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

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

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

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

Boost your preschooler's math and verbal skills by having her participate in simple, fun activities that teach her how to sort, count, and categorize objects.

Sponges are easy to handle and fun to play with, and your child will love putting these simple, three-piece puzzles together.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

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.

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

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.

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 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!

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.

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

Build your child's vocabulary by exploring and discussing spatial relationships during everyday activities such as building, rearranging, and ordering.