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

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

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

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

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.

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

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

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

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 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.

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

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.

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.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens.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!

Your child is sure to find this colorful pink, green and white salad simply irresistible. For an added challenge, give your youngster a pair of chopsticks!

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

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.

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.