By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

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.

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

Get your child thinking about time with this art project, where you'll create a fun book on his daily routine.

Making personalized postcards out of meaningful photographs is a fun, rainy day project.