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Cooking as a Kid Improves Nutrition
10 Bread-Free Lunch Packing Sandwich Alternatives
10 Snacks your Preschooler Can Make Today
Category: Meal Planning
Gluten Free/Grain Free Recipes
We do not currently eat a gluten-free or grain-free diet but we have been including more of these recipes into our diets.
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Perpetual Meal Plans
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
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National Ice Cream Sandwich Day is the day we celebrate our love for this tasty treat! Click here to learn more about this holiday. It is celebrated on August 2nd.
Below are some of the activities I found to celebrate this day:
(Use at your own discretion.)
Also check out:
Homeschool: August on Pinterest
Ice Cream Sandwich for kids on YouTube
Granny’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Chocolate Chip Cookies are always a favorite around here. Did you know that August 4th is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day? Be sure to share a link to your favorite recipe in the comments below. Continue reading “Granny’s Chocolate Chip Cookies”
August Holidays
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I will try to update this list with some fun activities as well. Feel free to click the links to find out more about the origins and meanings behind these special days. I plan to incorporate a few of these into our normal homeschool routine to add a little fun and excitement to our days. I’ll update this page with ideas we’ve found as we go through the month. Have fun and maybe make up your own personal family holiday or tradition for the month!
This month is also known as:
- Admit You’re Happy Month
- Family Fun Month
- Dog Days of Summer – July 3 – August 11
- International Clown Week – always August 1-7
- National Catfish Month
- National Eye Exam Month
- National Golf Month
- Take the family to the local putt putt course
- Peach Month
- Read James and The Giant Peach with the kids or watch the DVD
- Water Quality Month
- Check your water quality with one of these kits
- National Picnic Month
- Plan the perfect picnic with one of these baskets
And the different weeks are recognized as:
- Week 1 National Simplify your Life Week
- See Click here for the first post in my Simplify Your Life series (available July 29)
- Week 2 National Smile Week
- Week 3 Friendship Week
- Week 4 Be Kind to Humankind Week
(These links will be updated as we get closer to the actual holidays.) Continue reading “August Holidays”
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