Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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".

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

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

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

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.

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

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

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

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

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.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

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

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

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

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

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

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

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

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

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.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

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

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

Check out this sweet recipe idea perfect for celebrating Dia de los Muertos.

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.