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Decorate your winter

hats and scarves with

interesting buttons,

glitter, or other fun

household items!

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FAST FACT OF THE MONTH: Addiction is a disease that

in most cases begins in adolescence.

BE INVOLVED. STAY INVOLVED.

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Is it snowing? Have a

snowball fight or build a

snowman!

Happy New Year! What

new family activities

are you going to try this

year?

Happy Martin

Luther King Day!

Talk about civil

rights with your

kids today.

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Happy Chinese New Year!

February 2014

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Help your

kids make cards to

give out to their

friends!

Happy Presidents’ Day! Ask your kids

what makes a good

leader at dinner

tonight.

Have you checked out

all of the new items in

our Activity Kit? Visit us

at CASAFamilyDay.org.

FAST FACT OF THE MONTH: 77% of the most popular

TV shows among teens and adults mention or depict

drinking. BE INVOLVED. STAY INVOLVED.

If you’re staying inside, put on a

puppet show! Make

sure everyone in your

family plays a part!

Today is Groundhog

Day! Look up 10 fun

facts about

groundhogs with

your kids after

dinner tonight!

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March 2014

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It’s “Read Across America” Day! Read your child’s favorite book to them.

Afterwards, make a list

of all the new books

they’d like to read.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Make paper

shamrocks and hang

them on your fridge!

Daylight Savings Time

starts today! Enjoy the

extra hours of daylight

by playing a game

outdoors!

First Day of Spring!

Make a kite with

your kids and see

how high it will fly!

FAST FACT OF THE MONTH: Nine out of 10 Americans who meet the medical criteria for addiction started smoking, drinking, or using other

drugs before age 18. BE INVOLVED. STAY INVOLVED.

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Make up silly songs

with your kids and sing

them in the car.

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Take out your old

box of crayons

and melt them

into your favorite

shapes!

April 2014

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It’s April Fools Day! Share some ideas for

playful pranks.

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FAST FACT OF THE MONTH: Preventing or delaying teens from using alcohol,

tobacco or other drugs for as long as possible is crucial to their health and safety.

BE INVOLVED. STAY INVOLVED.

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April showers bring May

flowers! Plant some

flowers with your kids in

your yard.

Ask your kids to paint a

family portrait. When

it’s finished, frame it, and hang it up in your

favorite room in the

house.

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First Day of Passover Good Friday

Happy Easter! Hide

eggs around the

neighborhood and

ask your kids and

their friends to find

them!

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May 2014

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FAST FACT OF THE MONTH Only 27% of high school teachers say their schools train staff to identify

and respond to student substance use. BE INVOLVED. STAY INVOLVED.

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Happy Mothers’ Day!

Happy Memorial

Day! Talk about

patriotism with

your kids tonight.

Take out some costumes

and old clothes and let

your kids dress up as

their favorite storybook

characters or historical

figures.

Check out our Family

Favorites worksheet

in our Activity Kit by

visiting

CASAFamilyDay.org

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Happy Cinco De

Mayo! Let your kids

pick out ingredients

to make their own

tacos for dinner

tonight.

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June 2014

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FAST FACT OF THE MONTH: As children age, it is important to build trust with them and keep the lines of communication open so that if at any

point they begin to feel increased pressure to experiment with smoking, drinking and using drugs they can feel comfortable talking to you

about it. BE INVOLVED. STAY INVOLVED.

Happy Flag Day!

Happy Fathers’ Day! First day of summer!

Have a water balloon

fight or celebrate

with ice cream

sundaes.

Go on a nature

walk! Make trail

mix with your

kids beforehand

to snack on.

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Have a picnic at your

nearest park!

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FAST FACT OF THE MONTH: Every day activities like

having family dinner together, helping your children

with their homework or attending their after school

activities have a lasting effect on your kids.

BE INVOLVED. STAY INVOLVED.

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Happy Fourth of

July! Ask your kids

how many different

colors they can spot

as you watch the

fireworks tonight.

Happy Parents’ Day! Spend time with your

kids by taking a walk

together, watching

a movie with

popcorn, or playing a

board game.

Cool down by taking

a swim or running

through the

sprinklers!

Have a BBQ at a

local park and

play a game of

volleyball or

frisbee.

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August 2014

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FAST FACT OF THE MONTH: Teens are 2x likelier to initiate alcohol use if they believe that their peers approve of their doing so. BE INVOLVED. STAY INVOLVED.

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Visit the

beach and

collect

seashells!

Make sailboats

and have a race!

Freeze your kids’ favorite juices

and make ice

pops!

Take out the

sidewalk chalk

and let your

kids get

creative!

It’s International Friendship Day! Ask

your kids what

qualities a good

friend should have.

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FAST FACT OF THE MONTH: Research shows that children with hands-on parents are far less likely to

smoke, drink or use other drugs. Remember, parental engagement matters! BE INVOLVED. STAY

INVOLVED.

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Happy Labor Day!

It’s the first day of Fall! Collect leaves with

your kids and press

them in a book.

Happy Family Day!

Remember parental

engagement makes

a difference!

Rosh Hashana

Family Day is just a few

weeks away! Take the

STAR Pledge at

www.CASAFamilyDay.org

Happy National

Grandparents' Day!

Give Grandma and

Grandpa a hug

today!

It’s International Talk like a Pirate Day. Dress

like a pirate at the

dinner table tonight!

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FAST FACT OF THE

MONTH: Home/family

is most common source

of addictive

substances, after

friends. BE INVOLVED.

STAY INVOLVED.

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It’s World Teachers’ Day. Shop with your kids

for a special treat to give

to their teacher

tomorrow.

It’s Child Health Day! Let your kids get active

by going outside to

play!

Happy Columbus Day!

Explore a new place

with your kids today!

Happy Halloween!

Go apple and

pumpkin picking.

Afterwards ,make

candy apples or

pumpkin pies!

Yom Kippur

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November 2014

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FAST FACT OF THE MONTH: Teen Consequences of teen substance use include lower grades and academic attainment. BE INVOLVED. STAY INVOLVED.

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It’s Daylight Savings Time! Use the extra

hour to play a game

with your kids.

All Saints’ Day

All Souls’ Day

Happy Veterans’ Day! Let your kids

talk with a veteran

about their

experiences.

Encourage your kids to

make up some dance

moves and teach them

to the whole family.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Ask your kids to make a

collage of what they’re thankful for.

Collect pine cones

and decorate them

together!

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FINAL THOUGHT FOR THE YEAR: How can you make every day Family Day?

BE INVOLVED. STAY INVOLVED.

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Happy Kwanzaa! Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

Happy New Years Eve!

Ask your kids what

their favorite memory

was this year.

Volunteer with

your kids in your

community or

donate toys and

clothes to needy

families.

Wear Santa hats at

the dinner table

tonight!

Sing holiday

songs in your

neighborhood.

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Drink hot apple

cider while you

wrap presents.

First Day of Chanukah!