- Dates: April 1-30, 2024
The Council has decided to join NAEYC in this celebration, but we are celebrating the entire MONTH of April with a variety of activities. To learn more about NAEYC click here.
Print out our monthly calendar of fun here: The Month of the Young Child Fun
Print out activity details here: The Month of the Young Child Activities
Monday – Dance Fitness
Movement gets the blood flowing, promotes physical activity, healthy habits and increases energy. Participate in a simple follow along dance workout that you can incorporate in your program on a regular basis. You can create a few steps and play music along to the workout or you can find a video online and have everyone follow along to that.
There are plenty of instruments you can create with children, from drums to maracas, to guitars. Need an idea on what instrument(s) to make, find inspiration
Tuesday – Watermelon Pizza
Watermelon isn’t just a summertime snack. This delicious fruit can be enjoyed all year round. And if you’ve never heard of watermelon pizza, now is your opportunity to try it out. All you need is watermelon, other fruits of your choice such as strawberries, blueberries or raspberries, and cream cheese or yogurt. This is a great healthy snack for children to help prepare.
Wednesday – Build a Library
Reading is a very important skill in a child’s development. It can help relieve stress, improves memory, builds comprehension, enhances vocabulary, builds writing skills, encourages imagination and so much more. It may be fun to build a little library (see examples) for children to take and/or leave books.
Thursday – Dream Big Art
Our Annual Dream Big celebration is coming up soon and what better way to incorporate the true meaning we celebrate (the children) than to showcase beautiful artwork from children. Ask your older children to draw what they want to be when they grow up or their favorite thing to do as a child. The younger children in your program can draw something magical from their imagination. Use open ended materials, allowing children to select the type of paper, paint, collage, etc. that they want to use. We encourage you to ask children about their art and print their words on the paper.
We would love to display the artwork at the Council and during the Dream Big event. You can mail in the artwork or send digital copies to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Friday – Family Resource Day
Share various resources with families (ie. Food banks, mental health services, sports programs, art programs, diaper banks, etc.). Obtain valuable resources for distribution local libraries, 211 or other agencies and share with your families.
Do you know a family in need of basic needs? Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., at the Council we are always looking for ways that we may help families, whether it is directly or connecting families to the correct organization.
Join us at a special free event to kick off the Month of Young Child. A Evening at the Museum
