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

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 string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

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.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

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

Challenge your learner to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve their fine motor skills in the process.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

Before your crafty kid moves on to sewing needles and thread, help her create a beautiful cross-stitch pattern with markers!

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

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

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

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

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.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

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

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.