Elementary School Holiday Parties

[@happymoomoocow]

One of the most fun parts about elementary school was that every single holiday was special

[@RT-qd8yl]

Real af

[@celestial2828]

Literally, they had me so hyped for st Patrick’s day and now I dgaf😞

[@magicalgirlanime_and_bfdi4ever]

FRR! We had so much fun before middle school, and even some people watching are in high school+.. enjoy it while you can, younger viewers! 😭🙏 Valentine’s Day was my favorite holiday to celebrate at school

[@alexparraparra4484]

REALL I didn’t even celebrate holidays because my parents so these class parties were SO cool for me 😭😭

[@neelofernaqvi7657]

I’m in elementary school 😊

[@owlh0wl]

Those elementary school holidays are so burned into my brain that whenever I take a bite of a Lofthouse cookie, I IMMEDIATELY feel like I should be doing a craft. actual productivity hack

[@d3c34t]

those cookies were peak back then and they still are

[@RT-qd8yl]

Looking back on my elementary years, I really, _really_ appreciate all the time, effort, and money so many people contributed so I could have a good time and feel happy. None of our parties came out of a school budget. It was _all_ teachers and parents contributing. And those are some of the best memories of my life.

[@adaann_]

Definitely! The time and effort teachers take out of their day to decorate or prepare a surprise for their students is so sweet.

[@jennynoelle6782]

You'd be surprised how much the teachers actually contribute. All the toys, manipulatives (ex: counting blocks), textbooks, craft supplies, rugs, pencils, whiteboard markers and erasers, paper, folders, binders, posters, etc. aren't actually being provided by the school. The only things you are guaranteed to get for your classroom are the chairs, desks, and anything nailed down.

[@foxcripp24553]

Elementary was whack too I was fighting teachers kids and shiz

[@foxcripp24553]

Y'all are liberal af 💀

[@DRIPKING343]

@@foxcripp24553so my nga

[@emilyrose31]

I am SO GLAD the “leprechaun destroying classroom” thing wasn’t just at my school because it was so fun and so memorable. Our classroom even had little green paint footprints all over the place and the toilet water was green

[@kalel4everr]

My school didn't have a thing where a leprechaun destroyed our classroom, but we had a thing where we made leprechaun traps and the day after teachers put candy In them saying we caught leprechauns.

[@princessmeek5632]

Im irish and i didnt know people did this

[@thepuff5974]

@emilyrose31 I remember my school would do this too! Was so confused as to why using a rabbit trap didn’t work

[@Mothblossom]

I remember this happening when I was in kindergarten! We came back from either gym or music and were absolutely flabbergasted by the mess

[@etowngti]

@@kalel4everr My school did a combo of the two! I wonder if elementary schools still do this...I feel like it would go over worse these days, ha ha!

[@prettypic444]

2:55 There was no bigger diss as an elementary schooler than to give someone a valentine with a “boring” character

[@sukottotsukeshi.]

Or not giving cards?

[@xwrecker]

@@sukottotsukeshi.I’ve been there

[@Russia_Moscow_countryhuman]

I just refused to give the people I didn’t like anything lmao

[@eyeslikeajungle]

From a colombian who has no clue about american holidays, i gotta say the thing about making a mess of a classroom in st patricks day is SO adorable!!

[@heartroll8719]

I’m from Canada and we did this same stuff (maybe the st. Patrick’s Day one not so much, I can’t remember). But I loved doing these things as a kid. Halloween and Christmas were always my favourite.

[@existentialmartian]

Omg I felt like I was the only colombian who watched her videos, hahaha. At my school, the mess thing was a daily thing. 🥲😂

[@hey8520]

these videos may have a sillier tone but theyre actually so important for preserving memories!! its so cool that younger generations will have content like this to watch and be able to see what our childhoods were like

[@onefourthhuman]

As a prek teacher with elementary school teacher-friends, trust me. We do the same traditions that were done for us as kids :)

[@pcbusby]

That Saint Patrick's Day leprechaun mess really fked with me. They had a paper bag that was moving by itself and said that they had caught the leprechaun. I thought I was safe until we went to our classrooms and everything was a mess. I started crying bc I genuinely thought leprechauns were taking over 😂

[@meowsielee]

i miss these days so much as an adult. doing crafts and eating snacks and watching themed movies and videos were foundational parts of all these holidays for me. it’s probably why i still love doing holiday crafts now

[@xwrecker]

Now I just look forward to getting a day off

[@cheersiBugland]

Being in a Catholic school during Christmas was a wild time. At mine, you had to do a nativity to perform in front of both parents and kids! The plays would get their own dvd so that they were archived forever. I still have all my dvds of 6 year old self dancing to random pop songs.

[@emilyrose31]

We did this at my Christian preschool! Or… something similar. I’m not really sure. My family wasn’t even religious so I didn’t quite know what was going on

[@theclasscalico]

British here. I never attended a Catholic school, but we DID do nativity plays around Christmas. As far as I'm aware, it's normal for most primary schools here.

[@princessmeek5632]

@@theclasscalico irish who went to an english school. we did nativity and play every year and also had christmas dinner ect

[@gabriel9116j]

Dude as a Mexican teen they still do these in Mexico. Specially in more religious parts like Yucatan. I was a Roman once. Good fun overall

[@faiththeunknownbeing8126]

My catholic school did a Christmas play but also did a st. Nick day and made paper shoes for it

[@thanatoast]

As someone who isn't american, hearing about all the things you got to do really puts into perspective how culture can be so drastically different and yet so similar in many ways, even when it comes to silly school celebrations.

[@xwrecker]

It makes the American schools a bit more entertaining

[@justsomeguy898]

grew up in Texas and my kindergarten Thanksgiving celebration feels like one of the worst kinds of fever dream. It included "Indian Day," where we made paper head dresses and cut up shirts to make costumes, then mimicked what we'd been told Native Americans acted like in a way that rivaled a minstrel show. A photo of my entire class in these costumes on a stage mimicking a battle cry exists somewhere, and the costume still haunts the back of my closet. The way Native Americans got talked about unfortunately hadn't changed much from when our teachers' parents were in school, to put it mildly.

[@theonlybilge]

Now I'm wondering if you actually grew up in Texas and you have a Dave Strider profile picture because he's from Texas, or if you're a homosuck otherkin who "kins" him.

[@scumengel]

As someone who grew up in Kansas we had something very very similar to this unfortunately

[@spiderharmer69]

OMG this happened to me too. I remember they gave us these horrible new names for the day… mine was “little wildflower” 😭😭😭

[@invadertech141]

LOLLLL TF

[@invadertech141]

@@spiderharmer69idk why but i just find this stuff kinda funny i can just imagine the other weird names. XDDD

[@roswell1910]

My mom worked at a grocery store while I was in Elementary school so she was always kind of the designated "class party parent", she'd bring all kinds of dessert and decorations, she LOVED getting to do that and I loved getting to have my mom there during classroom hours haha! This is so nostalgic ahhhh

[@amysidner2620]

As a mom to a young child, the little pictures and stuff are cute but truly her smile and her excitement about giving me the craft is what makes it amazing 🥹

[@sullyrane653]

Love when I walk in that classroom and she sees me and eagerly goes to her cubby to grab something she wants to show me excitedly, just to show me a large piece of bark she pulled off a tree at recess that day 😂❤ always gotta give a “ohmigod! That’s such a cool find kiddo!” Everytime lol

[@TanyaDenusych]

In Russia in elementary school we usually only celebrated the New Year. Well, days before the New Year. In Russia we celebrate the New Year, Christmas is more of a religious holiday. Our parents and teaches would decorate the class for us, we were presented wit candy and other cute presents, we put on different costumes… I remember that one time I’d take part in a small play and I played a role of a Prickly Needled Spruce, who, along with her friend, the Silver Needled Spruce, told the story of the meaning of the New Year’s celebration. These memories warms up my heart actually.

[@tealblur]

im an american kid (still in american public school atm) but i live in a russian family, and my mom owns a small preschool, so if i help out with that i get to experience a new years kids celebration similar to this

[@RT-qd8yl]

Thank you for sharing that with us :)

[@invadertech141]

aww мне ето нравится )

[@LysLovesAlpacas]

those are beautiful memories🩷

[@redlippington6637]

sometimes i wish i grew up in kazakhstan like my siblings because i want these memories:( but i went to an event in germany as a child that gave an maybe hopefully authentic russian new years celebration!

[@Luna04567]

Valentine’s day as a kid was the best. Giving candy to all your friends and sharing with everyone was so nice ❤

[@streetwatcher_]

Especially the parties n bake sales around that time

[@sukottotsukeshi.]

@@streetwatcher_it just sucks I never had money especially that one time I had no cards to give

[@MrXziper]

I used to work in a kindergarten class from 2017-2022, and a lot of these holiday vibes are the exact same as they were in the 2000s! Valentines day cards, Turkey lunch provided by the cafeteria, and the two best days of the school year, Halloween and Christmas parties! All the kids got to wear their costumes for school and we did a trip to a few community centers for trick or treating. For Christmas, they would made a big deal for the Polar Express. The funniest thing was that the school would hype us getting to "ride on the Polar Express", and what it ended up being was our grounds keeper (very nice older gentleman) dressed as a conductor, and they walked in a line for 5 minutes. It was such bullshit and the kids knew it. They got over it once they got to sit down and watch the movie and enjoy hot coco though. The same grounds keeper would also be Santa Claus for the kids a few days later. Either the kids really didn't recognize him, or they didn't want to say anything.

[@shan1a_t]

I was in kindergarten from 2016-2017 and all of this is EXACTLY what I experienced, oh my god the nostalgia is insaneeee 😭😭😭 My school didn’t do the polar express parade thing though, for christmas stuff. We got a free beanie boo plushie and spent the whole half-day watching the polar express in our PJs, of course along with the hot chocolate (which was the best I ever had at that point) and buttered popcorn. In the weeks prior to Christmas we’d also have those school fundraisers/raffles where we bought stuff with tickets that were sold for real money. In first grade I ended up getting to make those milk carton ginger bread houses too

[@Mal-Function4]

I treat this channel almost as a "mundane American history" channel in the besst possible interpretation of that word. I love every single one of your videos, they are made with great humour, and a lot of interesting information I just didn't know before that would otherwise be hard to read about :D

[@chaochow393]

I blame school parties for my addiction to Dominos Pizza and Lofthouse cookies Also, my Hannah Montana Valentine's cards with the pencils were the coolest in the class 😎😎😎

[@dreamyjellies]

all i could think about while making this video was lofthouse cookies :')

[@chaochow393]

​@@dreamyjellies the greatest perk of adulthood for me was realizing I could buy my own cookies and NOT share them

[@Mothblossom]

Factsss

[@aeroblu2002]

I wanna frickin relive those pizza parties...I still remember the last one ever had in middle school...

[@Lycandii]

I'm Canadian, and a special holiday we'd have is "Terry Fox Day". Which honours Terry Fox, a man who ran across Canada to help raise money for cancer research with an amputated leg. We'd do a walk around the nearby neighborhood and donate a 'Toonie for Terry' (2 dollar coin) to help raise money for cancer research.

[@miraateereh4905]

my private school just... didn't do that like, ever. we did have a running hoilday, but it was called sparks run and we would by custom shirts that have the logo plastered on it. they would donate some of the proceeds to a charity though. but to be honest i didn't know about terry fox until 6th grade, which i find really messed up. no matter the occasion

[@lucyfletcher3752]

Okay that’s leagues better than whatever the heck Johnny Appleseed day was here in the states. That’s actually helping and raising awareness to an important cause while adults just tell us about an eccentric apple loving missionary for reasons. 😂

[@heartroll8719]

I’m Canadian too we did that. I remember doing that, I feel old.

[@astralcat9469]

man the terry fox run was hell for me (i have exercise-induced asthma) we also did something called "jump rope for heart" where you would use a jump rope, win prizes, and raise money for the heart & stroke foundation

[@sparksfly13]

it’s one of the few holidays i did every year from K to 12!!! i remember it being so fun...me and all my friends used to run side by side together and would be so proud of ourselves when we would pass one of the town signs lolll!!!

[@SharkUsingaComputer]

doing these crafts while inebriated with friends sounds like a great time

[@truefalse934]

I love celebrating all holidays, lol. My dorm door is all decked out for Halloween, and I just got some more door decorations for thanksgiving 🙈🙈

[@NaelynAngelgamerboi]

Me too, I aways celebrate every holiday for me and my mom

[@meh_lady]

Good for you, deck it out! The tackier and more over the top the better IMO 😂

[@RT-qd8yl]

🎃🦃🎃🦃🎃🦃🎃

[@SlapStyleAnims]

Nice, me too! Decorating is fun! I sadly couldn’t decorate for Halloween this year because of moving

[@naesala]

My dorm has parties for all the holidays that resemble the elementary school ones but with a higher budget since they have like $15k per semester to blow. The free food goes insane.

[@lukem3220]

my little brother is in elementary school right now and whenever his school has one of these holiday parties he always shows me the crafts and stuff he brings home from them ♥ glad he enjoys it as much as I did

[@Shaynehoward21]

As a homeschooled child this is very educational for me thank you dream jelly!!

[@lolothesilly]

YES!!! to this day as a 26 year old i miss the holiday and seasonal decorations made of construction paper that would go up all the time in elementary school 😂 so delightful 💖

[@SlapStyleAnims]

I’m 21 and feel the same way.

[@heartroll8719]

I’m 28 and miss it too. Elementary school was also an easier time.

[@juicedaone1153]

Im 24 and damn same i miss the holidays when I was it kid it felt so much more special

[@mothiestman4995]

My grandma still has holiday crafts my mom and uncle made in the 70s. *Perfectly preserved.* She even repairs them when they deteriorate. Eggshell character heads and felt ornaments and all.

[@jackiehoward7300]

I was in elementary school in the late 70s and early 80s (1978-1984). We had similar parties back then. I remember we would get cupcakes and soda at most classroom parties. The teacher would give out candy cane shaped ink pens at Christmas. We had puzzles and coloring pages. I enjoyed this video. Good memories.

[@kirstenwallach9552]

here in the uk, at my primary school the only "party" we had was when it was christmas and we went all out. decorations on the walls of the classrooms, a massive tree in the assembly hall, dances for every year group and of course, crafts. it lasted the whole of december and its one of my favourite memories of primary school

[@OblivionSpl]

Did your school do the classroom calendar where each day a different student got to open the door for that day to receive a chocolate and have a day where you sent a Christmas card to everyone in the class.

[@kirstenwallach9552]

​​@@OblivionSpl yes we had the calendar! we did it so each day one boy and one girl would get to open the doors we didnt have a specific day to hand out or write Christmas cards, we would just write them at home and hand them out to our classmates before school or at break/lunch. we also had little 'postboxes' in the assembly hall for each year group so you could give cards to your friends in other years or your own if you were introverted like me

[@charli3charlieeeeee]

i just learned abt the 100th day at school, johnny appleseed day, dr.seuss day & st.patricks day was celebrated in some schools. as someone who has been only in mostly hispanic schools, it's bizarre how much stuff kids celebrate lmao

[@justinhunt8409]

My school celebrated Johnny Appleseed day ONCE by taking us to an apple orchard. Half the class got lost for like 2 hours lol

[@dpguinee]

we did 101st day of school in Kindergarten only. we called it 101 Dalmatians day. one of the projects we had was to collect 101 of something (buttons, coins, etc) and bring it in to share. we ALWAYS did Dr Seuss day (k-5th grade) and I loved it because I loved to read.

[@LysLovesAlpacas]

i remember back in my elementary school, for johnny appleseed day they would set up the whole gymnasium with different sections and the classes would walk around to each of them. like bobbing apples, learning about apple trees, etc. i forgot about that 🩷

[@d3c34t]

i only had 100th days of school and dr seuss

[@akhenotenfice6343]

I remember Dr. Seuss Day! We'd read Green Eggs & Ham & have food-dyed eggs!!! 😂

[@strippinheat]

I went to elementary school in the 80s and we did basically the same stuff. Kinda charming to know that decades later nothing really changed.

[@mommalion7028]

Thank you to all the moms (and occasional dads) who worked hard to create these magical scenarios!

[@GC041]

In my school, second grade would have a Grinch day. We would have a feast in the cafeteria, and watch ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ in the afternoon.

[@theonlybilge]

The GLONTCH.

[@shuuichissaihara]

I'm a teacher and we still do these at my school !! They bring me nostalgia I'm glad the kids of this generation still get to do stuff like this today.

[@j.w.hamilton]

Thank you for keeping the traditions alive!

[@pigeon2531]

In Australia, I cant say its very common but as a way to teach young kids about animals we also use the Easter bilby in place of the easter bunny sometimes. You can get chocolate bilbies. When i was in kindy, we went out of the class and had a easter bilby 'visit' our class and make a mess.

[@mothiestman4995]

My favorite was my 8th grade Halloween, when my science teacher dressed up as Princess Peach (he was a balding man in his 50s) and, because we were mostly 13 now, he showed us *Young Frankenstein*. Best in-class movie I've ever experienced.

[@molecularlionel69]

I’m surprised you didn’t talk about Field Day! That probably deserves its own dedicated video in and of itself with all the activities we did.

[@DistantLoner]

Most of these school holiday celebrations are about the same the ones in Canadian schools (with some slight differences in my experience) except for Johnny Apple Seed, which I don't think I've ever heard of before. Though the concept of wondering around the country for philanthropy, being known about by everyone in the country due to being taught about in school, but not being known about at all outside of the country sounds real familiar. But our cross-country philanthropist is infinitely better, and everything taught about him is true! I'm of course talking about Terry Fox; a cancer survivor who tried to run across Canada on a crappy prosthetic leg from the 70s to raise money for cancer research. He only made it about half way there due to the cancer coming back and not catching it on time, but that's still really damn impressive. Also, the distance he ran does reach across Canada if he ran in a straight line. The point of this holiday is to raise awareness of cancer, encourage fitness and philanthropy, and make kids cry (from the age where sad documentaries start making you cry and up).

[@RisWish]

That's so interesting! Here in Germany, holidays aren't as big of a deal in school at all. We'd make themed crafts sometimes, of course, but there was never that much time dedicated to celebrate a holiday. Some of my teachers over the years had an Advent wreath on their desk in the lead up to Christmas and would maybe read us a Christmas story occasionally. If you were lucky, you'd get a mini chocolate Santa or Easter bunny. Halloween wasn't a thing here when I was a kid, but we dressed up for Fasching/Karneval (Carnival/Mardi Gras) in elementary school. Valentine's day only became slightly interesting in secondary school, the student government sold roses with cheap cards (printouts on red paper). In my city, a lot of secondary schools actually did it together and you could send roses to people at different schools. I used that to prank my brother (who went to another school) into thinking he had a secret admirer 😅 My best friend wrote on the card so he wouldn't recognize the handwriting.

[@invadercat3505]

My elementary school (I'm from Canada btw) had something similar to the roses/cards system you described, albeit it wasn't connected to an inter-school mailing system. We called them "candygrams" and it was basically a small bag with some candy and a card that you'd buy for your friends that would be delivered to them during class on the holiday. For some reason my school made them a thing during Valentine's Day and Halloween but not Christmas. Other schools (and probably some high schools) tended to have these as well, though I believe it was more common for them to be issued on Valentine's Day and Christmas or just Christmas (which I think was the case for the high schools who had them). I remember them stressing me out because I didn't want to seem like I was trying to exclude anyone so I'd end up buying one for everyone in my friend group regardless of how close we actually were.

[@HighAsHeckPriestess]

Thanksgiving was my absolute favorite! Strangely, there would be more pizza at the Thanksgiving lunch than there ever was on pizza party day!! I'll never forget the award ceremony on the 100th School Day back in 5th grade. I used to get in trouble for reading on class time. It was well worth it, cuz I won an ipod shuffle for being the kid who read the most books!

[@iklkumKids]

I didn't even go to school on Thanksgiving due to religion

[@talkingraccoon525]

i think i celebrated johnny appleseed once. there are definitely some grade/class specific holidays (for example not all classes would celebrate ground hog's day or earth day) which made every grade feel unique

[@calderse]

3:52 I DEFY YOU HEART MAN

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

It isn't solid chocolate

[@nickwheeler5396]

The memory you awakened when talking about Johnny Appleseed Day. I completely forgot about that until this video. What a trip

[@AmethystLeslie]

I had to look this up to see how widespread it was, but Poem in Your Pocket Day is another American elementary school holiday. It's not a party-related holiday, but it was around when I was a kid (which apparently began in 2002 in NYC, which tracks entirely for me cuz I live in NYC who went to elementary school in the early 2000s). IIRC the idea was that you'd have a poem, either written out or taken from somewhere, and put it in your pocket to recite it to someone if they asked what poem you had... or something. I don't even remember the last time it was celebrated in any school I went to, maybe sometime in middle school, and probably even then, not everyone just wants to whip out a poem to read to someone.

[@alanahorton5914]

Thank you for making these videos and preserving some of the history from our childhoods. It's honestly pretty important archive work and i really enjoy watching these videos and reliving memories. I was in kindergarten 20 years ago and remember the magic of these school holidays and here i am 20 years later as a preschool teacher making the same kind of memories for my students during my frist holiday celebration with them

[@theepurpletoaster]

School holidays were always a great respite from all the regular days of school. Great way to relax and have fun eating snacks with friends. Even in middle and high school, I always enjoyed the Thanksgiving dinners, Halloween dress ups and Christmas movie parties.

[@streetwatcher_]

My high school didn’t do any of that apart from spirit week and the make a wish rally

[@theepurpletoaster]

​@@streetwatcher_ I don't think I've ever heard of a Make-A-Wish rally in school. Usually every rally was for the football team.

[@streetwatcher_]

@@theepurpletoaster make a wish rally was for people to make wishes and see if they’ll get em granted like a raffle

[@theepurpletoaster]

@@streetwatcher_ Who was included in the raffle? And how big or complex could a wish be?

[@streetwatcher_]

@@theepurpletoaster probably to the extent of calling in a celebrity or buying something really expensive

[@torrikempton9077]

5:41 my school made leprechaun traps, loved making them❤

[@graysonspaw]

22:02 : I grew up in Fort Wayne, IN, so Johnny Appleseed Day was HUGE for us. Every year, there's a Johnny Appleseed Festival held at Johnny Appleseed Park. People sell arts, crafts, and lots of apple-heavy food. The vendors "larp" as 18th-19th century townsfolk and it's all very historical. I haven't lived there in a minute, but it'd be fun to go again. The Fort Wayne baseball team is called the Tin Caps and their mascot is Johnny Appleseed. :)

[@eurybot4659]

GO KOMETS!!

[@BananaDragapult]

I’m not sure if they allow it anymore, but I remember watching a bunch of people throw apples into (or near) Johnny Appleseed’s grave like it was some sort of offering. But yeah you aren’t joking the guy is so beloved here.

[@reicse]

in elementary school to celebrate johnny appleseed day we’d watch an animated short and then go classroom to classroom to learn about apples and get to taste different kinds of apples. i have a distinct memory of watching someone use a spiral apple peeler and being in awe

[@Alfredo412]

I'm so glad someone documented this phenomenon for posterity...one of my favorite parts of elementary school! Funny how all our schools did the same stuff lol

[@onyxstewart9587]

I went to school in the UK in the 90s and we didn't celebrate any holidays apart from Christmas. On the last day of term in December we'd have a Christmas party with music and snacks like crisps and sausage rolls, but that was it. Being given candy at school would never, ever happen here, at least back then. Candy was considered far too unhealthy and fun for school!

[@d3c34t]

this brought back so much nostalgia, despite being a high schooler but holy. i remember being incredibly hyped for valentines day when everyone passed out their little valentines day treats and watched a movie/series while everyone snacked happily on the thousands of treats they got from other people (i personally brought mine in little bags for each individual student with cute notes and 3-4 mini treats in. i remember just sitting down and enjoying probably the fun dips and lollipops most likely.) and i also remember when we got to make little ice cream in a bag but i struggled with shaking so i needed help. middle school was decent but on halloween and christmas we got to watch movies but now its just nothing but work..i honestly miss those days

[@d3c34t]

i also forgot to mention that almost everyone became friends on that day (or any holiday really)

[@marions.3657]

I am a canadien from quebec and I am suprise how similar alot of those classroom celebration were to ours. The main difference is probably that we didnt do as much food stuff because we had alotnof guideline because of allergies and the "healthy foods " obligation.

[@Nasrin_17]

Elementary school holdays were the best! As a Saint Patrick's day baby, I used to bring shamrock cookies and green cupcakes to class!

[@jellygirljude]

ayy fellow St. Patrick's day baby!!

[@omgnoi]

I’m a high school ESL para and I still try to do these since it’s my kids first time in America. I wish I had my own classroom to decorate or do crafts or events, it’s mainly just little gifts

[@LeshawnaSlays]

Gifting is fun wdym

[@Corbs_vinyl_and_cassettes]

Well done on the video. I’m 26 and I was born in October of 1998. You brought some elementary school memories back that I forgot about. I remember in kindergarten or 1st grade we made gingerbread men and woman and then we were told they escaped. Mine went to the desert in Arizona and got burnt like crazy. I tried to eat it but it was disgusting tasting. All hard and dried out . Anyways I’m so glad I found out about your KZbin channel because you talk about a lot of the things I grew up with when I was a kid. Like webkins, club penguin, flash games and this video.

[@Dragon_Liege]

My favorite Easter craft as a kid was these toilet paper roll bunnies. We cut out little faces and limbs, wrapped the cardboard rolls in paper, colored them all, glued the parts together, and finished it with a cotton ball

[@WHALEBOY777]

"Nostalgia' literally means 'the pain from an old wound.' It's a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone." - Mad Men

[@chronostoad3291]

24:16 when I was kid, we celebrated Johnny Appleseed day in church because I lived in a town where apples built our economy and we used it as alternative to the local Applefest which was run by a Catholic private school and church.

[@vix6276]

!! WISCONSIN MENTIONED !! fantastic vid as always Dream jelly, great work!!

[@marian_hayes]

At my school, we only did the less traditional holidays from Pre-K to 2nd Grade. After that, we had to focus more on preparing for the state tests and generally getting older. Another non-traditional holiday that I remember having was teacher appreciation week, where we had to spend a whole week giving gifts to our teachers, and a different type depending on the day, but we did that one every year, even beyond elementary school

[@Zoopop13]

this is exactly how my schooling was. with even more days thrown in like earth day. field day was fun, all the water games and snow cones or popsicles, we had that til middle school. we started this cultural dicersit thing where each class was a country and we all had to do research to present to basically the whole school. the grades would take thrns walking through each “country” and present some aspect of it. it was really cool. looking back, we did a lot of cool stuff i never really took in.

[@DrawinskyMoon]

I’m sorry for your loss.

[@marian_hayes]

@@Zoopop13I think I remember doing something like that around the winter holidays

[@Albenafornow]

12:21 If i could have chosen the video we were watching as a elementary school kid i would have chosen cupcakes hd (more of the 3d animation one not the drawn since it has dialog and it was so good the ending was amazing so cute)

[@LeshawnaSlays]

It's Halloween cupcakes sounds like a normal children's movie that isn't even scary

[@Albenafornow]

@LeshawnaSlays who's going to tell her...

[@alle_m]

This video unlocked a 1st grade memory. The whole grade was assigned to bring a canned item (I think just beans/veggies/the tomatoes) and the last day before Thanksgiving break all the teachers in the grade brought in a crockpot and just dumped the random canned veggies in and we ate it for lunch in the hallway all together as a grade. I'm not sure what the recipe actually was, probably some sort of veggie soup I guess. I just remembered it weirded me out and I didn't eat it lol

[@billbuttlicker1248]

Oh wow we did that too! I think ours was a soup as well and I don’t know if I’d still enjoy it now but I remember quite liking it as at the time, i still remember my mom brought in some canned potato squares as my contribution

[@Private-Potato]

16:24 my mom held on to me and all my siblings homemade ornaments we did in school. Half of our Christmas tree every year is filled with them.

[@maccamachine]

Another great video they always give off a nice cozy vibe. This one especially brought back a good feeling and nice memories good times I’m glad I got to grow up during the early 2000’s

[@LUCIFER_THE_DUCK666]

I used to LOVE world book day. It was an excuse for me to rant about my favourite book at the time, and at breaktime it was so fun being dressed up and playing games in character. And when you were older, you would be able to read to the small children.

[@Jacks_game_room]

Peak elementary school holiday stuff for me was 1st grade Valentine’s Day. I was really into adventure time (still am) so I handed out lemon drop candies with printed pieces of paper with lemon grab that said “it would be UNACCEPTABLE if you weren’t my valentine.” Probably confused a lot of parents but I couldn’t have been happier. I love how much effort parents and teachers put into making cute little celebrations for kids.

[@B2-1]

This is fascinating I didn’t realise America had so many holiday school events. In England for Easter we used to decorate hats with easter eggs and chicks. At Christmas we did the nativity play and met in the assembly hall to meet santa to get a present (usually a pen). I fondly remember in middle school we got to watch brand new DVDs a teacher had brought one Christmas. We didn't do halloween because religious reasons, but we had world book day, where we essentially could dress up as any fictional character. As well as pyjama day in first school.

[@annakrause7567]

I was born in Louisiana and we had a Mardi Gras party in school, it was held before the actual day because we had Mardi Gras and the day before it off.

[@DrawinskyMoon]

I had that California. I vaguely remember eating bread that had a tiny toy baby baked into it.

[@annakrause7567]

@@DrawinskyMoon ah yes the King Cake

[@Eat_Some_Eggs]

it makes me really happy to see all these pictures of teachers getting into character and making these big parties for their students. i never really thought about it as a kid, but it took so much effort on their part to do all these celebrations and its really heartwarming to look back on

[@slimeinabag2470]

Loving all the webkinz in this oh m g

[@miaheartss.116]

6:07 When i was younger i made a big o’l leprechaun trap at home with sparkles and rainbows and a giant bowl of coins. I was so proud of it, when i was in school i put it there and i came back and they were messed up and i was devastated 😔

[@Doc_Rainbow]

In Germany we had Karnevall and Christmas Partys (a few days before the actual Christmas) at School, we had Brunch in Classroom (everyone brought something so in total we got a Buffett) and on Karnevall we all had our Costumes on, then we had a big Party in the auditorium with music, it was pretty nice, but we didnt had all these Commercial stuff also on Eastern and Christmas we needed to go to Chruch the first 1-2 Hours of the Schoolday

[@orangeradishneo]

As a Canadian, I personally had a very similar experience with school holiday parties. What I remember most was learning about how different cultures celebrate their respective holidays. I have a core memory of painting a Dutch clog in the 2nd grade😂 one major difference was thanksgiving, where of course we didn’t go into the American pilgrim history - it was just turkey and being thankful, in early October of course! Other than that, most of the details were the same. That holiday market?! I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THOSE! We didn’t do 100 days of school, or dr Seuss day, or Johnny Appleseed

[@seanb5356]

As a Canadian, Thanks giving was strictly turkey related and before Halloween. It was also more about showing your thanks to your family, making hand turkies and the foods that are typically fall related. Not much mention on thr history, in fact I don't remember being taught much about the holiday, and a lot of young people dont even celebrate it anymore up here. Canadian Thanksgiving is kind of similar to American Thanksgiving in the whole turkey and corn love, but it's more about the harvest than the history. Canada has its harvest typically early than America so that's probably the reason.

[@Solar_Corpus]

I was just talking about this yesterday with my family and I we all agreed that there was always that one freakish kid that would dunk their cookies in their soda or koolaid just to get a reaction out of other kids or just blatantly say, “no I actually like it”.

[@13KcMagicGirl13]

90’s American 🇺🇸 former elementary school kid here. These parties were amazing and so much fun. Saint Patricks Day my teacher had a plush leprechaun that would destroy the classroom. It was so funny.

[@xyrphotic]

One of my favorite memories from my childhood was when my 3rd grade teacher picked me as "special helper" to make the snacks for St Patrick's Day. I still remember how the rainbow layer jello smelled.

[@LeshawnaSlays]

That's cute

[@Frannyp4ck]

The school pregame for Halloween was my fav, I loved getting to be in costume all day and then run free in my neighborhood when the sun started to go down. I cant even fathom the amount of treats that was fueling me lmao. Also honorable mention is Earth Day! We actually did a lot for that in my HS surprisingly. Thank you for the walk down memory lane!

[@killingtime427]

lived for the holiday celebrations at my small elementary school. We’d all have a pajama day, bring pillows & blankets, & watch Christmas movies while having a “sleep over” in the gym. I remember saving all of my paw-bucks (money system to reward students for doing a good job) on a gift basket for my parents. We grew up poor so it meant a lot to me to be able to get them a gift that wasn’t from the dollar tree ❤

[@ScreamingAllTheTime]

At my school, one of the 100th day activities, which was exclusively celebrated by kindergarteners, was collecting 100 of something and putting it on a poster board to bring to school and have on display in the library. Mine was, for some reason, raisins and cereal. I ate half of the food off my board on the way home when they made us take them back a couple days later. No clue why I did this or how it didn’t go poorly. There would also be a parade where all the kindergarteners would visit every classroom and the older kids would cheer them on. I found a page in my 4th grade diary of me lamenting how much I missed being in kindergarten because I was so carefree.

[@tcbobb1613]

The only 100 days of school party I think I had was when we got chips and salsa from a Chili's.

[@mushroomdestroyer]

Halloween was always my favorite

[@__darsoyea5149]

In Canada a big holiday we have is Remembrance Day, a day to remember the soldiers who fought for our county, many of which died in battle We would do a lot of poppy themed crafts, and have a ceremony, where we recite “In Flanders Field”, and have a moment of silence for the fallen. It would normally be done a few days before the actual day since no school happens on the holiday

[@m.i.action8148]

At my school for Mother’s Day we decorated a cake from HEB, which sponsors us. And for Thanksgiving we watched teachers bowl with frozen turkeys.

[@cringearoni5]

I remember in kindygarten we didn’t have Johnny Appleseed day, but during fall season we had an apple week where we learned about apples and made all these apple recipes. And as for Dr. Seuss day, my district actually had a whole WEEK dedicated to it and I remember it was called “read across America” or something. The whole week was not just dr Seuss themed, but we would have readathons and spirit day activities. Not sure why that week in particular was spirit week, but then again, my school never had any all year.

[@spooky_fig]

at my school we had "peter rabbit day" where we would have a little tea party based off the the peter rabbit books

[@abstractsock]

I only remember doing parties in elementary school for Christmas and Valentine’s Day. Celebrating every one of these holidays is WILD

[@DrawinskyMoon]

We as a society need more holidays. Days off where we can come together as friends and family.

[@3Paige14]

I only remember Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter & Last Day of School parties when I was in elementary school. There was also a special lunch the Thursday or Friday before the weeklong Thanksgiving break. I also remember doing a craft/card for Mother's Day. Unfortunately, school was usually out by Memorial Day & Father's Day crafts or cards didn't make the cut.

[@megaupsilon]

Two things I very distinctly remember from elementary school parties was that for Halloween we had what was called a “Halloween Parade” and it’s where we all dressed up and did a lap or two around the area where the buses usually parked at the end of the day. Parents and such would be there to take pictures and it was usually the same day we had our Halloween party. It was always such a big deal and everyone was always excited to get dressed up. Then I remember for Christmas there was a bit of a more educational side we had where each classroom was assigned a different winter holiday (Hanukkah, Kwanza, Christmas, etc etc) and we’d go from room to room to do activities relating to them.

[@raelogan]

I'm still salty about the one Valentine's Day in fourth grade where no one in my class got me anything for some reason and all the Valentine's I handed out with candy ((that I had specifically picked each piece for each classmate to make that as fun as possible for everyone)) got thrown in the garbage and I found it when I was sharpening my pencil. Really ruined it for me, I wasn't even unpopular or the annoying one in the class because I got along well with everyone, but apparently the jerk popular kid convinced everyone to forget me and the teacher was disappointed in everyone, and it kickstarted the tradition of my Mom getting me something very special every year instead, because I didn't want to participate in the class party anymore after that. I know I was only 9 back then, but that HURT, even now at age 34. :\

[@neb.9489]

I’m so sorry this happened to you 😕 that’s so mean spirited. I remember my teachers always making it 100% clear before Valentine’s Day that EVERYONE in the class had to get a valentine. It was a big rule.

[@Luvcammyyy]

my school never did any party for Thanksgiving, Halloween, Easter, Mother & Father’s day, or St patrick’s day, we did regular activities but with a twist to fit the holiday. The party’s were reserved for Valentines, christmas/winter, or end of school year.

[@angelthorn3465]

don't forget the fact that if you didn't behave the way the teachers wanted, or didn't do your work, you got left in the pod by yourself until all the fun was over! ( or in the case of one class i was in, surrounded by one of those blue card holder thingies at your desk so you couldn't watch the movie. )

[@qualityghost]

I'm a Canadian who primarily grew up in the 2010s (born in the mid 2000s), and I can attest that at least in my city parties were pretty similar here. We also celebrated Earth Day, which wasn't ever a full "party" but did come with crafts and environmental lessons and stuff. I just remember that because I made a paper plate Earth I was super proud of once, then my foster brother's dog ate it and I cried.

[@_kaleido]

At my school the day before Christmas break, they’d set up a whole breakfast buffet in the gymnasium and the entire school would sit and eat breakfast and watch Christmas (and Hanukkah!) sing-along videos, ahh I miss it 🥲

[@chelmrtz]

Elementary school holiday parties always felt like some lawless liminal space. I miss the excitement and vibes of those days

[@thisisavivistanaccount7866]

valentines was my favorite at school! I loved the candy! i didn’t read the messages at all! i hated st. Patrick’s bc the fake leprechaun stuff scared me so bad. i remember sobbing that someone messed up my teachers classroom. She had to pull me aside and tell me it was fake.

[@jennathibault9414]

i stumbled upon ur channel and absolutely love the nostalgia behind ur videos, ill be binge watching them tonight!!

[@tobydandelion]

This is definitely something from my childhood I hope to have my son experience too; I'm gonna try to make sure the homeschool co-op we join when my son is old enough does fun holiday parties. I can't wait to help with the decorations and crafts and baked goods!!! 🎉

[@Markimark151]

We had lot of those elementary school holiday parties, but for St Patrick’s we had an assembly in the gymnasium about the lore of leprechauns and Ireland! For Halloween not only we had a parade at my kids school, we had a carnival in my school with candy and toy prizes! For Christmas, we used to have Santa Saturday which is a family event for parents and kids to meet Santa who is the school’s principal and give out presents in a random selection like white elephant, I don’t know if other schools do that! And there was Dr Seuss day which we had fun and games like guessing how many jelly beans are in the jar!

[@Gkvfflowergirl]

Being a kid who got to walk around and give out candy during Valentine's Day made me feel like a GOD.

[@AiLoveAidoruVT]

Canadian schools were low key similar to the US in this regard. There was one year where almost EVERYONE was passing out the EXACT same SpongeBob valentine cards. Like I only remember TWO bratz ones, and 1 I can’t quite remember.

[@streetwatcher_]

The ones I got/ gave were hot wheels

[@damiondraws8538]

As a kid, instead of Dr. Seuss Day, we had Dr. Seuss Week. We’d have each day of the week themed as something wacky. Crazy hair day, wacky hat day, wacky socks day, pajama day for Friday, and yes, green eggs and ham as well as Dr. Seuss cartoons playing in the cafeteria on a tiny old tv