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Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

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

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

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

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

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Learn more about the fascinating folk art of Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs with this easy craft.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

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

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.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

This simple art project will help your child think of nice words to say that come from the heart.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

Play food isn't just for preschoolers! Help your child create a fun Passover craft that doubles as tea-party play food for younger siblings.

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.

Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

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:

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

In this activity, your child will make her own book of Swahili numbers filled with pictures of animals found throughout Africa.

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.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

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.

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

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.