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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

Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

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

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

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

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

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

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

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.

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

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

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

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

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

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

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.

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

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.

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

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

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

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.

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

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