Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

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

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

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.

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

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!

These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.

Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

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

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Try this delicious and nutritious recipe for Green Eggs and Ham, inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic story of Sam I Am.

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

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

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!