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.

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

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!

Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.

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.

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at it.

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

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

Create this quick and easy craft with your child, and then let their imagination float free as they write about it!

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.

Here's a sweet gift you and your child can make together, sure to please the most finicky valentine.

Make a tooth care poster with your kindergartener to help her understand how important it is to take care of those growing pearly whites!

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

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.

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

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

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

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