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

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

Learning to identify and categorize different geometric shapes is a big goal for early learners. And your neighborhood is the perfect place to start!

Help your child see numbers three ways with this simple grab-and-go game, great for quick practice in the car.

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

Put together a pine forest to help you count down the days until Christmas with your little one.

Regale your kindergartener with the beloved story of Rudolph, and then segue into a Christmas craft project in which he makes his own reindeer creation!

Plan ahead for summer, by constructing a holiday calendar with your child. A great way to teach kids about time!

This activity turns your kid into the family weatherman. Plus, it teaches him to collect data and begin to understand graphing.

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

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 measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

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

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!

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

Help your kindergartener practice counting from one to ten with this fun outdoor activity. Make a "My Backyard Counting Book" to review counting to ten.

Here's a preschool color collage activity to help your child work on their sorting skills, and create a beautiful addition to the refrigerator gallery.

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!