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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

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

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.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

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

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

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

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

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

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

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Retablos are a kind of Latin American folk art that blend personal and spiritual themes. Have your child create her own version of retablo artwork.

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