Materials: paper, scissors, crayons, pencil, stapler

Practice writing alphabet letters while spreading kindness.

• Give your child some scrap paper or construction paper, a pencil, and crayons. Help your child cut the paper into large rectangles for coupons.

• On each coupon, your child can write or dictate a way to help around the house—for instance, cleaning the table, helping to cook a meal, or taking clothes out of the dryer. Your child can also draw pictures on the coupons.

• When your child is finished, staple the coupons together to make a coupon book. The next time you need a hand, simply tear off a coupon and collect!