7 National Day Activities to do with the kids this week!

There is a "National Day" for everything it seems like. While some are silly, others are meaningful and educational! We put together a list of this week's "National Days" and how to celebrate them. We hope you have a great time with your kids if you decide to give any of these a try! :)

For this day you can:
Learn the history of the Penny, there is a good summary on this website here
Do a craft like one of these and make something awesome together with those extra pennies you might have laying around. ;)
Hide pennies and do a scavenger hunt!
Try a penny game like these ones.

If your child is an animal lover, you can tell them that It's also  World Turtle Day!!

-Learn all about Turtles!

-Contact American Tortoise Rescue and find out what you can do in your area to help promote the protection of turtles

-Go to a local beach and clean any garbage you might see, turtles bury their eggs in the sand!

Learn more about National Turtle Day here

Here is a cute Turtle craft you can do with your kids! 
 

Make up a scavenger hunt for your kids. My son loves this! I used to set one up when he went to bed, and leave little clues in the morning for him to run around the house and find, until he finally got a small “prize” at the end! This can be as easy as using sticky notes, hiding them around your house with clues to the next place that they are, and a small piece of candy or toy at the end! It's something that's so simple, but will really get your kids excited. They will ask you to start doing it every day, guaranteed!   

Get more Scavenger Hunt ideas here.

National Tap Dance Day's purpose is to honor the art of tap dancing. Tap dancing has many styles from clogging to soft-shoe, jazz, and many more. A fun way to celebrate this day would be to learn tap dancing with your kids!
Put on a YouTube video like this one and copy the steps together, even if you're not very good at it, there will be lots of laughs and memories made. :)
When your feet finally get tired, take a rest and watch one of these movies that involve Tap Dancing!

• "Tap" starring Gregory Hines and directed by Nick Castle.
• "Swing Time" starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Directed by George Stevens.
• "La La Land" starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Directed by Damien Chazelle.
  

Baking is a fun bonding activity, that you can do with your kids.
It’s educational, purposeful, fun, sensory/hands on, and the result is usually delicious!

Bake a blueberry cheesecake together to eat for dessert tonight, like this one here

Plan a road trip! It could be a quick trip to your local ice cream spot for example, ours is Jen's Pit Stop in Granville!

Or sit down together and as a family, plan out your next road trip vacation! Where will you go? Will you stop along the way? What items are essential to bring on a road trip? 

*If we're being honest, you may want to keep your road trips short for now with the cost of gas! We suggest sticking to planes, boats, or trains for travel on your next vacation!

Learn more about "National Road Trip Day" here.

Make burgers for dinner! Throw them on the grill or make them inside, either way it’s an easy dinner that most kids enjoy! Mix it up and try a unique burger recipe like this taco burger recipe from Pinterest
Or make a variation on the classic burger with this burger soup recipe (Also from Pinterest).

What’s more important than teaching our kids important skills they should know as adults as well as something that’s good for the planet?
Whether you regularly compost or not, you can make it a point to talk to your kid today about what composting is, why people do it, and that can open the door to many more discussions on this topic!
For help with starting this convo, along with other ideas on how to celebrate, click here 

We hope you enjoyed this list of National Holiday activities, and that you were able to find something you like in this article to do with the kids this week!

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