Today I’m celebrating Memorial Day with my family in Georgia and sharing how you can teach your children the importance of Memorial Day.
I hope everyone is enjoying the long Memorial Day weekend. We have been busy doing stuff around the house since our trip to Tennessee was cancelled. A small tornado in Brandon’s hometown took out his parent’s power. Thankfully no one was injured, but there are trees down everywhere making it difficult to drive in and out of town.
We are grilling out at our house and the neighbors will come by to visit. This is the first year I’m explaining the importance of Memorial Day to Annabelle. She is old enough to understand the holiday and she learned a little bit at preschool about its significance.
Don’t forget to teach your little ones about the importance of Memorial Day today.
It’s not just a long weekend – I found myself explaining to Annabelle why Daddy was home today and feel like she sort of understands the meaning of the holiday. Here is a great article with some tips to help you out!
- The first thing you should do is teach your child about the history of Memorial Day.
- After you teach your children the history behind Memorial Day, you also need to remind kids that this is a time to remember all those Americans who have fought in the past to keep this country safe and free. It is a day to honor and respect the armed forces. It is a wonderful time for personal remembrance as well, remembering family members and friends that have been lost.
- Encourage a moment of remembrance on this holiday.
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