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Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

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

Explore geometry, patterns, and history by creating pretty decorative Islamic tile art.

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

Have your child try her hand at creating a colorful, beaded necklace that's not only stylish, but also tells a story.

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

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

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

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.

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.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Tu B'Shevat is a Jewish holiday during which the "new year" for trees is celebrated. In this activity your child will paint a pot to grow his own plant.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

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

Capture a bit of mythological magic with this clever sock craft!