The relevance of this study is due to the need to substantiate the development of methods of recreational activities for preschoolers by means of football. The subject of the study is the organization of recreational activities of preschoolers by means of football. The aim of the study was to develop a method of recreational activities for preschoolers by means of football. In order to solve the tasks set, we used such research methods as the analysis of scientific and methodic literature on the research problem, the analysis of normative documentation, pedagogical observation, generalization. The results of the study: the methods of organizing recreational activities for preschool children in general education institutions are analyzed; a number of features of the physiological development of preschool children are identified, provisions for the development of methods for organizing recreational activities for preschoolers by means of football are substantiated. The results of the study can be recommended for practical use by physical education teachers working in preschool institutions, specialists in the field of adaptive physical culture and therapeutic physical culture.