This improv exercise helps actors learn how to recover if another actor forgets their lines or goes off script, but it can also be a rainy day activity!

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

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

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

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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.

Look for correlation between pH values of commercial soaps and detergents and manufacturer claims about eye irritation hazards.

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

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

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

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.

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

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

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

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

The purpose of this science project is to investigate which will grow larger plants: compost, soil and Miracle - Gro, a mixture of both.

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to explore which brands of "anti-fade" shampoos work the best to keep hair color looking fresh.

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

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Challenge your learner to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve their fine motor skills in the process.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

Celebrate the new school year with a back to school poem!

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.