If you are like me, you don’t need a special day to celebrate chocolate. Click here to learn more about this holiday. Chocolate Day is celebrated on July 7th.
Check out this post:
Delicious Chocolate Recipes for National Chocolate Day
Here is a main dish recipe for Chicken Mole, if you want to plan a full dinner.
Continue reading “Special Holiday Meals: Chocolate Day”
National Fried Chicken Day is the day we celebrate the deliciousness of fried chicken. Click here to learn more about this holiday. It is celebrated on July 6th. This might be Mr. Awesome’s favorite summer holiday, but boy, do I abhor frying chicken in the heat!
National Fried Chicken Menu
Greens, Baked Beans, Creamed corn
Biscuits or Waffles with honey on the side
Peach Cobbler w/vanilla ice cream
Here are a couple of alternative recipes:
Below are some recipes I found to celebrate this day:
(Use at your own discretion.)
Also check out:
Fried chicken on YouTube
Here are a few of the Homeschool Freebies that I found this past week and printed off to use here at our house. Maybe you will find them helpful at your home too.
(I have a ton of things saved on my computer that I am currently sorting through so be prepared.) 🙂 🙂 🙂
Curriculum Map for Preschool by Pocket of Preschool
WRITING CENTER FREEBIE (FAMILY WORD CARDS, EVENT WORD CARDS, AND FANCY PAPER) by Pocket of Preschool
Independence Day is the day we celebrate our great nation’s birthday! Click here to learn more about this holiday. It is celebrated on July 4th.
INDEPENDENCE DAY MEAL
Hot Dogs, Hamburgers
Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Corn
Deviled Eggs, Cucumber & Tomato Salad
Sweet Tea, Lemonade
Banana Pudding or Fruit Pizza
Special Holiday Meals: Patriotic Menus
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. Have fun and maybe make up your own personal family holiday or tradition for the month!
This month is also know as:
The weeks are known as:
(Links will be updated closer to the dates of each holiday.)
I found this list and more here:
Build A Scarecrow Day – first Sunday in month
World UFO Day (2nd)
Independence Day (4th)
**see Independence Day for more activities
National Fried Chicken Day (6th)
**see National Fried Chicken Day for recipes
Chocolate Day (7th)
**see Chocolate Day for more activities
National Blueberry Day (8th)
**see National Blueberry Day for more activities and recipes
National Sugar Cookie Day (9th)
**see National Sugar Cookie Day for more activities and recipes
Teddy Bear Picnic Day (10th)
**see Teddy Bear Picnic Day for more activities
Cheer up the Lonely Day (11th)
**see Cheer up the Lonely Day for more activities
Pecan Pie Day (12th)
**see Pecan Pie Day for more activities and recipes
National French Fries Day (13th)
Shark Awareness Day (14th)
Tapioca Pudding Day (15th)
World Snake Day (16th)
National Ice Cream Day (3rd Sunday of the month)
**see National Ice Cream Dayfor more activities and recipes
Global Hug Your Kids Day (3rd Monday of the month)
**see Global Hug Your Kids Day for more activities
National Lollipop Day (20th)
**see National Lollipop Day for more activities and recipes
Hammock Day (22nd)
**see Hammock Day for more activities
National Hot Dog Day (23rd)
**see National Hot Dog Day for more activities and recipes
Amelia Earhart Day (24th)
**see Amelia Earhart Day for more activities
Aunt and Uncle Day (26th)
**see Aunt and Uncle Day for more activities
National Day of the Cowboy – fourth Saturday in July
National Milk Chocolate Day (28th)
Interntional Tiger Day (29th)
National Lasagna Day (29th)
**see National Lasagna Day for more activities and recipes
National Cheesecake Day (30th)
**see National Cheesecake Day for more activities and recipes
Father-in-Law Day (30th)
**see Father-in-Law Day for more activities
Mutt’s Day (31st)
**see Mutt’s Day for more activities
Also check out:
Homeschool: July on Pinterest
Pollywog's Place Blog 