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.

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!

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

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

Using a fruit cereal and yarn, help your preschooler create crunchy, edible patterns.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make!

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

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

This activity will help your child build his early math skills by practicing shape recognition.

Want to turn snack time into fun-time? Help him turn ordinary rice cakes into creatures that are silly, creepy, or just plain cute!

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

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

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!

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!

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

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Help your preschooler practice counting, matching, and learning colors with this fun game!

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

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

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

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

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!

You don't need to spend big bucks to buy a pre-boxed version of a matching game at the store. You can make your own easily. Here's how:

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.

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!