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

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.

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

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

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

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

Play food isn't just for preschoolers! Help your child create a fun Passover craft that doubles as tea-party play food for younger siblings.

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.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

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

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

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

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!