Fun Activities to Help Countdown to Election 2012

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Submitted by on Fri, 10/26/2012 - 9:14am

10 Fun Activities to Help Countdown To Election Day 2012

The official countdown has begun to Election Day. With a few short days left, we decided to create a list of 10* fun activities to do with your kids. Everyday moments can be teaching opportunities and we hope these inspire you and yours.

Oct 28: Learn/Sing some patriotic songs. 

Our Picks:

Oct 29:  Go to the library or bookstore and exercise your rights. You can find all the books we picked on Amazon. 

Our Picks:

  • This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie | Grade Level: P and up
  • Woodrow, the White House Mouse by Peter W. Barnes | Grade Level: P and up
  • Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio | Grade Level: K and up
  • A is for America by Devin Scillian | Grade Level: 1 and up
  • If I Ran For President by Catherine Stier | Grade Level: 1 and up
  • Wackiest White House Pets by Gibbs Davis | Grade Level: 2 and up
  • The Kid Who Ran For President by Dan Gutman | Grade Level: 3 and up

Oct 30: Kick-off an arts & crafts activity. Get the crayons, markers, and glitter glue – It’s time to make a campaign poster!  Check out this downloadable template from PBSkids.

Oct 31: It is Halloween, so dress up as a national icon. Get inspired by the story of Stella Ehrhart, an eight year old girl who dresses as a different historical figure every day. 

Our Picks:

  • Your favorite President
  • Your favorite First Lady
  • Our Lady Liberty
  • Paul Revere
  • Uncle Sam

Nov 1: Play Pretend: Host a debate in the living room on an issue that affects your family.

Nov 2: Have your kids write a speech and present it to the family at dinner on why they should be president. Watch this great video of a winning speech done by a 5th grader running for Vice President of his class.

Nov 3: Play a car-game today. Whether you are running errands or off to soccer practice- take turns filling in this statement: “If I were president for a day,  I would _______.”

Nov 4: Sunday is a perfect day for a Road-Trip. Why not take a field trip to a local monument, or historical point of interest? Need help figuring out your destination? Try visiting the National Park Service website.

Nov 5: Show your colors. Encourage your family to wear red white & blue today to remind those able to vote tomorrow.

Nov 6: It’s Election Day so bring your kids to the polls with you so they can experience the privilege with you.

*Here are some other ideas to try!

Our Word Picks:

  • Electoral
  • Democrat
  • House
  • Inauguration
  • Independent
  • President
  • Republican
  • Senate
  • Undecided