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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

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.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

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

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

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.

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.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

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

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

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

Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.

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.

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

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens.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!

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

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.

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

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

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

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

Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

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

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