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November Guide for Parents: Events, Recipes, and Activities for Children Under 5


Child in autumn

Welcome to our November guide!


This is an all you need to know guide filled with seasonal activity ideas, ways to develop learning at home, storybooks to share and so much more.


Let’s jump straight into our November Guide for Parents.


About November

November is the 11th month of the year!


It’s when late autumn is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere but when the Southern experiences late spring.


It has 30 days and some amazing events offering wonderful learning opportunities for your little one, which we explore below.


Fun facts about November


  • November’s flower is the chrysanthemum.

  • November got its name from the ancient Roman calendar, as it was the ninth month in the calendar and was called “novem” in Latin.

  • There is a meteor shower this November, Andromedids, which peaks around 9-14th.


Events 


November 2024 calendar

29th Oct – 3rd Nov – Diwali

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31st – 2nd Nov – Day of the Dead

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3rd – World Jellyfish Day

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4th – 8th – Number Confidence Week

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5th – Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night

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7th – Outdoor Classroom Day

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10th – World Science Day

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10th – Remembrance Sunday

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11th – Remembrance Day

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11th – 15th – World Nursery Rhyme Week

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13th – World Kindness Day

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15th – Children In Need

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17th - 23rd – Road Safety Week

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20th – UN World Children’s Day

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21st – World Hello Day

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23rd – 1st Dec – National Tree Week

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28th – Thanksgiving (USA)

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30th – St Andrew’s Day

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Recipes to try this month



Butternut squash mac and cheese

Veggie shepherd's pie with sweet potato mash

Carrot & parsnip soup

Pear crumble

Mushroom and chickpea stroganoff

Sweet potato and lentil dahl

One pot creamy mushroom orzo

Fun Activities


Remembrance Day Poppy Craft

Play Dough Fireworks

Paper Plate Poppy Craft

Fall Leaf Finger Puppets

Fall Leaf Sponge Stamp Craft

Coloured Salt Dough Leaf Impressions

Pinecone Hedgehogs

Children's Books


A Walk in Autumn by Rose Cobden & Hannah Abbo

Seasons by Hannah Pang & Clover Robin

Tree: Seasons Come, Seasons Go by Patricia Hegarty & Britta Teckentrup

That's Not My Hedgehog by Fiona Watt & Rachel Wells

Little Pumpkin by Autumn Publishing

The Oak Tree by Julia Donaldson & Victoria Sandøy

Little Goose's Autumn by Elli Woollard & Briony May Smith

Tree Full of Wonder by Anna Smithers & Martyna Nejman

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