All Days
Kiss the Cook
It's the perfect season for a barbecue. Have your child help you prepare the food and explain how to stay safe while cooking.
International Literacy Day
Check out the Official International Literacy Day Website!
“I Spy”
Play "I Spy" this weekend with your child. This is a great game for waiting rooms, restaurants, or at home. Look for different colors, shapes, and sizes.
No Ants Invited
Any excuse for a picnic! Ask your child to be "in charge" of the food and let them pick their favorite healthy foods to take along.
Take It Easy
Take it easy this weekend. Lie down in the grass with your child and find shapes or objects in the clouds. Do you see the same or different things?
Explore Your Neighborhood
Go on a walk in an unfamiliar part of your neighborhood or town. Talk to your child about what you like about this new area and what you like about […]
“If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Teach your child the song "If You're Happy and You Know It." Get rowdy clapping your hands, stomping your feet, and turning in circles.
Safety Check
Check your smoke detectors this weekend. Have your child help you check the batteries and replace them if necessary. Discuss what you would do if there were a fire in […]
Leaf Party
Have your child help tidy the yard this weekend by collecting fallen leaves together. Don't forget to allow some time for playing in the leaves before bagging them!
Rawr!
Dinosaur weekend! Search online, visit a museum or read a library book about dinosaurs. Which is the scariest, weirdest or most impressive?
Pick Up Game
Cleaning involves the whole family. Start a game that whenever your child enters a room, they have to pick up and put away two objects. Invent other "rules" to make […]
Museum Field Trip
Locate a museum in your area that's free or low cost and learn something new this weekend! Draw a picture with your child about your favorite discovery.
Express Your Love
Help your child write a note to a family member saying what you appreciate or admire about them. Deliver the note and enjoy some time together!
How Hot?
Enjoy tea or hot cocoa this weekend. Have your child guess what temperature they think their drink is and then show your child how to check it with a thermometer.
Bake Cookies!
Nothing's better on a cold day than warm cookies! Ask your child to help you measure ingredients and mix them together. Praise them for being a great helper.
Hot Lava!
Play the "Hot Lava" game—lay out blankets, towels and cushions in a course through the house. The floor is "lava" and the only way to make it to the other […]
Make a List & Check It Twice
Before going to the grocery store, ask your child to help you write a list by checking what's in the cupboard or refrigerator. "How many carrots do we have? How […]
“I Love You” Card
With your child, make an "I Love You" card for a friend or family member. List the different reasons you love that person—"I love you because you make me smile."
2016 Look Back
Reflect with your child on what memories and accomplishments you made together this year. Look back through the calendar and write down some memories on the following page.