Imagine you are in Boston and it is March 17. You are walking down the street with your family, when suddenly you hear a marching band in the distance. It sounds loud and fun, with fiddles and pipes and drums. What is that noise? It is getting...
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Bedtime HistoryThe History of Halloween for Kids
Every year around this time in North America, the nights get longer and darker. Children start to visit pumpkin patches and plan their costumes all in the hopes of getting ready for Halloween. People decorate their yards with scary scenes and...
History of Boxing Day For Kids
Subscribe to the podcast for new episodes weekly! As you may know, Christmas is a very popular holiday across the world, but have you ever heard about the holiday celebrated by many people the day after Christmas? It’s called Boxing Day. When I first heard about...
History of Christmas Carols For Kids
“We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!” Have you heard this song before? It’s an example of a Christmas carol that we often hear on the radio and in homes around America and the world...
The History of Thanksgiving For Kids
Imagine yourself sitting around a large bonfire. The year is 1621 and you have spent the last year travelling from Europe to America on a boat. The journey was very hard. When you finally arrived in the “new world” you faced a very hard winter. You and...