Invite your fourth grader to celebrate one of four holidays by creating a kid-friendly homemade Menorah, Advent Wreath, Kinara, or Diya!

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

This gumbo recipe is a yummy way to celebrate Black History Month, and get a little practice in measurement.