Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

Your aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, which are funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

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.

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

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

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.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

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

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

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

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

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!