Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

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.

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.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

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

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

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

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

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

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

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

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! 

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

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

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

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

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.

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.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.