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May 1 - Mother Goose Day

April 29, 2024

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March 12 - Plant a Flower Day

Spring is my FAVORITE time of year, when color and warmth start creeping back into the world, so I am all over any holiday that furthers that along! Books 9780062393395 Accurate science AND interactive fun ! Children clap to make the sun shine, wiggle their fingers to make the rain fall, and so on. At the end we have instructions for growing zinnias, a pretty easy flower to start with. 9780152626099 Through brilliant, textured cut paper collages, the story follows the progress of a mother and daughter in their backyard as they plant bulbs, seeds, and seedlings and nurture their growth into flowers. Bold, spare text and dazzling illustrations will inspire readers to take a closer look at the natural world and maybe even start a garden of their own. Extensions: Colors, of course! Take a walk outside with your camera handy, and look for natural examples of different colors. Print them out at home and put them into your own rainbow book. 978-1467757300 This is part of a great series

April 1 - April Fool's Day

What could be better than some good, clean fun?! Books This title has become the classic go-to: 9781489623058 The grandkids have come to stay on the farm, and it just happens to be that most special of days. Fortunately, Grandpa is too smart to believe them when they tell him all the animals are loose, knowing it is just an April Fool's joke...or is it? 9780756976576 Now, doesn't that giant, sprinkle-covered cookie on the cover look yummy? Too bad it's made of...sand! What happens when the tables are turned on this practical jokester? How about a reading exercise that turns out to be a joke in itself (as well as a lesson in reading directions)? There are several on the internet, here is a fun one from Joy in the Journey that fits any size group of children. Art So many options here! Try your hand at: Hidden Pictures - create your own I Spy collages with magazine cut-outs, or have the kids draw two nearly identical pictures and challenge each other to spot the differences;

March 31 - Tater Day

Is there any food more versatile than the potato? A staple of cheap moms (that'd be me) and college students, it is filling and plentiful and can be cooked so many ways! Books We aren't the only ones who like potatoes: 9780399240362 One pig wants potatoes . . . then so does his brother . . . his sister makes it three pigs, and Papa makes four. Then there are the neighbors! Now all the piggies want potatoes, and soon it's one big potato party! A counting book as well as a reminder that everyone needs to help, this may get your little piggies in the mood for the day's activities! Or, just make them very hungry, one of the two. 9780439879934 I was a little concerned at first - wait, are we celebrating these kids stealing potatoes? But, that is addressed, and lends itself very nicely into a discussion of wrong and right - do desperate times excuse desperate measures? And I'm guessing regardless of when you read this book, you can relate it to current events somewhere. T

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May 1 - Mother Goose Day

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