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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

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

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

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

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

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

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!

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

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

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

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