Crafting from the Collections: Handmade Haggadah
Ideas for using the Library’s collections for inspiration to create your own Haggadah for Passover.
Archive for the Holidays & Celebrations Category (20 posts)
Washington’s Birthday Dance Challenge
A dance challenge inspired by Presidents’ Day and the video directory of the American Ballroom Collection.
Crafting from the Collections: Sweet Ideas for Valentine’s Day
Ideas for creating Valentine’s Day cards and gift packages using Library of Congress collections.
Making Winter Wreaths Inspired by Library Collections
Making wreaths with natural materials inspired by images in the Library of Congress collections.
Sharing Kindness, Bringing Light as We Read Together
Suggestions for engaging kids in a read-aloud of the book “Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light” by Apryl Stott, led by Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden.
Crafting with the Collections: Ideas for the Holidays
Ideas for creating bookplates, wrapping paper, and holiday cards using images from the Library’s collections.
Cooking Up History: Holiday Baking with a Retro Twist
Holiday baking ideas from the pages of the Chronicling America historic newspapers online collection, a product of the National Digital Newspaper Program and jointly sponsored by the Library and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Cranberry Sauce, with a Side of Social History
A short history of cranberries through the collections of the Library, in honor of Thanksgiving.
Ghost Tales for Halloween
“The Golden Arm” and selected ghost stories from the American Folklife Center for Halloween.
Cooking Up History: Homemade Halloween
Halloween recipes and activity suggestions from the past via the Library’s newspaper archive, Chronicling America. The Chronicling America historic newspapers online collection is a product of the National Digital Newspaper Program and jointly sponsored by the Library and the National Endowment for the Humanities.