June Dairy Month Activities

Raise a glass of ice-cold milk and toast the dairy farmers across America who make it possible to enjoy an abundance of fresh, dairy-licous products, like milk, cheese and yogurt, every day!

Besides the great taste, three servings of dairy provide calcium along with eight additional nutrients that help keep bones strong and bodies fit. Celebrate with these fun, easy activities:

Preschool-Kindergarten

Five Dairy Cows
Make finger puppets and then participate in a Five Cows Finger Puppet play.

Mary Margaret and Her Milk Blender Special
Read a story about Mary Margaret, a dairy truck driver, as you complete a flannel board activity.

Primary

Make Moo Masks
Make cow masks out of paper plates.

Milk a Cow
Make a sawhorse or pegboard cow and let kids try their hand at milking it.

Sir Milkford and Lady Holly's Milk Group
Listen to the "Magnificent Milk Group" story and then assemble "Thank Goodness for Cows" booklets

Milk from Cow to You Lessons and Handouts
Find out how milk gets from the farm to the table.

Cowtooning for the Milk Group
Follow step-by-step instructions to draw a cartoon cow with a message about Milk Group foods.

Upper Elementary and High School

Milk Mustache Contest
Turn students into Milk Mustache stars.

3-A-Day™ of Dairy Nutrient Package
Teach the importance of getting three servings of low-fat milk, cheese or yogurt every day.

On the Web

Dairy Farming Today
Take a virtual dairy farm tour and get to know the people behind the dairy farm scene.