Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

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

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Create this quick and easy craft with your child, and then let their imagination float free as they write about it!

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

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

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 learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

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

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

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

This science fair project idea explores the relationship between oil and water in terms of density as well as hydrophilic/hydrophobic compounds.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

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

Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

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