Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

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

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

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

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

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

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

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

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

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

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

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.

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.