This gumbo recipe is a yummy way to celebrate Black History Month, and get a little practice in measurement.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

Using an empty plastic bottle, your child can create a newfangled version of this African percussion instrument.

Make a peace dove to commemorate Black History Month and hang it in your home as a quiet reminder of the spirit of the movement.

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.