In this activity, your kid will cut rectangles, circles and triangles to create a portrait of the jolliest man of them all: Santa Claus!

Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

This sunshiny art project is perfect for a rainy day and it helps preschoolers with fine motor skills.

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

Here are some kindergarten readiness activities that you can do with reused plastic bottle caps.