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.

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.

Explore history and prepare for backyard battle with this samurai helmet craft.

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

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".

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

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

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Encourage your child's interest in other cultures by helping him create his own colorful prayer flag inscribed with a special message for the world.

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

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

The Declaration of Independence set forth inspiring ideals of liberty. If your kid had the chance today, would she sign the Declaration?

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

Turn your child's learning about ancient civilizations into a swashbuckling adventure by having her make an ancient treasure map!