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Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Help your kid make beautiful coin rubbings to decorate a fun treasure box.

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!

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

Creating a family newspaper is a great way to teach your child the characteristics of a newspaper article, give him or her some excellent writing practice.

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

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.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

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

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

Mad Libs are fun but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story himself!

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.