People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing 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 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

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

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

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

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

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

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

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

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

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.

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

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

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!

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

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.

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

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

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

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

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!