This activity invites children and teens to explore various careers and then write about what they might want to be when they grow up in a blog.

Let children practice using different types of words in a fill-in-the-blank-story game before making their own word list for a magnetic poetry set.

Explore fairy tales told in both old and new ways and use an online tool to help children create their own "fractured" version of a fairy tale.

Have children explore the different parts of mystery writing by making a puzzle about a favorite book. They can then invent and write their own mysteries using the online Mystery Cube tool.

After reading about historical figures and other important people that have changed the world, children choose someone that they consider to be "amazing"—either someone they've heard about or someone they know—and create a book page that highlights this person.

Kids learn about weather sayings throughout history while writing and illustrating a book for younger children.

Brainstorm popular expressions with friends and family, then explore their meanings through game play and writing/drawing/cut-and-paste activities.

Create a treasure hunt out of word-puzzle clues hidden around the home or yard.

Everyone loves getting a greeting card, especially if it's homemade. Make a funny or thoughtful greeting card or invitation with pictures and a poem, joke, or riddle.

Using a variety of artifacts, mementos, and technologies, teens can create an electronic scrapbook of their most important moments in high school.

Work with teens to learn about family members' significant personal experiences by interviewing them and sharing their stories with the rest of the family.

This activity can help teens create picture books that a teen caregiver can then share with children.

In this project, teens create autobiographies, adding music selections to their life stories.

This activity will help pairs or groups of teens explore a hands-on approach that lets them become both comic book writers and comic book artists.

Teens can take part in the process of building family histories by recording the stories, or memoirs, of family members.

Work with a teen to create a wiki with everything people should know about the teen's top ten favorite songs—and your favorite songs as well! Then invite friends to add their favorite songs too.

This activity gives teens an opportunity to write reviews on the movies, television shows, music, restaurants, and books they love—and hate!

In this activity, you can discuss with teens how they can tell the "good" characters from the "bad" ones by watching for clues that the movie makers have left.

This activity will help teens create a professional resume that effectively presents their skills and talents to future employers.

This activity guides teens in reaching out to authors of books they love by composing personal letters or connecting to authors through their websites or blogs.