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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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

This is a healthy dish that'll bring color to any meal but simple enough that kids of all ages can take the lead in making this delicious Korean dish.

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.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

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.