Easy, Fun, Low Prep Games and Activity Ideas for Learning About Letter B

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Easy Letter B Game Ideas

I’ve taken a few days to think of easy games to go along with learning Letter B, and now that I’ve had a chance to play them with my preschooler I’ve realized that my #boymom badge might be showing with these game ideas. My sons were thrilled with them, especially the box bulldozing, but I also added a lower chaos variation because I know boxes flying through the house might not be a great fit for everyone. In any case, all of these were super easy to get going, hopefully using items found around your house, and my sons loved them. Without further ado, Easy Prep Letter B Activities and Games.

Barnyard Bowling (or Bottle Bowling)

For our first game we played barnyard bowling (bottle bowling is just as fun).

Supplies Needed:

Barnyard Animal or Empty Water Bottlers (If you want the animals I have them for sale in my Etsy shop here)
A ball of some sort, really any sort.

Set Up:

Print out the barnyard animals on stiff cardstock, cut them out, and fold the flap under. If you need extra weight in the back you can add a paperclip or glue a coin to the fold to help them stand upright better.

Line up the animals or empty water bottles (full water bottles are hard to knock over) at the end of a

coffee table or on the floor, and roll a ball into them.

Variations:

If you are playing with more than one young child consider give each child a single animal or water bottle and having them all roll and play at the same time.

Box Bulldozing

Supplies Need:

Randoms Assortment of Packing Boxes
Printed Out Letter B’s and b’s (I’d suggest using different fonts for each B… you can also draw the letter on the box)
Rope
Largish Ball
Painters Tape (Optional)

Set Up:

Tape one of your printed letter “B’s” to each of the boxes. Having B’s printed out with different fonts helps children recognize that B’s and b’s can look different ways even when it’s the same letter so if you have the option of using multiple fonts I would suggest it.

Tie the rope around the ball. I used tape to secure it after I’d tied it so the rope wouldn’t slip.

Then, using painters tape, tape the ball to a doorframe or overhanging wall. (Or if you are playing with bigger/rougher kids, consider going outside and tying it to a tree branch or play set) … Alternatively see the activity below which is a milder version of this game.

Stack the boxes up with the letter B’s and let the children pull back the ball and knock them over bulldozer style with the hanging ball.

My boys loved this one and played it for ages, they even liked stacking up the big boxes in different patterns like building blocks, and in the end they liked standing them up and running into them with their bodies…