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Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

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.

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

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

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

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

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

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

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

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.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

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.

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!

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

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

Combine music, history and craft by making a Native American instrument of your own

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

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.

Play Exquisite Corpse with your high schooler to give her a taste of French Surrealism while working collaboratively to create unique and funky pieces of art!

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

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.

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".

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

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

Show your teens the connection between making history and writing it by having them write, illustrate, and edit a newspaper from the past.

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

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.