Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

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.

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

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

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

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.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Every year at the Passover Seder, the Ten Plagues are mentioned as part of the ritual. Have your kid draw the plagues to help him remember their importance.

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque. In this activity, your kid will build his own Blue Mosque just in time for Ramadan!

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

Have your child try her hand at creating a colorful, beaded necklace that's not only stylish, but also tells a story.

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

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

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

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.

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

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.

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

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

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.

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.