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

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

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.

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

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!

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

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

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.

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

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

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

Sponges are easy to handle and fun to play with, and your child will love putting these simple, three-piece puzzles together.

Using a fruit cereal and yarn, help your preschooler create crunchy, edible patterns.

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

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

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

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

Here's a Halloween, math activity: have your preschooler or pre-kindergartener carve shapes into a Jack-O-Lantern face and boost her shape recognition skills.

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

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

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.