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Children who know the names and sounds of letters when they enter school, learn to read sooner. This activity uses a clothesline to work on alphabet sounds.

Have your kid build an ice sculpture in this activity that's so fast, fun, and messy it's the perfect way to demonstrate how much fun experiments can be!

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

This very physical game gets math off the page and into the real world-- and it works on number sense and estimation, key skills for kindergarten readiness.

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

Boost your child's early literacy skills and create alphabet tiles she can play and practice with - great reinforcement for ABC's, phonics and writing!

In this arts and crafts activity, encourage your preschooler to create these shape-stick puppets which can be used to put on plays or act out stories with.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Save money and get creative by helping your preschooler create and make her own unique sketchbook to put her art in.

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.

This simple movement activity helps improve listening skills, as your child will be required to discriminate between sound and silence.

This variation on the classic group game "Mother, May I?" can be played with one or more child and involves continual participation.

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

This life-sized self-portrait activity encourages children to explore what makes them special, and then portray it with arts and crafts!

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Want to create some really unusual artwork and introduce your little artist to color combining? Try out some bubble painting!

Help your preschooler to create this artful reminder of home for the first days of school. Using family photos your child can collage a memento of home.

Have your child make a special mobile inspired by the weather outside. Learn about seasons, the environment, and art in 3D.

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Ever wonder where paint comes from? This recipe works well with preschoolers because of its consistency and its natural nontoxicity.

Make a colorful rock mosaic that will help your child practice her patterns, shapes, and colors while making a beautiful work of art!

In this creative arts and crafts activity, children will design and create their very own alphabet tree!

Here's an arts and crafts activity to introduce new music to your child and also to get him inspired to create abstract art with rhythmic flair.

Perfect for a hot summer day, this cool arts and crafts activity has your preschooler painting a beautiful, textured print from seashells.

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.

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

This activity uses the signs and words kids see around them every day, to create a book they can read on their own.

This flexible activity for preschoolers features jellybeans, counting, coloring, and the five senses.

Encourage your child to eat nutritiously by having them build this delicious summer fruit cone!