Do you have these foam letters laying around collecting dust? Well no more! Here are 4 low – no Prep foam letter activities you can do with your toddler! They are sure to be a hit!

I don’t know a single parent that hasn’t bought foam letters for their kid. They are pretty much a baby staple! My daughter used to chew on them, stack them, we even used them to teach her the alphabet before she was 2! 

Now that my daughter is older though, it has been difficult to find things to do with them! I’m reluctant to throw them away because she still likes them, but I knew we needed something productive to do with them. 

If you find yourself in a similar situation, keep reading! Below I have 4 no-low prep activities you can do with your child using these foam letters! Each activity is a great, engaging way to reinforce the alphabet and phonics! 

Alphabet Cookies

This no-prep foam letter activity will keep your kid busy for a while! It’s probably one of my daughter’s favorite games! 

The object of the game is to move the foam letter from the cookie sheet to a plate. This is a great crossing the midline activity and is amazing for balance and hand-eye coordination! 

Supplies 

• Cookie sheet 
• Plate 
• Spatula 
• Foam letters 

To set this game up, all you have to do is put the foam letters on the cookie sheet! If you want your child to play independently you can teach them to put the foam letters on the cookie sheet themselves. 

With my daughter, after she has moved all of the cookies to the plate I’ll ask her, “can I have a cookie that makes the aaa sound?” Doing this is a great way to reinforce phonics with your child! 

Phonics Splat

This no-prep foam letter game is another house favorite! 

With this game your child’s goal is to hit the correct letter with the fly swatter. This is another great crossing the midline activity and works hand-eye coordination!

Supplies 

• Fly swatter 
• Foam letters 

To play, all you have to do is lay out a handful of foam letters on the floor. The goal is for your child to hit the correct letter!

My favorite part about this game is you can adjust it to your child! 

If your child is still learning the alphabet, you can simply ask them to hit the A or the B. 

If your child knows the alphabet you can move onto phonics! “Hit the letter that makes the ssss sound.” 

If your child is even older than that and learning to spell, you can move onto words! “Hit the letter that starts the word CAT.” 

Spell The Word

This foam letter

activity is for kids that are learning phonics and how to read. 

I have found this is a great way to get my daughter excited about sounding out words. It makes the experience pretty hands on and usually holds her attention for 5 – 10 minutes, depending on the day. 

As little as that may seem, young children are great at absorbing information! If you work on something with them for 5 – 10 minutes a day, they will usually start picking up on some of the skills within a week or so. 

On good days, we might even do this activity twice! 

Supplies 

• Foam letters 
• CVC cards 

There are a few ways to set up this activity. 

If your child is new to phonics you can start by picking a CVC card and asking them to find the letter the word starts with. 

“Pig starts with a ppp sound. Can you find the letter that makes the ppp sound?”  

Once your child finds the letter, I would point to the letter while you say the word. “P P Pig!” 

If your child has already mastered that skill, you can move on to spelling the full word! 

I will usually pick one CVC root and just the letters we need to spell those words. 

Example: -AT 

Need letters A, T, C, H, R, M, B 

Doing this usually helps keep my daughter’s attention longer than if she had to search through a bunch of other letters. 

To do this activity, you will want to pick a CVC card and help your child sound out the word. 

“Cat, what sound/letter does that start with?” 

“Great! What comes after the C? Caaa, Caaaa. What letter makes the aaa sound?” 

“Good job! Now we need the tttt sound at the end. Caattt, caatttt. What makes the tttt sound?” 

“Great! We have C-A-T, C-AT, CAT!” 

Doing this helps your child learn to break up words in sections (segmenting). The first few times will be you leading your child to the answer. After a while though, they’ll catch on and the process will go a bit faster. 

If you need some CVC cards, check out these!

• CVC Spelling and Rhyming Cards
• Spring Flowers and Rain Clouds CVC Activity
• ASL Spring Flowers and Rain Clouds CVC Activity

Alphabet Scavenger Hunt

This is probably one of my favorite ways to start the day. 

As a work-from-home mom, I am always looking for ways to entertain my child while I’m working. This foam letter activity is great because you can set it up while your kid is sleeping, and it will be ready to go as soon as they wake up! Which is great, because I’m usually in a meeting when my daughter wakes up during the week. 

Supplies 

• Paper 
• Marker or pencil 
• Foam letters 

The goal of this game is for your child to find all of the foam letters and match them up on the paper. I usually hide about 8 around our living room and dining room. I have found this is the perfect amount for my daughter’s attention span most mornings. 

This is another great game you can adjust to your child’s skill level! 

If your kid is still learning the alphabet you can have them match uppercase to uppercase letters. 

If your kid is pretty confident with their uppercase letters, you can write lowercase letters on the paper and have them find the matching uppercase foam letters! 

That’s it! 4 great foam letter activities to do with your toddler! What do you think? Are there any fun games you like to use these foam letters in?