This Week (6 July) At Se7en…

A new week with a whole lot of new days to celebrate…

• About.com’s Calendar.
• Crayola.com
• Enchanted Learning.
• Reading Activity Calendar.
• Teacher Vision.

And these are the days we will be looking at this week:

• 7 July: Pinocchio first printed (1883).
  • Pinocchio from Wikipedia
  • Coloring Pages from Activity Village.
  • Pinocchio themed recipes.
  • 7 July: Macaroni Day.
    • You know how we love Jamie, here is his take on Macaroni Cheese.
    • Dying pasta from Tutu’s and Turtles.
    • We have to make some macaroni monsters from Family Fun.
    • Cute macaroni skeleton from Kaboose.
    • Cute sheep from Family Corner.
  
  • 7 July: Star Festival Day (Japan)
    • Crafts from Crayola.
    • Tanabata from Kids Web JApan.
    • Tanabata from Squidoo.
    • Tanabata from About.com
  
  • 8 July: Liberty Bell Cracks.
    • Liberty Bell timeline from USHistory.org
    • The Story of the Liberty Bell from USHistory
    • Liberty Bell FAQ from the Liberty Bell Museum.
    • A lesson Plan from the National Historical Parks (USA).
    • The story of the Liberty Bell from White Chapel Bell Foundry.
    • Which brings us to National Treasure one of our all-time favorite movies… A treasure hunt that dashes through the major spots of American History! There is a sequel but we liked the first one best.
  
  • 9 July: Sugar Cookie Day – Here is a list of our cookie recipes.
    • Basic butter cookies in Se7en Steps.
    • Se7en Cookies from Basic Cookie Dough
    • Basic Window Cookies in Se7en Steps.
    • Astonishing Cookies in se7en Steps.
    • Fortune Cookies in Se7en Steps.
    • Ice-Cream cookies in Se7en Steps.
    • Quickest Crunchie Bars in Se7en Steps.
    • Jelly Bean Biscotti in Se7en Steps.
  
  • 10 July: Teddy Bears Picnic Day.
    • How to plan a Teddy Bears Picnic from EHow.
    • Teddy Bear Activities from first-school.
    • Teddy Bear Page from DLTK.
    • More crafts from BillyBear4Kids.
  
  • 11 July: SkyLab fell to the Earth.
    • BBC article.
    • Wiki Answer.
    • SkyLab Image from NASA.
    • More About SkyLab from Thinkquest.
  
  • 12 July: Barn Day.
    • Cute printable barn from Family Fun.
    • Make a box barn from Family Fun
    • Barnyard Party Theme from Family Fun.
  
  • 12 July: Paper Bag Day.
    • Paper Bag Owl via the Crafty Crow.
    • Maya Made’s Beautiful Paper Bag Toadstools
    • Paper Bag Crafts from About.com
    • We made these paper bag hats for a hat party – really fun! From Family Fun.
    • These faces look fun from Family Fun.
    • I love these trees from Family Fun.
    • Gotta love these Crafty Houses from Family Fun!

  That’s it – Have a Great Week!