May Day
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Celebrating May Day - From About.com. Surprise your neighbor with a special May Day basket and make many other crafts. May Day (May 1st) is celebrated in many places around the world. The traditions and stories surrounding May Day vary from place to place. There is, however, one thing that is similar in most celebrations - the use of Flowers! One of the most popularly known May Day traditions is to hang a basket full of spring flowers and/or other small gifts on a neighbor's doorknob. The trick is you don't want the neighbor to see you! If you get caught, you are supposed to get a kiss. (Y, M, O, T)
Tabletop May Pole Craft - From About.com. A popular activity on May Day is to decorate a pole with brightly colored ribbon or paper streamers. Some also add flowers and balloons. The pole is usually carried in a parade and then placed in the ground at a designated area. People then dance around the May pole, holding the ends of the streamers or ribbon in their hands. (Y, M, O, T)
Wishing Well Craft - From About.com. In London, May Day is celebrated with the children going from house to house. They bring flowers and get pennies in return. The pennies are then thrown into a wishing well. The pennies are then donated to charity. (Y, M, O, T)
Cow Puppet Craft - In France, cows play an important role in May Day. The cows are led in parades with many flowers attached to their tails. The people watching the parade try to touch the cows; it is believed to be good luck. (Y, M, O, T)
May Day Tree Craft - From About.com. In Germany, one tradition is for boys to secretly plant a May tree in front of the window of the girl they love. (Y, M, O, T)
Hawaiian Lei Craft - On May 1st, people in Hawaii celebrate their own version of May Day; they call it Lei Day. People give Hawaiian leis to each other. They put them around each other's necks and sometimes give a traditional kiss. (Y, M, O, T)
May Day Preschool Activities and Crafts - Freom First-School.ws. (Y)
May Day Basket - From Kabubble.com. Print the template and cut out the objects on the page to create a perfect May Day Basket for hanging flowers. (Y, M, O, T)
DLTK's Crafts for Kids May Day Activities - (Y, M, O, T)
May Day Crafts - From Kaboose.com. (Y, M, O, T)
Preschool May Day Theme - From Stepbystepcc.com. Educational resources for today's childcare providers, parents and teachers. (y)
May Day Crafts - From How Stuff Works.com. Glorious Garlands, May Day Baskets, Robin Hood Hats, May Day Hoops, Nine Men's Morris, May Day Colorful Lei, May "Day-sy" Frame, May Day Flower Cone and May Day Garland. (Y, M, O, T)
May Day Crafts - From I Love India.com May Day is celebrated on 1st of May as the International Worker's Day worldwide. People celebrate this day by presenting interesting gifts to each other. You can also make this day special by making May Day crafts for your dad, working mom, friends, neighbors, maids, servants and any service providers around you. (Y, M, O, T)
Holiday Crafts May Day - From Crayola.com (Y, M, O, T)
May Day History and Origin - From The Holiday Spot where you will find every detail, entertainment, information and community of May Day festivals of the world. (Y, M, O, T)
May Day - A cornucopia of holidays - May 1st, often called May Day, just might have more holidays than any other day of the year. It's a celebration of Spring. It's a day of political protests. It's a neopagan festival, a saint's feast day, and a day for organized labor. In many countries, it is a national holiday. (Y, M, O, T)
The Brief Origins of May Day - From the Industrial Workers of the World website. Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers' Day of May Day. For many others there is an assumption that it is a holiday celebrated in state communist countries like Cuba or the former Soviet Union. Most Americans don't realize that May Day has its origins here in this country and is as "American" as baseball and apple pie. (O, T)
May Day Coloring Pages and Activities for Kids - From Associated Content, Inc. Wonderful May Day activities links for Kids. (Y, M, O, T)
