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This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

How can you get your child started if they're totally stumped? All it takes is a solid plan, man. Here's how to get started.

Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

Get your child writing as she describes the four seasons, then decorates a shape for each to hang in the house!

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Decorate eggs for Easter without the mess by making an Easter egg collage instead in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Help your preschooler celebrate his big day by crafting a special, sparkly diploma frame to celebrate his achievement!

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

How do you spell fun and learning? B-I-N-G-O! Children learn through play. And letter or number bingo is a great place to start.

Make a fuzzy bear with your kindergartener to build up early reading skills and introduce her to phonics.

Create a glamorous yet easy-to-store puppet stage for your preschooler or pre-kindergartener!

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

In this creative arts and crafts activity, children will design and create their very own alphabet tree!

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Determine if each hemisphere specializes in dealing with specific functions. Include illustrations of the brain, it hemispheres.

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Here's a sweet gift you and your child can make together, sure to please the most finicky valentine.

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

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

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

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.