Stringing beads helps develop the hand-eye coordination kids need to write, and noodles are sized just right for junior jewelry-makers.

Create your own set of alphabet blocks: you can make just a few or all 26.

Try this art activitythat has your preschooler making chaotic paint designs with just a paintbrush pendulum!

Kids have permission to get messy (just a little bit!) as they create a decorative candy cane mosaic from red and white handprints.

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

Help your preschooler create beautifully designed and textured Easter eggs using only brown and purple onion skins for a result that's just to 'dye' for!

Your preschooler can learn how to siphon water with just two bottles and a plastic tube in this fun, educational science activity.

Want to turn snack time into fun-time? Help him turn ordinary rice cakes into creatures that are silly, creepy, or just plain cute!

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.

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

Your child will enjoy feeling independent and creative as she develops her fine motor skills while making this necklace using just yarn and colored straws.

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.

Your child may have fallen in love with certain brand-name trains, but it's just as much fun to make your own - and a whole lot cheaper. Here's how.

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

This Where the Wild Things Are costume will make your little wild thing look just like Max. This Where the Wild Things Are costume is surprisingly easy to make.

Play Number Dash with your preschooler and help them learn to identify numbers, write numbers and learn about organized play.

Homemade face paint is a safe and economical way to jazz up your Halloween costume. Even better, this easy-to-make face paint requires just three ingredients!

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

Kids love to hear about themselves. And reading about themselves is even better! This personal yearbook will let them record all their important facts.

Your child will begin to recognize written color names as she looks at the different patterns and matches them up with the correct colors.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

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

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Christmas stencils let your preschooler make his mark on the holiday. Make Christmas stencils with your young crafter this holiday season.

Craft these awards out of ribbon for a birthday, party, holiday, or any other event you can think of!

Make your own personalized set of letter flash cards to get him thinking about the alphabet while boosting his fine motor skills in the process.

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Pumpkins sure look adorable when bundled up in hats and cozy scarves!