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.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Let your child find her place among the politicians, the flyers, the debates and the countless television ads with a slogan and poster of her very own.

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

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

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

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.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.

To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

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

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

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

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

This is a healthy dish that'll bring color to any meal but simple enough that kids of all ages can take the lead in making this delicious Korean dish.

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

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

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!