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Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Make a creative Father's Day art card to celebrate your family's beloved guy!

Turn all those broken bits of plates, random buttons, or other odds and ends into a lovely flower pot for Mom on Mother's Day.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

In this activity, your child will design their own Best Self Journal to reflect on ways they have been their best each day.

Be an inspector detective for a day in this fun mystery game that puts your child's powers of observation to the test. Perfect for a party or group gathering.

There's no better way to show mom you love her than with the tried and true breakfast in bed routine. Make whole wheat waffles along with a vase just for mom.

Help your teen show Mom how much he loves her through song ... with her very own CD!

Show your young artist how to celebrate Mary Cassatt, an Impressionist painter, by creating a mother-child painting in her style.

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

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Kids write about their favorite parts of school in 100 words to celebrate 100 days of school in this 5th grade writing activity.

Craft this leprechaun hat-covered jar, brimming with St. Patrick's Day charm!

Get excited for St. Patrick's Day by making a Celtic knot.

Dress up the dining table with a sweet craft right in time for Valentine's Day.

Make an elegant Mother's Day card to celebrate the love and work in raising kids.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

Create a scented surprise for mom on Mother's Day! Make a pillowcase potpourri filled with dried lavender.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Help your child honor her grandpa this Father's Day by creating an original photo essay just for him.

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

This St. Patrick's Day, bond with your child over delicious potato pancakes that work for any meal.