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This cultural craft makes a pretty decoration and teaches kids about other cultures.

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

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

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

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.

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

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

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

Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

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

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.

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

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

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Celebrate African heritage by making an African flag banner. This fun, culturally-inspired art project is perfect for Black History Month.

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

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

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.

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

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.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

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

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

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

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.

The Egg in a Basket, a traditional British breakfast component, is a simple snack that kids and parents can cook together!

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.

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.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

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