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Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.

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.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

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

This Veterans Day, teach your kid about Remembrance Day and create a wreath of red poppies to honor the brave soldiers who died serving their countries.

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

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

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

Help your child observe Veterans Day by having him create a paper chain American flag; it's a fun and crafty way to show your patriotism.

Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

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.

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:

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

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

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

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.

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

Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

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

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

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

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

Whether you're teaching your kid about this important cultural art form or simply looking for a fun project, sandpainting is a fun activity you'll both enjoy.

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.