Instead of painting a picture of a whale, let your preschooler make their own whale toy using a paper bag and some recycled art supplies.

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

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

Practice counting to 100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

Give items that usually get tossed in the trash a second life with this green arts and crafts activity for kindergarteners. Make a milk carton train engine!

Your child will have a blast developing their fine motor skills and working on shape recognition with this bright and cheery crab decoration.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

In this activity, your child will learn how to spruce up her bike with an original license plate!

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!

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

Learn how to make fairy wings with these easy instructions. See how to make fairy wings for Halloween or dress-up time.

Children will practice mindfulness through a short guided practice, reflect on the practices that support peace, and then will build a "peace garden."

A pom pom Christmas tree dresses up holiday cards and decorations with some festive fuzz. Make a pom pom Christmas tree with your child this holiday season.

This easy Halloween "witch" craft is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners!

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

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

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

Here's a TV you won't mind your kids staring at for hours. When kids are in charge of the programming, it's hard to see it as anything but educational!

Get into the Christmas spirit with this fun and messy finger painting activity. This fun activity will light up the day like holiday lights!

This unexpected art project is sure to result in a Picasso-esque jumble of imagination that will teach your kid about shapes, colors, and abstract form!

Use your kindergartener's handprint to create a sweet and personalized apple craft.

Let your child be the king or queen of Mardi Gras by making his own shiny and spectacular Mardi Gras crown.

Crafting a valentine mailbox is the perfect way to get your child ready for Valentine's Day. Now no heartfelt mail will get lost in the shuffle!

Show your child how to spell their name in a whole new way with this sculptural 3-D art project.

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!

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

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

Help you child learn the key pieces to a sentence, by creating sentence puzzles at home.

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

Practice counting with this winter kindergarten art project! As your child sculpts a clay igloo, he will work on math and dexterity and learn about snow.