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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!

You kid can count from one to ten, no problem. They can even do it backward. Work on their addition and subtraction skills with this fun fruit picking activity.

It's easy and fun to make puzzles, and your child can pick any design.

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

Encourage your child's creativity by giving him a new kind of paintbrush -- a feather!

Reuse the tops of tissue boxes as photo frames for treasured family photos in this fun craft activity.

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

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.

Let your kid have fun painting by blowing the paint around on the paper rather than using a paintbrush. The result will be a fabulously abstract piece of art!

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

Kids feel like theyâre playing with dinner, and get to explore different shapes of pasta while making a mirror image print with tomato sauce.

How do you spell fun and learning? B-I-N-G-O! Children learn through play. And letter or number bingo is a great place to start.

In the mood for a bit of silly science? Help your child create a truly one-of-a-kind planter out of a potato head!

Craft a pirate telescope using an old paper towel roll, and get ready for some goofy pirate adventures!

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

Here's a fun way for your preschooler to practice making predictions. Shake up marbles covered in paint to see what colorful design you'll make!

Create a fun fall leaf rubbing with your child to explore shapes and textures this fall.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Reuse and recycle your CDs by having your kid turn them into colorful, eye-popping suncatchers.

Drive away rainy day blues by making a paper tropical fish in bright colors, jazzed up with multi-colored confetti.

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

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.

Let your child experience the fun of collage art while jumping into a little bee science with this bee-utiful busy bee craft.

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

Featuring plenty of good old fashioned squishy, gooey fun without the mess, this compromise of an art project is sure to please little ones and grown-ups alike.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.