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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.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.

This cultural craft makes a pretty decoration and teaches kids about other cultures.

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

Lots of kids wonder what it would be like to be a police officer. Celebrate the people who help keep our communities safe with this fun craft.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Learn more about the fascinating folk art of Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs with this easy craft.

Sometimes a sandwich is just ho hum boring. Help your kid make lunch fun by threading her favorite ingredients on a skewer for a quick and easy sandwich kabob.

Show your patriotism on the next great American holiday by making a shooting star spangled banner that's reminiscent of the American flag.

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

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.

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!