MAY BIRTHSTONE: Emerald
FLOWER: Lily of the Valley. Lily of the Valley signifies a return to happiness marked by a legend of a nightingale that does not return until May when the flower blooms.
ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus (The sign of the Bull). Taurus is between April 21 - May 20. Positives traits of Taursus are:Patient and reliable, Warmhearted and loving, Persistent and determined, Placid and security loving
May 21 to June 21 is Gemini the Twins...
Postive Gemini traits are: Adaptable and versatile, Communicative and witty, Intellectual and eloquent, Youthful and lively
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DOING THE DAYS OF MAY...
1. May Day
1. Loyalty Day (What IS loyalty? What makes a good friend? What are the traits? What is NOT a good friend? What are the traits. How does a loyal friend treat their friends?) 1. Mother Goose Day
1. Hawaiian Lei Day (See page bottom)1. Save the Rhino Day
1. School Principal's Day
1. World Asthma Day
2. Great American Grump Out
2. Baby Day
2. Brothers and Sisters Day
2. National Play Your Ukulele Day (Introduce kids to ukulele music. Some pieces by "Iz" are wonderful!)
3. National Truffles Day
3. National Wear Two Different Colored Shoes (That's an easy one!)
3. National Day of Prayer
3. Paranormal Day
3. Public Radio Day
3. World Press Freedom Day
3. Lumpy Rug Day (???? No idea what that one means...) Maybe play a version of "Twenty Questions"? Hide something under a small throw rug--and have children guess what is under the rug? Play it following the rules of "Twenty Questions"!
4. Star Wars Day (Watch a '"Star War" movie of course! Don't forget the popcorn!) Do you have any old Star War figures or Legos? Pull them out and play...
4. National Weather Observers' Day
4. Bird Day (Choose from the many ideas in the Bird Theme!) 4. National Candied Orange Peel Day
5. Cinco de Mayo (Visit Mexican Theme)5. Children's Day (Japan)
5. Buddha's Birthday
5. National Hoagie Day (See page bottom) 5 Oyster Day
5. Join Hands Day
5. National Scrapbooking Day
5. Space Day
6. No Diet Day
6. Beverage Day (How about something from the "Smoothies, Coolers, & Shakes" Page?!)6. No Homework Day (Come on Teachers! The kids will love it if you officially celebrate this day! Be sure to tell them it's in honor of No Homework Day...)6. Nurses Day
6. World Laughter Day (Visit Jokes pages and/or have fun & laugh with Tongue Twisters & Games!) Remember that young kids 'don't get' jokes but they DO love Knock-Knocks!
6. National Tourist Appreciation Day
7. National Tourism Day
Have kids think about what people may like about visiting your town/city/state! Talk about it...have children write and/or draw pictures of individual attractions. Compile all into a booklet about "My Town or City"7. Accountant's Day
7. Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
8 National Teacher Appreciation Day (Always on the Tuesday of first full week of May)
8. Harry Truman Birthday
8. Iris Day
8. No Socks Day (That another EASY one!!!)
8. World Red Cross Day
8. VE Day
9. Donate a Day's Wages to Charity (How about collecting pennies and nickles for a Service Project?--Start several days before the 9th) Visit Community Services Pages!9. National School Nurse Day
9. Receptionists' Day
10. Windmill Day
10. Clean Up Your Room Day...Have a 'Cleaning/organizing party'...kids sign-up for what they want to do--when complete--all participants celebrate. (I've done this in child-care programs as well as at home. At home--we all cleaned what we chose for 20 minutes and the house was spotless--kids' bedrooms don't go on list LOL! The rest of the day was devoted to FUN)
11. Twilight Zone Day
11. Minnesota Statehood
11. Eat What You Want Day
11. Child Care Provider Day
11. Military Spouse Appreciation Day (Always the Friday before Mother's Day)
12. Limerick Day
12. Hug Your Cat Day
12. National Nutty Fudge Day (See recipe page bottom)12. Migratory Bird Day (Always the second Saturday in May)
13. Mother's Day (Visit Mother's Day page)13. Frog Jumping Day (Visit Frog Theme) 13. Leprechaun Day (There's some Leprechaun fun in the St. Patrick's Day pages...Scroll down to the Games & Art/Craft pages. there are many ideas that are just Leprchaun and not St. Paddy Day) 13. Rural Life Sunday
13. Tulip Day (See page bottom for "Handprint Tulip")
14. Dance Like a Chicken Day (Visit Chicken & Pigs Page)14. Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
15. International Day of Families
15. National Chocolate Chip Day (Yumm..serve chocolate chip cookies!)
15. Straw Hat Day
15. Police Officer's Memorial Day
16 Love a Tree Day (See page bottom for wonderful idea!) 16. Biographer's Day
16. National "Sea Monkey" Day
16. National Wear Purple for Peace Day (Visit Purple Color Theme page)
17. World Telecommunications Day
17. Pack Rat Day
18. National Pizza Party Day (So many ways to make pizza! Enlish muffin, Bagel, Bobili Crust, French Bread, etc.)
18. International Museum Day
18. National Bike to Work Day (Always third Friday of month)
18. No Dirty Dishes Day (If it's a nice day--consider taking out your dramatic/kitchen play house items and wash them! Be sure kids are dressed in swim suits...)
18. Visit Your Relatives Day
18. NASCAR Day
19. Circus Day (Visit Circus/Carnival Theme Pages)19 Armed Forces Day (Always third Saturday of month)
19 Boy's Club Day
20. Pick Strawberries Day 20. Weights and Measures Day (See page bottom for ideas)20. Be a Millionaire Day (Talk about what kids would do if they had a million dollars.)
20. Eliza Doolittle Day
20. Neighbor Day
21. American Red Cross Founder's Day
21. National Memo Day
21. National Waiters and Waitresses Day
21. Victoria Day (CA)
21. National Endangered Species Day (See two ideas page bottom)
22. National Maritime Day22. Wright Bros Patented the Airplane (See idea page bottom)22. Buy a Musical Instrument Day (See idea page bottom)
23. Lucky Penny Day
23. World Turtle Day
23. South Carolina Statehood
24. National Escargot Day (Idea at page bottom) 24. Brother's Day
24. Morse Code Day
25. National Missing Children's Day
25. Cookie Monster's Birthday
25. National Tap Dance Day
26. International Jazz Day (Always the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend)
26. Sally Ride Day
27. Masking Tape Patented 1930 (See idea at page bottom)27. Sun Screen Day (Talk about the importance of sun screen and how the sun can damage skin when it's not protected)
27. Golden Gate Bridge Opens 1937
28. Memorial Day (Celebrated last Monday of May) See ideas in Red, White & Blue Theme!
29. Learn about Composting Day
29. Rhode Island Statehood
29. Wisconsin Statehood
29. John Kennedy Birthday
30. Water a Flower Day (Visit Flower Theme and or Garden Theme 30. Loomis Day --Mahlon Loomis (1826-1886), believed it was possible to harness the upper atmosphere’s electrical currents to successfully transfer telegraph messages without wire.
31. National Macaroon Day
31. Save Your Hearing Day
31. What You Think Upon Grows Day-------Ask kids what they think this means! Talk about it. It means...what you think creates your reality. So, spend the day thinking positively.
31. World "No Tobacco"
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