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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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