Search 5th Grade Community & Culture Holiday Hands-on Activities

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

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

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

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.

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

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!

Celebrate the holidays by making farolitos, paper lanterns with elaborate designs and historical roots.