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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.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

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

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

Expand your child's geographic awareness with these fun and easy map lessons.

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

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.

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.

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

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 are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

In this activity, your child will create a fun lion mask and learn a little about Chinese culture too!

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

Create a yarn doll out of a few toothpicks and colorful string with this Guatemalan craft.

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!

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

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.

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

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.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!