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This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Help your child will learn about shapes and patterns by creating her own masterpiece mosaic out of dried beans.

Your child can commemorate the best Halloween candy of all time using foam sheets to give your little monster a little practice tracing triangular shapes.

Practice counting with this winter kindergarten art project! As your child sculpts a clay igloo, he will work on math and dexterity and learn about snow.

Here's a salt dough recipe that can be used to make ghostly character sticks for fun Halloween decor.

What IS That Thing? is a game for kids of all ages that uses scrap paper and junk from around the house! A great way to recycle, reduce, and reuse.

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

This Valentine's Day, spend a couple of hours with your child constructing a colorful, spring-limbed "heart man"!

Your little one will love making this bunny mask. From the mask's furry texture to its cute marshmallow nose, she will hardly be able to wait to wear it.

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

Make caterpillars out of papier-mache and let the kids explore their inner creepy crawler.

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Let your child explore the concept of sculpture with marshmallows and pretzels to form an edible sculpture!

This versatile clay-like material hardens if left out and can be used for building sand castles, forts, and even school projects.

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

Make a batch of chocolate clay to teach kids the art of molding and sculpting. Working with their hands has never been this much fun.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Lots of kids wonder what it would be like to be a police officer. Celebrate the people who help keep our communities safe with this fun craft.

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

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

Make a roaring rocket ship toy out of a paper towel roll and some tissue paper.

Have the kids make Mom a wooden "Love Box" for Mother's Day (or any other day!) to show her how much she means to everyone.

Hone fine motor skills by having your kid create a jack-o'-lantern fiber arts project. They'll lace sheets of paper together to create a 3-D stuffed pumpkin.

This art activity encourages your child to create her own papier-mache apple sculpture to give to a special teacher.

Here's a fun math-oriented arts and crafts activity for your preschool or kindergarten child: create a gumdrop topiary and practice counting along the way.

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

Craft a sparkling magic wand and let your child pretend she's a fairy, wizard, or magician!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!