If you’re not a couponer, you might immediately toss that pile of weekly coupons right in the recycle bin. Well, we received the big weekly stack yesterday and while it sat on the table (before it made it to the recycling bin), a great idea for my kids came to me: Newspaper Seek-And-Find Games. We were running out of things to keep kids busy indoors since this was the last day of holiday break and I was really looking for something crafty for them to do. This was perfect! These homemade seek and find games gave my preschoolers practice with scissor cutting skills, gluing skills, and also placing pictures in the correct places on the sheet. All preschool activities that are perfect to practice on for similar activities that they do at school. Yay! I love a craft that’s fun and gets them ready to perform well in school.
How Seek and Find Games Enhance Your Child’s Perceptiveness
Your kids are going to love to discover the captivating realm of seek and find games, where hidden treasures await to be discovered. Young children will enjoy the exhilarating challenges that these games offer, as they sharpen observation skills. These find and seek games are great practice for kids to unlock their potential to become a keen observer. Playing these games can improve perceptiveness, attention to detail, and cognitive abilities. Unleash their inner detective as they follow directions and complete visual puzzles.
Tutorial For Seek-N-Find For Young Children Using Newspaper Ads
Looking for a fun and easy way to keep kids entertained while boosting their observation skills? Making your own Seek and Find games out of the newspaper is a creative, low-cost activity that turns everyday print into an engaging challenge. With just a few pages from the newspaper and a marker, you can create a personalized game that encourages kids to hunt for letters, words, pictures, or even themes—perfect for a rainy day, quiet time, or screen-free fun. It’s a hands-on way to turn reading into play and spark curiosity in the simplest of ways!
Craft Supplies Needed:
- newpaper/coupons
- scissors
- glue stick
- white paper
- pencil/pen
How To Make Seek And Find Games For Your Kids:
Grab all your seek and find games supplies listed above and head to the table.
I grabbed a piece of paper for each of my kids and wrote a few categories on each sheet…for instance: Animals, Food and Drinks. I also wrote how many of each item to find.
Pass out the scissors (kid safe of course), glue sticks and a stack of coupon papers. Explain the seek-n-find game. When they find one of the items from a category, they’ll cut it out and glue it under that specific category! Then just let them start searching.
My kids love playing these homemade, free seek and find games and I love that they are getting practice with following instructions and cutting and gluing! We played a couple different rounds and I made up different categories for each round. Some other search and find games examples would be to find: animals, fruits, vegetables, drinks, etc. Just skim through your coupon papers and use categories that you see pictures for.
Conclusion
Creating your own Seek and Find games from the newspaper is a simple, budget-friendly activity that offers big benefits for kids. Not only does it encourage focus and reading skills, but it also turns ordinary materials into a source of fun and learning. Whether you design a game around pictures, letters, or hidden words, kids will love the challenge—and you’ll love how easy it is to put together. Give it a try and enjoy some screen-free fun that’s both educational and entertaining!
I hope you enjoy making these free seek and find games for your kids. It is a great way for them to engage thier mind, improve focus, and enhance cognitive abilities. From enhancing memory to sharpening problem-solving skills, discover how these games can be an enjoyable and effective way to give your kid’s brain a workout. Do you think your child would enjoy this challenge?
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Sierra says
What a fun and creative idea! I love how this activity turns something as simple as a newspaper into an engaging seek-and-find game for kids. It’s such a great way to encourage learning through play—plus, it’s budget-friendly and easy to set up. Definitely trying this out on our next rainy day!
CS says
How fun! I never thought of making my own seek n find games!
Sumair says
This is such a fun and creative idea! I love how seek-and-find games boost kids’ observation skills while keeping them entertained.