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

Hereâs a surefire way to get your kids practicing their ABCs. Create an edible alphabet out of marshmallows and toothpicks.

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

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

As your child plays photographer, snapping pictures around the yard, he'll also be practicing recognizing letter sounds, which will help him learn to read.

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.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

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

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.

Using homemade felt alphabet letters and 26 colorful pictures, your preschooler will have a great time as they practice recognizing letters and their sounds.

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

In these three games, children work on letter recognition skills with the help of some tape, music, and a few stuffed animal friends.

Play the fridge magnet name game with your preschooler to help prepare her for kindergarten reading and writing.

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

Draw letter people with your child to help her take a closer look at the letters, and see the differences between them.

Lacing is a great way to practice hand-eye coordination, which helps with writing. Turn it into a fun preschool art project, by stringing up some ABCs!

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

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

This fun and educational Halloween craft is a fantastic way to celebrate the holiday while building your child's letter and phonics skills.

Create your own set of alphabet blocks: you can make just a few or all 26.

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!

This cookie dough handles like molding clay, but also makes delicious cookies. Use this activity to strengthen your child's alphabet skills.

Help your child develop her letter recognition skills throughout the week leading up to Valentineâs Day with this simple activity.

Children who know the names and sounds of letters when they enter school, learn to read sooner. This activity uses a clothesline to work on alphabet sounds.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

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

Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with your own homemade wooden letters!