Who says a party can't be productive? Next time your home is host to a hoard of giggling children, put those creative fingers to use with a party scrapbook!

Get your first grader to help you with scrapbooking by showing him how to use multiple envelopes to create an accordion-style photo book.

This simple bookmaking activity will introduce and reinforce alphabet and number recognition skills that have been taught at home or learned in preschool.

Duct tape doesn't only fix household problems, it also fixes the "I'm bored"s in this art activity.

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

Build good first grade reading and writing skills, as well as family peace and quiet, with this hand made story book about mornings in your home.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

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

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

Surprise your favorite bookworm this Halloween with a witchy bookmark!

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

Here's a fun book-making project that will help your child learn to abbreviate and provide an opportunity for her to exercise her artistic abilities.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

Spice up a traditional watercolor painting project with magazine cutout letters that spell out your favorite poem.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

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

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

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.

Take a bite out of these sticky-sweet banana ghosts to create a Halloween memory your kid's taste buds will never forget.