Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

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

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

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

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

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

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

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

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

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.

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

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.

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

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

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.

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

Save some money on the decorations with this simple birthday banner that your child can make himself!