April 30th Special Days - Featuring 30+ Mr. Potato Head Freebies!
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-- 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.
• Mr. Potato Head Coloring and Activity Books
M. Potato Head Interactive Talking Toy |
🥔 Read Potato ebooks for free with a Free Trial of Kindle Unlimited
🥔 Free Mr. Potato Head apps
🥔 Listen to Mr. Potato Head Digital Music with a Free Trial of Amazon Music Unlimited
🥔 Watch Mr. Potato Head Videos for Free with a Free Trial of Amazon Prime
🥔 Free Alexa Skills | Potato
Five Mr. Potato Head Recipes:
🥔 Mr. Baked Potato Heads
🥔 Mr. Potato Head Cake Pops
🥔 Mr. Potato Head Sundae | The Soda Fountain Review
🥔 Mr Potato Head Cupcakes
🥔 Fun Food Mr. Potato Head Pancakes
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
🥔 Mr. And Mrs. Potato Head Craft For A Toy Story Birthday Party
🥔 How To Make A Potato Face Leprechaun
🥔 Mr. Potato Head Homer - Connect the Dots
🥔 Mr. Potato Head Birthday Party Printables | Birthday Buzzin
🥔 Mrs. Potato Head Easy Coloring Pages
🥔 Mr. Potato Head Quiet Book Page
🥔 Mr. Potato head Archives | Fun Family Crafts
🥔 Mr. Potato Head Template – Large
🥔 Mr. Potato Head body parts clipart
🥔 Mr. Potato Head Coloring Pages
🥔 Body Part Mr. Potato Head Clipart
🥔 FREE 5 Senses Potato Head Game
🥔 Mr. Potato Head - English ESL Worksheets
🥔 Felt Mr. Potato Head Busy Bag
🥔 Potato Head Snowmen – Making Potato Head People with Snow
🥔 Step by Step Drawing tutorial on How to Draw Mr. Potato Head from Toy Story
🥔 Potato Head Felt Busy Box - Teach Me, Mommy
🥔 18 Mr. Potato Head printable coloring pages
🥔 Mr. Potato Head Sequencing Cards Activity *Free Printable*
🥔 DIY Mr. Potato Head Costume | AllFreeSewing.com
🥔 Mr. Potato Head Quiet Book Tutorial
🥔 Making a Crafty Mr. Potato Head for St. Patrick's Day
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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.
📓 Honesty Lesson Plans, Printables, Resources, Worksheets, Coloring Pages, and Activities
📓 Honestly Worksheet
Who Was George Washington? |
-- 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.
🇺🇸 George Washington Printables
🇺🇸 Presidential Election Printables
🇺🇸 Presidents of the United States Worksheets and Coloring Pages
Great Horned Owls |
-- 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 cataracts and implanted new artificial lenses. After her recuperation time, Minerva was released back into the wild on April 30, 2004.
🦉 Owl Coloring Pages
🦉 Great Horned Owl Worksheets and Activities
Louisiana Purchase |
-- 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.
💰 Louisiana Purchase Map
💰 The Louisiana Purchase | Worksheet | Education.com
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The 50 Best Oatmeal Cookies in the World |
-- 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.
🍪 Cookie Monster Printables
🍪 Printable Cookie Bags
🍪 Cookie Swap Party | Cookie Exchange Christmas Printables
The History of Jazz |
- A worldwide 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.
🎺 Rent Party Jazz Printables, Classroom Activities, Teacher Resources
🎺 Free 5-Page Jazz Printable Pack
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