6 Ways To Recognise International Women’s Day With Kids

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I am a young mum to 3 beautiful daughters, originally from Sydney, Australia - now living in country NSW with my partner of over 10 years and our girls.

4. Activity with questions e.g. what women in your family did/do, and what you want to do when you grow up

International Women’s Day is a perfect opportunity to discuss the different roles women can have, especially with working women becoming the norm now in our modern society. It’s a chance to explain how the roles of women have transformed over the years, going from having to ask for permission from their husband or father to step foot in a library, to now running huge businesses and becoming CEOs and doctors. Just search for activity sheets on Pinterest and the options are endless!

5. Jigsaw puzzle

Everyone loves a good jigsaw puzzle! This can be a great time to do a jigsaw puzzle with influential women, because jigsaw puzzles take a while (lol), and so conversations can be started about the roles women have had in history and their impact, and how much the role of women has changed in our recent history. Check out this super cute Little Feminist 500 piece puzzle or the Little Feminist Surprise Puzzle you can do with your little one!

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Women have such a huge history, especially in the last 100-200 years! As a mum to 3 daughters, international women’s day has become so important for me to talk about with my girls. My eldest is 4 going on 5, so she’s at the stage where she is asking so many questions about how the world works and wants to learn everything!

While I’m not the most left-centred feminist on the block, I have to admit, thinking about how far women have come goes through my mind on a daily basis. As I said, I’m a mum of 3, and a question I often ask my partner and have even googled several times is - how did women used to have 13 children!? And it was the NORM? Because I’m over here struggling with 3!

That question isn’t a simple one. Women have come so far in recent decades. Effective contraception has empowered women to make more intentional choices around the size of their family they want, working women has empowered women to have careers and not just spend their lives bearing children, and it has meant women can contribute financially to their families and no longer depend on their husband or partner. There are tonnes more points to consider around the answer to that question but anyway, my point is the same - after becoming a mother myself, women simply blow my mind with how much we used to achieve, and still do achieve! In the words of Beyoncé, “strong enough to bear the children, then get back to business”.

2. Cook a family recipe handed down from other women in the family

A really beautiful way to recognise the women in your own family is to cook a family recipe that has been handed down through the generations. It can open up discussions about the journey your family has gone through as well. For instance, I have a Greek background, so I love sharing recipes from my Yiayia like spanakopita and teaching my kids about our heritage.

1. Read books about women in history

There are so many great children’s books to start sharing incredible stories from women in history. The main ones for young children that come to mind are the Little People Big Dreams series. My eldest daughter was absolutely obsessed with her Marie Curie book - we would read it every night! There are tonnes of these books that could be great to start teaching our little ones about the incredible things women have done in our history.

3. Crafts

Whenever there’s a day to recognise, there’s always craft ideas! Making crafts can make international women’s day really fun, instead of it being all about just learning (which is the whole point but adding fun makes it more enjoyable!) Either do a craft that relates to us personally as women such as asking our kids to make something that they want to be when they’re older like a police woman, or make a craft that recognises our history such as using tissue to make flowers and adding them to an outline drawing of Frida Kahlo.

So what are some ways to start educating our children about how incredible women are? Let’s dive in!

6. Watch a movie about influential women e.g. Pride And Prejudice

Growing up, I watched so many classic movies with my step-grandmother, and honestly, I will always be so thankful for that! It wasn’t until I was in my late 20s that I realised what an impact those movies had on me, ones like Pride And Prejudice, Sabrina with Audrey Hepburn. Rebecca, and Singin In The Rain. The main theme in all these movies is that the main character woman knows, or comes to realise, her own self-worth. She doesn’t settle for less. International Women’s Day can be the perfect time to start showing our kids some powerful women in both fiction and history!

Marie Curie - board book

Women In Science Set

Groundbreaking Women Set

Marie Curie - hardcover book

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