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Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

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".

Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

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

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.

Explore history and prepare for backyard battle with this samurai helmet craft.

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

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

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

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

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

Few architectural features are as recognizable as the Russian onion dome. In this project, your kid will recreate the striking beauty of this roof-top marvel.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

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

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

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

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.

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.

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.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

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

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