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.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

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

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

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

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

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.

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

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

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

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

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

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

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!