Clifford Games

Clifford the big red dog has hundreds of picture books and beginning reading books for young children. We like to combine Clifford books with hands on learning games.

This connects and extends the literacy experiences for children.

EASY Play and Learn Clifford games: No prep needed. Just read - then do!

Here are a few easy to make, fun to play learning Clifford Games. These Clifford games require no preparation, no technology, and only a few materials.

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Clifford Games for Kids

LETTER Clifford Game

Objective: Learning Letters.

Materials

Soft Clifford toy

How to play the LETTER Clifford Game

Hide the ABC cards. Have the toy Clifford help “sniff” out the letter cards. Say the name or letter sound on the card as they are found.

* Challenge – have your child name a word that begins with that sound.

NUMBER Clifford Game

Objective: Counting numbers 1-10

Materials

Clifford Books
Pencil
Paper

How to play the NUMBER Clifford Game

Open a Clifford book. Have your child count how many images of Clifford are in the book. Write that number on a piece of paper. Repeat with an additional book. Compare the results.

Catch Clifford Game

Objective: Strengthen hand-eye coordination and gross motor skills.

Materials

Soft Clifford toy
Laundry basket – optional.

How to play the CATCH Clifford Game

This game is just as it sounds. You toss the Clifford toy to the child and they toss it back to you. The soft shape makes it easier to catch than a small ball. Repeat the activity moving further apart. You can make a version of Clifford basketball by using a laundry basket too.

Scholastic has a fantastic resource for even more Clifford Activities and PBS kids has a few more Clifford Activities too!

Handprint Clifford Craft
Traced Hand Clifford

Clifford Books to Read with Clifford Games!

Clifford has snuck his way into our bookshelves in over 30 books. Yup – this is ME with a few of our Clifford books! I like how the books are designed to teach children how to navigate life’s problems such as being nervous to try new things, helping others out, and not judging a person before you get to know them.

They also have a good variety of beginning readers and books for parents and teachers to read with children too.

Here are just a few of Cliffords books that we have on our shelves. Read one and play a fun Clifford Game afterwards!