Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

In this activity, your child will make her own book of Swahili numbers filled with pictures of animals found throughout Africa.

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

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.

Celebrate the popular holiday Diwali with a craft! Make a homemade diya lamp to welcome light over darkness.

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.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

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

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

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

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

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

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

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

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

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.