Your child can celebrate Mexican culture by making his very own percussion instrument using simple materials such as paper plates and tissue paper.

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Instead of painting a picture of a whale, let your preschooler make their own whale toy using a paper bag and some recycled art supplies.

In this playful preschool arts and crafts activity, your child will create a cute and colorful caterpillar using pom-poms, googly eyes, and a clothespin.

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

Help your child think outside the box as they create these festive noisemakers, a fun way to ring in the new year.

When the wind starts blowing, you and your child can plant a sponge garden in the comfort of your own kitchen. Here's how:

A fun activity for a hot day, this will give young kids a chance to experiment with beginning science and math â and splash around in the process!

Here's a tasty way to give your child some counting practice.

Use old coffee cans and socks to make a beanbag toss game for kids in preschool and kindergarten. This activity is great for math and coordination.

Baking these fun cookies will introduce your child to the concept of cross-sections.

Looking for a noisemaker that's more musical than your kid's typical banging and clanging? Make a paper plate tambourine!

Put those paper bowls to good use! Enjoy a preschool classic craft, great for passing the time on a rainy afternoon.

These papier-mâché bracelets are simple to make, and the result is truly stunning!

Create a beautiful piece of art to celebrate Hanukkah! Using easy to find materials, your child will create a one of a kind suncatcher great for decoration or even a gift to family and friends!

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

This delicious recipe is one that both kids with and without gluten sensitivity will love! A familiar classic is reworked into a healthy snack.

Help your child learn the language of mathematics through cupcakes with this fun counting activity.

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

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

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

Teaching kids that stories have an order is important, despite how fun it is to listen to the tale of the tomato that put on his pajamas and went for a swim.

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

Learn how to make a menorah with this simple Hanukkah craft. See how to make a menorah for the Festival of Lights.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers: try finger painting with corn syrup and food coloring to make bright, colorful works of art.

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

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!

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.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.