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

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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

Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

Want to do something a little different for Dad this year? Have your child design his very own Father's Day "Greatest Hits CD" card.

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Challenge your learner to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve their fine motor skills in the process.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

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

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

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.

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

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

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

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.

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!

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