Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is on Monday, January 15.
Did you know Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is one of the only American federal holidays that honors an individual? Visit the following webpages for more information about the holiday. You can also listen to and/or read Dr. King’s famous speech “I Have a Dream.” There are also printable coloring pages, craft ideas and games all related to the holiday.

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. coloring pages.
• Primary games has many activities for the holiday. There you can find an online game where you get to help Dr. King, Jr. make his way to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial so he can give his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, also two puzzles and a word search.
• Make a rainbow pin to wear on Martin Luther King, Jr. day.
• Learn more about the meaning of the holiday in an article that was written by Coretta Scott King.
• Listen to and/or read the “I Have a Dream” speech that was given by Dr. King, Jr. on August 28, 1963.

• Play Alphabet Soup, an online game, from the Between the Lions website.
• A Stone Soup poem and coloring pages.
• “Is It Soup Yet?” is an article by Lynne Bertrand and Ann Hallock with five soup recipes including the recipes for Purple Soup and Smile Soup.
• Kid friendly recipes from kidchef.com, including Pumpkin Soup and Peach and Melon Soup.

Family Fit Lifestyle Month
January is also Family Fit Lifestyle month. If you are looking to keep your family fit during the cold months ahead, or are just interested in fitness and nutrition, check out the webpages below.

• Here are some tips and strategies to help your family get active indoors this winter.
• A variety of articles about nutrition and fitness for parents from kidshealth.org.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer many quick tips regarding nutrition for everyone including a portion size guide for young children, picky eating tips and ideas for how to get children involved in meal preparation.
• In her article “Winter Family Fitness” Ann Douglas offers parents ideas for keeping active while having fun outdoors during the winter.
• Snacks are an important part of children’s diets and the USDA offers some nutritious and delicious pyramid snack ideas for the whole family.
• Visit Nutrition Exploration, a website all about nutrition for kids, including games, activities, recipes, contests and more.

National Hobby Month
Is anyone in your family in need of an exciting hobby to occupy their spare time this winter? If so, check out the webpages below to learn more about choosing a hobby, examples of hobbies and the benefits of hobbies.

• How to choose a hobby for your family
• Learn about the benefits of hobbies for children.
• Hobby ideas and tips on how to encourage children to become involved in a hobby from HGTV.
• Information about collecting and examples of collections for children from the Smithsonian Kids website

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National Oatmeal Month
January is National Oatmeal Month. Oatmeal-related crafts and recipes can be found on the following webpages. Oatmeal is not just for breakfast anymore!

• Make oatmeal soap on a rope.
• A recipe for oatmeal playdough
• 101 yummy kid-friendly recipes involving oats from Quaker Oatmeal
• Oatmeal box craft ideas

• 2006 Medal Winner: The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster; illustrated by Chris Raschka
• 2005 Medal Winner: Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
  (Fun Fact: Did you know one of the 2005 Caldecott Committee Members was our very own Head of Children’s Services, Anne Heidemann?)
• 2001 Medal Winner: Joseph had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
• 1996 Medal Winner: Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
• 1980 Medal Winner: Ox-cart Man by Donald Hall; illustrated by Barbara Cooney
• 1970 Medal Winner: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
• 1963 Medal Winner: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
• 1942 Medal Winner: Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey