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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.

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

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

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

Light up the sky with this lotus lantern, a perfect way to explore Buddha Day.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Diwali is a holiday celebrated in many Asian Pacific countries the world over. Make this delicious Indian treat with your child to celebrate the holiday.

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

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.