This activity is a slight variation on scrapbooking, swapping expensive albums and pages for everyday envelopes. Include your child by teaching him how to use multiple envelopes to create an accordion-style photo book.

Forget store bought puppets. Teach your child how to make puppets out of popsicle sticks to put on an original puppet show, with pizazz! He will strengthen his fine motor skills as he cuts, pastes, and decorates his miniature figurines.

Ancient Indian tribes believed that if they told their worries to tiny dolls and placed them under their pillows at night, the dolls would take care of all the worrying for them. With clothespins and fabric, your child can set his own troubles away!

Everyone enjoys puppet shows, and now your child can host his own! Using plastic cups, dowels, and fabric, you can make a fun puppet that pops up out of its cup when in action and hides out of sight when not in play.

Kids love the holidays because they're full of family, tradition, and - oh yes - gifts. Use this opportunity to teach your child the good manners of sending thank you cards. Your child will get some great writing practice in, too!

Make a family tree, literally! This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and decorate for Thanksgiving.

A cornucopia is the traditional table decoration of Thanksgiving. Let all your Thanksgiving guests join the celebration by slipping their own thank-yous into the cornucopia before the meal.

Keep your child busy and entertained this Thanksgiving by enlisting her to make the table's place cards! She'll be delighted to have such an important job and she'll improve her spelling and fine motor skills along the way.

Help your child make these charming Thanksgiving finger puppets. Then, use them to reenact the first Thanksgiving.

Is it too cold to go outside? Winter is a great time to build a friendly snowman, but sometimes the weather just does not want to cooperate. Turn regular modeling clay into a glittery snowy surprise!