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

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

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

Want to add a little craftiness to preschool math? Break out the glue gun and create a button board!

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

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.

Challenge your preschooler to a game of shape match-up--an entertaining way to boost her observational ability.

Help your preschooler or preschooler with shape recognition, math, and matching by creating your own personal shapes cards, good for home or car.

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

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:

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.