OCTOBER

HEALTH LITERACY MONTH
Information about Health Literacy Month. Articles and activities about health just for kids.
Take a health quiz.

INTERNATIONAL DINOSAUR MONTH
Things to do during International Dinosaur Month. Play dinosaur games on line. More Dinosaur activities. Quizzes about dinosaurs

NATIONAL APPLE MONTH
Learn the history of Apples.
Visit the Apple Museum. Do some Apple games and puzzles. An apple Coloring Book. More Apple Activities

NATIONAL BOOK MONTH
Information about ways to participate in National Book Month.

NATIONAL CLOCK MONTH
Visit some clock and watch museums. Do a clock puzzle and play a Roman numeral match game.

NATIONAL COMPUTER LEARNING MONTH
Information about Computer Learning Month. Take a computer vocabulary quiz.

NATIONAL COOKIE MONTH
Information about computer cookies. Play some games with Sesame Street's Cookie Monster.

NATIONAL DESSERT MONTH
Recipes for desserts for kids to make plus other recipes.

NATIONAL PASTA MONTH
Food facts and trivia about pasta. Information about different types of pasta.
Several ways to demonstrate your love of pasta.

NATIONAL PIZZA MONTH
The history of pizza.
Complete a pizza word search.

NATIONAL POPCORN & PRETZEL MONTH
Facts and fun about popcorn . Popcorn coloring pages.
Make your own pretzels.

NATIONAL PORK MONTH
Information about pork. Games, Recipes and Activities.

NATIONAL SEAFOOD MONTH
Information, recipes, and games about seafood. Take a quiz about seafood.
National Seafood Month is celebrated in Alaska with salmon.

NATIONAL STAMP COLLECTING MONTH
Information about stamp collecting and stamps.
Take a quiz about U.S. Postage stamps.

POPCORN POPPIN' MONTH
Facts, history, and recipes for popcorn.
Popcorn Games, crafts, and jokes.

RANGER HALL OF FAME ESTABLISHED
Information about the Ranger Hall of Fame. Take a quiz about Texas.

STAMP COLLECTING MONTH
Information about Stamp Collecting for kids.

2 - BIRTHDAY OF CHARLIE BROWN & SNOOPY
Learn the history of Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
Play some games.

4-10 - WORLD SPACE WEEK
The time this year for World Space Week is "Exploring the Universe".
Visit The Space Place for things to make.
Take a quiz about space.

5-11 - FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
This year the theme for Fire Prevention Week is "Prevent Home Fires".
The U.S. Fire Administration has a Kids Page.
Have Forest fun with Smokey the Bear. Take a quiz about fire safety.

5-11 - NATIONAL 4-H WEEK
Learn about the 4-H Program.

8 - YOM KIPPUR
Learn about Yom Kippur which begins today at sunset. Take a quiz about Yom Kippur.

8-14 - EARTH SCIENCE WEEK
Information about Earth Science Week. Play some earth games from NASA.

10 - U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY OPENED
The United States Naval Academy was opened on this date in 1845.

10 - WORLD EGG DAY
Learn all about eggs and how to cook them.
.Visit an Egg Playground for games and activities. Take a quiz about eggs.

12 - COLUMBUS DAY
Information about Christopher Columbus. Take a quiz about Columbus.
Visit the Columbus Exhibit at the Library of Congress.

12-18 - NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE WEEK
Information about National Wildlife refuges in the United States.
Take a quiz about wildlife.

13 - WHITEHOUSE CORNERSTONE LAID
The cornerstone of the Whitehouse was laid on this day in 1792.
Take a quiz about the Whitehouse.

13-19 - WORLD RAIN FOREST WEEK
Information about rainforests. Rainforests have a variety of animals.
Do a wordsearch about rain forests.

14 - WINNIE THE POOH'S BIRTHDAY
The history of Winnie the Pooh. Take a quiz about Winnie the Pooh.

16 - NATIONAL DICTIONARY DAY
Dictionary Day was named in honor of the birthday of Noah Webster. Have some fun with words.

18 - DEDICATION OF WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE MEMORIAL
The Women in Military Service Memorial was dedicated on this day in 1997 to all women who have served in the armed forces or in direct support of the armed forces.
Complete a quiz about the Armed Forces of the U.S.A.

19-25 - NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK
Information about forest products - games & puzzles too.
Take a quiz about forest products.

19-25 - NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK
This year the them of National Chemistry Week is "The Chemistry of Sports. Chemistry quiz activities and games.

20-24- NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK
This week is dedicated to school bus safety.
Visit the Magic School Bus Activity Lab.

21 - DEDICATION OF UNITED STATES NAVY MEMORIAL
The United States Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. was dedicated on this day in 1991. Take a quiz about the U.S. Navy.

24 - NEW STAMP
On this day in 2001 the United States Post Office dedicated a "United We Stand"
stamp in memory of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
Take a quiz about U.S. Postage stamps.

24 - UNITED NATIONS DAY
The United Nations CyberSchool Bus. Quizzes, resources, and more.

24 - ASTRONOMY DAY
Information about Astronomy Day. An overview of the solar system.
NASA has a different astronomy picture every day.

25-31 - NATIONAL MAGIC Week
National Magic Week replaces National Magic day which was observed on the anniversary of the death of Houdini in 1926.
Do some magic tricks online.

26 - RED CROSS ESTABLISHED - 1881
History of the Red Cross and activities for kids.

27 - NAVY DAY
History of Navy Day.
Navy Day has been observed since 1922 on the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt.
Take a quiz about the U.S. Navy.

28 - DEDICATION OF STATUE OF LIBERTY - 1886
Take a tour of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
Complete a jigsaw puzzle of the Statue of Liberty.

31 - HALLOWEEN
Safety tips for Halloween. Do some puzzles and activities about Haloween.

31 - MT. RUSHMORE COMPLETED - 1941
Information about Mt. Rushmore. Complete a jigsaw puzzle about Mt. Rushmore.