History Activities : Page 3

Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Have your child create her own version of an ancient Egyptian jewelry cuff similar to one that a goddess might have worn with this fun recycled craft.

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

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.

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

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

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

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

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!

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

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

Introduce your kid to abstract art with this painting activity. It's the perfect way to engage a kinesthetic learner and spark an interest in art history!

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

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