{"id":1059,"date":"2011-03-01T22:53:50","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T03:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/fcw\/2011\/03\/01\/march-calendar\/"},"modified":"2011-03-01T22:53:50","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T03:53:50","slug":"march-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/fcw\/2011\/03\/01\/march-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"March Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windy Days<\/strong> – March is known for its windy days. It\u00a0is a great month\u00a0to fly a kite<\/p>\n

Sidewalk Chalk<\/strong>– Take advantage of a mild day and head outside to draw on the sidewalk with chalk. Kids love to have their whole body outlined and then fill in the drawing with clothes and a face. If you still have ice or snow outside try white or colored chalk inside on construction paper or brown wrapping paper. The drawings can be made permanent, so they won’t rub off, by spraying with aerosol hair spray (best to spray outside, and certainly away from the children).<\/p>\n

March 9\u00a0 – Ash Wednesday<\/strong> – Ash Wednesday, in Christian churches, is the first day of the penitential season of Lent.\u00a0 On Ash Wednesday some Christians have a smudge of ashes placed on their foreheads at Church as a sign of penitence.<\/p>\n

March 13 Daylight Saving Time<\/strong> Be sure to set the clocks forward one hour!\u00a0 Don\u2019t be late for work!<\/p>\n

March 17 \u2013 St. Patrick\u2019s Day<\/strong> – St. Patrick is said to have given a sermon from a hilltop that drove all the snakes from Ireland.\u00a0 St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in the US since 1737.\u00a0 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!\u00a0 There is a big parade in New York City.<\/p>\n

March 20 – Today is the first day of spring<\/strong>!\u00a0 Take a walk outside and look for signs of spring \u2013 swelling buds on the trees, flowers poking up from the ground, more birds back in the trees.\u00a0 Take the kids to the Compo Beach Playground and enjoy the view.\u00a0 After this rough winter most of Westport will be down there!<\/p>\n

March 20 Purim<\/strong> \u2013The Festival of Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar.\u00a0 There are four commandments for Purim: the reading of the story of Esther, festivity and rejoicing, sending gifts (usually food), and gifts to the poor.\u00a0 It is customary to dress in costume for the celebration.\u00a0 (Note: all Jewish holidays begin at sundown and end the following day at sundown.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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