Friday, March 17, 2017

Craft: St. Patrick's Day Print


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To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, my son made a print of Shamrocks to hang in our kitchen.


Materials


Steps 


1. Gather all your materials.

2. Put some green paint on a tray.

3. Rubber-band the three corks together to create your 'stamp.'


4. Allow your child to dip the corks into the paint and stamp onto the paper to create shamrocks.




5. Paint the stems of the shamrocks with a brush.



Resources 


Crafty Morning's Wine Cork Shamrock Craft for St. Patrick's Day 
Crafty Morning's Apple Shamrock Stamp Craft for St. Patrick's Day 
The Pinterested Parent's St. Patricks Day Crafts 


Looking for more St. Patrick's Day Crafts and Ideas? 


We made snakes and shamrocks to hang in our window! 





Saturday, March 11, 2017

Crafts: George Washington's Birthday


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On February 22, 1732, the first President of the United States of America, George Washington, was born in Virginia  (still a colony of Great Britain at the time). It is celebrated as Presidents Day on the third Monday in February.

We celebrated his birthday in our household by reading Meet George Washington by Joan Heilbroner starting on Presidents Day and continuing during lunch for the week.  My son also created a George Washington mask.

Facts about George Washington 



  • first American President (April 30, 1789 - March 4, 1797) 
  • surveyor 
  • Commander of the Continental Army 
  • President of the Constitutional Convention 
  • Gentleman planter 
  • married Martha Dandrige Custis (in 1759) 

During his presidency, Washington 


  • established a Supreme Court
  • established position of Attorney General 
  • created the Department of Foreign Affairs 
  • Created position of Secretary of State 
  • established official currency of United States
  • established what would become United States Navy 

George Washington Mask 


Materials 




Steps 


1. Gather all materials.

2. Cut out center of paper plate to create a hole for your child's face.

3. Draw and cut out hat on blue construction paper.

creating George Washington mask

4. Glue on cotton balls and hat.

creating George Washington mask

5. Attach craft stick on back.

6. After drying, your child can play with their mask.

completed George Washington kids' mask


A Selection of Places to Visit to Learn More 



Independence Hall, Philadelphia PA
Independence Hall

Valley Forge NHP Visitor Center
Valley Forge NHP Visitor Center 

Other Activities for Children 

  • create a model of Mount Vernon
  • sew colonial clothes 
  • practice handwriting by copying out the speeches and letters of George Washington 
  • create a map of the battles that Washington fought in during the Revolutionary War 



Resources


Mrs. Karle's Sight and Sound Reading List of Presidents Day Activities 
Lakeshore Presidents Day Masks 
The Lemonade Stand's Presidents Day Favorites 
George Washington's Mount Vernon 







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