May Holidays and Activities

Listed below are interesting holidays, celebrations, important dates, and events for May. Icons indicate an activity from one of Toolbox Training’s 100 Activities series of books. Hover over the icon for specific references to exact activities. You can also click on links for additional information on dates. Many of these connect directly to activities on the Toolbox Training blog, but some are off-site links.

1	May Day Mother Goose Day School Principal's Day Plant a Flower Day Loyalty Day Hawaiian Lei Day
2	Baby Day (Dr. Benjamin Spock born 1903) Brothers and Sisters Day Space Day (started in 2001 by John Glenn)
3	Sun Day
4	Holocaust Remembrance Day Movie Day Orange Juice Day
5	Cinco de Mayo Children's Day (Japan) First American in Space – Alan Shephard (1961) First perfect baseball game pitched – Cy Young (1904) Chocolate Custard Day Scrapbook Day
6	School Family Day Baseball player Willie Mays' Birthday (1931) No Diet Day Beverage Day
7	Nurse Day Potato Day Tuba Day
8	V-E Day (1945) President Harry S Truman's Birthday (1884) World Red Cross Day Have a Coke Day (1886 – Coca Cola first sold to the public) No Socks Day Coconut Cream Pie Day Song “White Christmas” registered by Irving Berlin (1942)
9	Receptionist Day Lost Sock Memorial Day Windmill Day Barbie doll trademarked (1958)
10	Clean Up Your Room Day
11	Twilight Zone Day Eat What You Want Day Strange Music Festival (International)
12	Nurse Florence Nightingale's Birthday (1820) Nonsense Day Limerick Day Kite Day
13	Native Apple Pie Day Leprechaun Day Tulip Day Velcro trademarked (1958)
14	Beginning of Lewis & Clark Expedition (1804) Clean Up Your Street Day Stars and Stripes Day Crazy Day Dance Like a Chicken Day
15	Police Memorial Day No Excuses Day Chocolate Chip Day Hug Your Cat Day
16	Animal Day Love a Tree Day Wear Purple for Peace Day Pickle Day
17	I Am an American Day Cherry Cobbler Day Pack Rat Day Amusement Ride Day – birth of the merry-go-round (1620)
18	Goodwill Day Museum Day Visit Your Relatives Day
19	Ringling Brothers founded their circus (1884) Neighbor Day Frog Jump Day
20	Flower Day Be a Millionaire Day Weight and Measure Day
21	Waitresses/Waiters Day Strawberries and Cream Day
22	Vanilla Pudding Day Buy a Musical Instrument Day Orville and Wilbur Wright receive patent for a “flying machine” (1906).
23	Penny Day Sea Turtle Day Taffy Day
24	Brothers Day
25	Women's Day Tap Dance Day Sing-Out Day
26	Space Shuttle Astronaut Sally Ride's Birthday (1951)
27	Golden Gate Bridge opened (1937) Masking tape patented (1930) Grape Popsicle Day Piano patented (1796)
28	Amnesty International Day Hamburger Day Whale Day
29	President John F. Kennedy’s Birthday (1917) Ancestor Honor Day
30	First Indianapolis 500 car race (1911) Water a Flower Day
31	No Tobacco Day Save Your Hearing Day

Floating Holidays: Kentucky Derby (1st Saturday) Teacher's Day (Tuesday of the first full week) Child Care Provider Day (Friday before Mother's Day) Mother's Day (2nd Sunday) Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday) Backyard Games Week (last full week before Memorial Day) Memorial Day (last Monday) Specialty Weeks: 1st week (1st full week): Be Kind to Animals Week Cartoon Appreciation Week Child Care Awareness Week Computer Education Week Family Week Music Week Nurses Week Postcard Week Raisin Week Safe Kids Week Teacher Appreciation Week Tourism Week Wildflowers Week 2nd week: Bike Week Hospital Week Nursing Home Week Pet Week Police Week 3rd week: Art Week Astronomy Week Buckle Up America! Week New Friends, Old Friends Week Running and Fitness Week Transportation Week 4th week: Pickle Week Shoe Week Specialty Months: Asian/Pacific Heritage Month Asthma and Allergry Month Barbeque Month Better Speech and Hearing Month Bike Month Duckling Month Egg Month Family Support Month Flower Month Graduation Month Hamburger Month Modern Dance Month Older American's Month Photo Month Physical Fitness and Sports Month Promote Your Ideas Month Safety Month Salad Month Scrapbooking Month Strawberry Month Transportation Month

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