Help your child learn about the various elements of a story by creating a play based on her favorite picture book.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

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

Teaching kids that stories have an order is important, despite how fun it is to listen to the tale of the tomato that put on his pajamas and went for a swim.

If you find yourself with a pair of kids' rain boots too cute to toss and too worn to wear, try making this fun and easy planter.

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

This outdoor game will help your child practice observational skills and visual identification while working in some exercise, too!

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

While kids learn when they can see or hear, they learn better when they can touch, too! Get your preschooler's fingers walking the alphabet today!

Let your child play with scissors! Put them to work, creating a book that will keep them busy, and help them practice their letters, too.

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

The pottery technique of coiling may be old, but it's probably new to your kid! Make coil pots with your preschooler throw in a little cultural lesson too!

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

Does your child love pretend and need practice with letters and the sounds they make? Get cooking! This activity is fun and builds key reading skills, too.

These finger puppets are easy to make, and they're a great way to encourage story-telling and imaginative play.

Make some fairy tale felt board stories with your child the next time you're looking for a fun activity for a lazy afternoon.

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

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!

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.

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

In this arts and crafts activity, encourage your preschooler to create these shape-stick puppets which can be used to put on plays or act out stories with.

Get your preschooler to practice a steady hand and celebrate Read Across America Day with this challenging stacking activity inspired by Dr. Seuss.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

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

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

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.