May
Holidays and Events
Preschool Activities and Crafts

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Holidays, Events and Observances

Suggested themes, activities and crafts

Flower Month

Flowers theme

National Egg Month

Eggs theme

Graduation Months
May and June

Graduation theme hearts owl craft

May Day - May 1st

May Day lesson plan

Mother Goose Day - May 1st

Nursery Rhymes theme

Space Day [info.] - May 3rd 
1st Friday in May

Outer Space theme

Bird Day - May 4th

Birds theme

Cinco de Mayo - May the 5th

Cinco de Mayo lesson plan

Pet Week [info.] - May 5th - 11th
1st full week

Pets theme
Pet Care Section 

Teacher's Appreciation Week - May 6th - 10th
1st full week
National Teacher's Day [info.] - May 7th 
Tuesday of the 1st full week

Community helper:  Teacher theme

Child Care Provider's Appreciation Day [info.]
May 10th
Friday before Mother's Day

Kite Day - May 12th

Kite theme

International Migratory Bird Day
May 11th
2nd Saturday of May

Birds theme  

Mother's Day - May 12th
2nd Sunday of May

Mother's Day theme

International Nurse Day - May 12th

Community helper:  Nurse theme

Police Week [info.] - May 12th-18th 
The week of May 15th

* Police Officer Community Helper Theme
* Crime Prevention activities

National Transportation Week [info.]
May 12th - 18th 
Week that contains the 3rd Friday

Transportation theme

National Children's Book Week [info.]
May 13 - 19, 2012

Books | Fables | Fairy Tales | Nursery Rhymes
Community Helper:  The Librarian
Printable Bookmarks to Make

National Safe Boating Week [info.]
May 18th - 24th 
7-day period ending on the last Friday before Memorial Day

Water transportation theme

World Turtle Day - May 23rd

Turtle and tortoise theme

Memorial Day, U.S.A. - May 27th 
Observed last Monday

United States patriotic holidays theme

May > Animal | Pet and Environmental Observances