All the Days of September . . .

Kids can celebrate all the days of September here by reading and crafting at this blog!

1.) National Forgiveness Day September 1st. 

2.) World "Coconut Day" - Read about cocoanuts here and then, make cocoanut drinks for your dolls too.

3.) Skyscraper Day - Make a skyscraper backdrop here for evening parties/celebrations

4.) Eat an Extra Dessert Day  

5.) National Cheese Pizza Day - Learn how to make 10 different pizzas for your dolls here.

6.) National Coffee Ice Cream Day - How to make dolly ice cream.

7.) National Threatened Species Day 

8.) International Literacy Day - Visit our Bookshelf here.

9.) National Teddy Bear Day - Visit our ''Teddy Bear Index Page" here.

10.) National Swap Ideas Day - Ideas for SWAPS at camp

11.) Make Your Bed Day - Search doll bedrooms to help make his or her beds...

12.) National Chocolate Milkshake Day - How to make milkshakes for dolls here.

13.) National Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day - Search doll kitchens . . . 

14.) Eat a Hoagie Day 

15.) National Day of Democracy 

16.) National Guacamole Day 

17.) National Monte Cristo Sandwich Day 

18.) National Cheeseburger Day is September 18th and Rice Krispies Treats Day 

19.) International Talk Like a Pirate Day 

20.) National Pepperoni Pizza Day - Learn to craft doll-size pizzas

21.) International Day of Peace is Sep. 21st. 

22.) World Car-Free Day 

23.) National Great American Pot Pie Day 

24.) This is Hobbit Day for those who love Tolkien's series "Lord of The Rings" - Bilbo Baggins' and his nephew Frodo share this birthday. This is also Comic Book Day - 

25.) National Cooking Day  

26.) Johnny Appleseed Day is September 26th -  and National Pancake Day - How to make pancakes for dolls.

27.) Love Note Day -  and Ancestor Appreciation Day  

28.) National Neighbor Day 

29.) Michaelmas Day -  and National Coffee Day - How to make doll coffee cups.

30.) National Hot Mulled Cider Day  

Elementary school children may also celebrate general monthly themes of September that include: Hispanic Heritage, childhood cancer, Harvest themes, service, back-to-school, and seasonal fall color and it is also a month with many awareness initiatives.

All the Days of August . . .

       There are so many days to recognize during this month of August, click links to find the posts that match up with content celebrating the day in the listing. The days listed here are by no means the only ones celebrated worldwide. I've simply included topics/subject matter that students in United States elementary schools may be familiar with. Not every day in August will have a link to a craft here as of yet; I will add these links over time.

1.) Homemade pie day is August 1st - pie crafts thus far: pumpkin made from clay, pecan, paper mache fruit pies

2.) August 2nd is the National Coloring Book Day - To celebrate, a coloring book for your dolls. 

3.) National Watermelon Day is August 3rd  - So, craft a sweet watermelon salad for your dolls to eat! 

4.) National Friendship Day is August 4th - make friendship bracelets for your dolls and also a miniature globe to study friends from around world!

5.) National Oyster Day - Craft oysters on the half-shell for a doll party

6.) National Root Beer Float Day is August 6th and it is also National Fresh Breath Day so we made doll toothbrushes and root beer floats and it is Farmworker Appreciation Day - a Summer's worth of farm appreciation here for farm camp...

7.) National Beach Party Day - make swimsuits and beach balls and surf boards

8.) International Cat Day on the 8th of August - Craft scratching posts for your doll's cat today.

9.) International Day of the World's Indigenous People is August 9th

10.) August 10 is World Lion Day

11.) National Bowling Day is August 11th - Craft a bowling alley and everything that goes with it!

12.) August 12th is World Elephant Day

13.) World Calligraphy Day

14.) World Lizard Day and National Creamsicle Day

15.) International Relaxation Day on the 15th of August - Make a hammock to relax in! and National Back To School Prep Day  - Back to school craft index here for dolls.

16.) Tell a Joke Day

17.) National Thrift Shop Day and National I Love My Feet Day - Craft doll flip flops for happy feet! and National Honey Bee Day - The Bee-havior or Bees

18.) National Fajita Day

19.) World Humanitarian Day is August 19th 

20.) International Lemonade Day is the 20th of August -  To celebrate you can make a citrus juicer. The 20th is also National Bacon Lovers Day

21.) National Spumoni Day - how to assemble Spumoni sodas for dolls

22.) Eat a Peach Day - sculpt a set of peaches and Tooth Fairy Recognition Day

23.) Free The People Day! (For abolitionists across the world.) 

24.) On Vesuvius Day, August 24, We made toy volcanos for our doll science lab. (coming soon) and  Remember Strange Music Today!

25.) National Secondhand Wardrobe Day and Remember the Banana Split Day

26.) The 26th of August is Dog Day - Read our dog posts for doll pets here. Remember to appreciate toilet paper today by recycling all of those cardboard toilet paper rolls: - Read about our popular recycling toilet paper roll crafts at this blog... toilet paper cardboard tubes

27.) On the 27th it is a Day to Remember Bananas  - make some for your dolls

28.) This day is also the day to celebrate bow ties! 

29.) Chop Suey Remembrance Day!

30.) Slinky Toy Day, Frankenstein Day, and National Toasted Marshmallow Day - smores craft

31.) Eat Outside Day! - Make a picnic in the park for your dolls.

Elementary school children may also celebrate general monthly themes of August that include: Back-to-School, National Wellness, National Dog Month, Family Fun In The Sun, and it is also a month with many awareness initiatives.

All The Days of July . . .

         Kids can celebrate all the days of July here by using our family blog posts. I will highlight the days of celebration in the United States/Canada with a pale orange color and the world days of observation with a pale lavender highlight. Sometimes the themes repeat themselves and so I will choose to list a topic under a month that has less content in order to spread things out a bit. I will be covering all of the months of the year. Readers will notice that I make additions to the listings over time and that I also choose content that is age appropriate in order to maintain my certifications.

1.) National Postal Worker Day - Post office related content here. 

2.) National Firefighter Day - The recycled fire fighter costume, fire fighter coloring pages

3.) National Hawaii Day - Visit our collection of Hawaii themed crafts and articles here and here.

4.) Independence Day (USA) - See our American patriotic doll crafts here.

5.) National Apple Turnover Day

6.) National Fried Chicken Day

7.) World Chocolate Day, - Celebrate world chocolates on July 7th, 

8.) Liberty Bell Day - Read about the Liberty Bell...

9.) National Sugar Cookie Day - sugar cookies on cookie sheets, hearts and stars sugar cookies

10.) Teddy Bear Picnic Day - Our collection of teddy bear crafts and articles here. National Kitten Day - Read about "Raggedy Ann and The Kittens"

11.) Cheer Up the Lonely Day

12.) National Eat Your Jello Day  - Craft tiny Jello products, coming soon

13.) National French Fry Day - How we crafted deep fried doll foods

14.) National Mac and Cheese Day - Macaroni and cheese casserole is sculpted along with many other side dishes here. and Cow Appreciation Day - The Ox and The Cow article

15.) National Give Something Away Day - share your dolls, make crafts for your friends

16.) World Snake Day - Make a friendly snake habitat for your doll, coming soon

17.) World Emoji Day -  Read about antiquated smilies, forerunners of Emojis, originally drawn and made famous by Harvey Peake. (and also the origin of the word 'twitter.')

18.) National Tropical Fruit Day - Search our growing collections of tropical fruits for dolls here and tropical fruits coloring sheets here

19.) National Ice Cream Day - So many flavors to make and for doll's to taste!

20.) World Chess Day - How we made a chess board for dolls.  and  Space Exploration Day - See our favorite links to space and dollplay here!

21.) Take a Monkey to Lunch Day - How to sew a mini sock monkey for your dolls...

22.) National Hammock Day - Our doll hammock craft for lazy Summer days...

23.) National Hot Dog Day - Our classic doll camp foods playset includes all American hot dogs!

24.) National Amelia Earhart Day  

25.) National Thread the Needle Day -  Check out our sewing projects for doll lovers.

26.) National Parents Day - Download and print out this lovely Birth Certificate to commemorate the first time you become a baby doll's new parent. and Then, give your new baby doll a name...

27.) Bagpipe Appreciation Day 

28.) World Nature Conservation Day - The index to our large collection of nature studies...

29.) National Lipstick Day - Craft doll-sized lip sticks. 

30.) Cheesecake Day - craft coming soon

31.) Harry Potter's Birthday - Read about Harry Potter and Friends Dolls