March 1 – Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
Born in Massachusetts in 1904, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat and more than fifty other books. These books are fun to read aloud and children love them!  Visit the Westport Library and read some of his books to your host children.

March 11 Daylight Saving Time Be sure to set the clocks forward one hour!  Don’t be late for work!

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March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day – St. Patrick is said to have given a sermon from a hilltop that drove all the snakes from Ireland.  St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in the US since 1737.  Traditional icons of the day are the shamrock, leprechaun, the color green and the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. In Chicago, they city celebrates with a parade and the Chicago River is dyed green! New York City will have a big parade

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March 20 – Today is the first day of spring!  Take a walk outside and look for signs of spring – swelling buds on the trees, flowers poking up from the ground, more birds back in the trees.  Take a hike with your host children through Earthplace, Westport’s Nature Center.

March 30 Van Gogh’s Birthday
Vincent Van Gogh was a famous Dutch painter. Using washable paints show your host children how mixing primary colors (red, yellow and blue) can make new colors.

March 31 Westport Weston Nursery School Touch a Truck fundraiser.  Come and help face paint or bring your host children and have some fun.  9:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. at the Coleytown Elementary School