Official Kids Mag

J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1 It is said that no two snowakes are exactly alike, but on this page, all the snowakes are the same except for one. Can you nd it? Write out your list of 10 long-term goals for the New Year. New Year's Day This is a day off school when you can serve your community. For ideas visit mlkday.gov Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Choose something new to make or do this month. Start collecting the materials you'll need for a new hobby. National Hobby Month Chart how many hours of sleep you get per night. Between 10 and 11 should be your target. Festival of Sleep Day Write down three trivia questions and quiz your parents or friends. Then have them ask you three trivia questions. Trivia Day Wrap up warm and go for a walk today. See how many different kinds of birds you can spot. National Bird Day Today would be a good day to write thank you letters for all your Christmas gifts. National Thank You Month Put together a family calendar for the entire year. Mark everyone's birthday, school holidays, anniversaries and special days. Fill five or six glasses with different amounts of water. Make a tune tapping them lightly with a wooden spoon. Which is the most cluttered part of your room? Get containers together and organize the clutter, label the containers and throw away or recycle unwanted pieces. 30 minutes of walking can boost your brainpower. Start walking with some friends daily. Why is milk important? Discuss the different ways you consume milk? What is your favorite milk product? Find a chore to do at home or ask a parent to allocate a chore. Give it an extra effort and see if you can accomplish something today. Work Harder Day Make a map today of your home and yard, as if you are looking down on it from above. Use color to show different elements. Sprint from one end of a basketball court to the other. How many times can you go back and forth in 10 minutes? Look through a page in the newspaper and find a word you do not understand. Look up the meaning in a dictionary. Discuss frost today in class. What does it look like and feel like? How does it form? Or make a fruity frost treat at home by mixing different fruit juices and freezing them. Ben Franklin was born on this day in 1706. Discuss his accomplishments and inventions. Why are these important to us all today? Gather the family together for Family Game Night Lewis Carroll was born on this day on 1832. Make a drawing of one of the characters from Alice in Wonderland. Get a group together online. Choose a tune you all enjoy and play your kazoos together. Kazoo Day Find a puzzle in Kid Scoop News and work find the solution. National Puzzle Day What did you do this month to stay healthy? What will you carry forward to stay healthy next month? National Staying Healthy Month Save up for something special! Start a jar or a piggy bank and put in change whenever you can. For tonight's movie, rent a movie with a winter theme. Make a big bowl of popcorn and enjoy the show. Family Movie Night Help a parent make a big bowl of soup for dinner tonight. National Soup Month Make a January scrapbook. Include photos of all the family and memorabilia from special events and excursions this month. Write a one paragraph description of your favorite pie, what is in it and why it is your favorite. National Pie Day Try to say as many nice things to people as possible today. National Compliment Day How many different "opposites" can you think of today. Make a list and add to it throughout the day. Opposites Day Tick the box on each day when you have completed 20 minutes of reading. Children who develop a love of reading will become better students and build a better future. January 2021 Vicki Whiting www.kidscoop.com Official Kids Mag

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