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Make use of your family's leftover Christmas cards and wrapping paper with a colorful letter craft activity!

Teach your kid a lesson about recycling by helping him create a letter holder out of an old cardboard box.

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.

Is your fifth grader trying overnight camp this summer? If so, prepare your child for writing a letter home with this activity!

Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

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

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

This fall-themed missing letter activity is a great way to help your child learn the alphabet, build their vocabulary and bolster letter recognition skills.

Introduce your fifth grader to the irresistible fun of string art with this letter project!

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

Challenge your child to create a lipogram, or a piece of writing that omits one specific letter. This activity strengthens writing and language skills.

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

Every kid loves the excitement of waiting for a special letter or package in the mail. Now they'll be able to have their very own mailbox!

The Earth is always providing in so many ways! In this activity, children reflect on how the Earth gives and on their love for the Earth through discussion and letter writing.

Children will learn about diversity, hear a story that reflects appreciation and acceptance of differences, and connect with a pen pal in another country through writing and drawing a letter.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will practice a mindfulness and forgiveness visualization and write a letter to someone with whom they've had a minor conflict and would like to forgive.

Understanding what forgiveness is and why it is important for friendships is a critical life skill. In this home activity, your child will learn about forgiveness and write a forgiveness letter to someone.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by making personalized art out of some Celtic letters.

If you love the look of yarn but aren't in the mood for complicated knitting or crocheting, have your child create simple and beautiful yarn letters.

Patterns come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. As your child alters one element and then another they'll create a unique piece of artwork.

Help your child get the hang of reading with this fun activity. Here's how to make a spinning phonics wheel out of two paper plates.

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