We used things from around the house to do some hands on learning all based on the fairy tale, The Three Little Pigs. To complete our activity I made some printable activities that include fun activities for sequencing, pre-writing, stick puppets to retell the story, and a page to color and design your own house to keep the big bad wolf out.
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This activity took a few trials and errors for us to get it right. Now that we finally did, I am excited to share it with you. It was really fun waiting in anticipation for the building materials to break. They would make a big crunching sound that would make my daughter giggle with glee. I thought about trying to blow things over like the big bad wolf, but I think smashing was much more fun while examining the effects of durability, weight, and pressure.
The 3 Little Pigs Activity
Supplies:
- Long noodles
- Long pretzels
- Building Blocks
- Tissue box
- Books
- Scissors
- Small flat object that is smaller than the tissue box hole. You can cut the box to make the hole larger to accommodate your object. You want the object to be able to fall into the box.
You can mix up the supplies with what you have on hand. Basically you want a weak, medium, and strong type of supply to represent straw, wood, and bricks.
Directions:
1. Examine the supplies and explain what they represent (straw, wood, bricks). Have the child try to break each supply and then talk about their findings (This was the easiest to break, this I couldn’t break…)
2. Place a layer of straw on top of the tissue box. Next, place your flat object on the top of the straw and then put books one at a time at the very top. Keep track of how many books it takes until the straw finally breaks. Repeat with the wood. Our bricks didn’t break at all. We noticed that our tissue box was collapsing under the weight because the bricks where so strong. My daughter even hopped on top of the books to try to get them to break and nothing happened.
When we were done with our 3 trials, we tested out different amounts of material, combinations of material, and whatever else my daughter wanted to try out. It was fun watching her think of new things to try and guessing what she thought the outcome would be.
The 3 Little Pigs Printable
More Nursery Rhyme Activities by the Creative Preschooler Team:
- Fairy Tale Mad Libs by Pink Stripey Socks
- Cinderella Carriage Craft by Artsy Momma
- The Little Red Hen by A Little Pinch of Perfect
We love using books to practice sequencing, crafting and more! Check out our Book-Based Learning Post to see how else you can use books in your homeschool or classroom.
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Updated Jan. 2026
These activities help kids build early literacy skills like story sequencing, comprehension, and retelling. Many of the printables also support fine motor skills and encourage kids to think through the story as they play and learn.
These activities work well for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary kids. They’re simple enough for younger learners but still engaging for kids who are practicing story skills.
Use them during story time, literacy centers, or after reading The Three Little Pigs. They’re also great for homeschool lessons, small groups, or easy learning at home.
Hi! I tried clicking your download link but nothing downloaded 🙁 It took me to another page that also did not have a place to click “download”. Wish I could’ve used this, looks great!
Great stuff! Thank you! Teresa
I would love to do this with my grandchildren . Great work.
Thank you so very much for providing this super good resource free of charge. Please know how much I appreciate this!
Kindly,
Brenda Stuart
K Teacher in Canada
Mabuhay from the Philippines!
I am a Grade 1 teacher and thank you so much for your shared instructional materials. I know my pupils will love this.
Can I ask where the download button is. This is awesome and would like to use it in my program. Your site is a true inspiration. Thank you.
Hi, It is right above the "More 3 Little Pigs Resources". I just made it larger so hopefully it is easier to see. 🙂 Thanks!
Cute activities! Looks like she had so much fun testing and playing!
Love how you tested out the different materials. 🙂 Looks like fun!
What fun! I know my preschoolers would love testing out the different materials. Love the printables too!
So clever using the tissue boxes! My little girl would have so much fun with this. I adore your printables too.