fun-to-make easy slime recipes? You’ve got to try these slime recipes for kids:

Heat Sensitive, Color Changing Slime pretty metallic slime recipe, or EPIC magnetic slime science project
Cheery yellow baking soda slime , fun-to-play-with Ocean Slime or Slime Construction Activities for Preschoolers
Beautiful Rainbow Slime , dish soap white slime, or our go to recipe – WOW 2 ingredient slime
Super Simple Sand Beach Slime and patriotic red white and blue slime
Fluffy green apple slime, yellow apple slime, shinny red apple pie slime, cool pumpkin slime, or fluffy turkey thanksgiving slime
Watermelon Slime FUN for Kids or Puffy Watermelon Slime Recipe
Green St Patricks Day Slime, Gold Slime Pot of Gold Activity, and leprechaun slime
Frozen Blue Slime
No-stick gingerbread slime, perfect Christmas slime, mr grinch slime
Melting snowman slime, shimmery snow slime, pretty pink valentine’s day slime, purple valentine slime, red hot valentines day slime
EASY Green Slime Recipe with Contact Solution,
Fluffy gummy worms edible slime, Edible, Gummy Bear Slime or edible Chocolate Slime,
Monsters Inc Slime with a zillion googly eyes, or fluffy Unicorn Slime

Beth Gorden

Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! With over 20 years educating children, she has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids alphabet, math, science, English grammar, history, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables – www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com. Beth studied at the University of Northwestern where she got a double major to make her effective at teaching children while making education FUN!