This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

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

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

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!

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.

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

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

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

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

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

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.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

Practice early social studies skills and get your child excited about the new school year with this fun activity.

Practice counting to 100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

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

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started: