Teddy Bear Picnic Preschool Activities

One of our summer weekly themes for June was “Teddy Bear Picnic”.  There are so many Teddy Bear Picnic Preschool Activities and not enough time for all the great ideas I found, but I’ll show you what we did. Use these ideas to create memorable and engaging Teddy Bear Picnic preschool activities for preschool that promote creativity, social skills, and fun learning!

Teddy Bear Picnic Preschool Activities

A Teddy Bear Picnic is a delightful and imaginative way to engage preschoolers in fun, educational activities. Whether you’re an early childhood educator or a parent looking to create memorable experiences, this theme offers endless possibilities for creativity, social skill development, and hands-on learning.

In this blog post, we’ll explore various activities that will bring the magic of a Teddy Bear Picnic to life. From storytime and crafts to outdoor games and snacks, these ideas will captivate young minds and make learning an adventure. So, gather your teddy bears, and let’s get ready for a picnic!

Cinnamon Paint Teddy Bears

Simply adding cinnamon to brown tempera paint gives these teddy bears texture and a great scent! I cut the edge with pinking shears but the kids can certainly cut out their own if they are able.

Needed:

• Teddy Bear Pattern
• brown paint
• ground cinnamon
• paint brush
• cardstock

Picnic Table Cloth Painting with “Ketchup & Mustard”

Using a plastic sink mat from the dollar store, we used red and yellow paint to make a checked cardstock pattern resembling a tablecloth pattern.

Needed:

• plastic dollar store sink mat
• paint brush
• tempera paint
• cardstock

Picnic Table Cloth Pattern Painting

Teddy Bear Sensory Sorting

Using teddy bear counters and colored foam shapes in the table, spoons and scoops were used to to catch bears or shapes and sort them into the baskets.

Needed:

• 50 Counting Bears with 5 Cups
• Color Cubes (Set of 102)
• Handy Scoopers
• Water
• Baskets

Teddy Bear Snack

We used a piece of French toast, but you can also use regular toast to make a cute bear face snack. Slice bananas for the ears and nose, adding raisins or chocolate chips for the eyes and tip of the nose. So cute!

Ants in the Pants Fingerprint Art

You can expect ants at a picnic!  Cut a simple pants shape from blue construction paper. Kids can use their fingers to make ant bodies – head, thorax, and abdomen, and then draw lines for legs.

Oatmeal Play Dough

Oatmeal play dough has a unique texture and a more natural look. {recipe here>>} “Porridge Oats” from Imagination Tree was my inspiration for this fitting into our Teddy Bear Picnic theme, you know, like in the story Goldilocks and the 3 Bears? Ours was more crumbly since I used some steel-cut oats combined with regular oats, which I had at the time.

Picnic Lunch

It rained the day (the whole week), and we were doing our teddy bear picnic activities, so our picnic was held indoors. No one minded! We used our picnic tablecloth, and I served our regular lunch menu: bean & cheese quesadillas, carrot sticks, cherry tomatoes, strawberries, and milk. I don’t always serve lunch family style because our room setup is limiting, and it’s difficult to have everyone sit together like this, so this was extra special. The kids brought their bears or stuffed animals but put them beside their chairs during lunch.

I’ve put out a sign-out sheet in the past, and parents have signed up to bring food for our picnic, such as string cheese, grapes, crackers, or cookies.

More Teddy Bear Picnic Activities:

• Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around music & movement
• Read Jamberry
• Make Jam with Kids
• Make berry basket art – we painted red and blue berries with pom poms clipped to clothespins – I guess I didn’t get pictures!

See my Teddy Bear Picnic Activities Pinterest Board for more fun ideas!

Happy picnicking!