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April
Month of the Young Child National Humor Month Keep America Beautiful Month 1 - April Fool's Day 2 - Hans Christian Anderson's Birthday 2 - International Children's Book Day 5 - National Read a Road Map Day 6- Passover 6 - North Pole Discovery-1898 10 - Encourage a Beginning Reader Day 11 - Easter 12 - Cosmonaut's Day-First Man in Space 15- Boston Marathon 18 - Pet Owner's Day 21 - Kindergarten Day 22- Earth Day 23 - Fire Drill Day 26- Hug a Friend Day 30 - Arbor Day-Plant a tree today 30 - National Honesty Day Second Week in April: Week of the Young Child National Garden Week Third Week in April: Astronomy Week Jewish Heritage Week National Library Week Fourth Week in April: Reading is Fun Week |
May
National Duckling Month American Bike Month National Barbecue Month Older Americans Month 1 - May Day 1 - Mother Goose Day 1 - Save the Rhino Day 2 - Buddha's Birthday - Buddhists Bathe His Statue 3 - National Public Radio Day 4 - National Weather Observer's Day 5 - Children's Day - Japan and Korea 6 - International Day of Prayer 7 - Paste-up Day 7 - International Tuba Day 9 - Mother's Day 12 - Kite Day 12 - Limerick Day 13 - Tulip Day 17 - Biographers Day 18 - International Museum Day 18 - Visit Your Relatives Day 20 - Weights and Measures Day 22 - National Maritime Day 29 - Baha'i Observance of the Death of Baha'u'llah 31 - Memorial Day First Week in May: National Family Week Clean Air Week National Wildflower Week Asian/pacific American Heritage Week Second Week in May: National Nursing Home Week Fourth Week in May: Cartoons Week National Shoe Week Family Week |
Reprinted with permission from the National Network for Child Care - NNCC. (1993). Days to celebrate in May. In M. Lopes (Ed.) CareGiver News (May, p. 2). Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension.