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National Dog Month: National Back to School Join DOGust, a celebration Holiday Month: Check out 25 Happy Book Birthday for shelter dogs whose Fun Virtual Games by to Pug & Pig and Friends Celebration birthdays are unknown! BoredTeachers.com and by Sue Lowell Gallion, Use the North Shore Animal Birthday host a friendly competition illustrated by Joyce Wan. League’s birthday pawty on Zoom or Google Meet. planning kit.

8 9 10 National Happiness Book Lovers Day: Happens Day: Celebrate Host a craft day or everyday moments of joy Happy Book Birthday to share instructions for and delight by Helping Be Strong by Pat Zietlow one of Worth Writing Kids Find Happiness in Miller, illustrated by Jen Hill. For’s 21 Children’s Book the World Around Them Themed Crafts for Kids. (via GrowKidsMinds.com).

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Close out Shark Week by Happy Book Birthday to scheduling a virtual shark Happy Book Birthday to Jack Horner: Dinosaur education event through Clovis Keeps His Cool by Hunter by Sophia Gholz, Shark Angels or sharing the Katelyn Aronson, illustrated illustrated by Dave Shephard. Aquarium of the Pacific’s by Eve Farb. live shark cam.

22 23 24 National Tooth Fairy Day: Read How to Trick the International Strange Tooth Fairy by Erin Danielle Mac Barnett’s Birthday: Music Day: Open up Russell, illustrated by Read Extra Yarn and try one Chrome Music Lab’s Jennifer Hansen Rolli, and of The Spruce Craft’s 10 Songmaker to experiment craft a tooth fairy box using Yarn Crafts for Kids. with original tunes. an empty tin, plastic gems, and stickers.

29 30 31 Happy Book Birthday to Mary Shelley’s Birthday: Survivor Tree by Marcie On Frankenstein Day, Get kids’ backpacks Colleen, illustrated by honor the iconic monster school-ready with DIY Aaron Becker. Read the with these Fun Family Luggage Tags from story of a resilient tree that Crafts and read She Made Handmade Charlotte. healed and was replanted a Monster by Lynn Fulton, in its original home — now illustrated by Felicita Sala. the 9/11 Memorial. Children’s ActivityChildren’s Calendar August 2021

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