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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Planning the month of June

by Barbara Shelby (kidactivites.net)

SUMMER IS ON ITS WAY!

June Gem Stone is Pearl...
June Flower is Rose...

DOING THE MONTH...

• Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
• Black Music Month
• Children's Awareness Month
• Dairy Month (See page bottom)• Effective Communications Month
• Dairy Alternative Month
• Great Outdoors Month
• International Men's Month
• International Surf Music Month
• National Accordion Awareness Month
• National Candy Month (Visit Easy Candy page)
• National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month (Visit Veggie & Fruit Theme for a Day page)

• National Ice Tea Month
• National Rivers Month
• National Smile Month (In UK-May 16 to June 16) See page bottom• National Tennis Month
• Zoo and Aquarium Month
• Turkey Lover's Month
• National Soul Food Month
• Skyscraper Month (See page bottom)
• Student Safety Month
• Sports America Kids Month
• Women's Golf Month

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Visit our Father's Day Category...Father's Day is this day in U.S.A, Canada, U.K.
2012 June 17
2013 June 16
2014 June 15
2015 June 21

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DOING THE DAYS...
1. Heimlich Maneuver Day
International Children's Day
National 'Go Barefoot' Day
Say Something Nice Day (See Say Something Nice Theme for a Day)
Kentucky became a state, 1792
Tennessee became a state, 1792

2. National Day of Italy
George Corliss' Birthday
3. Banana Split Day (See page bottom)
Dutch West India Company received a charter for New Netherlands, the territory now known as New York, 1621

4. Gold was discovered in Alaska's Indian Creek, 1911
5. World Environment Day
Rainbow Day (See Rainbow Theme)First Personal Computer (Apple II) went on sale, 1977
6. Drive In Movie Day
National Day of Sweden
National Family Day
Fight the Filthy Fly Day (See page bottom)BONZA BOTTLER DAY! (See page bottom)
7. Louis XIV was crowned King of France, 1654
Beau Brummell's Birthday

8. Architects' Day
Giovanni Cassini (astronomer) born, 1625. He noted rings of Saturn and seasonal changes on Mars.
9. Home Sweet Home Day
Peter the Great (Russian Tsar and Emperor) born, 1672
10. Dairy Day (See page bottom)Iced Tea Day
Edward O. Wilson (biologist) born, 1929
11. King Kamehameha 1's Birthday
Jacques Cousteau (oceanographer) born, 1910 (Do something from the Ocean Theme)
12. Carolyn Shoemaker discovered her 14th comet, making her the greatest living comet hunter, 1988
13. Pioneer 10 became first manmade object to leave our Solar System, 1983
14. U.S. Flag Day: Visit our great Red/White/Blue Cateory!Native American Citizenship Day
15. Nature Photography Day and Power of a Smile Day (See page bottom)
Magna Carta signed, 1215
Arkansas became a state, 1836
16. Fudge Day See page bottom for easy recipe- Also Lots of Fudge Recipes on Candy Page
The first woman, Valentina Tereshkova, went into space, 1963
Publication of James Joyce's novel Ulysses.
17. The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City from France
Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
Stewarts Root Beer Day

18. International Picnic Day (See page bottom)Napoleon defeated at Waterloo, 1815 (what is now Luxumbourg and Belgium).
Sally Ride became first US woman in space, 1983
19. Juneteenth Day...also called Freedom Day or Emancipation Day
First organized baseball game played in Hoboken, New Jersey, 1846
Garfield the Cat Day
20. West Virginia became a state, 1863
Bald Eagle Day
Great Seal of the USA adopted, 1782
21. Longest Day - National Holiday in Greenland
WORLD Handshake Day
Summer Solstice, First Day of Summer: Visit Summer ActivitiesSUMMER BEGINS ON... 2012 June 20
2013 June 21
2014 June 21
2015 June 21
22. Charon, Pluto's moon, discovered, 1978
Stupid Guy Thing Day
23. Let it Go Day
United Nations Public Service Day
Johannes Gutenberg (printer) born, 1400
New Foundland Discovery Day
Public Service Day
24. Henry VIII was crowned king of England, 1509
Celebration of Senses
NATIONAL Handshake Day
25. North Korea attacked South Korea - Korean War began, 1950
Virginia became a state, 1788
Sense-Sational Day
26. Fifty nations came together in San Francisco for the signing of the United Nations Charter, 1945
Independence Day in Madagascar
Pearl S. Buck's Birthday
27. "Happy Birthday to You" was written by Mildred J. Mill in Louisville, Kentucky, 1859 (Have a Happy unbirthday for everyone in your group/family! Make it a tradition each year!)Helen Keller's Birthday (See page bottom)
28. Peter Paul Rubens (artist) born, 1577
Paul Bunyan Day
29. Kingdom of Belgium established, 1831
Congress establishes Olympic National Park in Washington state, 1938
30. Meteor Day
Conquest of Niagra Falls

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Planning the month of May

by Barbara Shelby (kidsactivities.net)

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"

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Cutest Easter Idea

A friend of mine send me this and I thought it was the cutest idea. It's from "See Jane Blog" Here is her link:

http://cjaneblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/cutest-easter-tradition.html

I blogged about this last year after Easter and got requests to do it before the holiday this year. I think this is by far the cutest Easter tradition.

1. Buy some "magic" jelly beans

2. Plant them in your yard, this only works the night before Easter

3. The next morning go outside and see what grew.

I love magic jelly beans.
Anyone know how I can make some dollar bills grow overnight?
Now that would be fun!

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Planning the month of April

by Barbara Shelby (kidactivites.net)

Looking for fun-filled ideas or professional support?
KidActivities.net is dedicated to school-age care professionals--additionally it's a great resource for pre-school thru high school educators, parents, grandparents, and baby sitters --in short ANYONE who loves engaging children!

Make your monthly planning easy! Look at what's going on each day and do something to recognize or celebrate it. Put "what the day" is on your daily information board-- along with the rest of the plans for the day!

April's FLOWER is the Daisy~ the GEM STONE is the Diamond!
BIRTH SIGN...
Aries March 21 to April 20 and Taurus April 21 to May 21

THE MONTH OF APRIL IS ... • Autism Awareness Month
• International Guitar Month
• Keep America Beautiful Month
• Child Abuse Prevention Month
• Frog Month (See FROG THEME)• Garden Month (See GARDENING THEME)• Humor Month (See a good variety of seasonal jokes... Have fun with TONGUE TWISTER GAMES
• Math Education Month (See MIXING MATH AND FUN CATEGORY)
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THE WEEKS OF THE MONTH ARE...
WEEK TWO: Observe NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
WEEK THREE: NATIONAL TV TURNOFF WEEK ...
WEEK THREE: WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD~Begins April 22 ...APRIL 22 IS EARTH DAY! Celebrate it all month long!
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WHEN IS EASTER? (See EASTER CATEGORIES)
2012... April 8
2013... March 31
2014... April 20
2015... April 5
2016... March 27
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THE DAYS OF THE MONTH
•APRIL 1
April Fool's Day (See April Fool JOKES)One Cent Day
•APRIL 2
Artist Max Ernst's birthday, 1891
Author Hans Christian Andersen's Birthday, 1805
International Children's Book Day
•APRIL 3
Find a Rainbow Day-See RAINBOW THEME
Get Outside Day (See below) Also-Pony Express Established, 1860
•APRIL 4
First US Flag approved on this day in 1818 (See USA PATRIOTIC CATEGORY)Bonza Bottler Day! (See page bottom to learn about it)
•APRIL 5Road Map Day (See Mixing Geography & Fun for Map Ideas!)
•APRIL 6
Artist Raphael's Birthday, 1483
North Pole discovered
•APRIL 7World Health Day
No Housework Day!
•April 8
Easter; Ponce de Leon Day-Born in 1460; discovered Florida and searched for Fountain of Youth
•April 9First Public Library opened in Peterborough, NH
•APRIL 10Young Writer Day
Sibling Day
US Patent System was established on this day in 1790
•APRIL 11
US President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act on this day in 1968
•APRIL 12Author Beverly Cleary's Birthday, 1916
•APRIL 13
USA President Thomas Jefferson's Birthday, 1743
•APRIL 14Webster's Dictionary first Published (1828)
Titanic struck Iceberg
•APRIL 15Artist Leonardo da Vinci's Birthday, 1452
First McDonalds opened in Des Plaines, IL, 1955
Income Tax Day USA
•APRIL 16Wilbur Wright's Birthday, 1867
Eggs Benedict Day
Slavery abolished in D.C. by Lincoln in 1862
•APRIL 17
Apollo 13 landed in 1970
Daffy Duck's Birthday
•APRIL 23-29...National 'Turnoff TV Week' starts today!
Pet Owner's Day--Celebrate by having fun with something in the ANIMAL THEME!Crossword Puzzle Day
Paul Revere Day--"The British are coming..." 1775
Great San Francisco Earthquake in 1906
First Laundromat opened in Fort Worth Texas-1934
•APRIL 19
Humorous Day-Tell JOKES all day! See a good variety of seasonal jokes... Have fun with TONGUE TWISTER GAMES...
•APRIL 20Artist Joan Miro's birthday, 1893
Cuckoo Day
National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
•APRIL 21Kindergarten Day-first Kindergarten founded by Friedrich Froebel in Germany in 1837
•APRIL 22
Earth Day(See EARTH AND GREEN CATEGORIES!) ; Jelly Bean Day (See page bottom for ideas)Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (Fourth Thursday every year)
•APRIL 23William Shakespeare's birthday, 1564
International Sing-Out Day
Home Run Day-Hank Aaron hit his first home run in 1954--(Play a good game of baseball! )
•APRIL 24 Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day (See page bottom for recipes)
Artist Willem de Kooning's birthday, 1904
•APRIL 25 ...National Telephone Day (See page bottom)
Anzac Day-Australia and New Zealand... Click here to learn about it. You will be taken off site.Hubble Telescope Launched, 1990
•APRIL 26Hug a Friend Day
National Pretzel Day (See our PRETZEL CATEGORY) or just snack on pretzels!Artist Eugene Delacroix's birthday, 1798
Naturalist John J. Audubon's Birthday, 1785 (See BIRD THEME)
•April 27Tell a Story Day (See TELLING CREATIVE STORY Ideas--lower half of the category page)
Creator or Woody the Woodpecker-Walter Lantz's Birthday
•APRIL 28
Poetry Reading Day
US President James Monroe's Birthday, 1758
•APRIL 29
The zipper was patented on this day in 1913
•APRIL 30
Arbor Day
National Honesty Day--George Washington inaugurated as first US president in 1789

For more details check out the link: http://www.kidactivities.net/

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Planning the Month of March

by Barbara Shelby (kidactivites.net)

Flower: Jonquil
Birthstone: Aquamarine
Astrological Sign: Pisces: February 20 to March 20
Aries: March 20 to April 19

March is:

• National Craft Month (See all the Craft Categories on 'category side bar'!)• Women's History Month
• American Red Cross Month
• National Peanut Butter Month (See below)• Kite Month (See below) • Frozen Food Month (Make some frozen goodies with your kids-See page bottom)
• Help Someone See Month (For 'Comunity Service'-collect old eye glasses and donate to a clinic)• Irish-American Heritage Month • St. Patrick's Day (See Categories)• International Listening Awareness
• Noodle Month (See Noodle/Pasta Category)• Non-Fiction Reading & Writing Month
• Nutrition Month
• Optimism Month
• Poetry Month (See idea below)
• Play the Recorder Month
• Spring Month• Umbrella Month (See page bottom)• Poison Prevention Awareness Month

• Music in our School Month! Ideas Here!

• PURPLE DAY IS MARCH 26...Wear purple to support epilepsy awareness worldwide. (Visit Purple Theme Category)

For more details check out the link: http://www.kidactivities.net/