They’re a no-prep activity for animal-loving toddlers and preschoolers, and they can even be a mess-free activity when you provide round dot stickers instead of markers. This post may include affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. I share lots of free printable dot marker pages here on The Artisan Life because my daughter loves them. Dot marker pages will keep her happily occupied for a very long time. Make sure to check out the additional free printable dab it pages available right now and stop by again soon to check for more! Animals are one of the many things my daughter loves (in addition to unicorns, dinosaurs, the ocean, and mermaids). Make sure to get these additional animal and farm themed printables while you’re here:
Farm animal coloring pages Farm number building puzzles Easy color by number animals Free printable woodland animal activity pack
Farm theme for toddlers and preschoolers
Teaching young children about farms is so important. These particular pages focus on popular farm animals - get dot marker fruit and vegetable pages to complement your farm unit here. This free printable garden matching game is another fun activity for learning about food. Books and low-tech toys are a great way to prepare your child for a farm visit or teach about farms if you can’t visit one in person. We have several many books about animals for toddlers and preschoolers. When my daughter was 18 months old, I wrote an entire post on the best animal books for toddlers. If you have an animal-loving tot, be sure to stop by. Our favorite farm book for babies and toddlers is the DK My First Farm. It’s a sturdy board book with tabs for easy page turning. It has lots of real photographs with many different images for each theme (like horses, tractors, and other farm vehicles). If your young child enjoys animals and farms, this book is a must-have. Slightly older children (preschoolers and kindergarteners) will enjoy the National Geographic Farm Animals level 1 book. We have several books in this series. They’re designed as early readers for children 4-6, but my 3 year old loves having them read to her. They have just the right amount of information without being overwhelming. The left-hand side of each two page spread has more text and the right-hand page has shorter, simpler text for building independent reading confidence. Another fun way to practice fine motor skills during your farm theme with these farm animal lacing cards. My daughter loves her cards, and the wood tray is perfect for fine motor tracing activities. We store our cards in an ArtBin Semi-Satchel and use the tray for other activities. The cooperative game Barnyard Bunch is a favorite at our house. Players work together to try to keep animals from running away from the barn. Like many Haba toys, it’s made in Germany, not Asia. The game does have small animal pieces, so make sure your child is past putting every single thing in their mouth before introducing it.
How to use dot it marker coloring pages
The circles on these pages are based on the size of my daughter’s Classic Do a Dot Markers. The circles are sized for this popular brand of dauber markers, but they also work with other dauber or bingo style markers.
Make sure you always store dot markers on their sides, not upright. My daughter always wants to set them up on end, but this drains the ink out of the sponge. You can make the pages reusable by using plastic bingo chips to cover the circles. Make sure your child isn’t putting things in their mouth anymore before introducing plastic bingo chips. These are the bingo chips we use: For an easy, no-mess activity, use these dot it printables printables with round coding label stickers. This is a great quiet time activity for car trips, doctor’s appointments, visits with adult friends who don’t have kids, and any time you need hands and clothes to stay clean (instead of covered in marker again). Coding label stickers come in different sizes. Make sure to get ¾″ or ⅝″ round stickers, not 1" stickers. One inch round stickers are too big for these pages. We use these stickers. You get literally thousands of them for a few dollars. My daughter is using her stickers in the picture below with an Easter dot it printable:
Free farm animal dab it pages download
All 10 pages are located in one PDF. Download information is below the preview images. Each image has its own page in the PDF printable. The preview images are shown in groups to help this page load more quickly.
Ducks (two different images) A rooster A cow Goats (two different images A donkey A horse A pig A lamb
Like all free toddler preschool printables on The Artisan Life, these are licensed for personal and single classroom use. This license includes use with scouts groups, Sunday school classes, homeschool co-ops, your own therapy clients, etc. as long as you are personally organizing the activity and not charging specifically to participate. Yes, you may also leave them for a substitute in your own classroom. Thank you to the considerate readers who’ve emailed to ask! You are not licensed to sell, or redistribute the files to other adults for use with their students, children, or clients. Instead, please refer them to this post so they can download their own copies. I hope your little learner loves farm animal themed do a dot pages! Be sure to check out these additional free printable dot marker coloring pages while you’re here on The Artisan Life:
