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

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

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.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

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

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

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.

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

In this project, a mnemonic is used to test how it increases memory.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

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!

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

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.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

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

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

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

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.

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