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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1 2 3 4 In 1783 the first pa- 5 Celebrate two Dan- It’s International Trivia Time! Which animal Map your heritage today. per hot air balloon took ish holidays today! Share Children’s Day! To honor from the Seychelles Mark your World Happy flight in France. Grab a hugs for Father’s Day kids everywhere, set a Islands is over 180 years Map™ with family, cul- laundry basket and take and make flag banners timer and just play for old? ture, etc. a trip through Chinon, for Constitution Day. 15 minutes. France!

6 7 8 9 For Accordion 10 People are celebrat- 11 12 Swedish National Day is Start some genius glob- At the grocery store, read Appreciation Month, ing Portugal Day Flip-flop lovers, rejoice! Movie night! Choose from a new holiday with old al ideas that pay off all the produce stickers, say “accordion” as today, and Portugal’s It’s Flip-Flop Day! Where many genres with one roots - official since 2004. summer long! then mark where food they would in Norway: most famous poet, Louis did they come from, and thing in common - char- A good day for Swedish grows on your World “trekspill”! In Italy, it’s de Camões. Read some who named them? acters from Asia. pastries! Happy Map™. “Fisarmonica”. poetry, or write your own!

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Juneteenth honors the end of slavery in Look at the moon tonight. Cool off and celebrate Treat yourself to a Jap- At noon today during the Grab five friends and Happy Candy Month! the US. People from Sen- What phase is it in? Do International Waterfall anese dinner with some Dragon Boat Festival, give this old summer Celebrate by making egal, Gambia, Guinea-Bis- kids in Nairobi, Kenya Day by taking a virtual yummy Sushi! try balancing an egg for dance from England a some rock candy, which sau, Mali, Angola, Congo, in Africa see the same tour of Victoria Falls in good luck! whirl! It’s called “Once originated in India and the DRC, and Gabon were phase? Zimbabwe! Upon a Summer’s Day”. Iran! enslaved.

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Celebrate the Summer Do you know which conti- World Rainforest Day Time for some dancing Celebrate the Incan Fes- This wacky Austrian Mint green tea and lem- Solstice with kids around nent (besides Antarctica) - Imagine and draw a fun! Make and shake tival of Inti Raymi today musical group makes onade are favorite Mo- the world today by mak- has no native big cats? day of adventure in the some Mexican maracas! with the people of Cusco, instruments out of vege- roccan thirst quenchers. ing a suncatcher! Amazon rainforest. Peru. It’s a day filled with tables! Want to play with Try some. Yum. music, costumes, and your food? food.

27 28 The elegant 29 30 Wimbledon tennis Sing Ring Around the Did your favorite foods tournament begins today Who needs toys? Kids all Rosie... in Italian! And, originate in North in England. Celebrate around the world love to don’t forget to fall down America? Probably not. with the classic treat play in the mud! at the end! Many more crops began - strawberries and cream! in Asia.

See the activity links on the following page!

© 2021 Whole Wide World Toys, Inc., #worldexplorercalendar All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. 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 JUNE 13 Moon Phase Fun earthsky.org Click on the links for 14 Dragon Boat Festival kidpointz.com

fun-filled activities 15 Once Upon a Summer's Day youtube.com and ideas! 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 Mexican Maracas For best results, use 23 letsplaykidsmusic.com Adobe Acrobat. Trouble 24 Inti Raymi globetrottinkids.com with links? Head to the 25 The Viennese Vegetable Orchestra kids.nationalgeographic.com last few pages for Morrocan Mint Lemonade coupleinthekitchen.com the full url. 26 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

1 2 3 Listen to cellist, Yo Yo Feel like jumping? Try Start July by finding Ma, play a song from this traditional Danish something lucky! Search German composer, Bach, song and dance called for global lucky charms and draw how it makes Seven Jumps! today. you feel.

4 5 The Huichol people 6 Unity Day in Zambia 7 8 9 10 of Mexico have celebrates different Did you know? Many been making these groups of people coming Are the rocks you find A clapping, singing, Take turns naming dog Have you heard of the Fourth of July favorite protective symbols for together to make a great where you live the same dancing bit of fun from breeds that have a coun- Loch Ness monster? foods started far away. hundreds of years. You country. Want to learn across the globe? Ghana - Kokoleoko! Give try name in them, e.g. She’s a legendary animal Thanks, world! can make yours in a jiffy! more? it a try. French Bulldog? from Scotland, but she’s hard to find.

11 12 13 14 The worlds tiniest 15 16 To celebrate Norwe- 17 creature with a gian explorer Roald The Mongolian Naadam Search your World Happy Challenge someone to Can you make a dinner It’s Malala Yousafzai’s backbone is a frog in Amundsen’s birthday, Festival starts today with Map™ for countries play Mancala, a game that represents all 7 con- birthday! She’s a hero Papua New Guinea. It go ahead and hop like wrestling, archery, and starting with every letter popular across Africa! tinents? Yes, you can. to many. Who are your takes three of them to a penguin and roar like horseback riding, plus of the alphabet. Hint: W heroes? Why? reach an inch! a seal. dancing and music. & X don’t have one!

18 Celebrate Nelson 19 20 21 22 23 24 Mandela’s birthday today. Can you find South Give India a high five Celebrate Eid-al-Adha Thank you, Germany, Time to play a Greek Scheduled start of the To- As you fold laundry, Africa on your World with this Mehndi craft with some yummy Leba- for sharing your school, game with beanbags. kyo Olympics! Get active, read the tags and then Happy Map™? idea for henna on paper nese baba ganoush! words, food, and toys. The Triangle Game is or artistic, with your own mark on your World hands. perfect for you and a Olympics. Happy Map™ where your sibling or friend! clothes were made.

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 If it’s a scorcher outside, Make a German walnut Carnival Monday in Tanko Bushi is a Japa- Explore Kenya, Panama Dress, talk, invent, and Say goodbye to July in cool off with a favorite baby for a “cool” Christ- Bonaire is a day to relax nese song and dance and more webcams near eat like a Viking today. Russian! Try this: “Da Vietnamese treat - an mas-in-July craft! after parades and par- about coal. Can you see and far! These early explorers got svidaniya!” avocado smoothie! ties - a good day to chill the digging? around! with sea life.

See the activity links on the following page!

© 2021 Whole Wide World Toys, Inc., #worldexplorercalendar All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. 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 J U LY 14 Paedophryne Amauensis crittersquad.com Click on the links for 15 Mancala youtube.com fun-filled activities 16 Roald Amundsen kidskonnect.com and ideas! 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 For best results, use 24 Even More Global Activities for Kids wholewideworldtoys.com Adobe Acrobat. Trouble 25 German Walnut Baby redtedart.com with links? Head to the Bonaire Coral Reef Webcam geocam.ru last few pages for 26 the full url. 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

1 2 3 Enjoy Culturama 4 5 6 7 Day in Saint Kitts/ It’s Picnic day in the Hooray for Yo-Yo Day! Ride a bike or walk today Give the blessing of your Listen to this exciting Go “bananas” over this Nevis. Search the Ca- Northern Territory of The earliest yo-yos were and imagine you’re in ancestors to a plant song by Norwegian fun Caribbean kids’ ribbean islands on your Australia. You know what from Greece. Can you Denmark where there that grows food today - Edvard Grieg and write a snack - plantain chips! World Happy Map™ to to do. learn the trick “Around are sometimes more it’s Umuganura Day in story. What’s happening? find these islands and the World”? bikes than people! Rwanda. then DANCE!

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Can you do the moves It’s Mountain Day in Ja- Try this high-energy Most fairies are from Dance today for the Making friends is as It’s World Oceans Day! from this “funny” (whose pan so climb the highest Chinese game, “Catch Ireland, but they need Onam/Thiruonam easy as a smile and a Can you name all five name means funny) folk spot you can find. the Dragon’s Tail”, if you vacations, too! Make a harvest festival in the hello. Try “hello” in many Oceans? dance from Yakutia in dare. fairy garden so they’ll Indian state of Kerala. languages. Russia? feel at home!

15 Today, Paraguay- 16 17 18 19 20 21 ans celebrate the Flip-a-Coin Day! If you Pick a card game, any Do the Mexican Hat Eat like central African It’s Jamaican sprinter founding of their capital, Celebrate Parsi New Year have coins from other card game! Almost every Dance - Ole’! gorillas! Enjoy juicy Usain Bolt’s birthday! Asunción, in 1537. That’s today a day of renewal countries, play heads or country in the world has fruits and veggies today Run as fast as you can as far back as your 18th for people of the Zoroas- tails! its own card games. - but you can skip the and celebrate with some grandparents! trian religion who settled in India. termites!! Jamaican fun.

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Imagine your own Howl at the moon Close your eyes and point Is it hot outside today? Imagine the globe. Now, Be a hero and help some- It’s winter in Australia! country. Give it a name, tonight! Every full moon to any place in the world Time to study something on which continents did one today! It’s Heroes How cold does it get? landmarks, holidays, is a holiday in Sri Lanka, on your World Happy hotter than where you dinosaurs live? Day in Namibia. Check it out. foods, traditional dress, each one celebrating Map™, then check the live - volcanoes! or whatever makes you parts of Buddhism. weather there. happy.

29 30 31 Play some pilolo, a fun Art is human nature - ex- Today’s Bucket List Day! outdoor game from plore it across the globe. Grab your World Happy Ghana. Map™ and mark every place on earth you want to visit some day.

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© 2021 Whole Wide World Toys, Inc., #worldexplorercalendar All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. 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 AUGUST Thirvathira dance youtube.com Click on the links for 12 Hello in Many Languages omniglot.com fun-filled activities 13 World Oceans Game world-geography-games.com/oceans/index.html and ideas! 14 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 For best results, use 27 Weather in Australia weather.com Adobe Acrobat. Trouble 28 Fun with Geography Activities wholewideworldtoys.com with links? Head to the Pilolo (2nd Game on the List) littlepassports.com last few pages for 29 the full url. 30 The Metropolitan Museum for Kids metmuseum.org 31 The World Happy Map™ wholewideworldtoys.com

x How many countries did you visit?

x What surprised you?

x What made you laugh?

x What were you grateful for?

It’s a big, beautiful world to enjoy. Have Fun. It’s the best thing to have!

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© 2021 Whole Wide World Toys, Inc., All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. AU GUST 1 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/ © 2021 Whole Wide World Toys, Inc., All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.