3 Fun Indoor Pool Noodle Activities For Preschoolers
Are you looking for some cool pool noodle activities for preschoolers? You’re in the right place!
My friend Paula from ThanksMommyBlog.com is taking over today!
She’s sharing her top 3 fun and educational indoor pool noodle activities for preschoolers and toddlers.
As a stay at home mom of two toddlers, I’m always on my toes. Sometimes we’re forced to stay in due to blazing summer heat or crazy summer storms, so I got a little creative.
Using some colorful pool noodles, I came up with three easy, fun, and educational pool noodle activities to do inside:
- Pool Noodle Color Sorting Toddler Activity
- Pool Noodle Tower Building Toddler Activity
- Pool Noodle Necklace Threading Toddler Activity
These exciting toddler activities all boost fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, concentration, and a sense of self-fulfillment and pride.
If you’re interested in MORE DIY projects using pool noodles, check out this article. You’ll get 50 amazing and super easy ideas that your little one will LOVE.

What You Need
- Pool Noodles of different colors (I got 4 at the dollar store)
- Knife (kitchen or box cutter will do)
- Bins
- String
- TODDLER (at least one)
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Prep Work
Normally, I like things the easy way, but this takes a little bit of prep work- but only a little.
The only prep work needed is to cut the noodles into slices. It’s a simple task but takes a few minutes per noodle. They don’t need to be perfectly cut, straight, or even the same size.
Fun & Educational Pool Noodle Activities for Preschoolers
1. Pool Noodle Color Sorting

Color sorting is basically the act of sorting items by color.
It is an exercise that strengthens fine motor control, hand-eye coordination, concentration, and problem-solving, determination and perseverance, as well as language development when discussing the names of the colors.
- Set up your bins near each other and spread out the noodle slices across the room.
- Designate each bin by color, either with labels or by placing one noodle slice as a marker.
- Show your kids how it’s done and watch them get to it. As an added bonus, have them call out the names of the colors as they’re sorting.
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2. Pool Noodle Tower Building

Pool Noodle slices are great building blocks, so once we got tired of color sorting, we transitioned to building towers. We did by color or mixed colors, mixed heights, and even built a little city.
Benefits of building blocks include strengthening of fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, early math and engineering skills, spatial awareness, creativity and logical thinking.
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3. Pool Noodle Necklace Threading

Giant necklace threading was our third pool noodle activity. I tied a noodle slice to one end of a long string and had the kids thread as many “beads” before tying them together into a necklace.
Benefits of threading include strengthening of fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, creativity, cognitive skills, bilateral coordination, early math skills, and a sense of completion.
Final Take Back
We had so much fun doing these activities. The kids were thrilled during and after, with so much pride of what they were able to accomplish. They even did happy dances.
FAQs about pool noodle activities for preschoolers

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How to play pool noodle outdoor game?
Here’s a fun idea from Chas’ Crazy Creations.
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What are some easy pool noodle activities for toddlers?
Try these:
Color Sorting: Sort noodle slices by color into bins.
Tower Building: Stack noodle slices to build towers.
Necklace Threading: Thread slices onto a string to make necklaces. -
What materials do I need?
You’ll need: colored pool noodles, knife to slice them, bins and a string.
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What skills do these activities develop?
These activities help with fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, creativity, and early math and problem-solving skills.
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