Have a lot of loose buttons lying around the house? Here are four ways to turn those loose buttons into an easy and positive learning experience. Button up!

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

Children who know the names and sounds of letters when they enter school, learn to read sooner. This activity uses a clothesline to work on alphabet sounds.

Design a set of uppercase and lowercase alphabet cards, then use them to play memory and phonics games!

Lacing is a great way to practice hand-eye coordination, which helps with writing. Turn it into a fun preschool art project, by stringing up some ABCs!

The objectives of this classic game are to toss a marker onto each square, to hop onto the single squares, and to skip the square where the marker landed.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

These bean bag games are a fun and inexpensive way to keep your child learning! Work on social skills, coordination, math, or even spelling!

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

Boost your child's early literacy skills and create alphabet tiles she can play and practice with - great reinforcement for ABC's, phonics and writing!

While kids learn when they can see or hear, they learn better when they can touch, too! Get your preschooler's fingers walking the alphabet today!

Once readers know the individual sounds letters make, they need to learn how to blend them and how to break them apart. This activity will help them practice.

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

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

Does your child love pretend and need practice with letters and the sounds they make? Get cooking! This activity is fun and builds key reading skills, too.

Tic-tac-toe is tons of fun, but the traditional version can get a little monotonous after a while. Mix it up and try this colorful outdoor version!

Craft a winter words alphabet book to celebrate this chilly season in this preschool-kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

Don't let alphabet practice turn into catching zzz's. Paint up a zany Z zebra and inject a little excitement into learning letters.

Here's a delightful activity that uses your child's name to help him improve his writing skills.

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

Your child can count out six pumpkins or six crayons, but what is a six all by itself? ThatÃs a much harder concept to grasp.

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

Let your child play with scissors! Put them to work, creating a book that will keep them busy, and help them practice their letters, too.

Give your kid the opportunity to experiment with color combinations, and how the tape is applied as they make special cards for friends and family.

Make a textured name plate to hang on your preschooler's door!

In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

Encourage your child to eat nutritiously by having them build this delicious summer fruit cone!