June 3: First U.S. Space Walk (1965)

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In celebration of the first space walk from an American – Ed White – kids can make their own space helmets.

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Space Helmets

Materials:

• Grocery bags
• Crayons
• Markers
• Pencils
• Scissors
• Glue
• Construction paper
• Junk art

Directions:

1. Each child receives a bag.
2. Child cuts a window in the bag for his or her face.
3. Decorate helmet with junk art and other materials.

Source(s): Toolbox Training’s 100 Art Activities for Kids (activity D4).

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Check out the full June calendar. It includes floating holidays, specialty weeks, and specialty months.

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May 3: Sun Day

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Sun Visors

Materials:

• Paper plates
• Pencils
• Scissors
• Crayons
• String or yard or elastic
• Stapler
• Markers

Directions:

1. Placd two paper plates on top of each other so the tops face each other.
2. Cut the two plates in a quarter moon shape to form the visor.
3. Add a few simple pictures on the plate and then cut them out.
4. Trace the same designs on the bottom plate and cut.
5. Staple the outer edges of the plate together.
6. Staple the string onto one end of the visor. Adjust to fit your hand and staple the string to the other end.

Source(s): Toolbox Training’s 100 Art Activities for Kids (activity C2).

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Check out the full May calendar. It includes floating holidays, specialty weeks, and specialty months.

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October 21: Count Your Buttons Day

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Button Mosaic

Materials:

• blocks of scrap wood
• lots of buttons
• plaster of Paris
• paint

Directions:

1. Children should draw a rough draft on paper of how they want their mosaic to look since the plaster of Paris dries quickly.
2. Prepare the plaster of Paris according to directions on the box.
3. Cover a wood scrap with plaster.
4. Make rough textures, curves, and bends in the plaster.
5. Place buttons where desired.
6. Let stand a few minutes.
7. Paint.

Source(s): Toolbox Training’s construction card set (activity F3). Also consider activity H1 from Toolbox Training’s book 100 Game Activities for Kids.

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Check out the full October calendar. It includes floating holidays, specialty weeks, and specialty months.

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