Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

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

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

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

Save some money on the decorations with this simple birthday banner that your child can make himself!

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

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:

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

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