summary Go on a scavenger hunt online to find animals and foods from different countries! Source: Reading Is Fundamental CATEGORIES: Arts and Crafts, Cultural Heritage, Family Time, Games, Online AGES: 1-2 3-5 6-8 MATERIALS:

summary Learn about creating and reading maps by creating a neighborhood map. Source: Reading Is Fundamental CATEGORIES: Arts and Crafts AGES: 3-5 6-8 MATERIALS: Minimal TYPE: Indoor TIME OF DAY: Play Materials: Clipboard

summary Create your own "coral reefs" at home. Source: Reading Is Fundamental CATEGORIES: Arts and Crafts AGES: 3-5 6-8 9-12 teen MATERIALS: Minimal TYPE: Indoor TIME OF DAY: Play Put pieces of charcoal, brick, or

summary Fortune cookies are fun for reading as well as eating. You don't have to go out to a Chinese restaurant to have them; with the help of a parent, you can make 'em and bake 'em right in your own oven, or poke paper

summary Children will put a lot of reading and writing skills to use when they make their own books. The difference between the bookmaking projects in this section and those included in other sections is that the children

summary Start a summer scrapbook. Source: Reading Is Fundamental CATEGORIES: Ideas for Every Season, Travel Adventures AGES: 9-12 teen MATERIALS: Minimal TYPE: Indoor TIME OF DAY: Play Start a summer scrapbook. Include souvenirs

summary Cook up fun ways to help young children learn the letters of the alphabet. Source: Reading Is Fundamental CATEGORIES: Cooking, Ideas for Every Season AGES: 1-2 3-5 6-8 MATERIALS: Minimal TYPE: Indoor TIME OF DAY:

summary Whether it is your birthday or a family member's birthday, everyone will get to make a wish with these cupcakes. Source: The RIF Guide to Encouraging Young Readers CATEGORIES: Arts and Crafts AGES: 9-12 teen MATERIALS:

summary Young children explore painting with different tools and textured paint to create roadways and tire treads. Source: Reading Is Fundamental (written by Sue McCleaf Nespeca and Joan Reeve) CATEGORIES: Arts and Crafts

summary This is a great way of keeping your travel memories. Source: Reading Is Fundamental CATEGORIES: Arts and Crafts, Travel Adventures AGES: 3-5 6-8 9-12 teen MATERIALS: Multiple TYPE: Traveling TIME OF DAY: Play From