Examination of pre-school children's out of school activities

Its well known that importance of personal development in 0-6 age when early childhood development completed and primary education starts in this period. One of the most important responsibility of the parents is enable to outgrowth-promoting rich condition and different stimulates for their children to pass the most impressive way in this years. In this study was determined the extracurricular activities for preschool children and investigated to preschool children and their mothers opinions about extracurricular activities. The study was conducted with 12 children and their mothers at Hatay city/Erzin Province. In study were request to mothers keep a diary 10 day for determine the children's extracurricular activities, semi-structured interviews observation techniques are used for determine the views of children and their mothers. The data gathered was analyzed by descriptive analysis technique. As a result of research, it is pointed out that children spend most of out of their school time by watching TV, playing game, computer, spending time by tablet, reading book, singing song, painting, home working, playing with play dough, cutting paper-splicing, listening music/ playing instrument, math-working with number, painting and playing with jigsaw puzzle and by doing such activity. Its reached that children spend most of time by watching tv and playing game both weekend and weekdays. Its defined that mothers have been satisfied to their children's activity Such homework, play dough, developers book works, number works, activity being himself/herself. On the other hand, mother's complains about their children's watching including violence cartoon film, spending excessive time with phone and computer, their don't want to doing homework and doing over painting. Its defined that children favorite games are defined as star of the game, hide and seek, horse riding, playing house, sheriffs, tablet computers and games, car racing, eggs, game, catch, chase, playing balls. Key Words: Preschool, out of school activities, mother and children's views