Monthly Archives: March 2017
HISTORY TIDBIT: PENCILS
Happy Pencil Day! Yes, in North America, March 30th is National Pencil Day. Why? Well, not because that’s when pencils were invented. Pencils have been around since Germany started mass producing them in the seventeenth century, but it was on March 30th, 1858, that an American, Hymen Lipman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, succeeded in obtaining a […]
TRIVIA TRAIL: WASHINGTON’S CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
Question: Cherry Blossom festivals abound in Japan, but why does Washington D.C. have one? Answer: To commemorate a gift the city received in 1912, when Yukio Ozaki, the Mayor of Tokyo, Japan, gave Washington 3,000 cherry trees as a symbol of friendship between Japan and the U.S.A.. First Lady, Helen Herron Taft, and the Japanese […]
HISTORIC OBSERVANCE: EARTH HOUR
Earth hour is an annual event that takes place on the last Saturday in March. The World Wide Fund (WWF) held the first Earth Hour in Sydney, Australia in 2007, by having over two million homes and businesses switch off non-essential lights and appliances for an hour. The event lowered energy consumption in Sydney by […]
HISTORY-BASED EASTER ACTIVITY FOR KIDS: MINI RESURRECTION GARDEN
DIY Mini Resurrection Garden Mini-Resurrection Garden: Easter Craft
HISTORY-THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTIES: BIBLICAL TIMES
Since kids don’t usually give up birthdays for Lent, how about a Bible theme? COSTUMES Tell guests’ parents to dig out what their kids wore for the school/Sunday School nativity play, or visit: http://susanevans.org/blog/bible-costume-in-five-minutes/ http://adventuresinmommydom.org/easy-no-sew-bible-costume/ DECORATIONS & OTHER PARTY ITEMS If your local shops don’t carry anything suitable, try: http://www.partycity.com/product/blessed+day+religious+party+supplies.do http://www.shindigz.com/vacation-bible-school/c/51 For invitation ideas/downloads try: […]
BOOK SIGNING VISITORS: TIME ROSE COVER MODELS
I signed and sold some books at Chapters, Orchard Park, Kelowna, B.C. on Saturday and was fortunate enough to have some of the books’ cover models on hand at various points during the day as well. Pictured at left above is my ‘Jack’ model (one of the main Time Rose characters, who, as you can […]
HISTORIC LIBRARIES: BOOKMOBILES
I can remember being one of the kids asked to choose books for the classroom from a mobile library van back in my English primary school days. http://www.boredpanda.com/bookmobile-library-on-wheels/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=BPFacebook
BOOK SIGNING PROMO (KELOWNA)
If any of you live in Kelowna, B.C. or happen to be visiting there today, please come over to my table in Chapters to say ‘hello’!
Time Travelling With Kids 