May 1 – May Day is a spring festival celebrating the renewal of nature. It was especially popular in England during medieval times, with children dancing around the Maypole. May Day is a holiday similar to Labor Day in the U.S.
May 2 – Minuteman 5 K Road Race – This event begins and finishes at Compo Beach. For further information, please contact 203-222-7447
May 2-8 Children’s Book Week –Every day is a good day to read to the children. Click on this website for more literacy ideas to make reading even more fun! http://www.bookweekonline.com/about Or, visit the Westport Library, a great place to take the children!
May 3 – Teacher Appreciation Day – Today is a day to honor teachers – if your child is in school he or she might want to make a card for the teacher. Preschool age children 3-5 love playing school. Let the child be the teacher and read you a story or give you homework. You might want to invite some dolls or stuffed animals into the classroom as well.
May 5 – Cinco de mayo commemorates the May 5, 1862 Battle of Puebla in which Mexican troops defeated Napoleon’s French forces.
May 8- Mother’s Day -Today is a day to celebrate and pamper Mom. Help the children make cards or gifts or plan a special meal or other surprise for Mom.
May 8 – International Red Cross Day – The Red Cross offers a wide range of health and disaster relief services all over the world. School age children can learn more about their work at http://www.redcross.org/. Au Pairs can register for CPR and first aid classes by calling me or the Red Cross. Today is a good day to check your first aid supplies in the house. Young children might want to play doctor with their dolls or stuffed animals
May 15 – 9th Annual Castles in the Sand – Celebrate an afternoon of family, friends and fun as the community raises funds to support the homeless and other neighbors in need. The build-a-thon will be held at Compo Beach from noon to 4 p.m. Call Interfaith Housing at 203-226-3426 ext. 11 if you would like to reserve a sand-sculpting lot or obtain further information.
APIA Culture Fair at the Discovery Museum 4450 Park Avenue in Bridgeport from noon to 3 p.m. Meet other au pairs and see other cultures.
May 30- Memorial Day _ Memorial Day started in 1868 after the Civil War ended. Dead soldiers from both the north and the south were honored as a way to try to heal the nation. Now all past soldiers are honored. It is also a day that is considered to be the start of the summer season. Many people celebrate with a cook-out or even a trip to the beach. Westport’s Memorial Day parade will be Monday May 31st. It will begin at 9 a.m. at Saugatuck Elementary School, travel up Riverside Avenue, over the Post Road and on to Town Hall.