In these three games, children work on letter recognition skills with the help of some tape, music, and a few stuffed animal friends.

Does your child love toy cars? Here’s a terrific way for them to play with their toy cars and practice number recognition skills at the same time.

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

This is an easy counting game for preschoolers and toddlers. Great for car trips!

Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with your own homemade wooden letters!

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

Here's a preschool activity to help your child get a head start on his day: make car-shaped toast slathered with his favorite topping.

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

This do-it-anywhere guessing game helps reinforce number concepts. And it's a blast to play.

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

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.

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

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

Your kid and his friends will have a blast taking turns playing the role of a traffic cop in this Labor Day version of the classic game Red Light, Green Light.

Tic-tac-toe is tons of fun, but the traditional version can get a little monotonous after a while. Mix it up and try this colorful outdoor version!

In this variation on musical chairs, no one gets kicked "out" of the game -- instead, they get to tell other kids what to do!

Play Number Dash with your preschooler and help them learn to identify numbers, write numbers and learn about organized play.

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

In this activity, you'll find out an easy way to make your own pretend potato -- out of an old pair of stockings!

A plastic tray is the perfect tool to teach your little one how to count. Try out this activity, and your child will have her numbers down in no time.

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

Here's a tasty way to give your child some counting practice.

How do you spell fun and learning? B-I-N-G-O! Children learn through play. And letter or number bingo is a great place to start.

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping them recognize letters in a creative way.

This clay doesn't need to go into the oven. Brew up a batch, let your child shape it, and dry overnight. By morning, it's ready for paint. Perfect for holidays!

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

In this leap frog activity, your child will use their muscles to jump over friends and onto lily pads as they practices number recognition.

Serve up this pretend play activity to your preschooler to give her counting skills a healthy boost.

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