May day party

Every year May Day comes and goes without celebration. Back in the day and I do mean the day, I not only ran door to door passing out May Baskets, I actually "danced" around the May Pole. It was a huge celebration at my school, so huge, we had a May Day Program. We practiced for days, weaving in and out, getting tangled, untangled, practiced and practiced. One of the years, we all dressed up from different countries, I was dressed from Sweden, with the cutest little dress and wooden shoes. I…

Celebrate the merry month of May with a lavish May Day menu featuring fresh spring produce, vibrant greens, and plenty of edible flowers. Recipes include two floral cocktails, fried goat cheese balls, dandelion pesto twists, roast chicken, floral honey possets and more. There is enough of a selection in our May Day post to create your own menu!

One of my fondest childhood memories was delivering May Baskets on May Day. My Mom was always so good about doing this with us. I remember filling the Styrofoam cup and twisting pipe cleaners for the basket handle. Then going around the neighborhood to deliver. Fun times. MayPole Cupcakes When I had Sophia and she got to be around a year old, I wanted to start doing this with her but realized that May Baskets and May Day really weren't a big deal where we lived. Sophia delivering May…

Let's bring back this charming tradition!

During a Maypole dance everyone works together to twist the ribbons around the pole, making a beautiful interrelated design. One person ducks while the other person lifts the ribbon.

This article is about May holidays and special days. It includes elementary classroom activities, ideas, and lesson plans for each holidays. There are lots of resources.

This year we made quite a few little items for our May Day experience to make it and exciting and memorable day for our family. Some were made with the children and some for the children. This could have been done with the children but I made them alone this year. It has been some years since I have made individual May Poles for the children to play with and so this year I wanted to give the younger children especially a chance to have this again. Our younger children particularly love to…

You may not see maypoles popping up everywhere nowadays, but May Day is just a few days away nonetheless! And if there’s a holiday to celebrate, you better bet I’ll get in on that! I love the idea of a maypole, colorful, strung with ribbons and an accompanying dance and song in celebration. Since I …

Centuries ago, it was a festival celebrating the first day of summer, including dancing around a maypole.