The 100th day of school is an important benchmark for kids in the lower elementary grades. Help your kid create a 100 days of school shirt to celebrate!

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

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Introduce your preschooler to patterns in this arts and craft activity that uses household materials to create and paint scratch prints.

Practice counting to five with your child while making this adorably "scary" ghost to celebrate Halloween.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

Use common kitchen tools to create an entirely uncommon work of art!

Help your preschooler craft a homemade wind spinning device--a surefire to make your backyard sparkle, and teach her a bit about weather!

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

Here's an arts and crafts activity for your preschool or pre-kindergarten child: make a tubescope out of a cardboard tube and colored and wax paper!

This toothpaste art craft encourages sensory exploration and creative play for younger kidsâjust remember to save some toothpaste for brushing!

This simple and seasonal kid activity turns glue and food coloring into beautiful autumn leaves that will last forever.

This baking activity lets kids play with frosting, while experimenting with colors, and how they mix.

Make a handprint turkey with your child to celebrate Thanksgiving. A handprint turkey makes a great base for Thanksgiving coasters, note cards, or place cards.

This fun and educational Halloween craft is a fantastic way to celebrate the holiday while building your child's letter and phonics skills.

Teach your preschooler color recognition using this handy egg carton sorter. She will group objects by color and learn to recognize their names with this tool.

A plastic tray is the perfect tool to teach your little one how to count. Try out this activity, and your child will have her numbers down in no time.

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

Drift away with this charming craft that lets your child create a paper hot air balloon or two.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

Play the fridge magnet name game with your preschooler to help prepare her for kindergarten reading and writing.

Boost your preschooler's math and verbal skills by having her participate in simple, fun activities that teach her how to sort, count, and categorize objects.

Make a textured name plate to hang on your preschooler's door!

Work with your child's sense of fun by making this interesting snack, where playing with healthy food gets your child eating it

It can feel good to hit something when you're mad. The more your child pounds, squeezes, and mashes this dough, the better these play dough cookies will taste!

This activity turns kids into word detectives - scouring their way through documents in search of their prey.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

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

Shamrock Stamps are a great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Simple and symmetrical, this symbol of Irish culture is the perfect shape for prints.