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

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

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

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

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.

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

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

In this fun experiment, learn about brand awareness and the influence of media on children by testing logo recognition in different age groups.

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

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

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

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.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

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.

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

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

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

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

To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.

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

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!

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.

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!

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

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

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

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