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Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

In this game, your child and his friends will need to use their observational skills as they try to figure out who's got the peanut!

The pottery technique of coiling may be old, but it's probably new to your kid! Make coil pots with your preschooler throw in a little cultural lesson too!

Explore whether pianists have the tendency to type faster than non-pianists.

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!

This cultural craft makes a pretty decoration and teaches kids about other cultures.

Your beginning teen baker will enjoy the tactile experience of baking this challah bread. It's deceptively simple to make!

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

This science fair project compares the abilities of men and women to understand subtle communication through body language.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

Your child can create a portrait of himself or his loved ones in the style of Modigliani with the help of oil pastels!

Bring history to life by helping your child create her own cartouche like the Egyptians did thousands of years ago.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

Spark your child's interest in ancient history by making a round shield like the ones carried by hoplites, Ancient Greek citizen-soldiers.

Learn about our response to scents that existed in our environment over evolutionary time and consider why scents might affect our mood state.

Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.

Explore African culture by helping your child make his very own djembe drum! Help your child explore music and rhythm as he celebrates Black History Month.