Calaveras means "skulls" in Spanish, and in Mexico, skulls are brightly decorated to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

Help your child craft her first pair of knitting needles out of recycled chopsticks!

Make a personalized pillowcase for your third grader with his old-fashioned silhouette image. You won't be able to find these in stores!

In this activity, your child will practice taking on the perspective of others and will generate ideas for conflict resolution at home.

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

Your child will come to better understand symmetry as he create this dramatic black bat mask. It's sure to lend a dark touch to any Halloween costume.

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

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Every day can be Chinese New Year with a dancing dragon that your child can make at home.

Children build a "Loving Kindness Garden" to represent what they have learned about love, mindfulness, and caring for others in community.

What chromosome combinations determine a fetus gender? Use probability to think about whether a sperm and ovum will create a male or female in this project.

Create striking pieces of art using handmade heart stencils in this hands-on Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity!

Help your child's backpack stand out from the crowd by attaching trinkets or decorations that are as one of a kind as she is.

Make this delicious warm apple bread for Hanukkah.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Along with being an interesting science activity, dehydrated strawberries are also tasty â and healthy!

Your first grader will love feeding his favorite winged creatures with these tasty Christmas "cookies" for birds!

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Make clothing battles a thing of the past by allowing your second grader to design his own dress-up shirt out of an ultra-comfy t-shirt for New Year's.

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

Help your kid create a patriotic 4th of July table mat with a design inspired by modern artist Keith Haring.

Celebrate Ramadan by recreating a scene depicting the inside of a mosque. Your kid will marvel at the beautiful stained glass effect of the finished project.

These cool treats are loaded with fruit, veggies, protein, and calcium, just what your child needs to fuel up for a busy day at school.

Introduce your child to the concept of the melting pot by decorating a patriotic 4th of July planter.

In this social emotional learning activity, you will help your child practice mindfulness of emotions, guiding them to create a word search to understand and explain feeling words.

Your kindergartener will improve his fine motor skills and learn beginning baking techniques as he helps you concoct this crumbly apple dessert!

Solfege signs are used to guide students through music that is new to them. Help your musically-inclined child learn to work with this fun system today.

Your third grader will love reliving his favorite holiday story as he creates a charming Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer sculpture!

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.