It is our job as parents to create positive memories and learning experience for our children. So, how about creating a great President’s Day Memory? Not sure how? Well then check out these resources and ideas and start your family President’s Day memories today!

Make sure you take photos and scrap the fun too! So let’s get started……..

Presidents’ Day, originally known as Washington’s Birthday, falls on the third Monday of February. Presidents’ Day recognizes two great leaders, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, as well as the contributions made by every American president. Celebrate Presidents’ Day with your kids by learning about our country’s leaders with these activities, crafts, holiday printables, and more! Then after doing some of these fun activities scrap the fun to preserve the memories!

President”s Day, Activities and Digital Scrapbooking Ideas from these articles:

First check these blog articles to give you some ideas and scrapbooking ideas for President’s day too

Article 1 – Presidents day – A day of Celebration –Scrap It!

Article 2 – This President’s Day, Find a President and Scrap Him!

Get some coloring pages for President’s day

Just follow these link, then print the page, give to your children to color.

Washington Coloring Page  – here

Lincoln Coloring Page  – here

White House Coloring Page – here

President’s Day Coloring Page – here

President’s Day Ax and Cherry  Banner Coloring Page  – here

US Flag Coloring Page – here

Scrapbooking Idea: after your children have colored these pages then scan them and scrap them on a President’s scrap page!

How about a Book this President Day?

One thing that might be fun to do is go to your local library and check out a few books about the Presidents. One suggestions might be the book: So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George

Brief summary:
The idea behind this humorous yet informative book is that anyone can grow up to be president. The book is filled with all kinds of facts about 42 previous presidents. A sample of the fun in the book goes like this: Nine presidents played instruments; nine did not go to college. Jefferson was “top-notch in the brains department.” Ten presidents were generals in the military. Almost any job can lead to the White House, including tailor and actor. If you are dishonest, you get kicked out.

The author compares past presidents and their statures, personalities and qualifications to show how varied they’ve really all been, and gives readers a fun look at the up and down sides of working in the Oval Office. This book was the 2001 winner of the Caldecott Medal, which is awarded annually to the most distinguished American picture book for children, and David Small’s caricature-style illustrations will draw both children and adults straight through the book from cover to cover.

Or what about this book?   Smart About the Presidents by Jon Buller

Brief Summary: The kids in Ms. Brandt’s class are doing another group report-this time on all forty-three presidents of the United States, one per page. The book is current through the 2004 presidential election and includes two fill-in pages for kids to record its outcome. There is also a floor plan of the White House, a list of presidential perks, and lots of interesting info about all the presidents, from George Washington to George W. Each page is jam-packed with trivia, fun facts, handwritten captions, and information on the historical events of each presidency. Written by a team of well-known author/artists, this 64-page Smart About book is a great resource for kids.

President Day Activity

Pick a president and tell the family about him at dinner time. This is a great way to learn more about different presidents and get your family talking around the dinner table!

Here is a list of the US Presidents and the Party they belonged too, have your child pick one or more from the list and learn more about that President!

President’s Day Crafts

How about making a craft this president’s day? Making crafts is a great time to talk to children about this holiday, have some fun and create memories too!

Here are a few ideas to get you started!!!

Make a Presidential Silhouette Flag Activity ~ From Kaboose

President’s Day Finger Puppets ~ From Kaboose

Abe Lincoln Hat Craft ~ From Kaboose

Write a President’s Day Story or Letter on President’s Stationary ~ from PrimaryGames

Future President Pin ~ From Kaboose

Try one or more of these crafts and remember to take photos of making the craft as well as the finished prize!

Have a President’s Day Menu!

Rachael Ray has made a supper fun menu for President’s Day so you might want to check it out!

To get these recipe and ideas go Rachael Ray’s website and plan your President’s Day menu!

Just reading Rachael’s menu for President’s Day can spark fun ideas for making a President’s Day dinner for you family.

But if you don’t have time to make a full dinner menu or a President’s Day Party, then how about at least making Macaroni & Cheese? Why? Because Thomas Jefferson, the third president, is credited with introducing macaroni to the United States.

After he served as U.S. Ambassador to France, he brought back to the US the first macaroni machine

Here is a recipe for homemade Mac & Cheese ~ From FoodNetwork

Also, another fun President fact: “Macaroni” was the name of the pony owned by President Kennedy’s daughter, Caroline. The pony received thousands of fan letters from children across the nation.

So grab the Kraft Macaroni box or make macaroni and cheese from scratch and tell your children about the Presidents!

Now you have couple of ideas for your President’s Day, go ahead and start making memories today!

Including scrapping your day to keep the memories alive and so you can share them with your family and friends too!

Get Digital Scrapbooking Kits for President’s Day

Want some digital scrapbooking supplies and kits to scrap your President Day activities?

Then check out these supplies and President’s Day Digital Scrapbooking Kits:

The Star Red White and Blue Digital Scrapbooking Kit 1 is a full-featured kit to celebrate President’s Day, Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Veterans Day, or even the being a STAR! Filled with patriotic red, white, and blue papers, you can scrap all of your events and activities! 

Whether you see a fireworks show, or enjoy some yummy BBQ at a cookout, enjoy your freedom and scrap all the wonderful holiday’s festivities.

This kit comes with 10 (12×12″) digital papers, and many red, white and blue digital embellishments!

Digital Scrapbooks and More has great Digital Scrapbooking Kits that are perfect for scrapbooking President’s Day, or other special events and Holidays. It is so easy and so much fun to journal in this way.

I used the the Blue Ice Polka Dot Digital Scrapbooking Kit to make my first President’s Day Scrap page and I will continue to use it after I take more digital pictures this President’s Day. When I am done I will have a whole album of new family traditions.

Another kit you might want to consider is the Freedom Digital Scrapbooking Kit is a full-featured kit to celebrate the President’s Day and the 4th of July! Filled with patriotic red, white, and blue papers, you can scrap all of your fun! Whether you see a fireworks show, or enjoy some yummy BBQ at a cookout, enjoy your freedom and scrap all the wonderful holiday’s festivities. This kit comes with a Bonus Overlay Kit, 12×12″ digital papers, and digital embellishments!

Besides using the Freedom Digital Scrapbooking Kit for President’s Day, and  the 4th of July, it is also a great kit to use for scrapping Memorial Day, war heroes, patriotic themes, or even for just for red, white, and blue-colored projects! BONUS: When you buy the Freedom Digital Scrapbooking Kit, you get an ENTIRE Overlay Kit for FREE! Use these FREE coordinating border Overlays to add some extra holiday personalization!

Also see the Blue Paper Digital Scrapbooking Kit is pretty paper set that is perfect to use for President day, and great for digitally scrapping all of your favorite things that need a touch of blue!

Use these cool-colored papers splashed with polka dots to scrap your favorite photos and special mementos! This kit comes with 8 different blue-inspired colored 12 x 12″ digital papers!

See the Scrapbooking page we made from this kit!

Now you should have lots of great ways to celebrate President’s Day, take some of the ideas and create a good and lasting memory today!

Happy Scrapping and have a nice President’s Day too!

Cheri

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Use these Quick Page Kits for scrapping President’s Day too!

Digital Quick Pages are perfect for sliding digital photos underneath the pre-made layouts. It only makes sense to choose a Quick Page kit that lets you spend most of your time playing and only a few seconds scrapping all the fun

The Red White and Blue Quick Page Kit 1 12×12 is a full-featured kit to celebrate the 4th of July or other patriotic events! Or use this kit when every you need Red, White and Blue pre-designed scrap pages!

This Quick Page kit is filled with patriotic red, white, and blue backgrounds, you can scrap all of your 4th of July fun or other patriotic events! Whether you see a fireworks show, or enjoy some yummy BBQ at a cookout, enjoy your freedom and scrap all the wonderful holiday’s festivities quickly with these Quick Pages!

The Red White and Blue Quick Page Kit 2  11×8.5″ is full of fun colors to celebrate the 4th of July or other patriotic events! Or use this kit when every you need Red, White and Blue pre-designed scrap pages! This kit also is formatted at the US Paper size (11×8.5″ inches) which makes it great for printing projects at home- right off your home printer! Make calendars, cards, or other digi gifts using this red, white and blue-inspired kit!

This Quick Page kit is filled with patriotic red, white, and blue backgrounds so you can scrap all of your 4th of July fun, or other patriotic events! Besides using the Red, White and Blue Quick Page Kit for the 4th of July, it is also a great kit to use for scrapping Memorial Day, war heroes, patriotic themes, or even for just for red, white, and blue-colored projects! Also use this kit for birthdays, when you need star scrap pages or even for other summer events!

The Red White and Blue Quick Page Kit 3  8.5×11″ is full of fun colors to celebrate summer, or the 4th of July, a cookout, or other patriotic events! Or use this kit when every you need Red, White and Blue pre-designed scrap pages!

This kit also is formatted at the US Paper size (8.5×11″ inches) which makes it great for printing projects at home- right off your home printer! The Quick Page Kit comes with 6 Quick Pages that are great for recipe books or albums, and more!

She brought home an almost life size, cut out of a person. The cut out was made from a white poster board and was the head down to the waist. Her  assignment was to write a report on any President of the United States that she chose and then to decorate the cut out of the person to resemble the President that she had chosen to write the report on. The President could be decorated in any way that the child and (parent) chose. We had a blast with this project.

My daughter is fascinated with animals and nature so when she heard that Jimmy Carter was a Peanut Farmer she knew that her choice for her project would be him. She is only in 4^th grade and so Politics really don’t play a huge part in the kids choices.

Her best friend chose Calvin Coolidge because he had a pet Raccoon in the  White House. ( I didn’t know that until I saw her report). Interesting and fun stuff. Her poster of President Coolidge was holding his Raccoon in his hands. One girl’s Presidents’ suit was made completely out of Jelly Beans. So as you can imagine, the sky is the limit, anything goes on this project, which is what makes it fun.

We decided that instead of going for the Presidential look that we would make a young Jimmy Carter that was dressed up like a farmer. So we went to work. I had an old pair of overalls that have been in my Halloween dress up box for years and so I cut them down to size. We drew the face on our President, had him wear a Red, and blue checkered shirt and then put the overalls on him. To top off the project we put peanuts in his overall pockets and had a few sticking out the top. He was a hit with my daughter and off to school she went with him and her report.

A few days later I went to the school to take pictures of her project and I noticed that the peanuts were missing! I guess some little child was really hungry, so I put more peanuts in his pockets. Then when she brought him home the peanuts were gone again and I asked her if they had been eaten at school and she replied “Well, I was really hungry on the way home from school.” Another memory never to be forgotten. I actually had already taken some really cute pictures to scrapbook by this time but I want to remind you to take pictures of your kids school projects right when the project is finished. That way you won’t lose the opportunity in case something happens to it on the way to or from school.

One thing I have struggled with raising children is what to do with their school projects when they bring them home. They work so hard on some of them and it’s hard just to throw them away at times. I have always kept one special box per child and let them keep some of their smaller projects, but then they sometimes have big pieces of artwork etc. that are hard to store. I have the perfect solution for you if you struggle with this. Start a school work scrapbook for each child and at the end of each year have it made into a special book for them as a remembrance of that grade. So, when each piece of work that is special is brought home, take a picture of it with or without the child, digitally scrapbook it that week and you will then have one more page to put in your scrapbook. The best thing is that you can then throw away unwanted clutter, guilt free!

I hope that you enjoy these ideas as you raise your little families. Have a wonderful President’s Day. Take time to do a scrapbooking page if you are lucky enough to have the day off!

Denise

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Here is the scrap kit I used for this article -

Blue Ice Polka Dot Scrapbooking Kit is sprinkled with beautiful, blue polka dots! Decorate your favorite moments of the past year with a kit that stands-out with its’ icy blues, and soft metallic silvers; filled full of digital papers, frames, tags, and embellishments

Celebrate President’s Day or the winter season or use  this kit when you need a blue themed kit!

Did you know that President Richard Nixon combined two major holidays into one in 1971? I would have been a very young child at the time and did not realize that our country used to celebrate George Washington’s birthday and Abraham Lincolns birthday on two separate days, the 12^th and 22^nd of February.

Now we honor all presidents of our country by celebrating Presidents day on the 3^rd Monday of February each year. This year we celebrate February 16^th.

I hadn’t ever given much thought to Presidents day until recently when my sister asked me if my family had any big plans for this special day. She asked if our family celebrates with any particular traditions. Sort of embarrassed I said no, but it has nagged at me every since then.

I asked my teenaged daughter if they had discussed Presidents Day at school and she said no. This disappointed me. Then I looked around the grade school my younger children attend. There were portraits drawn in life size form of some past presidents on one wall. Other than that, there is nothing at this point to indicate that the children are learning that Presidents day is anything other than a long weekend to look forward to. Hopefully the bare walls are only because the kids have a full week left before the holiday is to be celebrated. I’m sure the walls will soon display some wonderful artwork indicating that the children have been taught that this day is a way to celebrate our past presidents lives and how their actions contributed to establishing our country’s independence and continue to help assure our freedoms to this day.

However, through this process of questioning my children’s history education, I couldn’t help coming up with this question. Shouldn’t I as a mother be teaching my children why we celebrate on this day. Aren’t I ultimately responsible to be teaching them that we as citizens of the United States owe every President of the United States a great deal of gratitude for their sacrifices on our behalf.

So, I began to put a little more thought into how we will spend the upcoming Presidents weekend. I made a list of the things that I want to accomplish that goes something like this:

1. Sit down with the children and discuss why we celebrate Presidents day.

2. Give thanks with them for the blessing of living in a free country.

3. Come up with a list of services that we can do for our community this year.

4. Complete one of these acts of service for our community that will indicate our gratitude.

5. Make a commitment to paying more attention when saying the Pledge of Allegiance or singing the National Anthem. (This is a goal for my family especially when we attend sporting events).

I have come to understand how important it is as I begin new family traditions or as we as a family work toward our dreams and goals that I record what we want to accomplish. I believe that a goal that is not written down is just a wish and so….I have now begun writing them down and I will also write about the results of this weekend.

It will be very rewarding to write down our feelings about the things that we accomplish this weekend. I can do this in my favorite way and that is with digital scrapbooking. I’m sure that as camera crazy as I have become over the past year that I will take some amazing pictures this weekend and then I will have a blast scrapbooking them. For me, the dialog that goes along with the picture is just as important as or even more important than the picture.

Digital Scrapbooks and More has great Digital Scrapbooking Kits that are perfect for scrapbooking President’s Day, Valentine’s Day or other special events and Holidays. It is so easy and so much fun to journal in this way.

I used the the Blue Ice Polka Dot Digital Scrapbooking Kit to make my first President’s Day Scrap page and I will continue to use it after I take more digital pictures this President’s Day. When I am done I will have a whole album of new family traditions.

Though you are probably already doing great acts of service and work to be admired in your lives, I hope that this article might ignite a spark that leads to even more positive actions for those of you that are as grateful as I am to live in this beautiful country. My hope is that you also would have the desire to record for your posterity and the posterity of our country the feelings that you have. We never know when our journals or albums may be the inspiration for one of our countries future leaders!

May your Presidents Day be full of gratitude and inspiration!

Denise

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