There are so many ways to make learning the alphabet fun. We are a big fans of silly alphabet books, and we have even practiced the alphabet in other languages. But we especially enjoy creating alphabet artwork and activities inspired by our favorite books. So this post is full of some of our favorite alphabet activities for kids inspired by children’s books! Click on the photo or title under the image to view the full activity post.

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Letters in Nature

Use items you find in nature to create the letters of the alphabet. This activity was inspired by the book The Anywhere Artist.

Strega Nona Spaghetti Letter Search

Kids will love this fun activity that encourages them to dig into a bowl of pretend pasta to find the letter “meatballs” and identify the letters.

Strega Nona Spaghetti Letters

Encourage kids to practice making letter shapes with the pretend pasta and meatballs inspired by the Strega Nona books.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

This activity, inspired by Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, helps kids work on their fine motor skills while practicing to create letter shapes.

Sprinkle Letters

This activity inspired by the book Grandma’s Kitchen uses colorful sprinkles to practice letter formation.

Letter Cookie Flipping 

Work on memory skills and letter recognition skills with this fun cookie flipping game.

Snowpile Search 

No matter what time of year, this fun snowy activity inspired by The Snowy Day will have kids digging through the “snow” to find the letters hidden within.

Letter Tracing Pages

Encourage kids to practice letter formation and letter recognition with these printable pages.

Lily Pad Hop 

Get kids moving with this fun jumping activity inspired by Kelly Clarkson’s book River Rose and the Magical Lullaby.

Giraffe Letter Match 

This letter matching activity, inspired by Giraffes Can’t Dance, helps kids practice both letter recognition and fine motor skills.

Alphabet Train

Encourage kids to explore the area around them with this fun alphabet game inspired by the book Old Tracks, New Tricks.

Dental Health Letter Recognition

Teach kids about dental health while practicing letter recognition skills and playing with the Brushies.

Leaf Letter Matching

This matching activity inspired by David Ezra Stein’s book Leaves, uses leaf shapes to offer kids a chance to practice matching upper and lower case letters.

Mud Puddle I Spy

Get in the mud with this sensory activity inspired by Watch Out for Muddy Puddles, and encourage kids to push fake mud around to identify letters hidden underneath.

Vowel and Consonant Maze

Help Boots the bear from the book Three Paws to get across the board by coloring the vowels and consonants in different colors.

Illustrating the Alphabet

Add your own spin to the alphabet by creating drawings out of each letter with this activity inspired by Can U Save the Day?

Play Dough Letters

Use different colors of play dough to create the letters of the alphabet and change them into other letters. We also created this activity after reading Can U Save the Day?

Garden Letter Match

Match upper and lower case letters together with this letter game inspired by a garden and colorful garden stakes. This activity comes from our reading of Badger’s Perfect Garden.

Playing in the Dirt

Practice pre-writing skills in pretend dirt made out of cocoa powder and flour in this activity inspired by the Karma Wilson book A Dog Named Doug.

Bone Letter Match

This Halloween themed game encourages kids to match upper and lower case letters on broken bone shapes.

Skeleton Letters

Encourage kids to recreate letter shapes out of q-tips on black paper to mimic bones on x-rays. We paired this activity with the book Skelly’s Halloween.

Bee Letter Match

This printable letter matching game encourages kids to match upper and lower case letters together using bees and a hive. This game pairs perfectly with these books about bees!

Valentine’s Day Candy Letters

Practice making letter shapes with this delicious activity using heart shaped Valentine’s Day candies. Inspired by the book Duck and Hippo: The Secret Valentine.

Alphabet Puppets

Bring the letters of the alphabet to life with these easy to create puppets using craft sticks and stickers. This activity came to life after reading the book Z Goes First.

Alphabet Order

Teach kids about alphabetical order with these easy active game.

Dirt Letters

Embrace the mess and let kids practice writing letters in mud – either real or fake. We created this activity to pair with the book Roy Digs Dirt.

DIY Letter Clips

Create letter clips out of clothespins and use them to play with upper and lower case letters, flash cards, and spelling games.

Sign Language Alphabet

Teach kids the alphabet in sign language and practice spelling together. Pair this activity with the adorable interactive book Nita’s First Signs.

Alphabet Game

Search for letters while out and about, or play the alphabet game while you are in the car.

Alphabet Books

Explore the alphabet with these creative alphabet books for kids.

ABC See, Hear, Do

Teach kids how to make letter sounds with this active program.

Children’s Books about Language Arts

This list includes kids books based on letters, as well as punctuation and grammar.

What are your favorite alphabet activities for kids? Share in the comments below!