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/
10/4 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!
https://nationaltoday.com/national-noodle-day/
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!!
https://nationaltoday.com/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
10/14 What a sweet day today it! It’s National Dessert Day! How will you indulge today?
https://www.cute-calendar.com/event/national-dessert-day/31934.html
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.
https://nationaltoday.com/united-nations-day/
10/26 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.
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?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/15-jokes-celebrate-national-knock-knock-joke-day-article-1.2413379
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 (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 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?
http://mylitter.com/taco-salad-in-a-bag-perfect-for-camping-and-kids/
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!
https://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/visit/visitor-information/
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/
10/21 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!
http://www.rizzoswildlifeworld.com/
10/26 Kangaroo Kids Fall Festival https://www.kangarookidschildcare.com/family-preschool-events-whitehouse-nj/ Trunk or Treat, Decorated Pumpkin Display – Bring your own decorated pumpkin to enter our contest. Crafts, games and lots of family fun!
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/
Things to do:
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!
In Bloomfield on October 6th head over for the Annual Bloomfield Harvest Fest. Enjoy drinks, music, food truck, pony rides and more!
Do you have a child interested in magic? On October 12th, your kids can learn some new tricks with the Young Magician’s Guild at Morley’s Magic shop in Butler.
Head over to Bordentown for their Riverfest on October 20th. Enjoy the beer garden, face painter, bounce houses and dinner!
If you celebrate Halloween the entire month of October like many of us do, check out these great Trunk or Treat events held through NJ! http://www.njfamily.com/Trunk-or-Treat-Events-in-NJ/
For additional things to do within Somerset County, check out the Somerset County tourism page weekly! https://visitsomersetnj.org/
If you have not checked out https://hulafrog.com/bridgewater-nj this is another place to look for things happening in the local area!
