This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

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.

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.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft 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.

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

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

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

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Create a yarn doll out of a few toothpicks and colorful string with this Guatemalan craft.

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

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

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

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

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.