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Light up the sky with this lotus lantern, a perfect way to explore Buddha Day.

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

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 family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

Celebrate African heritage by making an African flag banner. This fun, culturally-inspired art project is perfect for Black History Month.

Diwali is a holiday celebrated in many Asian Pacific countries the world over. Make this delicious Indian treat with your child to celebrate the holiday.

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

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

Sometimes a sandwich is just ho hum boring. Help your kid make lunch fun by threading her favorite ingredients on a skewer for a quick and easy sandwich kabob.

Show your patriotism on the next great American holiday by making a shooting star spangled banner that's reminiscent of the American flag.

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

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

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:

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

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

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

Add a little island flavor to your next lazy afternoon with a Hawaiian arts and craft project!

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

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

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

This cultural craft makes a pretty decoration and teaches kids about other cultures.

Tell the Purim story in a new way: By making a set of puppets out of an old deck of cards!

Lots of kids wonder what it would be like to be a police officer. Celebrate the people who help keep our communities safe with this fun craft.

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!