This hands-on science activity is a great way to show your kids where the organs they are learning about fit into their own little bodies. My son was thrilled that we made a little “man” version of himself on the back patio and then filled it in with organs that he’d been learning about. I also included variations of this activity and some other free printable resources that may be helpful to you at the bottom of this post.

My son (4) and I did this sidewalk chalk activity alongside Blue Manor’s Anatomy Book Set. These inexpensive ebooks have the best approach I’ve seen to start explaining anatomy and how the human body works to young children. They start with the basics, add more detail with each level, and then move on to separating major organs into functional systems. My kids love it!

Simple Anatomy Learning Activity for Kids

This science activity is so versatile, and you don’t need to be an artist (as you can tell from my own chalk masterpiece) to make it work. First, I traced my son’s outline onto the concrete and then quickly drew in some major organs that we had been learning about with different colors.

I added the awkward nose to the side of the head as an afterthought to show that we were viewing the head from the side and not the front.

From here, I asked my son where each organ was, and he would point to it on his chalk man and then on himself. We would also talk about what job that organ has inside our bodies.

If it is still too cold outside to do this activity where you live, then you could always trace your child’s outline onto paper bags taped together or butcher paper. Here are some other fun variations of this activity:

• Have your child name each organ and its function without prompting
• Make several outlines of your child and draw a different system on each one
• Have your child draw each organ from memory once they are more advanced
• Use printable organs to place on the chalk outline instead of drawing them
  • Free Printable Montessori Anatomy Cards
  • Detailed Life-Sized Free Printable Organs
  • Basic Preschool Anatomy Templates ($1)
• Paint the organs on a white t-shirt (This activity also includes a free printable Body Book for kids to make.)
• Make a lifesize anatomy model by cutting your child’s outline and various organs, bones, etc. out of felt.

I hope this activity inspires you to get outside and have some hands-on science fun with your kids! I also hope that it points your children to see the Creator’s design in how we are made. Feel free to comment below with more great anatomy learning ideas or to let us know how your children benefited from this activity.

You might also like this See Inside Body book from Usborne with over 50 different flaps!

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I got a steal of a deal on a children’s art easel at a garage sale. $15 was what a mom was asking for it and I’m not one to barter. The only problem was the marker all over the wood and the chalk board.

I don’t really care about the dry erase board because if my kids had markers in their room you know I’d find marker in the most inconvenient places. Chalk is easy to clean, so I wanted to redo the board and make it even more fun. I had a bunch of magnets that weren’t getting used so I created this Magnetic Chalkboard to put on the easel and make it even better.

The first step was to clean up the marker that was all over the wood. All I used to clean it was some baking soda and water. If your marker isn’t coming off you can try toothpaste, or Orange Glo. The baking soda worked really well for everything except that there was a little permanent marker on the old chalk board and the chalk holder that I couldn’t get off. That was fine because I just covered both of those up.

For the chalk holder, I simply glued some scrapbook paper on and covered it with clear contact paper. It turned out really well and looks super cute in the kids’ room.

DIY Magnetic Chalk Board

If you’ve researched magnetic paint, and chalk paint, they can both be quite spendy. Then I would have to do multiple coats of both and who has time to do that? So I just bought a piece of sheet metal for close to $10 and made my own chalk paint to go on it. The kids joined in to help me paint.

Then I attached the metal sheet with heavy duty spray adhesive and held it in place with a small vice for a couple of hours to let it dry. If I did this again, I would paint the metal with primer first and then the chalk paint because I had to cover it with quite a few coats.

My children spend hours drawing and adding magnets to their scenes. It was well worth the effort, seeing all of their creative masterpieces. Have you made any chalk projects lately?

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