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

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

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.

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

This Veterans Day, teach your kid about Remembrance Day and create a wreath of red poppies to honor the brave soldiers who died serving their countries.

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.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

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

This construction paper activity helps your child to assemble a variety of emotions on a face so she can recognize how she and everyone around her is feeling.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!

The Egg in a Basket, a traditional British breakfast component, is a simple snack that kids and parents can cook together!

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

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

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 tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Tell the Purim story in a new way: By making a set of puppets out of an old deck of cards!

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

Have the children play a more active role in the Seder by helping them prepare paper puppets that represent the ten plagues.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.