Lots of geoboard activities for kids include art, math, sensory, and more. Plus, how to make and use your own geoboards.
Updated August 2024
In case you didn’t know, geoboards rock. We love to make designs, pictures, and all kinds of geoboard art on them. But there are a lot more geoboard activities you can do, too.
So, here are some of the best geoboard activities that we’ve found. Save this list and you’ll be sure to come back to it every time the geoboards get pulled out!
The Best Geoboard Activities and Ideas for Kids
First of all, there are lots of geoboard sets available out there, small and big. There are wooden ones and translucent ones! But you can also make your own geoboards with a variety of surfaces and pegs.
Homemade Geoboards
1. Foamcore + pushpins (on The Artful Parent)
2. Wood + nails (on hellobee)
3. Styrofoam + a variety of items (on Picklebums)
4. Styrofoam + golf tees & glow bands (on Meri Cherry)
5. Pegboard + bolts (on Crayon Box Chronicles)
6. Cardboard + buttons (by @acraftyliving on Instagram)
Art and Design Geoboard Activities for Kids
Here are some fun ideas for creating art with geoboards.
1. Create representational pictures with the rubber bands (on The Artful Parent)
2. Make geometric configurations (on hello, Wonderful)
3. String art geometry (on Babble Dabble Do)
4. Heart art (on Little Bins for Little Hands)
5. Make your own constellation boards (on The Artful Parent)
Geoboard Activities for Math and Science
Or if you’d like to try some more academic activities, here are a few great ideas.
1. Make a Neighborhood Geoboard (on PBS Kids)
2. Make a Circle Geoboard (on Teach Beside Me)
3. Learn how to create simple shapes (on How We Montessori)
4. Try this free Geometry Challenge (on Math Geek Mama)
5. Learn about area and perimeter with geoboards (on Life Over C’s)
6. Try these multiplication circles (on Lemon Lime Adventures)
How about you? Are you ready to give geoboards a try with your kids?
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