by Jill Tomey | May 1, 2024 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
World Bee Day – May 20th World Bee Day To Bee or Not To Bee(True or False) You can keep a beehive in your backyard. True – Visit this website for information on starting your own hive. Bees are important because they pollinate food crops. True –...
by Jill Tomey | Apr 15, 2024 | Family Activity
Soda Pop Download printable version of the activity This activity is best done in the kitchen or even outside. Get a bottle or can of warm soda pop. Begin talking about how sometimes things happen that shake up the day. (Begin shaking the can or bottle.) Sometimes...
by Jill Tomey | Apr 1, 2024 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
April 12 National DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) Day April 12 National DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) Day National Drop Everything and Read Day is a special celebration to remind and encourage families to make reading together daily a family priority. Some places...
by Jill Tomey | Mar 25, 2024 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
Spring/Easter Activity – A Good Egg A Good Egg is an idiom that refers to a person who is kind and reliable. It is a compliment to be called a good egg. This activity will make a wreath out of good eggs. Find something round to which you can attach paper eggs to make...
by Jill Tomey | Mar 5, 2024 | Family Activity
Walk a Mile in My Shoes Download printable version of the activity For this exercise, everyone needs to remove their shoes or bring a pair of their own shoes if they aren’t wearing any. Put all the shoes in a pile and let each family member pick a pair of someone...
by Jill Tomey | Mar 1, 2024 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
St. Patrick’s Day Activity Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by identifying the Character Quality associated with the following Irish proverbs: Complain that you have no shoes until you meet a man who has no feet. (Gratefulness) Many a ship is lost within sight of the...
