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

Make this star-spangled greeting for the door to make all your guests feel welcome for the next patriotic holiday.

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

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.

Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

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

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

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

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

Improve your kindergartener's vocabulary with this fun, quick, and simple improvisation activity! He'll love acting while practicing directionality words.

Celebrate the popular holiday Diwali with a craft! Make a homemade diya lamp to welcome light over darkness.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

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".

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

In this project, a mnemonic is used to test how it increases memory.

Tu B'Shevat is a Jewish holiday during which the "new year" for trees is celebrated. In this activity your child will paint a pot to grow his own plant.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

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

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

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

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

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

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

Celebrate the holidays by making farolitos, paper lanterns with elaborate designs and historical roots.