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

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

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.

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.

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.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

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

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

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

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

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

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

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

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".

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

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.