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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many people think writing for kids is easy. Nothing could be further from the truth. Writing successfully for children is an art, and the best authors are the ones who identify with the child, ...