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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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

This recipe provides a quicker, easier, and slightly healthier way to prepare this classic Louisiana Creole dish.

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

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

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

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.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!