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

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

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

Draw letter people with your child to help her take a closer look at the letters, and see the differences between them.

Introduce your preschooler to patterns in this arts and craft activity that uses household materials to create and paint scratch prints.

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

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Collect 26 rocks and paint each one with a letter of the alphabet for your very own alphabet rock collection.

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

Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with your own homemade wooden letters!

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

Your preschooler will have a great time painting on a foil background to create a stunning, shiny work of art!

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

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.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

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

Combine a recycling craft with ABC practice with this homemade foam craft idea.

Help your kindergartener practice letter strokes while experimenting with the painting style of the great artist Mondrian.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

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.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.