Today is Earth Day! On this day honoring the environment and the earth’s natural resources, make a three-dimensional “found art†collage to introduce children to the idea of recycling. Collect items such as newspapers, aluminum foil, plastic cups, and egg cartons, and glue them in an artistic arrangement on a large piece of cardboard. Admire […]
The fifteen-day New Year’s celebration includes praying, paying respect to ancestors, and visiting family and friends. Families decorate their homes with flowers, trays of tangerines and oranges, and circular trays of dried, candied fruit. They also place new money in red envelopes, hang red banners, and buy new orange or red outfits for the children. […]
Australia is known as the “The Land Down Under,†because it sits at the bottom of the globe, in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia is home to some of the most unusual creatures in the world: kangaroos, koalas, platypuses, kookaburras, and wombats—animals that are found nowhere else in the world. Take a trip to your local […]
Veteran’s Day is November 11th, a few days away.  books:  Veteran’s Day (read about holidays) Veteran’s Day Visitor The Wall  We sang the following songs:  America, the Beautiful          Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory          My Country Tis of Thee         The Star Spangled Banner We discussed what Veterans Day is all about […]
Honor your grandparent’s on National Grandparent’s Day, which is celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor Day in September – the 12th in 2010. It is only right and fitting that one day of the year is set aside to honor our grandparents. It is time to celebrate those special people who are always there […]
  National Aviation Day is in honor of the birthday of aviator Orville Wright. This special day was created by a presidential proclamation by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. This day was selected, as it is Orville Wright’s birthday. (August 19, 1871)  The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were pioneer aviators […]
 The United Nations’ (UN) International Youth Day is celebrated on August 12 each year to recognize efforts of the world’s youth in enhancing global society. It also aims to promote ways to engage them in becoming more actively involved in making positive contributions to their communities.  … some kind of volunteering or donating […]
Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. Created by the UN to strengthen international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous people in such areas as culture, education, health, human rights, the environment, and social and economic development. Some things to do with your kids  Hello in Different Languages […]
