We tested whether five-year-old children react differently to abstract primes of social exclusion. Children first watched videos of geometric figures that either showed exclusion or did not. Afterwards, children could choose to sit in close proximity to either the previously excluded figure (i.e., target) or a figure that had previously engaged in exclusion (i.e., source). In the social exclusion condition, we found that more children than expected by chance preferred to sit next to the target. In the control condition, the number of children who chose to sit next to the single figure was as expected by chance. In addition to previous studies at preschool age, the current results suggest that when primed with social exclusion, 5-year-olds show affiliative-related behavior not only towards people but also towards abstract shapes. This may indicate robust effects of ostracism priming, as well as children's flexibility in responding meaningfully to static versions of abstract primes.