Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

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

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.

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".

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

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

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

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!

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.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

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!

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.

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

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

Create a yarn doll out of a few toothpicks and colorful string with this Guatemalan craft.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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.