Children will learn about diversity, hear a story that reflects appreciation and acceptance of differences, and connect with a pen pal in another country through writing and drawing a letter.

Learning to identify and categorize different geometric shapes is a big goal for early learners. And your neighborhood is the perfect place to start!

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.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

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.

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Your child can commemorate the best Halloween candy of all time using foam sheets to give your little monster a little practice tracing triangular shapes.

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

This arts and crafts activity will help your kindergartener with shape and color 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.

The 100th day of school is an important benchmark for kids in the lower elementary grades. Help your kid create a 100 days of school shirt to celebrate!

Learn all about colors with the best teachers of all -- cupcakes!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Kids will love painting shapes of objects in a still life while using strong colors showing highlights and shadows.

Kids of all ages will delight in making these jumbo "cupcake" crayons from all of the broken crayon stubs that seem to pile up around the house.

Use your cookie cutters with jello to have the kids create a story with the shapes they choose.

Introduce shapes to art projects with this fun Valentine-themed craft.

Ombre art is all the rage. Help your young artist learn all about tints and shades while creating a piece of art to celebrate Valentine's Day.

Do a little kitchen chemistry as you make your own bubble solution and bubble-wand shapes!

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

Your kids will love this tradition of finding a leprechaun's gold hidden all over.

Use paper and paste to create a colorful collage of shapes that turns into a school bus right before your eyes.

Coffee filter snowflakes are an easy winter craft and a good way to involve children of all ages in holiday decorating.

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

This is a simple, nutritious food kids love for snacks and lunches all year.

Help your child will learn about shapes and patterns by creating her own masterpiece mosaic out of dried beans.

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!