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El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Retablos are a kind of Latin American folk art that blend personal and spiritual themes. Have your child create her own version of retablo artwork.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

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

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

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

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

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

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 project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

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

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.

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

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

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

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

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

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

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

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

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.

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

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.

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

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

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!

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.