You don't need to spend big bucks to buy a pre-boxed version of a matching game at the store. You can make your own easily. Here's how:

Your child will learn more about coins and their denominations as he's asked to identify similar coins.

Teach your preschooler color recognition using this handy egg carton sorter. She will group objects by color and learn to recognize their names with this tool.

Help your preschooler practice counting, matching, and learning colors with this fun game!

Play this fun matching game with your kindergartener! It's a great way to practice math and number skills with playing cards.

This activity is a great way to practice sorting, counting, matching, and other early math skills--- on the fly.

Help your child learn the language of mathematics through cupcakes with this fun counting activity.

Try a 100th Day of School Scavenger Hunt with your preschooler, and send her on the search for objects of different colors!

Have fun with the kids by "shaping up" your standard chocolate chip cookie recipe, and teach kids about sorting and shapes while you're at it.