MAY 2025
Observe the weather today and give your family a weather report as if you were on the TV news. National Weather Observers’ Day Make a special homemade gift for your mom or another special lady. Draw her portrait and give her this perfect gift. 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.
Tell your sibling how much you care for them. If you don’t have one, choose someone who could be your pretend sibling. Brothers and Sisters Day The first newspaper cartoon was published on this day in 1754. See if you can make a copy of a newspaper cartoon character.
Celebrated around the world, this day marks a celebration of spring and the coming of
Make this a special day to find out what is happening now in outer space.
How many owers can you count on this page? Have a friend try. Who found more?
summer. May Day
Make red, white, and green paper chains, and decorate your room.
Take time today to honor your teacher and show how much you appreciate all their hard work.
Thank your school nurse today and give her a token of your gratitude.
Write a poem about lost socks. Where do they go? How will they ever find their way back to their match? Lost Sock Memorial Day
Clean your bicycle today and make sure it is in good condition. Check your helmet, too. Bike Month Go for a hike today in the countryside. Wear good, sturdy shoes and make sure to take some water. Put on some music and get everyone dancing. Dancing is great exercise, so keep it up for at least 20 minutes.
National Teachers Day
National School Nurse Day
Cinco de Mayo
Take a jump rope outside and skip as fast as you can for 10 minutes and then slowly for another 10 minutes. Gather friends and family and order some pizzas.
Compose a limerick today. Five lines, the last words of the 1st, 2nd and 5th lines rhyme, and the 3rd and 4th are a separate rhyme.
Can you draw a cross section of a tulip? Label the different parts of a tulip. Tulip Day
Put your thumbs in your armpits and “flap your wings.”
National Pizza Party Day
Mother’s Day
The American Red Cross was founded on this day in 1881. Check your first aid supplies and make sure they are up to date.
Play a musical instrument today. If you don’t own one, invent your own.
On this day in 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew alone across the Atlantic to Paris. Find out the name of his plane and quiz a friend. Ask your parents if you can take over a section of the garden. Dig it over and plant some flowers, vegetables, or seeds.
Museums are important places. Gather your family and visit a museum today.
Draw a long straight line with a piece of chalk. Now walk along the line as if it were a tight rope.
Get a large sheet of paper and a crayon and make a rubbing today—from a coin, or any indented surface you can find. Start to collect loose change today in a jar. It’s amazing how much you’ll save if you add a little each day.
International Museum Day
Start a science experiment today such as growing a crystal. Follow the scientific method: question, hypothesis, method, data, observation, and conclusion.
Invent a dessert using fresh fruit and a little ice cream or frozen yoghurt. Share it with your family at dinner tonight.
Make a pledge that you will always say NO to smoking.
This is the day to remember those who gave their lives for freedom and country. Memorial Day
For tonight’s movie, let mom choose one of her favorite films.
No Tobacco Day
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