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

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.

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

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Bring history to life by helping your child create her own cartouche like the Egyptians did thousands of years ago.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

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

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

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

Play Exquisite Corpse with your high schooler to give her a taste of French Surrealism while working collaboratively to create unique and funky pieces of art!

Have your child create her own version of an ancient Egyptian jewelry cuff similar to one that a goddess might have worn with this fun recycled craft.

Your child can create a portrait of himself or his loved ones in the style of Modigliani with the help of oil pastels!

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

Spark your child's interest in ancient history by making a round shield like the ones carried by hoplites, Ancient Greek citizen-soldiers.

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

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

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

Make your own architectural masterpiece with supplies from the pantry. Your temple may not be as impressive as the real thing, but it'll be twice as delicious!

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Introduce your kid to abstract art with this painting activity. It's the perfect way to engage a kinesthetic learner and spark an interest in art history!

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

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

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

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

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!