Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.

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

Light up the sky with this lotus lantern, a perfect way to explore Buddha Day.

During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

Have the children play a more active role in the Seder by helping them prepare paper puppets that represent the ten plagues.

Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

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!

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

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.

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

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

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

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".

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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.

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

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

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