This engaging, fun, pattern resist painting is inspired by your little one's love of shapes.

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

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

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

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.

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

Want to add a little craftiness to preschool math? Break out the glue gun and create a button board!

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

This imaginative art activity will help your child to better understand symmetry and explore color and shape.

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

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

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

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!

Make a mixed up animal collage and help your preschooler build her visual arts and math skills along the way.

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.

Help your kindergartener review shapes - and build early reading skills - with this creative book project.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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.