May Day Projects

Learn more about May Day and find out how you can surprise your neighbor with a special, home-made May Day basket and make many other May Day crafts.

In France, cows play an important role in May Day. The cows are led in parades with many flowers attached to their tails. The people watching the parade try to touch the cows; it is believed to be good luck.

On May 1st, people in Hawaii celebrate their own version of May Day; they call it Lei Day. People give Hawaiian leis to each other. They put them around each other's necks and sometimes give a traditional kiss.

Surprise your neighbor with a special, home made May day basket and make many other May Day crafts.

Directions on how to make a cone-shaped May Day basket.

Follow these directions and learn how to make a cone-shaped May Day basket you can hang on a neighbor's door knob.

Instructions for making a tiny May day basket out of a toilet tissue roll.

Instructions for making a May Day pole out of an empty paper towel roll.

In London, May Day is celebrated with the children going from house to house. They bring flowers and get pennies in return. The pennies are then thrown into a wishing well. The pennies are then donated to charity.