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Surprise your neighbor with a special, home made May Day basket and make many other May Day crafts. ... May Day (May 1st) is celebrated in many places around the world. The traditions and stories surrounding May Day vary from place to place. There is, however, one thing that is similar in most celebrations - the use of Flowers!
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familycrafts.about.com/cs/mayholidays/a/aa041700a.htm
familycrafts.about.com/cs/mayholidays/a/aa041700a.htm
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The tradition of May Day Baskets is a fun way to let your friends and loved ones know that you think of them. So get ready to craft a special basket. Fill it with a bunch of summer flowers and leave it on a friend's front door knob.
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www.theholidayspot.com/mayday/crafts/index.htm
www.theholidayspot.com/mayday/crafts/index.htm
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The kids celebrating the day by moving back and forth around the pole with the the streamers, choosing of May queen, and hanging of May baskets on the doorknobs of folks -- are all the leftovers of the old European traditions.
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www.theholidayspot.com/mayday/history.htm
www.theholidayspot.com/mayday/history.htm
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From Lindsey (USA) ... glitter and glue ... Staple your May Basket at the corners indicated by the Xs (View 6).
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www.parents-talk.com/familyfun/crafts/cr_0057.html
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Gather some Spring flowers, fill a basket, tie it with a bow and leave it at the home of a friend to celebrate May Day. ... Gathering flowers and branches became a tradition and "bringing in the May" became a popular activity on May 1. The giving of baskets became part of the festivities later in the evolution of May Day.
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basketmakers.com/topics/seasonal/mayday/frprojmaybasket...
basketmakers.com/topics/seasonal/mayday/frprojmaybasket.htm
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Handing out May Day baskets is a charming and gentle activity for children and adults. It's a tradition that Louisa May Alcott wrote of in "Jack and Jill" (Chapter 18): ... "The job now in hand was May baskets, for it was the custom of the children to hang them on the doors of their friends the night before May-day;
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oldfashionedliving.com/holidays/maybaskets.html
oldfashionedliving.com/holidays/maybaskets.html
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Free instructions for making May Baskets. ... The pairs that are left uncut may be used in the final steps for the handle. If they are not long enough or if you prefer to cut them off, use another strip or strips for the handle.
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www.highhopes.com/maybasket.html
www.highhopes.com/maybasket.html
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Homemade May Day baskets are given to neighbors as gifts during the May Day holiday. Learn about crafts for kids to celebrate May Day. ... This May Day consider making May Day baskets and giving them to neighbors as gifts. Here's how to make a May Day basket for your neighbor.
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home.howstuffworks.com/may-day-crafts2.htm
home.howstuffworks.com/may-day-crafts2.htm
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Fun children's May Day crafts, including printable craft templates, for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school kids. ... I received quite a few requests for children's May Day crafts. I must admit I had trouble getting motivated to make flowery, spring-like crafts when it's only been a week since the snow has melted.
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www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/may/mayday.html
www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/may/mayday.html
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