Venn diagrams provide a perfect starting point for your child to brainstorm ways that two ideas or objects are similar or different. Introduce your child to this technique by helping her create a Venn diagram fantasy creature!

Hand making books is an traditional Japanese art that has been passed down for hundreds of years. Encourage your child to explore this unique custom by helping her create a "sempuyo," a Japanese book with accordion-style pages.

Help your child reinforce parts of speech with Grammar Bingo! Learning the parts of speech starts young, but retaining it can be a challenge. Grammar Bingo is the perfect way to combine fun and learning!

Build your child's vocabulary and creative writing skills with this innovative seasonal greeting card. It's decorated with an acrostic poem that spells out the words 'Merry Christmas!'

Nothing is better than a book for opening up uncharted territory for your little one to discover! Encourage your child to create a fresh new world of her own by making and writing her very own book.

Learning the alphabet and letter sounds is extra fun if you play a game that you and your child made together! This game is very inexpensive to make and allows your child to practice using scissors and glue.

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.