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

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

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

Create a yarn doll out of a few toothpicks and colorful string with this Guatemalan craft.

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

Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

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

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.

Build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help you get to your dream location someday!

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

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

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!

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Capture a bit of mythological magic with this clever sock craft!

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

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

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

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!

Combine music, history and craft by making a Native American instrument of your own

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

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

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.

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque. In this activity, your kid will build his own Blue Mosque just in time for Ramadan!

Retablos are a kind of Latin American folk art that blend personal and spiritual themes. Have your child create her own version of retablo artwork.

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

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.