Archive for March, 2010
April Holidays and Special Observances…mark your calendars!
Get your kids ready for all the April activities by creating a custom calendar marking all their important activities and celebrations!
Looking for a little help on marking your children’s calendars this month? Well, we’ve got a good start for you! We’ve compiled a list of some of the observances that make April so special! There are some great links to help give you ideas on how to get in on the fun with your kids so check ‘em out. We’ve sorted them by month, week and day. Remember, every day is special because today is a gift…that’s why they call it “the present”!…
April Monthly Observances…
- National Humor Month
- Internation Guitar Month
- Keep America Beautiful Month
- Lawn and Garden Month
- Poetry Month
- National Pecan Month
- National Welding Month
- Records and Information Management Month
- Stress Awareness Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Autism Awareness Month
Weekly Breakdown:
- Week One: Library Week, Read a Road Map Week
- Week Two: Garden Week
- Week Three: Organize Your Files Week, Medical Labs Week
- Week Four: Administrative Assistants WEek, National Karaoke Week
Celebrations By Day…there’s something for everyone! :
- April Fool’s Day, International Fun at Work Day, International Tatting Day
- Children’s Book Day, National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, national Walk to Work Day, Reconciliation Day
- Don’t Go to Work Unless it’s Fun Day, Tweed Day
- Easter, Hug a Newsman Day, Walk Around Things Day, School Librarian Day, Tell a Lie Day
- Passover begins, Dyngus Day, Go for Broke Day
- Plan Your Epitaph Day, Sorry Charlie Day
- Caramel Popcorn Day, No Housework Day (YEAH!!), World Health Day
- All is Ours Day, Draw a Picture of a Bird Day
- Name Yourself Day, Winston Churchill Day
- Golfer’s Day, National Siblings DAy
- Eight Track Tape DAy, Barbershop Quartet Day, National Submarine DAy
- Big Wind Day, Russian Smonaut Day
- Blame Someone Else DAy, Scrabble DAy
- Ex Spouse Day, International Moment of Laughter Day, Look up at the Sky Day, National pecan Day, Reach as High as You Can Day
- Rubber Eraser Day, Titanic Remembrance Day
- National Eggs Benedict Day, National High Five Day, National Librarian Day, National Stress Awareness Day
- Blah, Blah, Blah Day, National Cheeseball DAy, Pet Owners Independence Day
- International Juggler’s Day, Newspaper Columnists Day
- National Garlic Day, Patriot’s Day
- Look Alike Day, Volunteer Recognition Day
- Kindergarten Day
- Girl Scout Leader Day, National Jelly Bean Day
- Lover’s Day, National Zucchini Bread Day, Take a Chance Day, World Laboratory Day
- Astronomy Day, Pig in a Blanket Day
- East Meets West Day, World Penguin Day
- Executive Admin’s Day (Secretary’s Day), Hug an Austrailan Day, National Pretzel Day, Richter Scale DAy
- Babe Ruth DAy, National Prime Rib DAy, Tell a STory Day
- Great Poetry Reading Day, Kiss Your Mate Day
- Greenery Day, National Shrimp Scampi Day
- haristyle Appreciation Day, Natioanl Honesty Day
Have fun celebrating this month and remember…play with time so you have time to play!
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April is National Poetry Month! Do you have a budding poet in your midst?
Get inspired! Write a poem for your pet and win!
If you have a child that loves to write and loves animals, we’ve got the perfect combination to help them celebrate National Poetry Month! The 3rd annual “Paws for Poetry” contest is in full swing and is a great opportunity for children ages 5-12 to showcase their poetry prowess! To enter, kids need only to write a poem to, and provide a photo of, their favorite animal friend.The contest is co-sponsored by kids’ virtual field trip web site Meet Me at the Corner and Flashlight Press. Teachers and parents, this is a great opportunity to not only encourage your kids to write but also get them excited about it!
Poems must be original work and can be submitted in one of two categories: Group One (ages 5-9) and Group Two (ages 10-12). One grand prize winner ine ach category will receive a $50.00 Amazon.com gift card. Two runners-up in each category will receive a $25.00 Amazon.com gift card. Winning poems and pet photos will also be highlighted in an upcoming Meet Me at the Corner video pod cast. The pod cast will be videotaped at New York’s Angellicle Cat Rescue Center. Local students will present the winning poems.
The contest judge will be Thad Krasnesky. Thad is a children’s author and poet as well as an Iraqi war veteran. He will also be providing contest winners with an autographed copy of his new book, “That Cat Can’t Stay”.
Celebrating the 3rd annual Paws for Poetry contest inspiring kids to celebrate National Poetry Month!
The contest deadline is April 15, 2010. All submissions should be mailed to:
“Paws for Poetry” contest
c/o Meet Me at the Corner
20 West Del Norte
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Good luck to all our young Emily Dickensen’s and Edgar Allen Poe’s! We hope you will all take a crack at this contest as we take a moment this month to appreciate poetry in all it’s literary forms! wRite on!
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