Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

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

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!

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

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

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.

Help your preschooler or preschooler with shape recognition, math, and matching by creating your own personal shapes cards, good for home or car.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

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!

Disguise a lesson focused on shape recognition as a Santa collage, and your pre-kindergartener won't even realize she's learning!

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

Make a mixed up animal collage and help your preschooler build her visual arts and math skills along the way.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Play with shapes, like triangles and circles, to help your child review the different kinds and create a new picture!

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

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!

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.

Challenge your preschooler to a game of shape match-up--an entertaining way to boost her observational ability.

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.

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

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

Whether the snow is fluffy and soft or icy and hard, a snowman is sure to inspire a smile. No wonder this snowman is so happy—it's made using marshmallows!

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

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

Try this fun and interactive collage activity with your preschooler to teach her the "building blocks" of math and architecture.

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.

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!

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

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.