Memorial Day Events, Activities for Kids | Happy Memorial Day Crafts, Projects and Worksheets

Memorial Day Events, Activities for Kids | Happy Memorial Day Crafts, Projects and Worksheets

Memorial Weekend Activities | Memorial Day Activities for Kids

About Memorial Day

What is the background of Memorial Day? When did it start? Why is it celebrated?

 When is Memorial Day 2016?
Need to know the exact date of Memorial Day this year? Here's a chart that shows what day Memorial Day is celebrated from 2014 - 2021.

Memorial Day Coloring Pages
Get out your interactive crayon to color these pictures that salute our men and women in the Armed Services.

Other Memorial Day Printables
Create an interactive acrostic poem or solve these fun word jumbles and word searches that use words associated with Memorial Day. You will also find printable interactive vocabulary words that can be manipulated to complete an alphabetical order worksheet.

Kids Crafts and Activity Ideas
Fun craft ideas for Memorial Day Celebrations include an Ant Picnic Centerpiece, Patriotic Craft Stick Flag, Patriotic Pins, God Bless America Door Signs, Patriotic Cross, Flag Box, Sand Art, Photo Frames and Red, White and Blue Votives.

    Thematic Reading List - Kids Books
Memorial Day book descriptions and reviews for elementary and preschool reading. Titles include: Let Their Spirits Dance, Let's Get Ready for Memorial Day, Memorial Day Surprise, Memorial Day True Book, Memorial Day and The Wall.

    Memorial Day Short Stories
Thematic reading that celebrates soldiers who have died for our country. Classics include: The Colonel of the Zouaves, The Little Drummer Boy, The Young Sentinel and Two Hero Stories of the Civil War.

    Printable Memorial Day Poems
Expressive poetry to honor all military that have died in service. The collection includes: Americans in Strength, An Old Wooden Chair, God Bless Our Native Land, Home of the Brave, One Nation Under God, Purple Heart, That Fateful Fourth, The American Hero, Their Courage, They Keep Us Free, This Land We Love, Those Who Dare Fight, What Heroes Gave, The Unknown Soldier and I Stand Before You.

    Fact Sheet - America's Wars
From the Department of Veterans Affairs, a list of all wars America has been involved in since 1775 through 2006. Statistics include the total of servicemembers, battle deaths, and wounded.

    Scrambler Puzzles
War Memorial picture puzzles to unscramble. The National Mall in Washington, D.C. is home of numerous memorials to soldiers and politicians that have died giving service to our country. Find interesting facts and background about these famous Memorials.

    Memorial Day Word Search
Can you find all the words in the puzzle associated with Memorial Day? There are 8 different words each time you play!

    Memorial Day Word Search Challenge
Can you find all the words in the puzzle associated with Memorial Day? There are 10 different words each time you play!

Memorial Day Crafts, Projects, and Worksheets

These Memorial Day crafts projects are for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children. Memorial Day Events Celebration can be done in many ways.

Memorial Day honors US soldiers who died fighting for their country. In 1971, the US Congress declared Memorial Day to be a national holiday, to be celebrated on the last Monday of May each year. Honoring the spirit of fallen US heroes is the purpose of Memorial Day. Many people observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries and war memorials, and leaving flags, flowers, or notes on the graves of soldiers.

The crafts use materials found around the house, like paper, cardboard, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc.

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