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.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

In this project, a mnemonic is used to test how it increases memory.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

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

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.

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

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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!

In this project, different childproof containers are tested to see how childproof they really are.

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

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

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!