July 12th is... (Includes Printable Freebies)
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July 12th is... Paper Bag Day, Different Colored Eyes Day, National Eat Your Jello Day, National Pecan Pie Day, Simplicity Day, Night of Nights (Maritime Radio), Orangemen's Day, Battle of the Boyne, Etch A Sketch Day.
PLUS - interesting books to read and free printables, papercrafts, kid crafts, activities and coloring pages...
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Paper Bag Day-- American inventor, Francis Wolle, received credit for his patent of the first paper bag machine in 1852. The paper bag manufacturing machine was also patented by William Goodale in Massachusetts, on July 12, 1859. Margaret E. Knight became known as
the mother of the grocery bagafter she designed the square, flat bottom and the machine that would fold and paste them in 1870. Source
Read: What Can You Do with a Paper Bag?, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
-- With a little imagination, the answer is
plenty!Armed with scissors, tape, and glue, it's easy to turn an ordinary paper bag into an extraordinary hat, wig, mask or crown. Simple step-by-step instructions show readers how to make a golden crown, a curly Baroque wig, Perseus's winged helmet, a pharaoh's headdress, George Washington's wig, a Japanese geisha hairdo, an African mask and sixteen other imaginative designs. An engaging activity book for both home and classroom, What Can You Do with a Paper Bag?, inspired by works of art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will provide hours of educational and entertaining dress-up fun.
• Little Hands Paper Bag Monsters - Just peel, stick and glue to create funny friends• SmartyKat Hideout, Tunnel and Playmat Cat Toys - Includes catnip infused paper bags
• Crime Scene Paper Evidence Bag - Used to preserve evidence | Chain of custody label
Free Printables, Coloring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
• Paper Bag Crafts
• paper bags make great mini-scrapbooks
• How to Make Paper Stars From Lunch Bags
• 10 Things to do with a paper lunch bag
• Paper Bag Journal Tutorial
• Brown Grocery Bag Crafts
• Paper Bag Kites
• Paper Bag Trees
• The Paper Bag Game - for family fun
• The Paper Bag Game - A popular and highly interactive game gives an insight into what life is like for poor people trying to earn a living
• Bag Skit - In this drama activity, children use props from around the house to perform skits.
• Cook a Hearty Campfire Breakfast in a Paper Bag
• Brown Paper Bag Day - Taking place on World Food Day, Tuesday, 16 October 2018, donate what you would normally spend on your lunch to the Feed Geelong Appeal via your Brown Paper Bag.
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