Here are some kindergarten readiness activities that you can do with reused plastic bottle caps.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

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

Boost your child's early literacy skills and create alphabet tiles she can play and practice with - great reinforcement for ABC's, phonics and writing!

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

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

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

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

This sunshiny art project is perfect for a rainy day and it helps preschoolers with fine motor skills.

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

While kids learn when they can see or hear, they learn better when they can touch, too! Get your preschooler's fingers walking the alphabet today!

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Introduce your child to the symbols of fall with this easy-to-make matching game that will hone observational skills and increase your kid's attention span.

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

Use real elastic to help your kindergartener learn to "stretch" and blend letters to read words.