Below are a few ideas with links to crafts and recipes you can create with your children this October!
Create with your children – If you have trouble opening the hyperlink, left click the link and chose Open Hyperlink
10/1 Can you guess what the favorite cookie in the U.S. is? The CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE!!! Today on National Homemade Cookie Day is a day for you to bake your favorite cookie(and share😊)!
10/4 Did you know that the word taco is the Mexican equivalent of the English word sandwich? Last year Americans ate over 4.5 billion tacos! What is your favorite taco filling? Will you celebrate today, National Taco Day?
http://www.nationaltacoday.com/
10/6 What child food staple has been around for over 4000 years? NOODLES! Noodles are popular all over the world and in different shapes and cooked in many ways! National Noodle Day is a wonderful day to enjoy your favorite noodles in your favorite way!
10/12 Farming is one of the oldest jobs! Farmers work tirelessly all over the world farming rice, wheat, vegetables, livestock & more. Let’s thank a farmer on today, National Farmers Day!!
10/13 The U.S. Navy celebrates its birthday on October 13th. Did you know that the Navy traces it’s roots back to the American Revolution?
https://www.military.com/navy-birthday
10/18 Chocolate Cupcakes are my favorite! I know I will indulge with one on National Cupcake Day! Click on the link to find out how the cupcake may have gotten its name!
https://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/national-chocolate-cupcake-day
10/21 According to Reptile Magazine, on October 21st, “reptile families have a day that they can celebrate & share their passion”. Reptiles are ectotherms, that means their body temperatures are reliant on external temperatures. National Reptile Awareness Day is a great way to learn about all different types of reptiles!
https://www.pennlive.com/wildaboutpa/2017/10/lizards_of_pennsylvania_celebr.html
10/24 United Nations Day is the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations in 1945. Today is a great day to think about how the U.N. is helping to build a better world.
10/25 Fall Festival at Kangaroo Kids. Put on your costume and come join the fun. Visit the pumpkin display, pick up goodies at our Trunk or treat, make a fall craft or visit our bounce house. The only admission is a can of food for the food bank.
10/31 Today is Halloween, but did you know that it is also National Knock Knock Joke Day?? Do you have a knock knock joke to share?
October Snacks & Crafts
Bring out the inner chef and artist in your child. Try your hand at these recipes and crafts with your children!
10/1 On National Homemade Cookie Day, bake with your children! Do you have a favorite cookie recipe that has been in your family for generations? This would be an enjoyable day to bake it. Here is an easy recipe for Brown Sugar Butter Cookies!
10/4 I’ve heard of Taco Tuesday’s, but not National Taco Day! There is a remarkable thing about Taco’s, you can make it in any way you would like to! Like this great recipe for a Walking Taco! I’ve never tried it, what would you add to make it your own?
10/12 Farmers do a lot of work to make their farms run and produce fruit, vegetables, dairy and meat. It takes a lot of time, effort and challenging work! Here is an activity to learn how to milk a cow and hone those fine motor skills children need to develop. All you need is a rubber glove, water, a pitcher and fine needle.
10/13 If you have the opportunity, to visit a Navy ship (especially on today, U.S. Navy Day) take a local trip to visit the Battleship New Jersey in Camden, NJ!
10/21 Today is Reptile Awareness Day! Why not take a trip to enjoy the Reptiles at your local zoo or at Rizzo’s Wildlife World? Contact them before you go to make sure they are open, you can also find out where they will have a traveling reptile show!
10/31 Instead of saying Trick or Treat, why not offer up a Knock Knock joke when you go out for trick or treating? Knock Knock! Who’s there? Cargo, Cargo Who? Cargo Beep Beep!
Tell your kids these Knock Knock jokes or have them make up their own!
Things to do:
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 on events like Parent Night Out and upcoming field trips!
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!
