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:

Here's a hands-on activity you can do with your fourth-grader to practice measurement and directly apply the concept of area.

Have your child observe, measure and record the amount of space objects occupy, and you'll have an inside space explorer on your hands in no time!

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

Learn to recognize symmetry by playing this game! The more you play, the better you'll get at recognizing this special characteristic many playing cards have.

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

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

Does the idea of taking your child to an art museum sound daunting? Create your own museum and give your child some practice with shapes!

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

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

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

This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

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

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

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

Here's an innovative math puzzle that you can create with your fourth grade math student.

This game is a great way to help your child remember the names of shapes. Give it a go and before you know it, your kid will have all her shapes down pat.

Help your child practice symmetry with this fun activity that will leave your child with a sweet symmetrical treat!

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

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

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

This St. Patrick's day, stretch your child's social studies and math skills with this fun, cooperative learning game.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

One of the most important parts of any Christmas tree is what's on top. This year, have your child make an angel that'll put the finishing touch on your tree!

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

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

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