World Explorer Calendar

Welcome to your summer of adventure! Every day you’ll celebrate countries

across the globe with stories, dance, games, holidays, foods, and much more.

Everything you need is here. The calendar tells you what’s happening, and the

list on the next page gives you links to resources for the day’s activity.

For next level fun and learning, find each country on your World Happy Map™,

and order the Where I’ve Been and Where I Want to Go reusable stickers. Then,

mark each country you’ve explored, and the new places on your travel bucket list.

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JUNE

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It’s International Children’s Day! To honor kids everywhere, set a timer and just play for 15 minutes.

Trivia Time! Which animal from the Seychelles Islands is over 180 years old?

Map your heritage today. Mark your World Happy Map™ with family, cul-ture, etc.

In 1783 the first pa-per hot air balloon took flight in France. Grab a laundry basket and take a trip through Chinon, France!

Celebrate two Dan-ish holidays today! Share hugs for Father’s Day and make flag banners for Constitution Day.

Look at the moon tonight. What phase is it in? Do kids in Nairobi, Kenya in Africa see the same phase?

Celebrate the Summer Solstice with kids around the world today by mak-ing a suncatcher!

Do you know which conti-nent (besides Antarctica) has no native big cats?

World Rainforest Day - Imagine and draw a day of adventure in the Amazon rainforest.

Time for some dancing fun! Make and shake some Mexican maracas!

Celebrate the Incan Fes-tival of Inti Raymi today with the people of Cusco, Peru. It’s a day filled with music, costumes, and food.

This wacky Austrian musical group makes instruments out of vege-tables! Want to play with your food?

Mint green tea and lem-onade are favorite Mo-roccan thirst quenchers. Try some. Yum.

Sing Ring Around the Rosie... in Italian! And, don’t forget to fall down at the end!

The elegant Wimbledon tennis

tournament begins today in England. Celebrate with the classic treat - strawberries and cream!

Did your favorite foods originate in North America? Probably not. Many more crops began in Asia.

Who needs toys? Kids all around the world love to play in the mud!

At noon today during the Dragon Boat Festival, try balancing an egg for good luck!

Grab five friends and give this old summer dance from England a whirl! It’s called “Once Upon a Summer’s Day”.

Cool off and celebrate International Waterfall Day by taking a virtual tour of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe!

Happy Candy Month! Celebrate by making some rock candy, which originated in India and Iran!

Treat yourself to a Jap-anese dinner with some yummy Sushi!

Juneteenth honors the end of slavery in

the US. People from Sen-egal, Gambia, Guinea-Bis-sau, Mali, Angola, Congo, the DRC, and Gabon were enslaved.

Start some genius glob-al ideas that pay off all summer long!

At the grocery store, read the produce stickers, then mark where food grows on your World Happy Map™.

People are celebrat-ing Portugal Day

today, and Portugal’s most famous poet, Louis de Camões. Read some poetry, or write your own!

Flip-flop lovers, rejoice! It’s Flip-Flop Day! Where did they come from, and who named them?

Movie night! Choose from many genres with one thing in common - char-acters from Asia.

For Accordion Appreciation Month, say “accordion” as they would in Norway: “trekspill”! In Italy, it’s “Fisarmonica”.

Swedish National Day is a new holiday with old roots - official since 2004. A good day for Swedish pastries!

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fun-filled activities

and ideas!

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1 How to Play With Kids todaysparent.com

2 Seychelles Trivia Time thedodo.com

3 Map Your Heritage learningliftoff.com

4 Virtual Hot Air Balloon Ride youtube.com

5 Danish Flag Coloring Page crayola.com

6 Swedish Pastry Recipe yummyhealthyeasy.com

7 Global Summer Projects wholewideworldtoys.com

8 Where Do Bananas Grow? kidstir.com

9 Accordian Appreciation youtube.com

10 Portugal Day and Poetry poetry4kids.com

11 Flip-Flop Facts wonderopolis.org

12 Movies with Asian Characters commonsensemedia.org

13 Moon Phase Fun earthsky.org

14 Dragon Boat Festival kidpointz.com

15 Once Upon a Summer's Day youtube.com

16 Victoria Falls Zimbabwe airpano.com

17 Candy Month Rock Candy Recipe inthekitchenwithmatt.com

18 Sushi Recipe youtube.com

19 Juneteenth for Kids facebook.com

20 Summer Solstice Suncatcher rhythmsofplay.com

21 Big Cats - Guess Where They Aren't! animalsaroundtheglobe.com

22 Rainforest Facts kids.nationalgeographic.com

23 Mexican Maracas letsplaykidsmusic.com

24 Inti Raymi globetrottinkids.com

25 The Viennese Vegetable Orchestra kids.nationalgeographic.com

26 Morrocan Mint Lemonade coupleinthekitchen.com

27 Giro Giro Tondo (Ring Around the Rosie) youtube.com

28 Make Strawberries and Cream youtube.com

29 International Mud Day tinkergarten.com

30 Interactive Map of Food Origins blog.ciat.cgiar.org

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JULY

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Start July by finding something lucky! Search for global lucky charms today.

Listen to cellist, Yo Yo Ma, play a song from German composer, Bach, and draw how it makes you feel.

Feel like jumping? Try this traditional Danish song and dance called Seven Jumps!

Did you know? Many Fourth of July favorite foods started far away. Thanks, world!

The Huichol people of Mexico have

been making these protective symbols for hundreds of years. You can make yours in a jiffy!

Unity Day in Zambia celebrates different

groups of people coming together to make a great country. Want to learn more?

Are the rocks you find where you live the same across the globe?

A clapping, singing, dancing bit of fun from Ghana - Kokoleoko! Give it a try.

Take turns naming dog breeds that have a coun-try name in them, e.g. French Bulldog?

Have you heard of the Loch Ness monster? She’s a legendary animal from Scotland, but she’s hard to find.

The Mongolian Naadam Festival starts today with wrestling, archery, and horseback riding, plus dancing and music.

Celebrate Nelson Mandela’s birthday

today. Can you find South Africa on your World Happy Map™?

Make a German walnut baby for a “cool” Christ-mas-in-July craft!

Carnival Monday in Bonaire is a day to relax after parades and par-ties - a good day to chill with sea life.

Tanko Bushi is a Japa-nese song and dance about coal. Can you see the digging?

Explore Kenya, Panama and more webcams near and far!

Dress, talk, invent, and eat like a Viking today. These early explorers got around!

If it’s a scorcher outside, cool off with a favorite Vietnamese treat - an avocado smoothie!

Say goodbye to July in Russian! Try this: “Da svidaniya!”

Give India a high five with this Mehndi craft idea for henna on paper hands.

Celebrate Eid-al-Adha with some yummy Leba-nese baba ganoush!

Thank you, Germany, for sharing your school, words, food, and toys.

Time to play a Greek game with beanbags. The Triangle Game is perfect for you and a sibling or friend!

Scheduled start of the To-kyo Olympics! Get active, or artistic, with your own Olympics.

As you fold laundry, read the tags and then mark on your World Happy Map™ where your clothes were made.

It’s Malala Yousafzai’s birthday! She’s a hero to many. Who are your heroes? Why?

Search your World Happy Map™ for countries starting with every letter of the alphabet. Hint: W & X don’t have one!

The worlds tiniest creature with a

backbone is a frog in Papua New Guinea. It takes three of them to reach an inch!

Challenge someone to play Mancala, a game popular across Africa!

To celebrate Norwe-gian explorer Roald

Amundsen’s birthday, go ahead and hop like a penguin and roar like a seal.

Can you make a dinner that represents all 7 con-tinents? Yes, you can.

JULY

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1 What's Lucky Around the World? wholewideworldtoys.com

2 Listen and Draw to Bach youtube.com

3 Seven Jumps Dance ket.org

4 International Roots of American Food wholewideworldtoys.com

5 El Ojo de Dios (God's Eye) tinkerlab.com

6 Zambian Culture kids-world-travel-guide.com

7 Rock Fun Facts onegeology.org

8 Kokoleoko youtube.com

9 Most Popular Dog Breeds akc.org

10 Learn about Nessie learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org

11 Mongolian movie "The Story of the Weeping Camel" kidworldcitizen.org

12 Muslim Role Models for Kids incultureparent.com

13 Countries of the World britannica.com

14 Paedophryne Amauensis crittersquad.com

15 Mancala youtube.com

16 Roald Amundsen kidskonnect.com

17 Seven Continents Dinner wholewideworldtoys.com

18 Nelson Mandela natgeokids.com

19 Mehndi Hands kidworldcitizen.org

20 Baba Ganoush Recipe weelicious.com

21 Germany at Home wholewideworldtoys.com

22 Greek Triangle Game youtube.com

23 Home Olympics realsimple.com

24 Even More Global Activities for Kids wholewideworldtoys.com

25 German Walnut Baby redtedart.com

26 Bonaire Coral Reef Webcam geocam.ru

27 Learn and Dance the Tanko Bushi incultureparent.com

28 Live Global Webcams explore.org

29 Viking Fun wholewideworldtoys.com

30 Vietnamese Avocado Smoothie hungryhuy.com

31 Ideas for Learning Languages pbs.org

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AUGUST

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Ride a bike or walk today and imagine you’re in Denmark where there are sometimes more bikes than people!

Give the blessing of your ancestors to a plant that grows food today - it’s Umuganura Day in Rwanda.

Listen to this exciting song by Norwegian Edvard Grieg and write a story. What’s happening?

Can you do the moves from this “funny” (whose name means funny) folk dance from Yakutia in Russia?

Go “bananas” over this fun Caribbean kids’ snack - plantain chips!

It’s Mountain Day in Ja-pan so climb the highest spot you can find.

It’s Picnic day in the Northern Territory of Australia. You know what to do.

Try this high-energy Chinese game, “Catch the Dragon’s Tail”, if you dare.

Enjoy Culturama Day in Saint Kitts/

Nevis. Search the Ca-ribbean islands on your World Happy Map™ to find these islands and then DANCE!

Most fairies are from Ireland, but they need vacations, too! Make a fairy garden so they’ll feel at home!

Hooray for Yo-Yo Day! The earliest yo-yos were from Greece. Can you learn the trick “Around the World”?

Dance today for the Onam/Thiruonamharvest festival in the Indian state of Kerala.

Making friends is as easy as a smile and a hello. Try “hello” in many languages.

It’s World Oceans Day! Can you name all five Oceans?

Today, Paraguay-ans celebrate the

founding of their capital, Asunción, in 1537. That’s as far back as your 18th grandparents!

Howl at the moon tonight! Every full moon is a holiday in Sri Lanka, each one celebrating parts of Buddhism.

Play some pilolo, a fun outdoor game from Ghana.

Art is human nature - ex-plore it across the globe.

Today’s Bucket List Day! Grab your World Happy Map™ and mark every place on earth you want to visit some day.

Close your eyes and point to any place in the world on your World Happy Map™, then check the weather there.

Is it hot outside today? Time to study something hotter than where you live - volcanoes!

Imagine the globe. Now, on which continents did dinosaurs live?

Be a hero and help some-one today! It’s Heroes Day in Namibia.

It’s winter in Australia! How cold does it get? Check it out.

Imagine your own country. Give it a name, landmarks, holidays, foods, traditional dress, or whatever makes you happy.

Celebrate Parsi New Year today a day of renewal for people of the Zoroas-trian religion who settled in India.

Flip-a-Coin Day! If you have coins from other countries, play heads or tails!

Pick a card game, any card game! Almost every country in the world has its own card games.

Do the Mexican Hat Dance - Ole’!

Eat like central African gorillas! Enjoy juicy fruits and veggies today - but you can skip the termites!!

It’s Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt’s birthday! Run as fast as you can and celebrate with some Jamaican fun.

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AUGUSTClick on the links for

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1 Caribbean Plantain Chips alicaspepperpot.com

2 Picnic Ideas marthastewart.com

3 Caribbean Music for Culturama Day www.youtube.com

4 Yo-Yo Day Tips and Tricks entertainment.howstuffworks.com

5 World Bicycle Day kids.kiddle.co

6 African Sweet Potato Stew Recipe allrecipes.com

7 In the Hall of the Mountain King youtube.com

8 Dierenkey (the "Funny Dance") youtube.com

9 Hiking Mt. Fuji youtube.com

10 Catch the Dragon's Tail thegeniusofplay.org

11 Fairy Gardens diynetwork.com

12 Thirvathira dance youtube.com

13 Hello in Many Languages omniglot.com

14 World Oceans Game world-geography-games.com/oceans/index.html

15 Let's Cook Paraguayan Food! 196flavors.com

16 Lagan nu Custard Recipe parsicuisine.com

17 World Currencies youtube.com

18 Play Cards! wholewideworldtoys.com

19 Mexican Hat Dance! youtube.com

20 Gorilla Facts youtube.com

21 Learn all about Jamaica! jamaicans.com

22 Saris and Currys and Elephants, Oh My! kidworldcitizen.org

23 Weather Around the World weatherwizkids.com

24 Volcanoes! timeforkids.com

25 Interactive Fossil Map https://dinosaurpictures.org/

26 Learn about Namibia kids-world-travel-guide.com

27 Weather in Australia weather.com

28 Fun with Geography Activities wholewideworldtoys.com

29 Pilolo (2nd Game on the List) littlepassports.com

30 The Metropolitan Museum for Kids metmuseum.org

31 The World Happy Map™ wholewideworldtoys.com

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Congratulations

It’s a big, beautiful world to enjoy.

Have Fun. It’s the best thing to have!

x How many countries did you visit?

x What surprised you?

x What made you laugh?

x What were you grateful for?

on your summer of world adventure!

JUNE1 https://www.todaysparent.com/family/family-life/how-to-play-with-your-kid/

2 https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/tortoise-jonathan-oldest-animal-in-the-world

3 https://www.learningliftoff.com/family-heritage/

4 https://youtu.be/ZaFL4nrGdgk

5 https://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/denmark-coloring-page/

6 https://www.yummyhealthyeasy.com/swedish-pastry/

7 https://wholewideworldtoys.com/kick-start-your-summer-keep-it-going/

8 https://kidstir.com/cooking-games/bananas-facts/

9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2bl4Lw1eRA

10 https://www.poetry4kids.com/

11 https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-are-they-called-flip-flops

12 https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/movies-with-asian-and-asian-american-characters

13 https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/do-we-all-see-the-same-moon-phase

14 http://www.kidpointz.com/kids-activities/science-activities/view/egg-balancing-experiment/

15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etgQ9TnDD8E

16 https://www.airpano.com/360photo/Victoria-Falls-Zambia-Zimbabwe-2015/

17 https://www.inthekitchenwithmatt.com/homemade-rock-candy

18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb8khXhV4Dg

19 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1099805670211491

20 https://rhythmsofplay.com/top-10-flower-suncatcher-crafts/

21 https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/big-cats-and-where-to-see-them/

22 https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/nature/habitats/article/rain-forest

23 https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/homemade-musical-instruments-shakers-maracas/

24 https://www.globetrottinkids.com/inti-raymi-perus-festival-of-the-sun/

25 https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/books/article/watermelon-drum

26 https://coupleinthekitchen.com/moroccan-mint-lemonade-recipe/

27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygjARTiV4SM

28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK7luWARpUo

29 https://tinkergarten.com/activities/making-mud

30 https://blog.ciat.cgiar.org/origin-of-crops/

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JULY1 https://wholewideworldtoys.com/summer-kids-activities-raising-global-kids/

2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1prweT95Mo0

3 https://www.ket.org/program/history-and-appreciation-of-visual-and-performing-arts/dances-from-many-cultures-seven-jumps?jwsource=cl

4 https://wholewideworldtoys.com/international-origins-american-food/

5 https://tinkerlab.com/how-to-make-a-gods-eye-craft/

6 https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/zambia-facts.html

7 http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/what_is.html

8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCkcODlHjJo&list=PLkYjoVaQa3qisb_7dm1LhWvQ6lLIOUe-d&index=13

9 https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/the-most-popular-dog-breeds-of-2020/

10 https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/short-stories/nessie-the-loch-ness-monster

11 https://kidworldcitizen.org/watch-mongolian-the-story-of-the-weeping-camel-lesson-plans/

12 https://www.incultureparent.com/5-muslim-role-models-for-kids/

13 https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-countries-1993160

14 https://www.crittersquad.com/fact-sheets/paedophryne-amauensis-fact-sheet/

15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC9R0WmcaYc

16 https://kidskonnect.com/people/roald-amundsen/

17 https://wholewideworldtoys.com/7-continents-dinner/

18 https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/nelson-mandela/

19 https://kidworldcitizen.org/henna-hands-a-simple-craft/

20 https://weelicious.com/baby-ghanoosh/

21 https://wholewideworldtoys.com/our-world-at-home-germany/

22 https://youtu.be/5hV9T9sCtB4

23 https://www.realsimple.com/work-life/family/olympic-games-kids?slide=048299a8-13c6-4055-af55-1e97ed8ca223#048299a8-13c6-4055-af55-1e97ed8ca223

24 https://wholewideworldtoys.com/school-canceled/

25 https://www.redtedart.com/kids-crafts-traditional-walnut-babies/?cn-reloaded=1

26 https://www.geocam.ru/en/online/bonaire-underwater-webcam/

27 https://www.incultureparent.com/japanese-music-and-dance-for-children/

28 https://explore.org/livecams

29 https://wholewideworldtoys.com/adventurous-viking-kids-activity/

30 https://www.hungryhuy.com/avocado-smoothie/

31 https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/learn-hello-and-goodbye-in-different-languages

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AUGUST1 https://www.alicaspepperpot.com/plantain-chips-baked-or-fried/

2 https://www.marthastewart.com/275233/plan-a-picnic-lunch-with-the-kids

3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIgWPuiR5-U

4 https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/easy-yo-yo-tricks.htm

5 https://kids.kiddle.co/World_Bicycle_Day

6 https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/245682/african-sweet-potato-stew/

7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nMUr8Rt2AI

8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO71bs4lFDY

9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g43_GexELvI

10 https://thegeniusofplay.org/genius/play-ideas-tips/play-ideas/catch-the-dragons-tail.aspx#.YJBjMX1Kgbk

11 https://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/outdoors/gardening/create-a-container-fairy-garden

12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO4raaOSR7Y

13 https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm

14 https://world-geography-games.com/oceans/index.html

15 https://www.196flavors.com/most-popular-paraguayan-recipes/

16 http://www.parsicuisine.com/lagan-nu-custard-from-cookbook/

17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qrVg5npDYU

18 https://wholewideworldtoys.com/popular-family-card-games-from-around-the-globe/

19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p31lF-hY9u0

20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1yBcbZ1TSw

21 https://jamaicans.com/jamaica/kidsguide/

22 https://jamaicans.com/jamaica/kidsguide/

23 https://www.weatherwizkids.com/

24 https://www.timeforkids.com/g34/volcanoes-2/

25 https://dinosaurpictures.org/

26 https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/namibia-facts.html

27 https://weather.com/weather/today/l/02d8bffb8e85d1880181a1ecd44587f82ed240d742cef8696b0fc93931d5686d

28 https://wholewideworldtoys.com/5-engaging-geography-activities-for-kids/

29 https://www.littlepassports.com/craft-diy/4-backyard-games-kids-play-countries/

30 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/explore/

31 https://wholewideworldtoys.com/shop/books/the-world-happy-map/

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