Happy President’s Day!
It’s always exciting to talk about this holiday during an election year, because it opens up a conversation about how people get to be president in the first place. The next Republican primary is right here in Michigan, so we are seeing lots of advertising and the kids are beginning to ask questions about running for President. My husband and I always take our kids to vote with us, but we decided to let them have a chance to vote for themselves this time!
First, A.P. read us “Duck For President“, a fun kids book about a duck who gets fed up with his duck responsibilities and decides to oust the farmer, then the governor, and eventually… the President. Not only does Duck run a solid campaign, there are several recounts too.
When we were finished with the book, the kids went to the ‘polls.
They recreated the vote in the book using duck eggs {Red, White and Blue Jordan almonds from Oh! Nuts.}.
They counted out the correct number of votes based on the story and put the eggs in the ballot box.
A.P. demanded a recount.
After the counts were tallied and Duck was declared the winner, they ate all of the ballots.
After all; voting can make you very hungry.
Oh! Nuts provided a sample of their product for this activity. All opinions are my own.
LOVE this book-related craft/activity idea! I am ALL about connecting books to real-life stuff!
Can’t wait till my son is old enough for this kind of thing! 
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Love this idea for President’s day!
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What a fun way to reinforce your reading lesson! I love this idea and agree, it’s perfect for President’s Day. Thanks for sharing!
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What a great idea to get kids interested!
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Totally cute, love seeing kids get involved for Presidents day!
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What a quick cute way to teach your kids about voting and presidents! Plus reading is always a bonus!
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hey, we read that book when my kids were younger! Loved it! Thanks for the craft inspiration!
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What a cute idea!
I still remember doing election activities when I was a little kid. (Although we never got to eat the ballots…I suddenly feel as though I missed out!
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looks like they had a great time learning in a creative way! stop by for a movie review & I am having a giveaway of the movie, along with the book tomorrow! The kids might enjoy it. visiting you from the #CB , #SF
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What a great way to use higher level thinking for the kids, and what a cute way to do it!
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