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 fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.

Money is a difficult concept to grasp. Help your kid get the hang of it with this pocket change triple Venn diagram activity.

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

Did you know cooking supports your child in learning complex math skills? Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills by whipping up some healthy sweet potatoes for a dinner side dish!

Here's a fun math-oriented arts and crafts activity for your preschool or kindergarten child: create a gumdrop topiary and practice counting along the way.

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

Crusted with gluten free Panko breadcrumbs and crushed pecans, this baked chicken is crunchy, tasty, and nutritious.

Here's a fun art activity that combines measurement and design with drawing and painting. Kids tell their own special story as they create a story quilt.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Inspired by Charles Kaufman's crushed can art, this activity lets kids make their own unique works of art using, you guessed it, crushed cans and paint!

Make a roaring rocket ship toy out of a paper towel roll and some tissue paper.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Learn to make homemade ketchup with your child and experiment with spices and flavors!

Show your child how to paint in true Georgia O'Keeffe style. He'll enjoy painting art inspired by a master, and boost his math skills, too.

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

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!

This science fair project idea determines the most effective method of preserving food.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

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!

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

Conduct a mock interview with the President to teach your child about politics, the president and the world she lives in.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.