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.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

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.

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

Mad Libs are fun, but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story!

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

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.

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.

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

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

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

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

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!

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.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

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

Celebrate the new school year with a back to school poem!

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.

Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.