Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

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

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

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.

Here's a simple arts and crafts activity to do with your preschooler: make a moon winder toy! All you need is a plastic lid, colored paper, twine, and glue.

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

Build memory and motor skills with this musical movement game!

Celebrate your little one's move to big kid school by throwing a very special graduation party complete with friends, crafts, and lots of energetic fun.

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.

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

This fun photography activity will build your child's vocabulary, their understanding of the world, and they'll make their own game of concentration!

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.

Pureed ripe peaches, vanilla yogurt, agave nectar, and juicy chunks of peach come together to form a refreshing pop that hits the spot on a hot summer day.

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

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.

Preschoolers are fascinated by how colors can be mixed to form new ones. This activity combines color mixing with the concept of melting for extra science fun.

There's no need to buy musical instruments when you can make your own castanets in less time than it takes to click your way through a percussive song.

Teach your preschooler color recognition using this handy egg carton sorter. She will group objects by color and learn to recognize their names with this tool.

Here are 3 inexpensive ways for kids to make their own beads, from scratch.

This activity will encourage your child to discover the scientific process, compare sizes shapes, and build shape recognition skills.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Here's an arts and crafts activity for your preschool or pre-kindergarten child: make a tubescope out of a cardboard tube and colored and wax paper!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

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.

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!

Discover the wonders of simple clay by pressing flowers into a modeling medium!

Glass candy ornaments are easy to make and fun for kids. Make a batch of glass candy ornaments with your child this holiday season.

If your preschooler needs counting practice, try this pared-down game. Kids count clips in each cup and find the playing card to match.