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Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

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

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

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

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

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

Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.

This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

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

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

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

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.

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

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.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Play food isn't just for preschoolers! Help your child create a fun Passover craft that doubles as tea-party play food for younger siblings.

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.

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

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.