Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

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

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

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

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

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

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.

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

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

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

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

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.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

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.

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

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.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

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

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

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

Encourage your child to memorize the items on the Seder plate and what they symbolize with this artsy activity.

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

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!