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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

Retablos are a kind of Latin American folk art that blend personal and spiritual themes. Have your child create her own version of retablo artwork.

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

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.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

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

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

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

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

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

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.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

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

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!

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

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

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.

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

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

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

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

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

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".

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

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

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

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.