Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

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.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Build a peek-a-boo book and give your child a fun vocabulary and reading boost, on the fly!

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!

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!

In this activity, your kid will cut rectangles, circles and triangles to create a portrait of the jolliest man of them all: Santa Claus!

Your preschooler will have a great time painting on a foil background to create a stunning, shiny work of art!

This activity turns kids into word detectives - scouring their way through documents in search of their prey.

Your child can count down the days until Christmas while giving Santa's beard a trim. This adorable project bolsters counting and number recognition skills.

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

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

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

Here's an adorable kindergarten refrigerator magnet that celebrates the glories of the letter "B" and benefits your early reader.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Get your child thinking about time with this art project, where you'll create a fun book on his daily routine.

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

This season, your child will make his very own candy cane decoration. He can make a bunch and put them all around your home!

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

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

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

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

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.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping them recognize letters in a creative way.

Make your own personalized set of letter flash cards to get him thinking about the alphabet while boosting his fine motor skills in the process.