APRIL 2020 FLOWER: DAISY BIRTHSTONE: DIAMOND
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1:1 Visits & Individualized Programs offered |
SOCIAL DISTANCING RESPECTED |
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1 APRIL FOOLS’ DAY
NATIONAL HUMOR MONTH BEGINS! It’s a great day to share your favorite joke or riddle
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2 LADY LIBERTY DAY
IT’S THE BIRTHDAY OF THE FRENCH SCULPTOR FREDERIC-AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI, CREATOR OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY Have you ever visited NYC and/or the Statue of Liberty? |
3 IT’S FIND A RAINBOW DAY
WITH ALL THOSE APRIL SHOWERS, THERE ARE PLENTY OF RAINBOWS! Get a blank answer sheet in Activities and find the 12 rainbows placed around the house – turn in your sheets & you might win a prize! |
4 BALLROOM DANCING DAY
DO YOU ENJOY DANCING? CAN YOU CUT A RUG? What was your favorite dance move? Waltz, Cha Cha, Salsa, or Macarena? We can always chair dance! |
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5 PALM SUNDAY
HOLY WEEK BEGINS
We can make our own folded paper crosses |
6 TWINKIE DAY or HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTEST DAY
On this day in 1930 James Dewar invented Hostess Twinkies. Did you know that Twinkies originally had banana cream filling? |
7 PINK MOON DAY
THERE IS A FULL MOON TONIGHT. THE NAME COMES FROM THE PINK WILD PHLOX THAT GROW IN THE SPRING.
Everyone should wear pink today! |
8 DAB DAY
IT’S DRAW A BIRD DAY!
DAB DAY IS A DAY WHEN PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD DRAW BIRDS. We can draw, color & paint our favorites today |
9 ROSIE THE RIVETER DAY
ON THIS DAY IN 1944, THE FILM ROSIE THE RIVETER WAS RELEASED.
Do you have memories of the rush of women into the workforce during WWII? |
10 GOOD FRIDAY AND SEND A CARD DAY
APRIL IS CARD & LETTER WRITING MONTH. SEND SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT A CARD TODAY. We can make cards too! |
11 “WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE” DAY
LEARN HOW TO WHISTLE FROM THE HAPPY WISTLER AND SING “WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK”!
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12 EASTER SUNDAY & THE FIRST MAN IN SPACE DAY –
On this day in 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space when he made a 108-minutes voyage orbiting Earth in a vehicle launched by the USSR |
13 FIRST ELEPHANT DAY
THE FIRST ELEPHANT TO COME TO AMERICA ARRIVED ON APRIL 13, 1796. A good day to learn more about elephants, folklore, trivia!
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14 NATIONAL DOLPHIN DAY
Learn more about the dolphin species, watch them on a webcam and do a dolphin puzzle |
15 JACKIE ROBINSON DAY
TODAY IS JACKIE ROBINSON DAY, A DAY TO CELEBRATE THIS BASEBALL GREAT AND HIS HISTORIC DEBUT WITH THE BOOKLYN DODGERS IN 1947. Do you remember what his number was? Your right, it was 42!! |
16 NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT ANNIVERSARY
DESIGNATED AS SUCH ON THIS DAY IN 1908, NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT BECARE THE FIRST NATIONAL PARK IN UTAH. Did you ever visit – we can learn more about it today |
17 GO FLY A KITE DAY & MUSTANG DAY
YOU CAN MAKE A KITE DECORATION FOR YOUR DOOR AND DO A PUZZLE. And FORD MUSTANG DAY COMMEMORATES THE DAY THE MUSTANG WAS INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC IN 1964. |
18 ANNIVERSARY OF PAUL REVERE’S RIDE
On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere started out on his famous ride from Boston to Lexington MA to warn the townspeople the “British are coming”.
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19 NATIONAL LIBRARY DAY
A good day to pick up your favorite type of book or story.
Also try solving the Love Your Library word search |
20 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FENWAY PARK
Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox and the “Green Monster” celebrates its birthday today – opened in 1912 and is the oldest stadium currently in use
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21 BULLDOGS ARE BEAUTIFUL DAY
Also celebrates people’s differences, whether they’re big, small, short, tall, skinny or stout! Do you think bulldogs are beautiful? Learn how to draw a bulldog today |
22 EARTH DAY
IT’S THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY!
Let’s do puzzles, talk about rock & minerals & the weather |
22 AMERICA’S LI’L SWEETHEART’S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
SHIRLEY TEMPLE WAS BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1928
Watch a Shirley Temple movie and solve a Shirley Temple word search puzzle |
24 ARBOR DAY
IT’S MISSION IS TO HELP PROMOTE TREE CARE AND CONSERVATION & TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON TREE ISSUES
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25 SAVE THE FROGS DAY
DID YOU KNOW THAT 1/3 OF THE FROG POPULATION FACES POSSIBLE EXTINCTION?
Solve our Frog puzzle and let’s talk frogs! |
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26 PET PARENT’S DAY
A great day to share our favorite pet story
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27 BABE RUTH DAY
On April 27, 1947, Babe Ruth Day was held at Yankee Stadium. We can share facts about Babe Ruth and solve puzzles.
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28 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARYLAND
Maryland became the 7th state on this date in 1788.
Have you visited Maryland? Learn some facts and trivia
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29 HAPPY HUMP DAY
IT’S THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF HUMOR MONTH!
We’ll have camel trivia and read a funny poem by Ogden Nash, and tell jokes |
30 LAUGH ‘TIL YOU CRY DAY
CELEBRATED THE LAST DAY OF HUMOR MONTH – share a time that you laughed so hard that you cried! |
Courtyard will be Open – weather Permitting! |
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