Preschool - 2nd Grade Holidays Two-Dimensional Shapes Activities

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.

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

This unique Santa is made only from circles. Your little one will have a fantastic time puzzling together Santa's face with this circle-centric activity.

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.

Whether the snow is fluffy and soft or icy and hard, a snowman is sure to inspire a smile. No wonder this snowman is so happy—it's made using marshmallows!

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

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

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

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!

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!

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!

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

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.

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

Lunch is always better when you share it with a wise companion This wide-eyed owl craft is a great way for your growing learner to practice cutting shapes.