Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Show your teens the connection between making history and writing it by having them write, illustrate, and edit a newspaper from the past.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Help your kid make beautiful coin rubbings to decorate a fun treasure box.

I see fun in your future! Your child will love making homemade Popsicles and creating jokes or fortunes to write on the Popsicle sticks.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

Mad Libs are fun, but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story!

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Your aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, which are funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!