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U.S. Holidays & Observances
Uniquely American Celebrations
Arbor Day, Elvis Day, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Talk Like A Pirate Day...

 


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GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.

Backwards Day (ideas for games, crafts, snacks...) - Perpetual Preschool

Fun With Franklin (experiments for celebrating Benjamin Franklin's birthday) - The Electric Franklin

Independence Day / Fourth Of July

Election Cake (for Election Day) - Catholic Culture (Also see the frosting recipe.)

Flag Day (displaying the flag in a parade, at an unveiling, at half-staff...) - HomeOfHeroes.com

Grandparents Day Vase - Very Best Kids

Kwanzaa

Labor Day

Mardi Gras

Memorial Day

National Hispanic Heritage Month (recipes: chorizo & potatoes with eggs, tacos & rice, Mexican rice...) - Global Network News

Old Glory Project (Flag Day craft) - Ben Franklin Stores

Super Bowl Sunday / Football Parties

Thanksgiving

Throw a Thoroughbred Kentucky Derby Party (mint julep, run for the roses pie, Kentucky hot brown...) - All Recipes


ARBOR DAY

Arbor Day (craft ideas) - Perpetual Preschool

Arbor Day Crafts - EnchantedLearning.com

How To Celebrate Arbor Day - The National Arbor Day Foundation

Let's Plant A Tree (tree siting, identifying incorrectly sited trees, planting sapling...) - Kids For Trees


ELVIS DAY (ELVIS'S BIRTHDAY & ELVIS MEMORIAL DAY)

Elvis' Favorite Dishes (ham bone dumplings, peanut butter & banana sandwich, baked apple & sweet potato pudding) - Net Glimse

Elvis' Favorite Peanut Butter Sandwich - Robi Haferkamp

Happy Birthday Elvis Salad - Alt.Country Cooking

Elvis Presley Favorites (peanut butter & banana sandwich, ham bone dumplings, apple & sweet potato pudding) - About.com

Appetizers, Party Foods, and Beverages ("Stuck on You" Burnt-Bacon, Jungle Room Party Sandwiches, "Let's Have a Party" Rye Bread Snacks, "Burning Love" Watermelon Salsa...) - Graceland's Table: Recipes and Meal Memories Fit for the King of Rock & Roll


JUNETEENTH

Cooking For Juneteenth (red lemonade, sweet potato pie, cornbread...) - The Museum School

How To Celebrate - Juneteenth.com

Juneteenth: Emancipation Day (diabetic recipes: sweet potato biscuits, fried green tomatoes, jelly cake...) - Cinnamon Hearts

Juneteenth Sweet Potato Pie - Kansas City, Kansas Public Library

Juneteenth: The Taste of Freedom (gingerbread recipe) - NPR


LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY

Abe Lincoln's Log Cabin (made from snacks) - Very Best Kids

Lincoln Hat Craft - EnchantedLearning.com

Lincoln Penny Pendant - EnchantedLearning.com

Lincoln (Recipes: Abe Lincoln election cake, Lincoln & Douglas cake, Mary Todd Lincoln's vanilla-almond cake...) - Food Down Under


MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

A Box Of Crayons (diversity activity/craft) - KinderArt

Award A Peace Prize - Very Best Kids

Create A Project - Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day Of Service

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Activities for English Language Learners (activity/crafts: black & white collage, role models & heros, milk carton buses...) - The Holiday Zone

Five Ways to Celebrate Dr. King's Birthday with Kids (multicultural banquet, skin tone decorations, walking for a cause...) - Familyeducation.com

Freedom Bell - The Idea Box

How To Serve - MLK Day Of Service

"I have a dream" Craft - The Idea Box

"I have a dream" Book - Very Best Kids

MLK Day (Activities, crafts, snacks) - The Perpetual Preschool

Project Tips (Adobe Acrobat document) - MLK Day Of Service


PRESIDENTS' DAY

Activities and Crafts for Presidents Day (Tree of Presidents, patriotic pebble, little log cabin...) - EnchantedLearning.com

Hand-Spun Holidays: President's Day (lesson plan: activities, cooking, reading, math...) - Life Is Not A Cereal

Honoring Our Presidents (presidential pins, Abe Lincoln's stovepipe hat) - Very Best Kids

Presidential Recipes (Jimmy Carter's peanut butter pie, Rachel Jackson's burnt custard, Ronald Reagan's rancho California rice, Frances Cleveland's white cake...) - Cheddar Bay

President's Day (recipes, activities) - Alphabet Soup

President's Day (stuffed acorn squash, spoon bread, maple pork chops...) - WhatToCook.com


TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY

How To Talk Like A Pirate - FamilyFun

How To Talk Like A Pirate (for adults, video) - Loading.Ready.Run

How To Talk Like A Pirate - The Official British Headquarters For International Talk Like A Pirate Day

Make A Jack Sparrow Costume - Knowledge Hound

PirateWords (also see 'Phrases' on left menu) - Talk Like A Pirate Day

Why Talk Like A Pirate, And How (for adults only!) - The Original Talk Like A Pirate Day Site


VETERAN'S DAY

How To Participate (Help collect & preserve stories of wartime experiences.) - Veterans History Project

Make A Difference On Veteran's Day - Knowledge Hound

Veteran's Day Crafts, Projects, and Printouts - KinderCraft


WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY

Celebrating George Washington (lesson plan ideas) - About.com

George Washington Birthday Bread - Fleischmann's Yeast

Mount Vernon Celebrates Martha Washington’s 274th Birthday (Martha's cake recipe) - Mount Vernon

Remember George Washington's Birthday With Delicious, Cancer-Fighting Cherries (cherry pie, cherry crisp, Marilyn's cherry rice, cherry salsa) - American Institute for Cancer Research

Washington's Birthday (cherry soup, baked corn & vegetables, deep plum pie...) - WhatToCook.com

Washington's Birthday (diabetic Washington's cherry pie, George Washington's rich custard, Martha Washington's plum pudding...) - Food Down Under


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