May 1st is “May Day”! On May Day there is a tradition of leaving baskets of flowers or goodies hanging on your neighbors’ doors anonymously. Other ways to celebrate May Day include the Maypole, building fairy houses, making/wearing a floral hat or wreath, and even a Magic Jellybean Lollipop Garden (a tradition that my family does for Easter). Below you will find a round up of May Day ideas from around the web including traditions, maypole tutorials, May Day treats, and free May Day printables.

You can find inspiration and tutorials for May Baskets on my May Day pinboard. A May Day Basket post will be coming someday. Maybe tomorrow, maybe next year. Who knows?! (I sure don’t.)

MAY DAY TRADITIONS
*6 Ways to Celebrate May Day: @ WikiHow
Adding a Maypole to Your Backyard, Warming Up By a Bonfire, Trying Other Dancing, Enjoying May Day Food and Drink, Celebrating May Day with Flowers, Trying a Little May Magic

*The Most Fun May Day Traditions: Magic Morning Dew, Fairy Houses and Foliage Accessories: @ BunchFamily.ca

*Jack in the green: @ Wikipedia.org

*Creating Summer Hats: @ Creative Connections for Kids

*May Day Flower Headband Tutorial: @ Simple Simon and Co.

*May Day – Magic Jelly Beans: @ Nothing But Country

*Super Mommy Secret~May Day Tradition: @ Secrets of a Super Mommy

*An Old-Fashioned May Day Celebration: @ Mrs. Gore’s Diary

*Montessori Inspired May Day Activities: @ Living Montessori Now
A great collection of links to May Day Activities

*LOCAL SPRING FESTIVALS!
Check your local community to see if they are hosting a spring or May Day festival!
Adelina from @ Home Maid Simple shared her family’s trip to the Provo Spring Festival complete with Maypole dancing!

*Carrying on the May Day Tradition: @ Omahaha

MAYPOLES
*Paper Towel Roll Maypole Craft: @ DLTK-Kids

*Children’s Maypole Tutorial: @ Mommy Blessings

*Making a Maypole: @ MarthaStewart.com

*Maypole Dancing and DIY Maypole: @ How to Run a Home Daycare

*May Day and DIY Maypole: @ Montessori Mischief
They used a tall floor lamp as a maypole!

MAY DAY TREATS AND SNACKS
*DIY Mini Maypole Cakes: @ Studio DIY
Cute Maypole bundt cake made with a stripey straw and ribbons.

*May Day Cupcakes: @ Cupcake Project

*Maypole cupcakes: @ Martha Stewart

*Maypole Cake: @ Fiskars

MAY DAY PRINTABLES
*Start a May Day Tradition with these Free May Day Printables: @ Happy Money Saver

*May Day Surprise: @ Creative Preschool Resources
Free printable tag

*Free Printable May Day Gift Tags: @ Skip to My Lou

*DIY Printable May Day Basket: @ Alpha Mom

*Printable May Day Basket Template: @ Printables4Kids.com

*Free Printable May Day Basket (cone): @ The Neighborhood

*May Baskets Poem and Poster / Coloring Sheet: @ DLTK

Do you celebrate May Day? What’s your May Day tradition? Let me know in the comments!