Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Have your kid imagine that she is a TV personality who has been assigned to cover the Olympics.

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

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

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!

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

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.

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

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!

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

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.

Learn about the beautiful Indian art of Madhubani painting with this fun and creative project.

In this fun experiment, learn about brand awareness and the influence of media on children by testing logo recognition in different age groups.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

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

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

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

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

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

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.

Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

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.

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.

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

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

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

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.

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