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

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

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.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

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.

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

This cultural craft makes a pretty decoration and teaches kids about other cultures.

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

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.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

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

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.