In this creative arts and crafts activity, children will design and create their very own alphabet tree!

Hereâs a surefire way to get your kids practicing their ABCs. Create an edible alphabet out of marshmallows and toothpicks.

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

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.

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.

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Combine a recycling craft with ABC practice with this homemade foam craft idea.

As your child plays photographer, snapping pictures around the yard, he'll also be practicing recognizing letter sounds, which will help him learn to read.

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

In this activity, your kid will cut rectangles, circles and triangles to create a portrait of the jolliest man of them all: Santa Claus!

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

Your child can count down the days until Christmas while giving Santa's beard a trim. This adorable project bolsters counting and number recognition skills.

Here are some kindergarten readiness activities that you can do with reused plastic bottle caps.

Does your child love pretend and need practice with letters and the sounds they make? Get cooking! This activity is fun and builds key reading skills, too.

How do you spell fun and learning? B-I-N-G-O! Children learn through play. And letter or number bingo is a great place to start.

Try this goofy, first grade phonics craft that focuses on the letter "F" as in "Frog" and helps build crucial reading and spelling skills in your child.

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

Using homemade felt alphabet letters and 26 colorful pictures, your preschooler will have a great time as they practice recognizing letters and their sounds.

Help your child learn about the various elements of a story by creating a play based on her favorite picture book.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Reuse the tops of tissue boxes as photo frames for treasured family photos in this fun craft activity.

Decorate eggs for Easter without the mess by making an Easter egg collage instead in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

Your preschooler will have a great time painting on a foil background to create a stunning, shiny work of art!

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.