U.S. Holidays, Celebrations and Observances - Recipes, crafts, activities

GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.

ARBOR DAY

Arbor Day (craft ideas) - Perpetual Preschool

Arbor Day Crafts - EnchantedLearning.com

How To Celebrate Arbor Day - The National Arbor Day Foundation

Let's Plant A Tree (tree siting, identifying incorrectly sited trees, planting sapling...) - Kids For Trees

ELVIS DAY (ELVIS'S BIRTHDAY & ELVIS MEMORIAL DAY)

Elvis (Scroll down for recipes: ham bone dumplings, Delilah's buttermilk biscuits, fool's gold loaf, blue suede choux...) - More Mail From Mary

Elvis Burger With Chopped Salad & Pickled Gherkin - Jamie Oliver

Elvis Cake - Foodaphilia

Elvis Cake Truffles - Foodaphilia

Celebrate Elvis in style!

Elvis' Favorite Peanut Butter Sandwich - Robi Haferkamp

Elvis Presley Favorites (peanut butter & banana sandwich, ham bone dumplings, apple & sweet About.com

Elvis Presley's Grilled Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich - The Splendid Table

Hunk Of Burning Love (The Elvis Cupcake) - What Did You Eat?

Mini-Elvis Bacon Cupcakes For Fat Tuesday - Lori Writer

JUNETEENTH

Happy Juneteenth! (PDF: turnip green casserole, barbecued brisket, catfish parmesan, fried okra...) - Cathy Harrison,�Dietician

How To Celebrate - Juneteenth.com

Junteenth Celebrations (red velvet cake recipe) - Mikala Woodward

Juneteenth Day Jelly Cake - Diana's Desserts

Juneteenth: June 19th (strawberry soda recipe) - Holiday For Everyday

Juneteenth: The Taste of Freedom (gingerbread recipe) - NPR

Planning A Juneteenth Party - Super 1 Foods

Red Velvet Cake (and hibiscus tea punch) - B. Smith With Style

LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY

Age Of Lincoln Almond-Streusel Bundt Cake With Coffee Glaze - Bon Appétit

Lincoln Hat Craft - EnchantedLearning.com

Lincoln Penny Pendant - EnchantedLearning.com

Mary Todd Lincoln's White Cake - Kim O'Donnel & Janis Cooke Newman

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

A Box Of Crayons (diversity activity/craft) - KinderArt

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Activities for English Language Learners (activity/crafts: black & white collage, role models & heros, milk carton buses...) - The Holiday Zone

Five Ways to Celebrate Dr. King's Birthday with Kids (multicultural banquet, skin tone decorations, walking for a cause...) - Familyeducation.com

Freedom Bell - The Idea Box

How To Serve - MLK Day Of Service

I Have a Dream Early Reader Book to Print (Scroll down: Children add their own dreams & how to achieve them) - Enchanted Learning

"I have a dream" Craft - The Idea Box

MLK Day (Activities, crafts, snacks) - The Perpetual Preschool

Project Tips - MLK Day Of Service

PRESIDENTS' DAY

Activities and Crafts for Presidents Day (Tree of Presidents, patriotic pebble, little log cabin...) - EnchantedLearning.com

Presidential Recipes (Jimmy Carter's peanut butter pie, Rachel Jackson's burnt custard, Ronald Reagan's rancho California rice, Frances Cleveland's white cake...) - Cheddar Bay

President's Day (recipes, activities) - Alphabet Soup

President's Day (stuffed acorn squash, spoon bread, maple pork chops...) - WhatToCook.com

TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY

How To Talk Like A Pirate - FamilyFun

How To Talk Like A Pirate (for adults, video) - Loading.Ready.Run

How To Talk Like A Pirate - The Official British Headquarters For International Talk Like A Pirate Day

Make A Jack Sparrow Costume - Knowledge Hound

Why Talk Like A Pirate, And How (for adults only!) - The Original Talk Like A Pirate Day Site

VETERAN'S DAY

As American As Budae Jjigae (Army Base Stew) - ZenKimchi

Chow Down: How Veterans Survived The Mess Halls (Eat like a soldier in the field: WWII creamed chipped beef, Korean War baked luncheon meat with mustard sauce, Vietnam War baked bean sandwiches, Civil War hardtack...) - Jane P. Marshall & Paul Dickson

How To Participate (Help collect & preserve stories of wartime experiences.) - Veterans History Project

Make A Difference On Veteran's Day - Knowledge Hound

Veteran's Day Crafts, Projects, and Printouts - KinderCraft

Veterans Day Menu (peach/mango salsa over pork loin, roasted potato/onion wedges, roasted vegetables, bing cherry crisp...) - Michael Ringer

Veterans Day: Spam Potato Soup - Kieto Valentino

WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY

Celebrating George Washington (lesson plan ideas) - About.com

George Washington Birthday Bread - Fleischmann's Yeast

Kitchen (recipes from the Washingtons: Martha's Great Cake, hoecakes) - George Washington's Mount Vernon

Washington's Birthday (cherry soup, baked corn & vegetables, deep plum pie...) - WhatToCook.com

U.S. Holidays & Observances~~~~~~~~~~~Uniquely American Celebrations Arbor Day, Elvis Day, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Talk Like A Pirate Day...

U.S. Holidays & Observances
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Uniquely American Celebrations
Arbor Day, Elvis Day, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Talk Like A Pirate Day...