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Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

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

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

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

Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

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

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

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

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

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

Celebrate the holidays by making farolitos, paper lanterns with elaborate designs and historical roots.

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

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

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

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

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

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.

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.

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!

Learn about the beautiful Indian art of Madhubani painting with this fun and creative project.

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

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

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

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!