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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

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

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

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

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

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

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.

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

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.

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

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

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

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

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.

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

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

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

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

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.

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

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

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

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

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

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

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

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