This is a day dedicated to good cheer and good works: “Do an act of kindness – help one person smile”. Use your imagination to think of little ways to bring a smile to someone’s face – kind words, good deeds, thoughtful gestures, there is no limit to the things you can do.
This site will give you some ideas of ways that you can do random acts of kindness:
Children ages 3 and up can weave fabric or paper or even fences! If you have a chain link or picket fence give the kids strips of crepe paper, long strips of fabric or plastic and let them “weave” it through the spaces in the fence. Or take a piece of construction paper and cut slits in it about a half inch apart. Take another piece of a different color and cut into strips a half-inch wide. The children can weave the strips into the other paper (over and under) to make a colorful and useful placemat.
Check out this site for a weaving activity using straws:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/soda_straw_weaving_loom-e444.html
Check out the link below to see which museums nearby are free this Saturday!
It’s a Krispy Kreme grub giveaway on Talk Like A Pirate Day. Any buccaneer who dares enter a participating Krispy Kreme location and talk like a pirate gets one FREE Original Glazed® doughnut. To the lad or lass wearing full pirate attire goes a bounty of one FREE dozen Original Glazed® doughnuts. No purchase necessary. Offer Valid September 19, 2013 only. Shiver Me Timbers! How to Talk Like a Pirate:
– Ahoy Matey! – Blow Me Down! – Heave Ho! – Landlubber! – Sea Dog! – Thar She Blows! – Yo Ho Ho! Participating store list: http://bit.ly/KKTalkLikeAPirate Krispy Kreme shop hours may vary. Visit http://locations.krispykreme.com/ for more details. Offer valid September 19, 2013 at participating U.S. Krispy Kreme stores only and is subject to product availability (which may vary by market). No purchase necessary. No coupon required. No weapons allowed. Limit one offer per guest per visit. Not valid with any other offer. Not valid at grocery or convenience stores. Customers pay any sales tax. Void where prohibited. |
FAMCC Sounds of Summer Concert Series
Friday evenings from 7 to 9pm
Market Square in downtown Fredericksburg
Free concerts
Sept 6
Love Canon, Bluegrass 80s
Sept 13
M-Law & the Modern Prophets of Jazz, Jazz/R&B
Sept 20
St. George’s Jazz Ensemble
Sept 27
Don Brown’s Soul Experience, Classic Soul
FAMCC members reception
Children activities
Free Museum Admission from 5-9pm
Complete schedule at www.famcc.org
Cover image by: Rob Landeck
Take out the blocks and see how tall you can build a skyscraper.
Or try this…
Make your own large size blocks:
Photo by: Ella Novak (Flickr)
The first Monday of September is known as Labor Day in The United States of America.
It is a holiday very similar to May Day, as it honours the achievements of workers. But unlike May Day, which is a tribute to working class only, Labor Day is a tribute to the entire workforce.
Labor Day originated in Toronto in April 1872 with the first workingmen’s demonstration organized by the Toronto Trades Assembly. Ten years later, in July, a parade took place in Toronto and Peter J. McGuire of New York was invited to hold a speech. Upon his return to NY he proposed an official celebration to honor workers, and in September 1882 Central Labor Union held its first Labor Day celebration in New York City.
In 1884 first Monday of September officially became Labor Day and over the years it has been celebrated with parades, fireworks and festivals; slowly losing its political connotations and becoming an unofficial end of summer holiday.
Toasting marshmallows at the end of a long green stick over a campfire is a summertime treat. This may not be possible at home, but you can still make S’mores, a messy, gooey, sweet summertime delight.
Place the marshmallow and chocolate between the two graham crackers (like a sandwich) and wrap in tin foil. Place in a toaster oven or under the broiler for 2-3 minutes, and voila gooey treat!
