Challenge your preschooler to a game of shape match-up--an entertaining way to boost her observational ability.

Make a mixed up animal collage and help your preschooler build her visual arts and math skills along the way.

Boost shape recognition with this matching game where your child will pair up sticks to create simple shapes.

Bring the classic game of "Red Rover" up to date with color and shape recognition skills for your child.

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

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.

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.

Here's Twist 'N Turn: let your preschooler or pre-kindergartener be outside and active while learning about shapes, colors, directions, and word recognition.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Help your kindergartener review shapes - and build early reading skills - with this creative book project.

Your child will practice her counting and number recognition as she matches printed numbers to the same number of repetitions of a simple design.

Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make!

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

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by creating a geometric, math-inspired mural in the style of Henri Matisse in this creative kindergarten grade art activity.

Help your kindergartener practice his shape recognition and develop his fine motor skills by making a scarecrow at home.

Does the idea of taking your child to an art museum sound daunting? Create your own museum and give your child some practice with shapes!

This game is a great way to help your child remember the names of shapes. Give it a go and before you know it, your kid will have all her shapes down pat.

This imaginative art activity will help your child to better understand symmetry and explore color and shape.

Try this fun and interactive collage activity with your preschooler to teach her the "building blocks" of math and architecture.

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Disguise a lesson focused on shape recognition as a Santa collage, and your pre-kindergartener won't even realize she's learning!

Use Henri Matisse as inspiration for your preschooler or kindergartener to create a unique and funky paper shapes collage in this arts and crafts activity.

This activity will help your child build his early math skills by practicing shape recognition.

This heart print makes the perfect simple and sweet gift for Valentine's Day!

Regale your kindergartener with the beloved story of Rudolph, and then segue into a Christmas craft project in which he makes his own reindeer creation!

Help your preschooler or preschooler with shape recognition, math, and matching by creating your own personal shapes cards, good for home or car.

When your child is itching for a game, consider ditching Hide and Seek in favor of Shape and Seek. Here's how it works:

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.