Your child will begin to recognize written color names as she looks at the different patterns and matches them up with the correct colors.

Your kindergartener can contribute these beaded napkin rings to your Thanksgiving table...and sneak in some good math patterning practice, too.

Your child will love these Easter eggs with a soft touch. There are lots of skills at work here, including fine motor, measuring, and patterning!

Show your child how to make a cool fleece poncho without any sewing, and help develop fine motor skills and patterning at the same time. Here's how.

Make a colorful rock mosaic that will help your child practice her patterns, shapes, and colors while making a beautiful work of art!

Make interesting art and learn about shapes, lines and patterns by using spaghetti noodles.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

This beaded wind chime is fun to make and it gets kids experimenting with patterns, a key kindergarten math skill.

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

Here's an easy activity for your preschooler or kindergartener: use waffles and fresh fruit to give your child hands-on practice with patterning and numbers.

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

Help your preschooler celebrate his big day by crafting a special, sparkly diploma frame to celebrate his achievement!

Instead of filling your preschooler's tummy with sugary sweets this season, let her take a bite out of this healthy and delicious candy cane alternative.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

Bring out your child’s creative side with this fun Halloween-themed craft.

This Christmas collage lets your child learn shapes, cubist art of Picasso and have fun during the holidays!

Have a lot of loose buttons lying around the house? Here are four ways to turn those loose buttons into an easy and positive learning experience. Button up!

In this arts and crafts activity, boost your kindergartener's letter recognition and reading skills by helping her create a paper word quilt.

Sorting objects by size, color, shape, or function is an important concept in kindergarten math, and it's the perfect excuse for a little housekeeping!

Make your own ribbon to give gifts that special touch. Enlist your preschooler or kindergartener to help create an extra special holiday ribbon this winter.

This season, your child will make his very own candy cane decoration. He can make a bunch and put them all around your home!

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

These colorful paper butterflies make cute hanging decorations for your child's room, but they can also be used for active play.

Make necklaces, bracelets, belts, or garlands in this simple and fun activity that recycles old objects and let's your child make one-of-a-kind pieces of art!

Make a flame-free menorah from beans, pasta, and tissue paper with this simple Hannukah craft activity! 

This made-for-kids embroidery project uses thick yarn, dull needles, and burlap fabric with wide holes so it's perfect for little fingers!

Here are 3 inexpensive ways for kids to make their own beads, from scratch.

Make a rainbow chain for St. Patrick's day to introduce your child to Roy G. Biv.

Help your child make a festive woven basket using paper bowls and yarn that is sure to please and fun to make.