Remember Silhouettes on the Presidents Birthdays

Do you remember the days in school when Lincoln's birthday, Valentine's Day, and Washington's Birthday were all within a week of each other and such a break from that long haul between Christmas and the end of school. We didn't have spring break in those days and there was no such thing as teacher's work days. We always cut silhouettes for the presidents and put them on the wall in our classrooms. The lunch room fixed a remarkable yellow cake with real cherry topping-not canned pie filling for Washington's birthday. We made paper top hats for Lincoln's birthday and marched around the school wearing those hats. For the first time that I can remember, our schools are off for President's Day. I wonder if the county fair being this week had anything to do with that decision. There are a lot of families that are really busy with livestock, pageants, and shows. Do your children know how important those President's were to the freedoms that we all enjoy today? Do they associate Washington with the American Revolution and Lincoln with the Emancipation Proclamation? Take the time to share these famous Americans with your children.