Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

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

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

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

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

Before your crafty kid moves on to sewing needles and thread, help her create a beautiful cross-stitch pattern with markers!

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

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

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