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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

Encourage your child to memorize the items on the Seder plate and what they symbolize with this artsy activity.

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

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.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

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

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

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

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

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

Tu B'Shevat is a Jewish holiday during which the "new year" for trees is celebrated. In this activity your child will paint a pot to grow his own plant.

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

Every year at the Passover Seder, the Ten Plagues are mentioned as part of the ritual. Have your kid draw the plagues to help him remember their importance.

Have your child try her hand at creating a colorful, beaded necklace that's not only stylish, but also tells a story.

Learn about the beautiful Indian art of Madhubani painting with this fun and creative project.

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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

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

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.