This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

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!

Familiarize your preschooler with the concept of numbers one through five and counting with this hands-on activity.

Serve up this pretend play activity to your preschooler to give her counting skills a healthy boost.

Get your preschooler ready for kindergarten by helping them learn numbers 1-10 with homemade snowflake counting cards in this arts and crafts activity.

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

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.

Here are some kindergarten readiness activities that you can do with reused plastic bottle caps.

Build your child's vocabulary by exploring and discussing spatial relationships during everyday activities such as building, rearranging, and ordering.

Help your preschooler grasp the concept of ordering and sequence while teaching him valuable vocabulary with simple activities around the house.

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.

With these days of the week flip flaps, your child has the chance to explore days of the week, track special and routine activities, and practice writing time.

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.

Here's a simple science activity that will help your child better understand how wells bring us water.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Has your preschooler ever wanted to be a pirate? This fun activity will put her healthy imagination into action!

Help your preschooler practice observing and experimenting with this exciting activity where they'll get to examine objects below the water's surface!

Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make!

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

Help your child develop his counting and language skills with this fun activity. He'll be a number hero for a day and learn about safety while he's at it.

Make your own volleyball net! This beach ball game is a great activity for kids of all ages to develop coordination and teamwork.

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your preschooler or pre-kindergartener bringing home the beach with this underwater beach scene.

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

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!

Introduce your child to the symbols of fall with this easy-to-make matching game that will hone observational skills and increase your kid's attention span.

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for your preschooler: make pendulum paintings using only a funnel, canvas, and paint!

Need help encouraging your preschool child to organize her toys? Start with this activity, and turn sorting and categorizing into a fun game.

Engage your preschool children's senses by discovering nature and geography on a walk through the neighborhood.

Make unique holiday ornaments with this sticky, stringy art project.