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Enjoy fairy tale stories of yummy desserts! Pączki have been made in Poland since the Middle Ages. Traditional pączki are made from rich dough containing eggs, fats, sugar, and yeast. Real paczki dough looks yellow. Pączki Day is also called ‘Fat Tuesday’ because it is just before Ash Wednesday. Enjoy this fun word search called “Pączki […]
Celebrate the Chinese New Year on February 10, 2024. In China, you’ll hear it being called chunjie (春节), or the Spring Festival. It is called the Year of the Dragon. Some traditions include lighting firecrackers and decorating with red lanterns. People also exchange red envelopes filled with lucky cash. The color red is loved by […]
January 27th is Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Holocaust took place between 1941 and 1945 throughout German-occupied Europe. Jewish ghettos were created in Europe. Let us never forget. Click here to see the Holocaust maps. Did you know? It was the systematic genocide of European Jews Sadly, around 6 million Jews were killed by Nazi Germans […]
Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights. This Jewish festival commemorates the recovery of Jerusalem and rededication of the Second Temple. This year Hanukkah is celebrated: December 7th – December 15th. For Jewish Americans, this time of year is celebrated with the blue and white (and sometimes silver) of Hanukkah and playing the […]
Happy Thanksgiving Day everyone! Thank you to everyone for our many blessings – family, friends, and freedoms. Let’s celebrate that first Thanksgiving between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe in 1621. Enjoy this word search called “Happy Thanksgiving”. Word searches develop spelling skills, extend vocabulary, and emphasize pattern recognition. Find all the hidden words! Enjoy […]
Thanks to our veterans of war for their service in the military in the United States of America. Look here for more about Veterans Day Deals, Discounts and Freebies and Veterans Day (federal holiday). Here are a few facts: Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1919 November 11 became a national holiday […]
Let’s celebrate Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement. It is observed on the 10th day of the lunar month of Tishri. There are special prayer services. This is when Jews seek reconciliation with God. Have fun with this free Yom Kippur Word Search. Word searches develop spelling skills, extend vocabulary, and […]
The “Fall Equinox” or first day of fall in 2023 is September 23rd. The earth spins once a day on its axis of rotation. The word “equinox” means “equal night.” On the equinox, day and night are roughly equal in length. This means when the sun crosses the equator from north to south, this marks […]
The U.S. Constitution was written to guarantee your rights as a citizen. It is America’s national government and the supreme law of the land. On September 17th we remember the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. More fascinating facts – The Constitution is supposed to limit the power of the […]
Happy 4th of July everyone! Do something absolutely fun to celebrate America’s Independence! Eat, play, sing, dance, watch something, honor, play our word search game, and just enjoy! But first, just a little history lesson below about our freedoms – Each section in the Declaration of Independence explains why it had the right to declare […]
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