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Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

Whether you're teaching your kid about this important cultural art form or simply looking for a fun project, sandpainting is a fun activity you'll both enjoy.

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

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

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

Here's a great activity to help them satisfy their snow play cravings in a cozy indoor setting. They can create their very own igloo picture!

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.

Celebrate Ramadan by recreating a scene depicting the inside of a mosque. Your kid will marvel at the beautiful stained glass effect of the finished project.

Make a paper plate puppet that'll help your child imagine what it's like to be in a performance of the dragon dance.

Have the children play a more active role in the Seder by helping them prepare paper puppets that represent the ten plagues.

This simple art project will help your child think of nice words to say that come from the heart and use them when she's communicating with friends and family.

This construction paper activity helps your child to assemble a variety of emotions on a face so she can recognize how she and everyone around her is feeling.

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.

This Veterans Day, teach your kid about Remembrance Day and create a wreath of red poppies to honor the brave soldiers who died serving their countries.

Celebrate the popular holiday Diwali with a craft! Make a homemade diya lamp to welcome light over darkness.

Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity

Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Make a Tzedakah box with your child to collect money for his favorite charity. This Jewish Tredakah box is a great way to teach your child about giving.

Your child can decorate her own set of Russian nesting dolls in this easy felt craft.

Imagine you're an aborigine from Australia by creating a painted boomerang made out of cardboard!

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