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

This gumbo recipe is a yummy way to celebrate Black History Month, and get a little practice in measurement.

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

Celebrate African-American history with your child by cooking up peanut soup, a dish rooted in African-American culture.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Invite your kid to create her own hanging dove images--a symbol of peace and unity--in honor of Black History Month.

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

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

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Help your fifth grader honor Black History month and the musical genre of jazz by crafting decorative music notes embellished with jazz musical instruments.