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

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

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

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.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

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

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!

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.

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

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

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

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.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

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