Elementary School Community and Culture Activities

This simple art project will help your child think of nice words to say that come from the heart.

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

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

Check out this sweet recipe idea perfect for celebrating Dia de los Muertos.

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

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

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

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

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

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

Here's a great activity to help learners satisfy their snow play cravings in a cozy indoor setting!

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!

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

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.

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque. In this activity, your kid will build his own Blue Mosque just in time for Ramadan!

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

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.

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

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.

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.