Special Days & Holidays For
September & October
Betty Jo, of Still Learning Something New, has posted the newest version of her October 2018 Special Days Calendar. It has a long list of famous birthdays, historical events, interesting days, monthly event and food themes, and more.
Betty Jo and I have created a Special Days Companion filled with 120+ activities you can do as a family during the month of October. To find out more about this wonderful product, click here.
Here are a few of the things on her list and some helpful activities and links:
One of October’s Fun Food themes is Cranberries. Learn how this fun food is grown and its many health benefits. This post has some educational materials available in it as well.
September 30: Hot Mulled Cider Day – Welcome fall with this seasonal drink.
Watch the YouTube video: Homemade Apple Cider | Thirsty For….
October 1: Model T Ford introduced 1908 – Learn about the history of the Model T. Go to a classic car show in your area.October 2: Farm Animals Day – What does it take to raise a farm animal? Read: Farm Animals Guide to Raising Livestock: Feeding, Housing, Diseases. Visit a petting zoo.
October 3: SOS (distress code) established 1906 – Find out what the SOS code is and how it came to be. Use the code to send messages to another person.
October 3: Butterfly and Hummingbird Day – Start a butterfly study with the resources in this post.
All About Birds: Ruby Throated Hummingbird – How to identify males and females and similar looking birds.
October 4: Cinnamon Roll Day – Make cinnamon rolls with the recipe in this video.
October 4: Cinnamon Roll Day – Make cinnamon rolls with the recipe in this video.
October 5: Physicist Robert Hutchings Goddard born 1882 – Learn about this man’s accomplishments and about gyroscopes. A Playlist can be found here. Make your own gyroscope.
October 6: Mad Hatter Day – Throw a Mad Hatter Party! You can use some of the ideas offered in this Alice in Wonderland Party ideas post.
I hope something in this post makes you smile!
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