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

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

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.

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!

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

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.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

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

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

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

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

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

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

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

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

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!