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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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

Have your child try her hand at creating a colorful, beaded necklace that's not only stylish, but also tells a story.

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Conduct a mock interview with the President to teach your child about politics, the president and the world she lives in.

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

Celebrate the holidays by making farolitos, paper lanterns with elaborate designs and historical roots.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Your child is sure to find this colorful pink, green and white salad simply irresistible. For an added challenge, give your youngster a pair of chopsticks!

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.

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