As your child plays photographer, snapping pictures around the yard, he'll also be practicing recognizing letter sounds, which will help him learn to read.

Use simple items like clothespins and yarn to craft these adorable little dolls. They're fun to make and even more fun to play with!

Play the fridge magnet name game with your preschooler to help prepare her for kindergarten reading and writing.

Your preschooler will strengthen his fine motor skills by cutting, painting, and drawing as he creates a crafty caterpillar out of an egg carton.

Let your child celebrate the season with this recycled craft that turns paper tubes into sweet reindeer ready to be filled with holiday goodies.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

Your child can count down the days until Christmas while giving Santa's beard a trim. This adorable project bolsters counting and number recognition skills.

These little monsters made from balloons and flour are silly and fun and best of all, easy for preschoolers to make.

Give your kid the opportunity to experiment with color combinations, and how the tape is applied as they make special cards for friends and family.

Teach your preschooler some physics that she can relate to with this fun and simple activity!

Help your preschooler grasp the concept of ordering and sequence while teaching him valuable vocabulary with simple activities around the house.

Forget markers or crayons. For a really unusual art project, close the art supply cabinet, and crack open the pantry! Use rice to make pictures.

Build your child's vocabulary by exploring and discussing spatial relationships during everyday activities such as building, rearranging, and ordering.

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.

Show your child how to spell their name in a whole new way with this sculptural 3-D art project.

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

Baking these fun cookies will introduce your child to the concept of cross-sections.

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

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

Learn how to make a cape for your little superhero, vampire, or Elvis impersonator. See how to make a cape with this simple tutorial.