This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

Build a peek-a-boo book and give your child a fun vocabulary and reading boost, on the fly!

Explore the color orange with your preschooler by creating an edible picture using orange foods.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Let your child play with scissors! Put them to work, creating a book that will keep them busy, and help them practice their letters, too.

This easy painting activity feels magical, especially when you use it for a secret message.

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

These spaghetti ornaments take seconds to make and are a great addition to a tree, gift or window.

Teach your child how to create lots and lots of line designs by wrapping string around wooden blocks, and using them to create line-filled prints.

This cookie dough handles like molding clay, but also makes delicious cookies. Use this activity to strengthen your child's alphabet skills.

Painting cookies is a fun way for your child to exercise his fine motor skills and be creative at the same time.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

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.

Kids love to hear about themselves. And reading about themselves is even better! This personal yearbook will let them record all their important facts.

Play with, explore, and describe everyday objects with your preschooler to get her ready to learn basic math skills and concepts.

Dream big by making some washi tape wall art, an easy (and totally temporary) way to experiment with murals.

Help your child learn about the science of color mixing and primary and secondary colors with this experimental art activity.

The 100th day of school is an important benchmark for kids in the lower elementary grades. Help your kid create a 100 days of school shirt to celebrate!

Here are some kindergarten readiness activities that you can do with reused plastic bottle caps.

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

Lacing is a great way to practice hand-eye coordination, which helps with writing. Turn it into a fun preschool art project, by stringing up some ABCs!

It can feel good to hit something when you're mad. The more your child pounds, squeezes, and mashes this dough, the better these play dough cookies will taste!

Using homemade felt alphabet letters and 26 colorful pictures, your preschooler will have a great time as they practice recognizing letters and their sounds.

Boost your preschooler's math and verbal skills by having her participate in simple, fun activities that teach her how to sort, count, and categorize objects.

In this activity, you will create a magical box to help your child learn her letter sounds. Here's how to play the Abracadabra learning game!

Make a hand-decorated pillowcase to help ease the bedtime battle so that everyone can get a night of sweet dreams.

Make a fuzzy bear with your kindergartener to build up early reading skills and introduce her to phonics.

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

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.

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!