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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.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

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

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

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.

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

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

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!

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

Few architectural features are as recognizable as the Russian onion dome. In this project, your kid will recreate the striking beauty of this roof-top marvel.

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

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

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

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

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