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.

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

Help your preschooler practice counting, matching, and learning colors with this fun game!

This engaging, fun, pattern resist painting is inspired by your little one's love of shapes.

Try this fun and interactive collage activity with your preschooler to teach her the "building blocks" of math and architecture.

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

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

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.

Help your preschooler create ice cube bead necklaces to cool off while practicing gross motor skills and sequencing, and discussing states of matter.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

This activity will help your child build his early math skills by practicing shape recognition.

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

Here's Twist 'N Turn: let your preschooler or pre-kindergartener be outside and active while learning about shapes, colors, directions, and word recognition.

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.

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

Disguise a lesson focused on shape recognition as a Santa collage, and your pre-kindergartener won't even realize she's learning!

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