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.

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

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

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

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

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.

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

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

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

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!

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

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!

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

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

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

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.

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

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!

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

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

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.

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.

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

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