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Batik is a fabric dying technique usually done with hot wax. This flour-and-water method is kid-safe and easy, and it creates beautiful batik designs.

Here's a fun arts and crafts activity for your preschooler or pre-kindergartener: make a print relief out of cardboard.

Homemade face paint is a safe and economical way to jazz up your Halloween costume. Even better, this easy-to-make face paint requires just three ingredients!

Make frog feet sponge prints with your child for a fun and educational crafts activity.

Decorate eggs for Easter without the mess by making an Easter egg collage instead in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

With this fun activity, you can help your preschooler make an cute shopping notepad to keep and use or give away as a gift. Here's how:

This Where the Wild Things Are costume will make your little wild thing look just like Max. This Where the Wild Things Are costume is surprisingly easy to make.

Make “teal the new orange” this Halloween season! Help your child learn about the Teal Pumpkin Project and paint the color teal on a pumpkin to advertise that your family will offer non-food toys as a treat, or “trinket” option.

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!

In this activity your little one will throw a beanbag at a numbered target to help improve her number recognition skills.

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

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

Introduce your child to the symbols of fall with this easy-to-make matching game that will hone observational skills and increase your kid's attention span.

Encourage your child to help make dinner special this holiday season! If your child is loves to help in the kitchen, this is a great activity. They will build mini-penguins to enjoy while waiting for dinner!

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

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.

Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.

Check out this interactive number line. It's a great way to strengthen your preschoolers understanding of basic numbers and the numerals that represent them.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Does your child dream of walking among the dinosaurs? Now he can get a little closer to his dream...with a pair of homemade dinosaur feet!

Here is a guide to making a felt busy book that's perfect for focusing on specific learning areas with your child.

Why spend money on fingerpaint when you can make your own? With this recipe, you can stew up your kid's favorite colors right in your kitchen.

Need help encouraging your preschool child to organize her toys? Start with this activity, and turn sorting and categorizing into a fun game.