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Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

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!

Decorate eggs for Easter without the mess by making an Easter egg collage instead in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

Help your preschooler celebrate his big day by crafting a special, sparkly diploma frame to celebrate his achievement!

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

Your little one can welcome the reindeer with an adorable reindeer portrait all while learning the difference between small, medium and large.

How do you spell fun and learning? B-I-N-G-O! Children learn through play. And letter or number bingo is a great place to start.

Make a fuzzy bear with your kindergartener to build up early reading skills and introduce her to phonics.

Create a glamorous yet easy-to-store puppet stage for your preschooler or pre-kindergartener!

In this creative arts and crafts activity, children will design and create their very own alphabet tree!

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

Here's a sweet gift you and your child can make together, sure to please the most finicky valentine.

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

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

Want to make number skills second nature to your preschooler? Try these cheerful, "sunny" number flash cards!

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

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.

Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with your own homemade wooden letters!

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

Create this quick and easy craft with your child, and then let their imagination float free as they write about it!

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

In these three games, children work on letter recognition skills with the help of some tape, music, and a few stuffed animal friends.

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!

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Help your kindergartener practice letter strokes while experimenting with the painting style of the great artist Mondrian.