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.

This fun art project is a great way to introduce your child to some basic geometry.

Try this fall-inspired art activity with your child to teach some basic art principles about color, pattern and texture.

Create a fun fall leaf rubbing with your child to explore shapes and textures this fall.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

This year, celebrate the season with a pumpkin wreath! Have your kid trace and cut patterns to create multiple pumpkin shapes from a single sheet of paper.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

This turkey hand activity will help your child practice patterns and number recognition, key concepts that she'll encounter throughout your child's academic career.

Help your kindergartener practice his shape recognition and develop his fine motor skills by making a scarecrow at home.

A package of memory wire and some beads are all that your artist needs to make a bracelet. The challenge will be to come up with a design inspired by autumn.

This nature craft is a great way for your child to learn about the fall season and make a festive decoration to display in your home.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

Get ready for Thanksgiving by explaining the importance of the harvest. This craft is a great way for her to show thanks for all that delicious food!

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Your child can turn cookie dough into a big pile of colorful painted fall leaves ready for eating!

Arrange a cluster of glittering pumpkins on your dining table or use them as individual place cards to add a little sparkle to your next fall party.

A scarecrow Halloween craft featuring recycled materials.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Satisfy your child's love of the game with a paper project starring his favorite pigskin!

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Introduce your child to the symbols of fall with this easy-to-make matching game that will hone observational skills and increase your kid's attention span.

These paper pumpkins will make lovely, festive centerpieces in your home this fall.

This simple and seasonal kid activity turns glue and food coloring into beautiful autumn leaves that will last forever.

Decorate your porch or backyard with this unique fall craft!

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.