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".

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

Learn more about the fascinating folk art of Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs with this easy craft.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

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 experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.

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

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.

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

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.

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

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

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

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

In this project, different childproof containers are tested to see how childproof they really are.

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

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!

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

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.

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.

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

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

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

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

Have your kid imagine that she is a TV personality who has been assigned to cover the Olympics.

Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

Explore geometry, patterns, and history by creating pretty decorative Islamic tile art.

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.

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

Combine music, history and craft by making a Native American instrument of your own