Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

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.

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

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

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

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

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

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

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

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

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.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

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.

Creating a family newspaper is a great way to teach your child the characteristics of a newspaper article, give him or her some excellent writing practice.

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.