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

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.

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

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.

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.

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! 

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

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

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

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

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

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

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.

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

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.

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.