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

Want to add a little craftiness to preschool math? Break out the glue gun and create a button board!

You don't need to spend big bucks to buy a pre-boxed version of a matching game at the store. You can make your own easily. Here's how:

Make a mixed up animal collage and help your preschooler build her visual arts and math skills along the way.

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

When your child is itching for a game, consider ditching Hide and Seek in favor of Shape and Seek. Here's how it works:

Here's Twist 'N Turn: let your preschooler or pre-kindergartener be outside and active while learning about shapes, colors, directions, and word recognition.

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

Help your preschooler practice counting, matching, and learning colors with this fun game!

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.

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.

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.

This engaging, fun, pattern resist painting is inspired by your little one's love of shapes.

Help your preschooler create ice cube bead necklaces to cool off while practicing gross motor skills and sequencing, and discussing states of matter.

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

Try this fun and interactive collage activity with your preschooler to teach her the "building blocks" of math and architecture.

Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make!

Want to turn snack time into fun-time? Help him turn ordinary rice cakes into creatures that are silly, creepy, or just plain cute!

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

This activity will help your child build his early math skills by practicing shape recognition.

Play with shapes, like triangles and circles, to help your child review the different kinds and create a new picture!

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

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