Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.

Here's a fun arts and crafts activity that has you and your child creating a book with a secret hollow!

Breathe new life into a battered old paperback with this creative book art craft that revolves around reading!

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

Here's an arts and crafts activity to help your child put together his own "Back to School" scrapbook.

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

This homemade keepsake book is a great project for your fifth grader to make for someone special this holiday season!

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Looking for a fun summer activity to capture all your vacation memories? Create a summer scrapbook with your child!

Make your own wrapping paper with some materials from around the house. Try to make your own wrapping paper this year for a unique presentation for your gifts.

What better way to encourage family bonding and communication than to make a family directory to help everyone keep in touch?

Dream big with a homemade dream journal, a great writing exercise for elementary-age kids.

Made entirely out of recycled materials, this handmade decoration is a great way to spruce up a dresser, bookshelf, or the living room mantle.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

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

Your growing child will reflect on her identity and express herself with this fun and artistic photo project.

Offer your child an interactive approach to understanding the different family roles and the ways in which she has impacted other members of the family.

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!

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.

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

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.

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