In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

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

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

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

Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

Your child is sure to find this colorful pink, green and white salad simply irresistible. For an added challenge, give your youngster a pair of chopsticks!

Science fair project which determines whether a person's taste in music is dictated by the key that the song is written in.

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

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

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

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

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

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

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

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.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

Play food isn't just for preschoolers! Help your child create a fun Passover craft that doubles as tea-party play food for younger siblings.

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

Celebrate the holidays by making farolitos, paper lanterns with elaborate designs and historical roots.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

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

Explore African and Asian traditions with this recipe for homemade henna ink!