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Improve your kindergartener's vocabulary with this fun, quick, and simple improvisation activity! He'll love acting while practicing directionality words.

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

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

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

In this activity, your child will make her own book of Swahili numbers filled with pictures of animals found throughout Africa.

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

This recipe provides a quicker, easier, and slightly healthier way to prepare this classic Louisiana Creole dish.

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.

Make sunomono, a simple Japanese cucumber vinegar salad, and kid-friendly chopsticks in this fun kindergarten activity.

Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

Help your child observe Veterans Day by having him create a paper chain American flag; it's a fun and crafty way to show your patriotism.

Make a paper plate puppet that'll help your child imagine what it's like to be in a performance of the dragon dance.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

Expand your child's geographic awareness with these fun and easy map lessons.

Kick off the spookiest time of the year with an art project inspired by the ancient Egyptian process of mummification.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.