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

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

Capture a bit of mythological magic with this clever sock craft!

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

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

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.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

Spark your child's interest in ancient history by making a round shield like the ones carried by hoplites, Ancient Greek citizen-soldiers.

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Combine music, history and craft by making a Native American instrument of your own

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Help your teen delve into the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; he'll come up with catchy slogans to advertise them in a pretend travel brochure.

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

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.

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

Bring history to life by helping your child create her own cartouche like the Egyptians did thousands of years ago.

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

Make your own architectural masterpiece with supplies from the pantry. Your temple may not be as impressive as the real thing, but it'll be twice as delicious!

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

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

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

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.

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

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.

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.