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

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.

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

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

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.

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

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

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

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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".

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

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.

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

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

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.