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Dice games for preschoolers

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Today I’m sharing a big collection of dice games for preschoolers!

Check out this giant collection of dice games for preschoolers! You and your little one will have a lot of fun trying out these activities.

(This post contains affiliate links.)

We love dice around here.  We love them so much that they’re always disappearing!  This week I bought a set of 100 dice and stored them in glass canning jar so we’d always have access to them.

(Note: the dice we bought came in the wrong color and size.  We had to straighten it out on the phone to get our standard size black and white dice.  You might have the same problem if you order from my link, but I couldn’t find a better set!)

Math skills preschoolers can practice using dice:

  • Subitizing (looking at the dots and knowing right away what number they represent instead of counting each dot)
  • Number recognition
  • Counting
  • Matching
  • Comparing
  • Adding

Can you think of some more?

Dice games for preschoolers

Roll & Cover for Every Season

Check out this giant collection of dice games for preschoolers! You and your little one will have a lot of fun trying out these activities.

Roll & Cover games are a popular way to learn with dice.  The simplest version involves rolling a die and covering the number that you rolled.  In my post you’ll find ten seasonal and holiday games.  You’ll find a set using one die (pictured) and a set using two dice; older preschoolers might be ready to add the two numbers together and cover their sum.

Get the free printables in this post.

 Dice War

Check out this giant collection of dice games for preschoolers! You and your little one will have a lot of fun trying out these activities.

You’ve played the card game War, right?  If you have a big set of dice, you can play a similar game.  Even if you don’t buy a big set like we did, you can gather dice from your board game collection to play this one.

Just put all the dice in a big pile.  Each of you takes a die and rolls it.  Whoever has the higher number gets both dice. If you roll the same number. those dice stay in the middle and you both roll again. Whoever gets the highest number takes all four dice.

At the end of the game, each of you counts your dice to see who has the most.  This is a great game for learning to compare numbers!

Monster Dice Match

Check out this giant collection of dice games for preschoolers! You and your little one will have a lot of fun trying out these activities.

For the simple version of this game, your child can match dotted dice to the pictures.  This is a great introduction to using dice for older toddlers and young preschoolers.  If you have a numbered die, your child can cover the die which shows the same number.  Get your free printable board games in this post.

Roll and Build

Check out this giant collection of dice games for preschoolers! You and your little one will have a lot of fun trying out these activities.

Visit Hands on As We Grow to see how to count and build with dice.

 Balloon Dice Game

Check out this giant collection of dice games for preschoolers! You and your little one will have a lot of fun trying out these activities.

Looking for another dice game to get your child moving?    Play this balloon game from Confidence Meets Parenting.

Build a Snowman 

Check out this giant collection of dice games for preschoolers! You and your little one will have a lot of fun trying out these activities.

My kids had to wear warm jackets to school this week – can you believe it?  We’ll be playing this build-a-snowman game from Toddler Approved soon enough!

Roll A Beetle

Check out this giant collection of dice games for preschoolers! You and your little one will have a lot of fun trying out these activities.

Get the free printable and directions for this fun Roll a Beetle game from Teach Beside Me.

Turkey Dice Game

Check out this giant collection of dice games for preschoolers! You and your little one will have a lot of fun trying out these activities.

Isn’t this a creative way to use up old lids?  Check out this turkey dice game from Learn Play Imagine.

Spring Flower Math Game

Check out this giant collection of dice games for preschoolers! You and your little one will have a lot of fun trying out these activities.

Get out some silk flowers and play this spring flower math game from Fun-a-Day.  I’m thinking this cheerful game will be nice to play in winter, too. 😉

Roll and Count

Check out this giant collection of dice games for preschoolers! You and your little one will have a lot of fun trying out these activities.

Get out some fun rubber animals and play this preschool counting game from No Time for Flashcards.

Dot Dabber Dice Game

Check out this giant collection of dice games for preschoolers! You and your little one will have a lot of fun trying out these activities.

Doesn’t this look inviting?  You’ll need some coffee filters, Do-a-Dot markers, and the directions for this simple math game at Play Dr. Mom.

Candy Dice Game

Check out this giant collection of dice games for preschoolers! You and your little one will have a lot of fun trying out these activities.

Check out this candy with dice game from Toddler Approved.  It’s a great way to use extra holiday candy!  If you want to keep candy out of your house, try using pom poms, glass gems, or other fun manipulatives.

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37 Comments

  1. Shawna

    July 18, 2022 at 4:23 pm

    The dice matching busy bag link does not work

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    • Heather Groth, Customer Support

      July 18, 2022 at 9:22 pm

      Thank you, Shawna! We’ve removed the link!

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  2. Sherri Gustafson

    March 17, 2021 at 8:27 am

    Good materials for preschool children

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  3. Debbie Boan

    May 11, 2019 at 9:11 am

    Thank you for all of the wonderful resources you provide. Returning to Kindergarten after 8 years in fourth grade has been made easier with your resources and timely information.

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  4. Alicia

    April 19, 2019 at 5:38 am

    I love these games

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  5. Barbara Reese

    May 6, 2018 at 5:10 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing. I am a Math Coach in a K-2 school. We host a school tour day for our local preschools. I am going to let our Kindergartners play this game with the preschoolers.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      June 2, 2018 at 3:32 pm

      You’re welcome, Barbara!

      Reply to this comment
  6. Juana Martinez

    May 16, 2017 at 12:00 pm

    Thanks very much for FREE quality of printable worksheets and sharing great activities ideas.

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    • Anna Geiger

      May 28, 2017 at 3:27 pm

      You’re very welcome, Juana!

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  7. Janice

    April 9, 2017 at 6:51 am

    Just bought a five piece wooden lawn dice set from Hobby Lobby for four year old granddaughter who loves dice.
    I’m getting an Easter gift ready for her with loads of items to use with her dice, and I found you online!
    I absolutely love love love your site and ideas!
    Thank you so much, we are going to have a fun summer outdoors with your exceptionally creative ideas.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      April 13, 2017 at 5:40 am

      You sound like a very fun, engaged grandma, Janice! Thank you so much for your comment! 🙂

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  8. Ann @ The Scrapbooking Housewife

    March 25, 2017 at 2:56 am

    Oh my goodness, what great ideas! Thank you so much for sharing my Dice Number Matching Game (and sorry I’m just commenting now)! 🙂

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      March 25, 2017 at 4:46 pm

      You’re welcome, Ann! 🙂

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  9. Lauren

    February 9, 2017 at 9:35 pm

    Today’s trivia fact: the ‘dots’ are actually called pips. ?

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 9, 2017 at 9:38 pm

      My kids actually told me that after reading it in one of their trivia books. But I prefer “dots.” 🙂

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  10. Anna Geiger

    October 7, 2016 at 5:22 pm

    I had not heard of that, Ettina. I just looked on Amazon and there’s a pretty awesome set. Thanks for the suggestion!

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  11. Sis

    June 29, 2016 at 9:28 am

    Thank you for putting all these ideas in one place! I’m a Grandma visiting my 3 yo grandson and he is doing great learning ways to use his soft 2″ dice. We are counting, comparing, stacking, tossing into a receptacle, and now… We have all these new ideas! 🙂

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    • Anna Geiger

      July 2, 2016 at 12:55 pm

      Yay – so glad you found this post! Dice never get boring, do they? 🙂

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  12. Dianne

    July 28, 2015 at 8:50 am

    Hi Anna,
    Thank you for sharing your “A”mazing ideas. I love the variety of ideas you have for math and yours are just what I have been looking for! I look forward to using them with my kiddos.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      August 2, 2015 at 7:42 pm

      You’re very welcome, Dianne – I hope you enjoy them!

      Reply to this comment
  13. Theres Just One Mommy

    September 27, 2014 at 8:34 am

    So many great and fun ideas for learning!

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  14. Selena @ Look! We're Learning!

    September 19, 2014 at 8:21 am

    Pinning! We have plenty of dice, but I have yet to use them…lol.

    Stopping by from the TGIF linky. 🙂

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    • Anna Geiger

      September 19, 2014 at 8:35 pm

      Thanks for the pin, Selena!

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  15. Carolina

    September 17, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    Loved this ideas, will definitely try with my 3 year-old!! Thanks for sharing!!

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    • Anna Geiger

      September 19, 2014 at 8:35 pm

      Thanks for reading, Carolina!

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  16. PlayDrMom

    September 14, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    Wow! What great ideas! Thanks for including my dot dabber dice game!

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    • Anna Geiger

      September 19, 2014 at 8:35 pm

      You’re welcome, Laura!

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    • celia will

      April 22, 2019 at 9:39 pm

      Thanks Anna for those wonderful dice game such a wonderful ideas . I’m using the dice bingo, roll and count , and candy dice game for my level 1 students.

      Reply to this comment
  17. Lauren

    September 14, 2014 at 6:12 am

    Great ideas Anna! I found you via the ‘No time for flash cards’ linky 🙂
    Will definitely try some of these ideas in my classroom.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      September 19, 2014 at 8:34 pm

      Thanks, Lauren – I hope your students enjoy them!

      Reply to this comment

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