Some children enjoy spending hours on end writing paragraphs and stories, but others absolutely dread it.‎ They may have great ideas but struggle to express them on paper. Yet as students move through ...

Calligraphy for Kids by Eleanor Winters demonstrates the basic strokes of calligraphy (with clear diagrams) along with its unique vocabulary. After teaching correct pen position (emphasized throughout ...

7-year-old Ma Wenjie has been learning calligraphy for a year. At the beginning she found it difficult to even hold a brush. Now, she can wield the pen quickly and skillfully. "Hi, your works are so ...

Writing a story can be disastrous if you’ve not received the proper education (just ask my editor). So if your kid is a little storyteller, likes to draw and you need a place to stick ’em for a week ...

Drawing and coloring can be a messy business. No matter how careful you think your child is going to be, marker somehow ends up on the table, on some furniture or inexplicably, on your child’s skin or ...

Todd Nichols said he wasn’t a big reader growing up – not until college, really – which was exactly why he wanted to write an authentic, engaging book for kids. "I wanted to hook kids early … I wish I ...

Do your kids like to write? If so, a unique summer writing program might be just what they need to beat the mid-summer doldrums. Redbird Studio, 3195 S. Superior St., offers full-week writing sessions ...

If you grew up reading Goosebumps and dreaming of the day you too could write like the best-selling series' legendary creator, you might want to brace yourself, because I have some amazing news: R.L.