April showers bring May flowers but they also bring fun lesser known celebrations than just Easter and Passover and lots of crafts and recipes to kick off the start of Spring! Below are a few ideas with links to things you can do with your children this month.
4/1 April Fool’s Day. Prepare your best pranks & practical jokes with these funny tricks: https://www.rd.com/list/april-fools-jokes-to-play-on-your-kids/
4/3 National Find a Rainbow Day. This unofficial holiday is filled with hope and promise. How can you create your own personal rainbow using your hands??
4/5 National Deep Dish Pizza Day. Thanks to Pizzeria Uno founder Ike Sewell National Deep Dish Pizza Day was created and the world became a lot happier! Here are some fun recipes to make at home: https://www.pillsbury.com/everyday-eats/pizza/how-to-make-pizza-at-home
4/10-4/16 Week of the Young Child – The Week of the Young Child is April 10-16. This is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the world’s largest early childhood education association, with nearly 100,000 members. This year Week of the Young Child 2021 is “Celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary as Kangaroo Kids celebrates their 30th Anniversary.” Make it a special week with your child! Kangaroo Kids has many wonderful activities planned to celebrate this week. For more information on Week of the Young Child https://bit.ly/3rIRWVn
4/12 Grilled Cheese Day! Although it only requires 3 ingredients, grilled cheese is one of the most popular comfort foods in the world and perfect for a Spring snack or lunch food. Here are 21 ways to make grilled cheese your family will go crazy for!!
4/15 How perfect on Tax Day (Even though this year you have an extra month, why no get them done early) it’s also National Rubber Eraser Day! This odd named day actually has an interesting history. Before erasers were stumbled on for their present use, moist bread was used to remove pencil marks! Here is a great activity to do with your kids once you have completed your taxes. Build an eraser tower! http://jdaniel4smom.com/2016/01/stem-engineering-for-kids-building-an-eraser-tower.html
4/18 While the origin of the High-5 likely started in the 1970’s, the history of the National High Five seemingly grew out of kindness. Why not make someone smile by giving them a surprise greeting today!
http://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/national-high-five-day/ A wonderful movement blanketing the country is an individual morning greeting where a student chooses how they want to be greeted. They can choose a hug, a fist bump or a High 5. Today, why not greet each other with a special High 5 you created yourself.
4/22 Earth Day, which was established in 1970 in the US, is celebrated on 22nd April each year. It is a day to think about our planet and what we can do to keep it special; to think about saving water and energy, reducing pollution, recycling, protecting our animals, trees and plants, and generally getting kids interested in protecting their environment. Here are some fun Earth Day activities to try as a family.
https://www.momjunction.com/articles/earth-day-activities-for-kids-students_00698510/
4/26 National Pretzel Day Pretzels have been enjoyed since medieval times when monks created the treats from bits of dough that were twisted together to represent a child’s arms in prayer. Do you prefer a salty or sweet pretzel? How about both? Try these recipes.
4/27 Babe Ruth Day Babe Ruth Day honors one of the greatest baseball players of all time! You can read about his life and many other famous baseball players at the National Baseball Hall of Fame website.
Please take pictures of your activities and share them with your classrooms! We would love to see what you create!!
There are great websites that detail fun & often free things to do in New Jersey every month! Call ahead and make sure the activities are happening before you head out for your day!
Don’t forget to check out the Kangaroo Kids Website for information on events!
https://www.kangarookidschildcare.com/family-preschool-events/
Find a local NJ Easter Egg hunt on this website. Always call first to verify the event is taking place!
http://www.easteregghuntsandeasterevents.org/NJ.php
This is a great website that details fun FREE things to do in New Jersey every month! Call ahead and make sure the activities are happening before you head out for your day!
If you have not checked out https://hulafrog.com/bridgewater-nj this is another place to look for things happening in the local area!
