If you haven’t checked out our Perpetual Meal Plan – Spring 2024 then you should do it NOW! It’s completely FREE and a lot of the recipes can be found right here on our blog. Plus we’ve got lots of ideas for those special meals that happen during March, April, and May. Hopefully, you will still have time to grab the items you need for the upcoming meals!
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I’ve been working a little too hard on getting these meal plans ready but the effort has definitely paid off. I won’t go into a lot of detail but this is the same format as the Winter Plan but with a few different recipes to change things up. You’ll also notice that I’ve added some other features toward the end like a seasonal produce guide, Breakfast/Lunch Ideas, Themed Dinner Calendar, and a Big Batch/Freezer Cooking idea list and planner. These are all things that have been helping to keep our home running a little more smoothly through all the stuff we’ve been doing around here between house remodeling projects, taking care of animals, adding on to our garden, and just LIFE.
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I’ve been talking about these Biblical Feasts to anyone who will listen, whether they want to know about them or not because I’m so intrigued that I never knew about these BEFORE!!!
I have some resources listed in this blog post Holy Days vs Holidays but I wanted to post some more that were more related to Passover. I’m sure that I will be posting about the other Biblical Feasts as well but right now we are focused more on Passover as that is the one that is coming up first. I’m posting them here so I don’t lose them or forget about them… maybe they’ll help someone else but if not they will be here when I need them!
I really like watching Heavenly Minded Homeschool but recently I came across the Living with Eve YouTube channel and I LOVE IT!!! It may be because they have the CUTEST daughter who reminds me of our youngest but I do SERIOUSLY LOVE this channel!
Good Friday is the day set aside to remember that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. Click here to learn more about this holiday.
Below are some of the activities I found to celebrate this day:
(Use at your own discretion.)
Also check out:
Homeschool: April on Pinterest
Good Friday for kidGood Friday for kids on YouTube
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:
April Fool’s Day (1st)
**see April Fool’s Day for more activities
National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day (2nd)
** be sure to check out Homeschool: April on Pinterest for some interesting recipes.
Caramel Popcorn Day (7th)
** see Microwave Caramel Popcorn for an easy recipe
Draw a Picture of a Bird Day (8th)
** how to draw a bird for kids on YouTube, also see my Pinterest board linked below.
**see Palm Sunday for more activities
**see Passover for more activities
National Siblings Day (10th)
**see National Siblings Day for more activities
Barbershop Quartet Day (11th)
**barbershop quartets for kids on YouTube
Good Friday (14th)
**see Good Friday for more activities
Easter (16th for 2017 but the date varies)
**see Easter for more activities
National Cheeseball Day (17th)
National High Five Day (3rd Thursday)
Look Alike Day (20th)
Earth Day (U.S.) (22nd)
**see Earth Day for more activities
National Jelly Bean Day (22nd)
National Zucchini Bread Day (23rd)
** see Zucchini Bread for a recipe
Pig in a Blanket Day (24th)
** see Pig in a Blanket for links to recipes
World Penguin Day (25th)
**see Penguin Awareness Day for more activities
National Pretzel Day (26th)
** see Easy Soft Pretzels for a recipe
Arbor Day (last Friday)
**see Arbor Day for more activities
National Honesty Day (30th)
**see Honesty for more activities
Also check out:
Homeschool: April on Pinterest
Pollywog's Place Blog 