This activity turns kids into word detectives - scouring their way through documents in search of their prey.

Hereâs a surefire way to get your kids practicing their ABCs. Create an edible alphabet out of marshmallows and toothpicks.

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

Kids love to hear about themselves. And reading about themselves is even better! This personal yearbook will let them record all their important facts.

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

Help your kindergartener practice letter strokes while experimenting with the painting style of the great artist Mondrian.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

Making personalized postcards out of meaningful photographs is a fun, rainy day project.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping them recognize letters in a creative way.

Create a glamorous yet easy-to-store puppet stage for your preschooler or pre-kindergartener!

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

Want to make number skills second nature to your preschooler? Try these cheerful, "sunny" number flash cards!

Draw letter people with your child to help her take a closer look at the letters, and see the differences between them.

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Get your child thinking about time with this art project, where you'll create a fun book on his daily routine.

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.