Super Simple Presidents' Day Activities: Fun and Easy Holiday Projects for Kids
SUPER SIMPLE PRESIDENTS DAY ACTIVITIES FUN AND EASY HOLIDAY PROJECTS FOR KIDS Megan Borgert Spaniol Consulting Editor Diane Craig M A Reading Specialist Super Sandcastle An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
4 HAPPY HOLIDAYS Holidays are great times to celebrate with family and friends Many people have favorite holiday traditions Some traditions are hundreds of years old But people start new traditions too such as making holiday foods and crafts
5 PRESIDENTS DAY Presidents Day is a US holiday It began on February 22 1885 Then it was a celebration of first US president George Washington's birthday In 1971 the US government moved the celebration of Washington's birthday to the third Monday of February People began calling the holiday Presidents Day to include former US president Abraham Lincoln Today Americans celebrate Presidents Day in honor of all the nation's presidents
