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May Crafts, Lessons and Activities
 MAY CALENDAR
Start the month off by printing a calendar page that can be decorated by you or your students and kids.
MAY 1
Mother Goose Day
Hawaiian Lei Day
May Day
MAY 2
Space Day
Try This: ►
Make a Cosmic Mobile
Try This: ► Sculpt a Planet
Try This: ► Eat Space Pudding
MAY 4
Weather Observers' Day
Try This: ► Make a Weathervane
Try This: ► Mud Puddles and Bubbles
Try This: ► Rainsticks
Try This: ► Weather Activities for Preschoolers
MAY 5
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo ("The Fifth of May" in Spanish) is a national holiday in Mexico which is also widely celebrated in the United States. It commemorates the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin over the French occupational forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Source: Wikipedia.com
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 CINCO DE MAYO CRAFTS
Celebrate this day by creating multicultural arts and crafts. [read more]
Children's Day (Japan)
Try This: ► Teaching Primary School Children about Japan through Art
MAY 6
Explorer Robert Peary's Birthday, 1856
MAY 7
Tchaikovsky's Birthday (1840)
Teacher Day
MAY 8
Victory Day in Europe, 1945
No Socks Day
Receptionists Day
Try This: ► Make a Crafty Gift
Red Cross Day
MAY 10
Child Care Provider Day
Try This: ► Visit KinderArt Littles for ECE ideas
Clean Up Your Room Day
Mother's Day
The Mother's Day holiday, celebrates motherhood generally and the contributions of mothers to society. It falls on the second Sunday of each May. It is the result of a campaign by Anna Marie Jarvis (1864-1948), who, following the death of her mother on May 9, 1905, devoted her life to establishing Mother's Day as a national, and later an international, holiday.
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 MOTHER'S DAY CRAFTS
Find lots of fun things to do to celebrate Mother's Day and find great gift ideas for mom too. [read more]
MAY 12
Limerick Day
Kite Day
Try This: ► Make a Kite
Try This: ► Paper Bag Kite
Ocean Day
Try This: ► Oceans/Under the Sea
Try This: ► Pie Plate Fish
Try This: ► Beach in a Bag
Try This: ► Paperclay Fish Ornaments
Nurse Day
MAY 13
Tulip Day
Astronomy Day
Try This: ► Planet Suncatchers
Try This: ► Sculpt a Planet
Try This: ► Cosmic Mobile
MAY 14
Dance Like a Chicken Day
The Lewis and Clark Expedition began on this day in 1804
MAY 15
Artist Jasper Johns' Birthday (1930)
Try This: ► Create Artistic Numbers!
Chocolate Chip Day
Try This: ► Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies
MAY 16
Biographer's Day
MAY 17
Armed Forces Day
Amusement Ride Day
Try This: ► Make a mini amusement park
Bike to Work Day
Children and Police Day
MAY 18
Mount St. Helens Erupted on this day in 1980
International Museum Day
Try This: ► Visit a museum with your kids!
Visit Your Relatives Day
Victoria Day (Canada)
Victoria Day (French: Fête de la Reine) is a Canadian statutory holiday celebrated on the last Monday before or on May 24 in honour of both Queen Victoria's birthday and the current reigning Canadian sovereign's birthday. While Victoria Day is often thought of as a purely Canadian event, it is also celebrated in some parts of Scotland, particularly in Edinburgh and Dundee, as well as in the Cayman Islands, where it is also a public holiday. Source: Wikipedia
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 Make a Canadian Flag
MAY 19
Circus Day
Try This: ► Clown Around Drawing Lesson
Neighbor Day
MAY 21
Artist Henri Rousseau's Birthday (1844)
Try This: ► Make artwork in the style of Henri Rousseau
MAY 22
The first atlas was published on this day in 1570
MAY 23
World Turtle Day
Ben Franklin invented bifocals on this day in 1784
MAY 24
Brothers Day
The Brooklyn Bridge opened on this day in 1883
MAY 25
Missing Children's Day
Try This: ► National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (external link)
Tap Dance Day
Memorial Day (USA)
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (observed in 2008 on May 26). It was formerly known as Decoration Day. This holiday commemorates U.S. men and women who have died in military service to their country. It began first to honor Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War. After World War I, it was expanded to include those who died in any war or military action. Source: Wikipedia
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 Color the US Flag
MAY 27
The Golden Gate Bridge opened on this day in 1937
MAY 31
Poet Walt Whitman's Birthday
Try This: ► Poetry Pebbles
Try This: ► Magnetic Poetry
No Tobacco Day
CELEBRATE ALL MONTH
MAY is...
Vocabulary Month
American Bike Month
Asparagus Month
Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
Try This: ► Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (external link)
Bar-B-Q Month
Better Speech and Hearing Month
Try This: ► American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (external link)
Egg Month
Try This: ► Paint an Egg!
Duckling Month
Try This: ► Duck and Duckling Coloring Page
Try This: ► Duck and Two Ducklings Coloring Page
Flower Month
Try This: ► Flower Power Art Lessons
Try This: ► Paper Batik Flowers
Try This: ►Magnificent Flowers
Try This: ► Vincent's Flowers
Try This: ► Mother's Day Flowers
Try This: ► Flowers Galore!
Try This: ► Spring Showers, Spring Flowers
Try This: ► Muffin Flowers
Try This: ► How do Flowers Grow?
Try This: ► Tissue Paper Carnations
Try This: ► Coffee Filter Flowers
Try This: ► Abstract Flowers
Try This: ► Van Gogh's Sunflowers Bulletin Board
Hamburger Month
Mental Health Month
Try This: ► National Mental Health Association (external link)
Photo Month
Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Salad Month
Strawberry Month
Try This: ► Strawberry Scented Paint
Older Americans Month
Social Science Month
Try This: ► Social Studies Lessons
Transportation Month
Try This: ► Transportation Activities
The 1st WEEK of MAY Is...
Postcard Week
The 2nd WEEK of MAY Is...
Pet Week
Try This: ► Pets in the Classroom
Try This: ► Take Care of Your Pets Coloring Page
Police Week
The Last WEEK of MAY Is...
Backyard Games Week
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Recommended Books:
 Kids Celebrate
by Maria Bonfanti Esche, Clare Bonfanti Braham
Skipping the typical green shamrocks and orange paper pumpkins, here are 100 days to remember with 200 related activities for children and grownups.
Kids Holiday Fun
by Penny Warner, Kathy Rogers
This year-round guide provides fresh new ideas, month by month, for holiday activities the whole family can enjoy together. Ideal for busy parents, the guide organizes every holiday clearly, with detailed "what-you-need" lists and time guidelines for each activity.
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