History Activities : Page 2

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

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

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

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

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

Help your teen delve into the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; he'll come up with catchy slogans to advertise them in a pretend travel brochure.

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

This recipe provides a quicker, easier, and slightly healthier way to prepare this classic Louisiana Creole dish.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

Help middle schoolers use maps, math, and history for some Fourth of July fun.

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