Shake things up by introducing your child to charcoal pencils! These unique drawing tools make blending, shading, and smudging easy and fun.

Your child can create a vibrant and dazzling array of flowers by blending and scraping into paint, and then creating a collage.

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

Your child can hone her realistic drawing skills as well as learn more about American artist, Norman Rockwell, in celebration of American Artist Month.

Your child can use watercolors to paint butterflise and to practice the "wet into wet" technique, an important step in art.

Take your child outside during winter time and have them observe the leafless trees before having them make a watercolor of a tree or trees using masking tape. They’re sure to love their winter tree painting, plus they make lovely decorations in the home!

Help your child learn about the science of color mixing and primary and secondary colors with this experimental art activity.

Try this fall-inspired art activity with your child to teach some basic art principles about color, pattern and texture.

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

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

Here's an arts and crafts activity to introduce new music to your child and also to get him inspired to create abstract art with rhythmic flair.

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

Playhouses can be expensive, and they take up so much space. Why not make your own collapsible playhouse instead?

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

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

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

Help your fifth grader honor Black History month and the musical genre of jazz by crafting decorative music notes embellished with jazz musical instruments.

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!