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

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

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

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!

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.

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

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

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

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

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

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

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.

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.

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

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

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

Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!

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

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

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 science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

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!

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

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

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