Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Your child can explore color mixing and design while folding together a paint-filled paper and then using a marker to outline it.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

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.

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.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

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

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

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

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

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

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

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

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

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

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 child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."