Below are a few ideas with links to crafts and recipes you can create with your children this October!
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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😊)!
http://www.nationalpedia.com/national-homemade-cookies-day-october-1/
10/1 On National Homemade Cookie Day, bake with your children (and share with your friends and class!)! 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!
https://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/brown-sugar-butter-cookies/
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/
10/4 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? taco-salad-in-a-bag
10/5 Kangaroo Kids School Pictures for Young Explorers and Waddler Classrooms! Say Cheese!
10/6 Kangaroo Kids School Pictures for Discovery Preschool and Preschool!
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!
10/7 Kangaroo Kids School Pictures for Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten classrooms.
10/9-15 Fire Prevention Week: The goal of Fire Prevention Month (and week October 9th – 15th) is to raise fire safety awareness and help ensure your home and family is protected. In 1922, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) named the second week of October Fire Prevention Week in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.
Come join the fun with our local Fire Department with their 5th Annual NBVFC Fire Prevention Open House & Pumpkin Patch! Facebook event with North Branch Fire Department
Here are a few fun ideas for you to do at home with your children related to fire-safety.
10/10 Columbus Day: It is an annual federal American holiday that occurs on the second Monday in October each year. Columbus Day 2022 is a day that commemorates the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas and his discovery of America on October 12, 1492. Here are some fun facts about Christopher Columbus!
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!! Here are several national-farmers-day stories you and your child can read together.
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
Here are several farms in NJ you can take your whole family too!new-jersey-leisure-guide.com/farm-markets
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
10/13 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! https://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/visit/visitor-information/
10/14 What a sweet day today it! It’s National Dessert Day! How will you indulge today? Satisfy your sweet tooth with cakes, pastries, tarts and candies on Dessert Day, have a bake-off with friends or invent a brand-new delicacy of your own. If you must choose between dinner and dessert. Eat dessert first you can always eat dinner later or pack it up and take it home.
10/14 On National Dessert Day how will you celebrate? With a family favorite or just a simple dessert recipe that the kids can make themselves. Try these Baked Cinnamon Donut Holes and see if you enjoy these more than the donut holes you get at the store.
https://balancingmotherhood.com/worlds-easiest-cinnamon-donut-holes/
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://richanddelish.com/chocolate-cupcake/
10/21 Kangaroo Kids Fall Festival. Bring your family for some crafts, games, Trunk or Treating. Bring a Decorated or Carved Pumpkin to enter the pumpkin decorating contest. Crafts, games and lots of family fun! Call for details 908-231-7800.
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! Why not take a trip to enjoy the Retiles 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 traveling reptile show! https://www.rizzoswildlifeworld.com/
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.https://nationaltoday.com/united-nations-day/
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?
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!
https://frugalfun4boys.com/knock-knock-jokes-for-kids/
Here is a fun and healthy jackolantern-cheese-quesadillas and more just simply mom healthy-halloween-snacks-for-kids-and-adults
Things to do:
Here 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!
https://www.kangarookidschildcare.com/
For additional things to do within Somerset County, check out the Somerset County tourism page weekly! https://visitsomersetnj.org/
