This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

As your child plays photographer, snapping pictures around the yard, he'll also be practicing recognizing letter sounds, which will help him learn to read.

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

Deep relaxation is a great way to create the conditions for learning by helping students let go of tension and worry.

Your preschooler wonât need a passport to go on this nature safari! All you need are paper, crayons and a nature trail or your back yard.

Is your kid struggling with number recognition? Here's a great way to go fishing for numbers that will feel more like play than counting practice.

This clay doesn't need to go into the oven. Brew up a batch, let your child shape it, and dry overnight. By morning, it's ready for paint. Perfect for holidays!

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

This Valentine's Day, learn a little more about the organ that keeps everything in your body going--the heart!

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!

In this activity, kids will create a peace corner in their bedroom or home and reflect on ways they may use their peace corner through drawing and discussion.

When it comes to working kids' muscles, nothing beats an obstacle course! Here are some easy ideas for creating your own course at home.

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

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

Enjoy the beach all year long with this fun activity that uses sand, seashells, and a shoebox to create a mini beach right in your house!

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.

Help your preschooler understand that the surrounding world is made up of a varied combination of land, air and water with this simple activity.

Explore the great outdoors and make lasting memories with your child in this fun fall activity! Children will make a decorative piece with the leaves they collect and develop their fine and gross motor skills through cutting and coloring.

Draw letter people with your child to help her take a closer look at the letters, and see the differences between them.

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

Help your child hunt and capture bugs to observe to practice important science skills and satisfy her curiosity simultaneously!

Make a hand-decorated pillowcase to help ease the bedtime battle so that everyone can get a night of sweet dreams.

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.

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

This outdoor game will help your child practice observational skills and visual identification while working in some exercise, too!

A homemade coat of arms is a great way to get your child thinking about your family's values, and it makes a fun addition to the costume box as well!

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

This variation on the classic group game "Mother, May I?" can be played with one or more child and involves continual participation.