Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Celebrate Veterans Day or Memorial Day by creating some patriotic paper star charms to honor those who have served in the military.

Have your child make a giant red poppy out of tissue paper in remembrance of the brave soldiers who served, especially those who died serving their countries.

Have your kid create his own service ribbons and then write a fictional story about someone in the military who was awarded the service ribbons.