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

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

Your child will practice her counting and number recognition as she matches printed numbers to the same number of repetitions of a simple design.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Bring the classic game of "Red Rover" up to date with color and shape recognition skills for your child.

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

This imaginative art activity will help your child to better understand symmetry and explore color and shape.

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

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

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!

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

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

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.

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