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.

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

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

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

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.

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

Capture a bit of mythological magic with this clever sock craft!

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

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

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

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

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

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

Create a yarn doll out of a few toothpicks and colorful string with this Guatemalan craft.

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.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

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

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

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.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

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

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

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.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.