May Day – May 1st
Activities:
Make Your Own Seed Paper – School Aged
Easy Flowers to Grow for Kids – K – 3
10 Amazing Do-it-Yourself Wind Chimes – K – 4
Books to Read:
Spring Equinox, by Jackson, Ellen
It’s Spring, by Glaser, Linda
Springtime in Bugland!, by Carter, David A
May Day:
People around the world celebrate May Day. This May 1 holiday has been celebrated since ancient times. Spring festivals, parades, and maypoles are important traditions on this day. It has several meanings. In many other countries, it is a celebration of spring and the coming of summer. It is celebrated with many spring flowers, many of them blooming right in your backyard.
Activities:
Paper Plate Pinata – School Ages
Mexican Folk Art: Amate Paintings – School Aged
Make Mexican Metal Art – School Aged
Books to Read:
Marco’s Cinco de Mayo, by Bullard, Linda
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo, It’s Fiesta Time, by Hill, Sandi
Cinco de Mouse O!, DVD
Cinco de Mayo Day:
Cinco de Mayo has come to signify Hispanic and Mexican pride and a time to celebrate the rich Hispanic culture. It is a time of song, dance, partying, and in general a time to be proud to be of Hispanic descent.
Activities:
Secret Message Mother’s Day Card – School Aged
Home Made Bath Bombs – Elementary
Technicolor Flowers – School Aged
Books to Read:
The Night Before Mother’s Day, by Wing, Natasha
What Not to Give Your Mother for Mother’s Day, by Simpson, Martha Seif
The Mother’s Day Mice, by Bunting, Eva
Mother’s Day:
It’s Mother’s Day. That means today is all about Mom. Everybody has a mother and absolutely no one is more special than your mom. Sure, dad is really important. And, grandparent’s too. But moms, well they are just the greatest. Often taken for granted, they are always our strongest supporters. You can’t do wrong in Mom’s eyes. When you are hurt, or not feeling well, there is no one else that can help you more than Mom.
Plant a Vegetable Garden Day – May 19th
Activities:
20 Gardening Activity Ideas – School Age
How To Plant a Garden – School Aged
How to Make a 3D Flower Model with Parts – School Aged
Books to Read:
Let’s Plant a Garden, by Depken, Kristen
Lola Plants a Garden, by McQuinn, Anna
Olivia Plants a Garden, by Sollinger, Emily
Plant a Vegetable Garden Day:
As the old saying goes….. “Give a man some vegetables, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man how to grow a vegetable garden, and you feed his whole family for life!” On World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day, a May 19 holiday, you can begin a hobby that feeds your whole family for a lifetime.
