April 30th Special Days - Featuring 12+ Mr. Potato Head Freebies
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April 30th is... National Mr. Potato Head Day, National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, National Animal Advocacy Day, National Honesty Day, First U.S. President Sworn In (1789), Minerva released into the Wild (2004), Louisiana Territory Purchased (1803), National Oatmeal Cookie Day, International Jazz Day, Bugs Bunny Day, Day of the Child/Day of the Book/El dÃa de los libros/El dÃa de los niños, National Bubble Tea Day, National Military Brats Day, National Sarcoidosis Day, National PrepareAthon! Day, National Raisin Day, Spank Out Day (US), National Tabby Day, Mic Drop Day, Children's Day (Mexico), National Braid Day, Walpurgisnacht/Walpurga's Night
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National Mr. Potato Head Day-- In the early 1940s, Brooklyn-born toy inventor George Lerner came up with the idea of inserting small, pronged body and face parts into fruits and vegetables to create a
funny face man.Mr. Potato Head was
bornon May 1, 1952. The original toy cost $0.98, and contained hands, feet, ears, two mouths, two pairs of eyes, four noses, three hats, eyeglasses, a pipe, and eight felt pieces resembling facial hair. The original Mr. Potato Head kit did not come with a potato
body,so parents had to provide their own potato which children could stick in the various pieces.
Read: Mr. Potato Head Inventor: George Lerner
-- In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the inventor of Mr. Potato Head, George Lerner. Follow the story of Lerner as he takes Mr. Potato Head from its start as a cereal-box prize to a kit of pieces kids stuck into real potatoes to the addition of Mrs. Potato Head and the entire Potato Head family to stardom in the movie Toy Story. Sidebars, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic.
• Playskool Mr. Potato Head Super Spud -- Includes: Mr. Potato Head container, baseball cap, one pair of eyes, nose, tow ears, and mouth. Two potato bodies, four arms, two noses, two tongues, pair of lips, two ears with earrings, two ears, three pairs of eyes, hairdo, two pairs of pants with legs, four hats, pair of glasses, three mustaches, and mouth. Two small potato bodies, cat face, cat ears, cat feet, fog face, dog ears, and dog feet.
• Interactive Mr. Potato Head Activity Pack -- Everyone's favorite master-of-disguise comes to life in this fun preschool activity pack. Your kids can join up with Mr. Potato Head and enjoy hours of activities, including printing their own greeting cards, posters, coloring books, and puzzles; and even creating wild and wacky costumes for Mr. Potato Head toys. So grab your spuds and get ready for some fun.• Mr. Potato Head Coloring and Activity Books
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| Mr. Potato Head: School Rush |
🥔 Free Mr. Potato Head apps
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Free Printables, Coloring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
🥔 Mr and Mrs Potato Head - Web.UVic.ca
🥔 Free Mr. Potato Head Worksheets and Printables
🥔 Mr. Potato Head coloring pages
🥔 Make Mr. Potato Puppet from a Paper Bag
🥔 Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Craft for a Toy Story Birthday Party
🥔 Mr. Potato Head Homer - Connect the Dots
🥔 Mr Potato Head Birthday Party Printables | Birthday Buzzin/a>
🥔 Mrs Potato Head Easy Coloring Pages
🥔 Mr. Potato Head Quiet Book Page
🥔 Mr. Potato head Archives | Fun Family Crafts
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big-- M. Hirsh Goldberg, a former press secretary to a Maryland governor and author of several books, said he chose April 30 because the first day of the month, April Fools Day, celebrates lying, so he wanted to end the month with a focus on honesty. During his research, Goldberg found that individuals lie up to 200 times a day, including white lies, lying by omission and fudging the truth.
Read: Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
Free Printables:
• Honesty Lesson Plans, Printables, Resources, Worksheets, Coloring Pages, and Activities
• Honestly Worksheet
First U.S. President Sworn In (1789)-- The first inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States took place on April 30, 1789. The inaugural ceremony took place on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, then the first United States Capitol and the first site where the first United States Congress met.
Read: Who Was George Washington?
Free Printables:
• George Washington Printables
• Presidential Election Printables
• Presidents of the United States Worksheets and Coloring Pages
Minerva released into the Wild (2004)-- On January 22, 2004, a great horned owl named Minerva was found starving on a fence. She had cataracts preventing her from hunting for food. Veterinarians surgically removed the cataracts and implanted new artificial lenses. After her recuperation time, Minerva was released back into the wild on April 30, 2004.
Read: Great Horned Owls
Free Printables:
• Owl Coloring Pages
• Great Horned Owl Worksheets and Activities
Louisiana Territory Purchased (1803)-- By a treaty signed on Apr. 30, 1803, the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Territory, more than 2 million sq km (800,000 sq mi) of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The price was 60 million francs, about $15 million; $11,250,000 was to be paid directly, with the balance to be covered by the assumption by the United States of French debts to American citizens.
Read: Louisiana Purchase
Free Printables:
• Louisiana Purchase Map
• The Louisiana Purchase | Worksheet | Education.com
National Oatmeal Cookie Day-- April 30 marks National Oatmeal Cookie Day in America; though the cookie's roots stretch all the way back to the 1800s as Rome attempted to conquer England.
Read: The 50 Best Oatmeal Cookies in the World
Free Printables:
• Cookie Monster Printables
• Printable Cookie Bags
• Cookie Swap Party | Cookie Exchange Christmas Printables
International Jazz Day (1991)
- A world-wide celebration of America's only indigenous art form, and the musicians, past and present who created and sustain it. Created and promoted in 1991, by an avocational musician and bandleader, D. Michael Denny, while he was serving on the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Jazz Society.
Read: The History of Jazz
Free Printables:
• Rent Party Jazz Printables, Classroom Activities, Teacher Resources
• Free 5-Page Jazz Printable Pack
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