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Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

Craft a glamorous crown that your preschooler can wear when he demonstrates good behavior!

There's no need to hunt down a cactus for this rainstick craft. In fact, you can recycle items you probably already have on hand.

The pottery technique of coiling may be old, but it's probably new to your kid! Make coil pots with your preschooler throw in a little cultural lesson too!

This dreidel ornament makes a sparkling spinning top out of popsicle sticks. Make this dreidel ornament and get ready for Hanukkah.

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

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

This shamrock magnet is the perfect project for St. Patrick's Day. It's simple to make and will fill your refrigerator with Irish spirit!

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

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

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.

Teach your child how to make her own buzzer using only a button and a string.

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

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

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

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

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

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

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.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

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