- Here, put it right there on the glue.

You see that glue?

Very good, Luna.

Very good.

Here, let's do another red one.

Early child literacy skills in arts and crafts cover a wide range of areas from speaking and reading to listening and understanding.

Art allows kids to develop their creativity.

Talking about art while crafting with your child or toddler not only teaches them nouns and verbs, it also helps them learn to describe colors, materials, and textures.

Alright, Georgia.

Let's see what you got, baby.

- [Child] I want a color.

- [Teacher] I'm gonna cut 'em.

You like pink?

- [Georgia] Yeah.

- Creative literacy can also encourage reluctant readers, build confidence, and help teach practical skills.

Arts and crafts are an important part of a child's development.

Whether your child colors within the lines or adds random marks to the page, embracing arts and crafts is an easy and fun way to make literacy fun for all early learners.

How about blue?

You want blue?

- Yeah.

- [Teacher] Blue.

- [Announcer] Sponsored by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, helping build literacy skills, and encouraging parents and children to spend 20 minutes a day reading together.