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Take a fun and simple look at the concept of parallel lines with your child. This art activity is great for fine motor skills and perfect for Valentine's Day!

This life-sized self-portrait activity encourages children to explore what makes them special, and then portray it with arts and crafts!

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

In this triptych, 3 piece panel artwork, your child will represent an apple in three different ways. What will he discover about how he looks at the world?

Hone your middle schooler's step-by-step thinking and technical writing ability with this instruction booklet for beginners.

In this activity, children will write letters to their future selves and draw encouraging pictures. These letters will be given to back to them at a future time when they are in need of some encouragement and kind reminders.

In this activity, you and your child will practice taking a movement or calming break during homework or when feeling tired. Then, your child will write about and draw what the experience was like for them.

Help your child harness her feelings about a favorite city, by using her city knowledge to produce a poetic composition.

Encourage your child to explore color and its mood-altering effects by creating his own self portrait using only warm or cool colors.

In this activity, your child will write and draw about a time when they acted in ways that illustrated responsibility, kindness, or integrity. They will also reflect on what it felt like to have control over their choices and behaviors.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Bring history to life by helping your child create her own cartouche like the Egyptians did thousands of years ago.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Get your reluctant teen excited about writing: by alternating "found" phrases from a favorite book with his own writing, he'll create a unique, profound poem.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

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

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

The everyday American scenes painted by Edward Hopper provide a great opportunity for your middle schooler to narrate and engage in storytelling.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

Here's a great project to get your child on the right track towards writing well thought-out proposals.

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Meant to be fun and inspiring, Oulipo N+7 challenges writers to create new writing, use language and enriches vocabulary, spelling and critical thinking.

After the party and presents, there's just one more thing for your child to do: thank you notes!