Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

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.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

Evaluate gender differences in processing visual information.

Explore the neural and mental mechanisms at play in mental imagery.

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.

The pottery technique of coiling may be old, but it's probably new to your kid! Make coil pots with your preschooler throw in a little cultural lesson too!

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

Evaluate whether people can raise the temperature of their finger using the power of their thoughts.

Every year at the Passover Seder, the Ten Plagues are mentioned as part of the ritual. Have your kid draw the plagues to help him remember their importance.

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

Science fair project in which you will stage an election campaign to determine whether people are more swayed by a positive ad or negative ad.

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

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.

Your child can create a portrait of himself or his loved ones in the style of Modigliani with the help of oil pastels!

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

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

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

Here is a guide to making a felt busy book that's perfect for focusing on specific learning areas with your child.

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.

In this science fair project, students investigate how different colors influence appetite.

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

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

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

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

Determine the effect of homework on academic performance. Collect grade info at the end of a semester, determine correlation between grades, amount of homework