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What happens when light hits a hard surface? Find out by conducting a simple light reflection experiment with your preschooler.

How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

Quickly update your child's room by decorating the switchplate over the light switch! It will add a funky flair to any room in the house.

Your child will begin to recognize written color names as she looks at the different patterns and matches them up with the correct colors.

Your kid and his friends will have a blast taking turns playing the role of a traffic cop in this Labor Day version of the classic game Red Light, Green Light.

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.

Kids get innovative as they mix their own colors then make a painting with the new shades of color they've created.

Here's a preschool color collage activity to help your child work on their sorting skills, and create a beautiful addition to the refrigerator gallery.

Help your child craft a magnetic menorah that they can safely "light" themselves!

Make a natural wooden peg board to sharpen your child's color skills. Help your little one ace her color matching skills with this natural wooden peg board.

Help your preschooler explore the effects of light and shadow, and make a pretty sun print at the same time!

This quick and simple preschool mirror activity will introduce your child to the science of reflection and light with a flashlight experiment and picture game.

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!

This preschool activity uses paint chips to help your child learn about different shades of colors and how to find different colors in nature.

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.

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

Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!

Tic-tac-toe is tons of fun, but the traditional version can get a little monotonous after a while. Mix it up and try this colorful outdoor version!

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

Practice color combinations with a learning tool that looks amazing — and delicious!

Explore the color orange with your preschooler by creating an edible picture using orange foods.

Preschoolers get a hands-on lesson about the color wheel in this St. Patrick's Day exploratory painting activity.

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

Help your child learn about the science of color mixing and primary and secondary colors with this experimental art activity.

Create colorful paintings using the turntable on an old record player, and help your child experiment with color and movement!

Want to create some really unusual artwork and introduce your little artist to color combining? Try out some bubble painting!

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

In this fun snack-time activity, kids boost counting, sorting, and color recognition skills as they make a delicious and nutritious snack.

Give your preschooler the opportunity to work on color recognition and fine motor skills while creating a beautiful tie-dyed piece of art!

Preschoolers are fascinated by how colors can be mixed to form new ones. This activity combines color mixing with the concept of melting for extra science fun.