Sponges are easy to handle and fun to play with, and your child will love putting these simple, three-piece puzzles together.

Using a fruit cereal and yarn, help your preschooler create crunchy, edible 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.

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

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.

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

Play with shapes, like triangles and circles, to help your child review the different kinds and create a new picture!

Make a mixed up animal collage and help your preschooler build her visual arts and math skills along the way.

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

Have fun with the kids by "shaping up" your standard chocolate chip cookie recipe, and teach kids about sorting and shapes while you're at it.

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

Boost shape recognition with this matching game where your child will pair up sticks to create simple shapes.

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!

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

Want to turn snack time into fun-time? Help him turn ordinary rice cakes into creatures that are silly, creepy, or just plain cute!

You don't need to spend big bucks to buy a pre-boxed version of a matching game at the store. You can make your own easily. Here's how:

When your child is itching for a game, consider ditching Hide and Seek in favor of Shape and Seek. Here's how it works: