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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.