How to Celebrate Veterans Day With Your Preschooler

Veterans Day is coming up November 11^th. Have you ever shared with your child the significance of Veterans Day? Your child may ask, "What is Veteran's Day? What is a Veteran?" You need to find an answer that is on their level. Try something like this, "A veteran is someone who serves or has served in the armed forces for our country. They went to war to fight for what is right for our country. Veteran's day is a day we celebrate to remember and honor those that serve or have served in the United States military." If you have family members in the army, navy, air force, marines, etc., you may point them out to your child as an example. To help your child grasp the importance of this day and why we honor our veterans, do some of the activities below.

There are many resources online and at the library that can help you share about Veterans with your child. A few of the sites I found to be helpful include: VA Kids,DLTK Growing Together, and The Holiday Zone. Some books that might be appropriate for young children include: Veterans Day by Jacqueline S. Cotton and H is for Honor by Devin Schillian, both can purchased on Amazon.com.

Even if you don't have family or friends that serve or have served in the military, we should still teach our children about those that do and give them the honor they deserve. There are many ways you can celebrate Veteran's day with your family as well as teach your children more about Veteran's day. I will give you some ideas on how to decorate, craft projects to make with your child, special snacks you can make and more activities to help you celebrate this special occasion.