Kids Celebrate!: Activities for Special Days Throughout the Year [Paperback]

Maria Bonfanti Esche (Author), Clare Bonfanti Braham (Author), Mary Jones (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Children love learning about special days and celebrating them with arts and crafts. Skipping the typical green shamrocks, orange paper pumpkins, and red doily hearts, Kids Celebrate! lists 100 days to remember with 200 related activities for children and grown-ups. There’s a Hansel and Gretel walk for Jakob Grimm’s birthday, a Mexican fiesta for Cinco de Mayo, and a first aid kit to make in honor of Clara Barton’s Birthday. The significance of each special day is explained in this educational tribute to the holidays, history, and accomplishments of many cultures and many people.

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"Excellent job of exposing families to a wide variety of concepts . . . a terrific resource for families . . . fun and instructive." -- Hi Families

About the Author

Both Maria Bonfanti Esche and Clare Bonfanti Braham have worked as day-care providers. Esche is a librarian. She lives in Trenton, New Jersey. Braham lives in Marlton, New Jersey.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556522924
• ISBN-13: 978-1556522925
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 11 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #706,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple Suggestions for Fun Holidays, January 25, 2006

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This review is from: Kids Celebrate!: Activities for Special Days Throughout the Year (Paperback)

I liked this book because it had one or two simple activities that you could do with your children in order to learn something about secular holidays. There was a green eggs recipe in order to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday (March 2nd) and then a little lesson about how to respond when you are served foods you don't like. It's nice having a quick index for parents to do fun, simple activities with children. Most didn't involve more than some construction paper, crayons and maybe a 2Liter bottle.