Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

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.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

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.

Evaluate the efficacy of different pain management techniques.

Test the placebo effect in different groups of people.

Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

Encourage your child to memorize the items on the Seder plate and what they symbolize with this artsy activity.

Teach your kindergartener a little about Mexican culture by giving him a festive, no-cook lesson in how to make "aguas frescas," or seasonal fruit drinks.

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

This gluten free recipe for coconut rice is a tasty way to help any picky eater expand her culinary horizons. She'll get great measuring practice along the way!

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.

Your beginning teen baker will enjoy the tactile experience of baking this challah bread. It's deceptively simple to make!

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.

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.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

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.

Here's a social studies activity to help your middle-school or high-school teenager better understand how contour maps work using only the back of her hand.

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.