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

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

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

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.

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!

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

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

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

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!

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

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.

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

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

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

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:

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

Boost shape recognition with this matching game where your child will pair up sticks to create simple shapes.

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

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

Celebrate the 100th day of school by creating a geometric, math-inspired mural in the style of Henri Matisse in this creative kindergarten grade art activity.

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

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.