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Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

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.

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

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

Encourage your child to memorize the items on the Seder plate and what they symbolize with this artsy activity.

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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

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

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

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

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

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

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

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

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

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.

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

This is a healthy dish that'll bring color to any meal but simple enough that kids of all ages can take the lead in making this delicious Korean dish.

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.

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

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