History

Here's a fun family activity: have your child make a cameo appearance by creating and drawing on their own silhouettes!

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Combine music, history and craft by making a Native American instrument of your own

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

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

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

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.

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.

Make the prehistoric monsters of the past seem a bit more real with a craft that brings the chill of the Ice Age to life!

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