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Making personalized postcards out of meaningful photographs is a fun, rainy day project.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

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.

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.

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.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Get your child writing as she describes the four seasons, then decorates a shape for each to hang in the house!

Wax paper hearts are a unique and glittery gift for a special friend on Valentine's Day. Make wax paper hearts with your child this February.

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

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

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

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

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

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

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

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

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

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!

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

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

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

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.