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Build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help you get to your dream location someday!

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

This science fair project idea determines whether volunteers remember more information presented orally or visually or kinesthetically.

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

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

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

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

Tu B'Shevat is a Jewish holiday during which the "new year" for trees is celebrated. In this activity your child will paint a pot to grow his own plant.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

This low-prep party game is a perfect for entertaining all-too-easily-bored teens, and an easy way to lighten the mood during a group study session.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

Celebrate Constitution Day by learning the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution!

Study the effect of music on random rote memory. Examine the practical application of music in learning and education.

Turn your child's learning about ancient civilizations into a swashbuckling adventure by having her make an ancient treasure map!

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

Here is a guide to making a felt busy book that's perfect for focusing on specific learning areas with your child.

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.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

In this cool psychology experiment, study how companies air commercials to strategically advertise to viewers who will buy their products.

Add a little island flavor to your next lazy afternoon with a Hawaiian arts and craft project!

This science fair project evaluates the suggestibility of males versus females in copying the actions of those around them.

Introduce your kid to abstract art with this painting activity. It's the perfect way to engage a kinesthetic learner and spark an interest in art history!