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.

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

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

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

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

Your aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, which are funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

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

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

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

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

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.

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

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

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

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.