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

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.

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

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

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

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

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!

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.

Capture a bit of mythological magic with this clever sock craft!

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

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".

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Explore history and prepare for backyard battle with this samurai helmet craft.

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

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

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

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

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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