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!

During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

Every day can be Chinese New Year with a dancing dragon that your child can make at home.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

Shed some "light" on the Chinese culture while brightening up your home. Teach your child the Chinese character for good luck with this lantern craft.

During Chinese New Year festivities, you see lanterns everywhere. Your child can make her very own red and gold lanterns to display at home.

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

Cook these dumplings with your kids to ring in the Chinese New Year or any day you're craving tasty homemade food!

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

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.

Show your fourth grader how to design and print his own chop, a Chinese "signature" of sorts that uses calligraphic characters or motifs.

In the mood for a little lighthearted magic? Make your own chi chi sticks, inspired by the divination tools of ancient Chinese fortune tellers.

In this activity, your child will create a fun lion mask and learn a little about Chinese culture too!

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Observe trends in the properties of writing materials over past 5000 years and extrapolate to future time. Prepare a table that compares writing material.

Sweets are for the sweet, but this pretty frame will last longer than a box of chocolates.

Did you ever add salt to pasta? Did it help cook the pasta faster? If not, find out in this science fair project idea.

Celebrate autumn by making a beautiful pastel art piece with corn as its theme.

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

This Fourth of July, create some explosive colors on black paper for fun Fourth of July decorations!

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.

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

Your child can turn dinner into a flavorful adventure that transports the entire family to a land far away with some quick and easy Thai peanut noodles.

Learn how to make sushi at home, and turn dinner into a social studies lesson for everyone.

Here's an activity that lets your third grader, fourth grader, or fifth grader bring the warmth and light of lanterns into your home by making his own.

Investigate the advantages of the use of ceramics in engines such as the tiles used in Space Shuttle. Use iron filings and magnets.

Children get creative as they experiment with fabrics and textures to create their very own collagraphs.

Batik is a fabric dying technique usually done with hot wax. This flour-and-water method is kid-safe and easy, and it creates beautiful batik designs.

Learn to make homemade ketchup with your child and experiment with spices and flavors!