Simple & Fun Election Day Activities for Toddlers

Are you looking to celebrate Election Day with your toddler?

These kid-friendly activities are the perfect introduction to what it means to be civicly responsible and vote. Affiliate links.

Simple & Fun Election Day Activities for Toddlers 

1.Sing and march to patriotic songs. Make a patriotic headband or dancing rings if desired.

2.Set up a ballot box. Place blank rectangle papers and pencils next to the box. Let the children write and vote.
3.Paint a star. Talk about ways to be a good citizen. Glue the STAR citizen sheet to the dry star.

Patriotic Headband for Election Day Activities 

Focus Skill: Making AB Patterns 

Materials Needed 

•Red, white, and blue Construction Paper.
• Sentence Strips.
•Stapler
•Scissors
•Glue

 Directions 
1.Cut strips and stars from the paper.
2.Let children glue a pattern on the sentence strip using shapes or colors as the pattern unit. Stripe – star – stripe – star.
3.Tape or staple the sentence strip around the child’s head to make a headband.

Ballot Box Writing Center for Election Day 

 Focus Skill: Writing 

Materials Needed 

· Empty shoe box
· Paper
· Scissors
· Voting sign
· Glueor tape
· Rectangular paper
· Pencils

Directions 
1. Cover the box with paper.
2. Attach the voting sign to the front.
3. Cut a hole in the top for children to put their votes in.
4. Set the rectangular paper and pencils next to the box.
5. Encourage children to write their votes down and place them in the box. Encourage kid writing!

STAR Citizen Craft and Responsibility Discussion 

Focus Skill: Being a Good Citizen 

Materials Needed 
• Paper
• Paint
• Scissors
• Glue
• STAR citizen printable

Directions 
1. Paint a star with red and blue.
2. Talk about what makes a good citizen.
3. When the star is dry, glue the STAR citizen printable to the middle

Books to Read with Toddlers on Election Day