Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Learn about nature while creating a nest for baby chicks with this project that is a fun way to explore how to layer shapes and create texture.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Patterns come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. As your child alters one element and then another they'll create a unique piece of artwork.

This fun art activity will get your child's creative juices flowing and will teach her about shapes, pattern and texture along the way.

Winter is a great time to create a textured polar bear. Not only will your child gain practice identifying shapes, they'll also work on fine motor skills.

Penguins just may be the cutest cold-weather creatures ever! Creating this penguin is a perfect way for your tot to practice cutting out different shapes.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!

Recycle bottles of different shapes and sizes to create a group of unique dolls that are as unique as the real people around you!

Lunch is always better when you share it with a wise companion This wide-eyed owl craft is a great way for your growing learner to practice cutting shapes.

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

Help your child master shape recognition by creating some funky topiary trees.

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

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!

This collage is a great way for children to see different methods of creating the same idea.

This fun art project is a great way to introduce your child to some basic geometry.

Your child will make her mark on the world with unique homemade ink stamps.

this mosaic-inspired activity uses kid-friendly yarn and glue to help your kindergarten kid design her own vibrant, brightly-colored flower.

No big beach party or a sudsy seafood feast should be without this bright, colorful tablecloth!

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

Don't let alphabet practice turn into catching zzz's. Paint up a zany Z zebra and inject a little excitement into learning letters.

Make a festive bunny box that will be great for gift giving or storing candy and other small objects.

This hungry lunch bag monster will rev up your childâs appetite and get him excited about whatâs inside.

Will storing cucumbers and tomatoes in the fridge destroy their unique flavors? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Combine an introduction to shape and counting with a springtime art project by showing your kindergartener how to create a vibrant rainbow mosaic.

Kids can put old magazines and unwanted clothing to good use by creating an Earth Day-themed multimedia collage in this eco-friendly arts and crafts activity.

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

Give mom a thoughtful gift this Mother's Day by making a photo collage of her life! This is a great way for your child to practice some basic math skills too!

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.