{"id":2719,"date":"2014-03-20T10:33:44","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T14:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/?p=994"},"modified":"2014-03-20T10:33:44","modified_gmt":"2014-03-20T14:33:44","slug":"march-begins-as-winter-ends-as-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2014\/03\/20\/march-begins-as-winter-ends-as-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"March &#8211; Begins as Winter, Ends as Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #339966\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2030\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2013\/03\/HappySpringHeader2.gif\" alt=\"HappySpringHeader2\" width=\"555\" height=\"217\" \/>We may seem to be having an endless winter, but Spring will come soon.\u00a0 This weekend temperatures may climb into the 5o degree mark!\u00a0 Spring begins March 2oth, the signs of spring are already beginning.\u00a0 Take your host kids on a nature hunt for the signs of spring in your garden and neighborhood!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-993\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/02\/March.png\" alt=\"March\" width=\"520\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/02\/March.png 520w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/02\/March-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #339966\">MARCH IS:<\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Irish American Month &#8211; <\/strong>St. Patrick&#8217;s Day was March 17rh!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Music in Our Schools Month<\/strong> &#8211; Does your host child play an instrument, help them practice, go to their concert, enjoy the music!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>National Craft Month<\/strong> &#8211; How many craft projects can you do with your host kids this month?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>National Nutrition Month<\/strong> &#8211; Help the host children eat healthy meals and snacks! <\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>National Women&#8217;s History Month<\/strong> &#8211; Learn a little about Women&#8217;s History and share with your host kids: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/womens-history-month\/\"><span style=\"color: #339966\">http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/womens-history-month\/<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Poetry Month<\/strong> &#8211; Read and write poems with your host children. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.storyit.com\/Classics\/JustPoems\/index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #339966\">http:\/\/www.storyit.com\/Classics\/JustPoems\/index.htm<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Red Cross Month<\/strong> &#8211; Au Pair in America offers scholarships for Au Pairs to take Red Cross Classes: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aupairinamerica.com\/resources\/life_in_the_us\/insurance.asp\"><span style=\"color: #339966\">http:\/\/www.aupairinamerica.com\/resources\/life_in_the_us\/insurance.asp<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We may seem to be having an endless winter, but Spring will come soon.\u00a0 This weekend temperatures may climb into the 5o degree mark!\u00a0 Spring begins March 2oth, the signs of spring are already beginning.\u00a0 Take your host kids on a nature hunt for the signs of spring in your garden and neighborhood! 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