AUGUST 2024 Summer evenings are a great time for stargazing. How Make your own ice cream
Make preparations for a summer yard sale. Take out the clothes and toys you no longer need and label them with a price. Draw a picture of your family. Invent a family crest and choose the colors that could represent your family. American Family Day Tick the box on each day when you have completed 20 minutes of reading. Children who develop a love of reading will become better students and build a better future.
Count the seeds in a slice of watermelon.
Make a card for your parents today to tell them how important they are to you. Respect for Parents Day
sandwich today. Use chocolate, graham crackers, and sprinkles, and be creative.
many stars can you find on this page in two minutes? Have a friend try. Who found the most?
Most grown ups know how to make s’mores. Ask for their help. You’ll need: • A campfire • Long skewers or sticks • Graham crackers • Marshmallows • Chocolate bars National S’Mores Day
Get out your crayons and draw a weird and wonderful sea serpent!
It’s Smokey Bear’s birthday. Make sure you have an escape plan and a way to link up with family members in case of an emergency. Line up chairs and imagine they are the seats of a roller coaster.
Make a collage of smiling faces using pictures from the newspaper and magazine.
Clean out a section of your room and rearrange your things there.
Sea Serpent Day
Smile Week
Pour fruit juice into an ice cube tray. Insert a popsicle stick as it starts to freeze. When it’s completely frozen, enjoy this cool treat.
Play catch with a friend. If you’re right-handed, try catching with your left hand. If you’re left-handed, try catching with your right.
Find an apple recipe. Ask an adult for help and make it for your family.
Visit a place with water today—a river, beach, or lake. Take photos or sketch on location.
Brinton Turkle was awarded the Caldecott Honor in 1970. Ask at the library for one of his children’s books. Brinton Turkle’s Birthday Can you make a difference in someone’s life by doing a good deed today?
Roller Coaster Day
Put on some music and dance away. Get some friends over and dance together.
Make some paper airplanes today and fly them with a friend.
Clean out your backpack and get it ready for a great school year!
Get a copy of a newspaper and see who can find the most exclamation marks in 3 minutes? Who can find the most headlines that begin with the letter P?
Go online and research an invention you admire. Can you come up with your own invention?
The waffle was invented on this day in 1869. Make waffles for your family’s breakfast.
National Aviation Day
Be An Angel Day
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Grab a banana and enjoy this fruit high in fiber and potassium.
National Park Service established in 1916 Visit a national park near where you live. What are the sights there that are most striking to you?
Place markers approximately 20 feet apart. Time yourself to see how many times you can run from one marker to the next in 2 minutes.
Make up your own bedtime story. Laurent de Brunhoff’s Birthday
Mix 3 cups of dried fruit, 2 cups of mixed nuts, and 1 cup of granola. National Trail Mix Day
Gather the family for an evening of your favorite board or card games.
Banana Lovers Day
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