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

Help your preschooler create ice cube bead necklaces to cool off while practicing gross motor skills and sequencing, and discussing states of matter.

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

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

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

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

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

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.

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

Using a fruit cereal and yarn, help your preschooler create crunchy, edible patterns.

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.

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

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.

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

This engaging, fun, pattern resist painting is inspired by your little one's love of shapes.

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

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

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.

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

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

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!