Lots of everyday objects can be fun, whether it's buttons, beans, or Lego blocks. Here's an activity that uses coins to build problem-solving strategies.

Help your kindergartener practice his shape recognition and develop his fine motor skills by making a scarecrow at home.

Help your child stay physically and mentally active with this group aerobic fitness game that's good for the heart and mind alike.

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.

Introduce colors to shadow play with this creative and irresistible science activity!

Help your kindergartener learn to manage a telephone with this homemade keyboard that also helps kids practice letters and numbers.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

In this activity, your child will develop her sensory awareness and build important math skills while having fun outdoors.

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!

Master reading numbers aloud with your first grader in this math card game.

In this simple math activity, your young learner will compare two types of Valentine's Day candy using a Venn diagram.

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

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.

Encourage imagination and creativity with this magical craft that lets your child make and design his very own dragon egg.

From Canada's flag, to the Toronto Maple Leafs, to classic maple syrup cookies, the maple tree is very much a part of Canadian heritage.

Here's a math game for your preschooler or kindergartener that'll make number recognition as easy as a pizza pie!

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

Make an edible bracelet from Froot Loops and a shoelace! This Block Institute art activity will engage your special needs or mainstream child at snacktime.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

Play this hidden number game with your preschooler or kindergartener that will give them a leg up in learning numbers.

Got a fussy eater on your hands? Here's a great way to make fruit appear more appealing, and make eating it a lot more fun, too!

Play this game that lets you create your own silly monster drawing and helps your child practice her counting skills!

Use old coffee cans and socks to make a beanbag toss game for kids in preschool and kindergarten. This activity is great for math and coordination.

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

Do this fun activity that uses stickers to help your kindergartener with counting, basic addition, and one-to-one correspondence.

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.