Below are a few ideas with links to crafts and recipes you can create with your children this May!
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5/1 Happy Mother Goose Day! While the origins of Mother Goose are a bit vague, a day has been set aside to foster reading and learning through nursery rhymes. You can read your most treasured nursery rhymes, act them out or try creating one of your own!
5/4 Star Wars Day: May the 4th be with you!
5/5 Cinco de Mayo: In the U.S., Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican culture and heritage
5/7 Teachers play a pivotal part in our children’s lives. Do you remember your favorite teacher? These challenging times make it difficult to share those special smiles and hugs but you can encourage your child to create a card or email a fun photo of themselves and their family doing a fun activity together or sharing a photo of an activity their teacher shared. National Teacher Appreciation Week!
5/10 Mother’s Day is here, are your children looking to pamper you with breakfast in bed?? Here is a simple breakfast they can put together themselves. (Use frozen mini pancakes to make cleanup even easier!!)
Although I personally prefer handmade gifts. If you want to splurge during this pandemic here are a few ideas from cnet.com
5/15 National Chocolate Chip Day: It all started at the Toll House Inn
5/15 National Bike to Work Day: National Bike to Work day was started more than a ½ century ago!
5/17 Pizza is one of Americas favorite meals. National Pizza Party Day is held on the 3rd Friday in May as a way to get together with friends and family to have fun and share some pizza together!
5/21 Fact: Strawberries are the only fruit with the seeds on the outside. While learning about Strawberries on Strawberries and Cream Day, why not make yourself a treat?
5/21 National Red Nose Day: Help end child poverty!
5/25 Memorial Day: Do you know what Memorial Day was originally called?
5/29 Invented in 1899 the paper clip has been used to clip papers together for well over a century later. The paperclip has stayed true to its purpose. On National Paperclip Day, try your hand at some Paper Clip Art!
May Snacks and Crafts
Bring out the inner chef and artist in your child. Try your hand at these with your children!
5/1 Need Mary Had a Little Lamb craft? Make a lamb! You need cotton balls, paper, glue, googly eyes and your child can make their own flock! You can hide the flock and your child can play the part of Mary and go and find them!
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with some homemade salsa! Here is an easy great recipe!
5/8 National Teacher Appreciation Day: Join the 2018 #ThankaTeacher campaign!
May the 4th be with you and thee tasty light saber pretzels!
Love salsa? Ever try making homemade salsa? Here is an easy great recipe!
5/7 Looking for a way to have your little one create something beautiful for their favorite teachers? Take a look at these creative cards you can help them design as a way to say thank you!
5/12 Children get SOOOOO excited to celebrate and do something special for their parents but very often don’t know what they can do. Grab some inexpensive supplies and encourage them to create a special card for Mother’s Day of their own. Here is a simple craft they can make all by themselves!
5/17 Do your kids love pizza? Make Octopus Pizza to encourage your child to try something new on their pizza!
5/21 Looking for something different to try for dessert? How about this Mexican Strawberries and Cream (Fresas Con Crema) dessert your whole family can help make and enjoy!
5/29 A simple little craft to assemble on National Paper Clip Day are Button Bookmarks! They require materials you likely have at home! A jar of these would be great end of the year gift for your child’s teachers!!!
Please take pictures of your activities and share them with your classrooms! We would love to see what you create!!
Don’t forget to check out the Kangaroo Kids Website for information at home activities and information on Virtual Field trips
