Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

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

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

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

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".

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

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

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

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

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!

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.

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

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!

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

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".

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

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

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.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

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.

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.