McElvain Homes

08/24/2026

✨ Last week at McHappy! ✨
(Sorry for the late update—I was off last Friday!)

🌭 Monday: We celebrated National Bratwurst & Black Cat Appreciation Day! 🐈‍⬛ We enjoyed themed arts, crafts, and education, plus delicious Bratwurst Sandwiches, Mac N Cheese, and Tater Tots.

🇰🇷 Tuesday: We celebrated Korea Day! ✈️ We did fun arts, crafts, and learning activities inspired by our good friend from Korea to explore where they are from.

🦧 Wednesday: We celebrated National Potato & World Orangutan Day! 🥔 We learned how potatoes grow and harvested them, plus saw amazing orangutans in their natural habitat.

✈️ Thursday: We celebrated National Radio & Air Travel Day! 📻 We took an exciting trip to our local airport for a close-up look at planes, walked out on the tarmac, and watched a helicopter land!

🎉 Friday: I wasn't there, but I heard everyone had an amazing time celebrating our traditional Friday Fun Day!

🌟 Looking Ahead to This Week! 🌟

We are learning and celebrating so many exciting things:
🏀 Kobe Bryant Day
🎶 Strange Music Day
🦸 National Hero Day
🌲 National Park Service Founders Day
🐶 National Dog Day
✊ National Women's Equality Day
🍌 Banana Lovers Day
✂️ Rock, Paper, Scissors Day
💖 National Thoughtful Day
🍟 Lunch at McDonald's!
🌮 Chicken soft tacos and Mexican rice on our Monday Cook Day!

We are all so excited for a fun-filled week at McHappy.

We hope everyone has a wonderful week!

08/21/2026

08/14/2026

Welcome to a magical week in review at McHappy! From amazing craft days to sweet visits and fun celebrations, here is a look back at our wonderful week from August 10th through the 14th, plus a sneak peek at all the fun coming up next week!

🦁 This Week at McHappy (August 10th - 14th)

Monday: 🦁🏙️ We kicked off the week celebrating World Lion and Skyscraper Appreciation Day with fun crafts and learning facts about the King of the Jungle and giant buildings! For Cook Day, we enjoyed delicious Turkey Club Sandwiches and crispy Onion Rings. 🥪🧅

Tuesday: ⚾✍️ We cheered for our favorite teams on National Baseball Fans Day and practiced the fine art of writing on World Calligraphy Day with creative themed projects.

Wednesday: 🐘🏡 We welcomed special guests, The Clines, who brought lovely birdhouses for everyone to paint and decorate! We also learned all about majestic elephants for World Elephant Day. 🎨

Thursday: ⛰️💋 We put the final colorful touches on our painted birdhouses to get them ready for home! We also celebrated National Mountain Day and Betty Boop Day with fun activities.

Friday: 🦎🧩 We wrapped up the week with our classic Friday Fun Day! We learned about fascinating lizards in the morning, then spent a cozy afternoon playing games, piecing together jigsaw puzzles, and hanging out with some of our favorite people. ❤️

🌟 👀 Looking Ahead to Next Week

Monday Cook Day: 🌭🧀 Get ready for a tasty celebration of National Bratwurst Day! We are serving juicy Bratwurst, creamy Mac N Cheese, and sweet Applesauce 🍎

Special Celebrations Coming Up:

🐈‍⬛ National Black Cat Day

🇰🇷 Korea Day

💪 Never Give Up Day

🥔 National Potato Day

🦧 World Orangutan Day

📻 National Radio Day

✈️ Air Travel Day (featuring an exciting field trip to our local airport!)

👑 Senior Citizens Appreciation Day

🎉 Friday Fun Day

From everyone here at McHappy, we wish you a wonderful and safe weekend! We ❤️ You!

08/07/2026

This week at McHappy Aug 3rd through Aug 7th 🗓️✨

We had a great first week of August at McHappy 🎉🥳

On Monday We celebrated National Watermelon and Friendship Day with themed arts and crafts and education 🍉🎨 We made watermelon dolls out of paper plates and learned how Watermelons are grown and harvested 🌿🚜 We also spent time with our friends and learned about loving and respecting one another ❤️🤗 Oh and to top it all off We had delicious BBQ beef sandwiches and Chips for lunch 🥪🍟

On Tuesday we celebrated National Coast Guard and Lighthouse Day ⚓🚨 We colored beautiful pictures of a Lighthouse and a Coast Guard Vessel 🖍️🚢 We also learned about why Lighthouses are important to maritime travel and the role the Coast Guard plays in protecting our countries ocean borders 🌊🇺🇸

On Wednesday we celebrated World Oyster and Owl Awareness Day with themed arts and crafts and education about Oysters and Owls 🦪🦉

On Thursday we celebrated National Coloring Book and Farmworkers Appreciation Day 📚🌾 We did themed arts and crafts🎨 Of course we colored pages out of a Coloring Book and learned everything we could about farming and the important role our farm workers play in feeding people all over the world 🚜🌍

On Friday we had our traditional Friday Fun Day, we had a day filled with fun and fellowship 🥳🎈 We played games, worked on puzzles, some of us colored and drew pictures, we had a great day of fun and fellowship with our friends 🧩🖍️
We also enjoyed delicious homemade Coconut Cream Pie 🥧 😋

It was a fun and exciting adventure this week and we are looking at having even more fun next week 🚀🤩

Looking Ahead To Next Week at McHappy we will be celebrating 🗓️✨

World Lion Day 🦁
Skyscraper Appreciation Day 🏙️
Baseball Fans Day ⚾
World Calligraphy Day ✍️
World Elephant Day 🐘
Mountain Day ⛰️
Betty Boop Day 💋
World Lizard Day 🦎
Our Traditional Friday Fun Day 🎉

On Wednesday we will have some special guests here at McHappy 🕊️🙌 Katie's Parents will be here with Bird Houses for everyone to decorate, we are all looking forward to having them here with us at the Day Program 🏡🎨

From all of us here at McHappy. We love you and we pray that you all have wonderful weekends ❤️🙏

Until Next Week 👋🌈

07/31/2026

This Week at McHappy (July 27 – July 31) 🏕️✨

Monday: New Jersey Day 🗽 NJWe took a fun trip up North to New Jersey to celebrate National New Jersey Day! We did themed arts and crafts and learned cool facts, plus we ate delicious sloppy Joe's for lunch. 🥪❤️

Tuesday: Nature Conservation Day 🌲🌍We celebrated National Nature Conservation Day with fun crafts and learning time! We also talked a lot about how and why we should recycle. ♻️🌿

Wednesday: Tiger & Rain Day 🐅🌧️We celebrated International Tiger Day and Rain Day together! We made cool Tiger crafts and learned all about tigers and rain. 🐅💧

Thursday: Day of Friendship 🤝💖We celebrated the Day of Friendship with fun crafts, learning, and wonderful fellowship.
It was a very sweet day! 🥰🎉

Friday: Friday Fun Day 🎮🧩We had our traditional Friday Fun Day to end the week! We played games, watched fun videos, worked on jigsaw puzzles, and shared lots of love and fellowship. 😄🎉

Looking Ahead to Next Week 🗓️👀

We start the month of August with a fun-filled week of celebrations and activities!

Our week will include these special days:

Friendship Day & Traditional Monday Cook Day 🤝🐷 (With yummy pulled pork sandwiches for lunch! 🥪)

Watermelon Day 🍉😋

Coast Guard Day ⚓️💙

Coconut Cream Pie cooking class 🥧🥥

Oyster Day 🦪🌊

Owl Awareness Day 🦉🌙

Coloring Book Day 🖍️📚

Farm Workers Day 🌾🚜

Lighthouse Day 🏮🌊

Friday Fun Day 🎉🎈

07/24/2026

✨ This Week at McHappy (July 20 – July 24) ✨

🚀 Monday: We blasted off to the great state of Pennsylvania and traveled all the way to the Moon! 🌕 In celebration of National Pennsylvania Day and National Moon Day, we created themed arts and crafts and learned cool space facts. For lunch, we enjoyed authentic, delicious Philadelphia Famous Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches! 🥪

🇧🇪 Tuesday: We packed our bags and traveled across the Atlantic to the beautiful country of Belgium! 🌍 Our day was packed with themed arts, crafts, and exciting educational activities about Belgian culture.🇧🇪

✈️ Wednesday: We soared high for Summer Leisure and Amelia Earhart Day! ☁️ We made themed crafts and took to the skies to learn all about the legendary first woman pilot to fly across the world.🌍

🍦 Thursday: Things got sweet for National Vanilla Ice Cream Day! 🍨 In the morning, we did fun crafts and learned the science of how ice cream is made. In the afternoon, we went on a sunny outing to Kelly’s Dairy Bar for some delicious, cold treats! ☀️

🎉 Friday: We wrapped up the week with our traditional Friday Fun Day! 🧩 We played games, solved jigsaw puzzles, and colored beautiful pictures. We also took a virtual trip to Utah to celebrate National Pioneer Day! 🤠

We had an absolutely wonderful week filled with laughter, fun, and sweet fellowship! 💖

🔮 Looking Ahead to Next Week! 🔮

Get ready for another action-packed week of fun, discovery, and educational activities!

🌟 Here is what we are celebrating:

🗺️ National New Jersey Day
🌿 Nature Conservation Day
🐯 International Tiger Day
🌧️ National Rain Day
🤝 International Day of Friendship
🍬 Jump for Jellybeans Day
👨‍🚀 The Moon Landing Anniversary
🥳 Our Famous Friday Fun Day!

From everyone here at McHappy, have a fantastic, safe, and relaxing weekend. We love you all! ❣️🌈

07/17/2026

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🌟 This Week at McHappy (July 13 - July 17) 🌟

🤠 Monday: National Go West Day
We put on our cowboy boots and traveled west! We enjoyed western-themed arts and crafts, learned all about the California Gold Rush of the 1850s, and celebrated Fried Chicken Day a week late with some delicious catered fried chicken! 🍗

🦈 Tuesday: International Shark Awareness Day
We took to the high seas for some fintastic shark-themed arts, crafts, and imagination. To cap off the adventure, we enjoyed delicious, homemade chocolate pudding made by one of our very own McHappy family members! 🌊🦈🍮

🐎 Wednesday: I Love Horses Day
We celebrated our equine friends with beautiful themed crafts and took an educational trip to the open range to learn all about horses. 🐴🌾

🐍 Thursday: World Snake Day
We traveled to exotic places to learn all about all kinds of snakes, accompanied by snake-themed arts and crafts. 🐍🌿

🎉 Friday: Friday Fun Day
We wrapped up the week with our traditional Friday Fun Day full of games, puzzles, and education! We also celebrated the magic of Disneyland with themed crafts and learning, as the parks celebrate their 70th Anniversary! 🏰✨

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🗓️ A Sneak Peek at Next Week's Celebrations! 🗓️
Get ready for another exciting lineup! Next week, we will be celebrating:

🌕 National Moon Day & The 57th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing
🔔 Belgian National Day
✈️ Amelia Earhart Day
🤝 Day of Friendship
🗽 Pennsylvania Day
☀️ Summer Leisure Day
🥳 Friday Fun Day
🍔 Cooking Day Alert: We will be having Philly Cheesesteaks on Monday! 🥖🧀

From all of us at McHappy, have a safe and fun weekend. We ❤️ You!

07/11/2026

Welcome to this week's exciting McHappy update! We are recapping a spectacular week of arts, crafts, and food, while gearing up for an upcoming schedule packed with belated celebrations, animal education, historical adventures, and of course, our beloved Friday Fun Day. 🌟

Here is a look back at what we did and where we are heading next:

Last Week's Recap (June 6th - June 10th)

🍔 Monday Cook Day
We learned all about traffic controllers 🚦 and celebrated French Fry Day a little early! We did some fantastic themed arts and crafts, and everyone enjoyed delicious Cheeseburgers, French Fries, Tater Tots, and Coleslaw.

🌾 Tuesday
We had an amazing time celebrating Build a Scarecrow Day 👩‍🌾 and World Chocolate Day 🍫 with themed education and arts and crafts.

🧸 Wednesday
We celebrated Be a Kid Day! 🎠 We relived our childhood with fun games, activities, and plenty of laughs.

👗 Thursday
We celebrated World Fashion Day 👒, complete with themed arts and crafts and education about the history of fashion.

🥳 Friday
We wrapped up the week with our traditional Friday Fun Day, with learning some fun facts about Wyoming, Montana, and Yellowstone National Park, we also had a great day full of puzzles, great fellowship, and games! 🧩

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Looking Ahead to Next Week
🍗 We are celebrating Fried Chicken Day 🍗 a week late because we mixed up the calendar last week!

🤠 We will head west and learn about the California Gold Rush for National Go West Day!

🦈 We are diving deep to learn all about sharks for Shark Awareness Day 🦈!

🐎 We will learn about horses 🐎 and honor the legacy of the great humanitarian Nelson Mandela.

🐍 We will also be celebrating World Snake Day 🐍!

🎉 And of course, we will cap off the exciting week with our traditional Friday Fun Day! 🎉

From all of us here at McHappy, please have a safe and enjoyable weekend. We love you! ❤️

07/03/2026

📅 June This Week at McHappy (June 29 - July 3)

Monday, June 29 🧇
We began our week by celebrating National Waffle Iron Day with a breakfast for lunch. We enjoyed waffles, scrambled eggs, and sausage links!

Tuesday, June 30 🎪 🎨
We celebrated National Bingo Day by playing for fantastic prizes! We also did some great chick and popsicle arts and crafts.

Wednesday, July 1 ✉️ 🐻
We beat the high temperatures by staying inside while celebrating National Postage Stamp Day and National Zoo Day. We made our own stamps, colored zoo animals, and learned about the history of the postal service and how zoo animals live in the wild.

Thursday, July 2 🇺🇸
We celebrated Made in the USA Day with USA-themed arts and crafts and Made in the USA education activities!

Friday, July 3 🎆 🎶
For Friday Fun Day, we celebrated the 4th of July! The house was decorated with a festive banner and stars. We listened to patriotic music, did patriotic arts and crafts, played games, and worked on jigsaw puzzles. We also made a beautiful bouquet of flowers, and everyone took home a 4th of July prize bags.

🌟 A Look Ahead to Next Week (July 5 - July 10)
Monday, July 5 🍔 🍟
For Monday Cook Day, we will be celebrating French Fry Day with delicious cheeseburgers and fries!

We will also be celebrating the following special events throughout the week:
• 🧳 National Go West Day
• 🌾 Build a Scarecrow Day
• 🍫 World Chocolate Day
• 🧒 Be a Kid Again Day
• 👗 Fashion Day
• 🤠 National Wyoming Day
• 🎉 Friday Fun Day!

06/26/2026

🌟 Recap: This Week at McHappy (June 22 – June 26)

We had a fantastic week filled with delicious food, learning, and creativity:
• 🧅 Monday (National Onion Ring Day): We enjoyed a mouthwatering lunch of cheeseburger sliders, crispy onion rings, and fresh cole slaw.
• 💗 Tuesday (National Pink Day): We hosted a meaningful breast cancer awareness education session and made beautiful pink-themed arts and crafts.
• 🛸 Wednesday (World UFO Day): We took a trip into outer space with cosmic UFO crafts and learned amazing facts about our solar system.
• 🍓 Thursday (National Strawberry Parfait Day): We discovered how strawberries are grown and harvested, created strawberry art, and built delicious homemade parfaits for our afternoon snack.
• 🎨 Friday (Friday Fun Day): We opened up wonderful arts and crafts bags donated by the Richland County Public Library. They graciously send us 10 of these bags 4 times a year! We capped off the afternoon with games, puzzles, and great conversations.

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🎆 Looking Ahead: Next Week's Festivities!
Get ready for another incredible lineup of celebrations as we lead up to Independence Day! Here is everything you can look forward to next week:
• 🥞 Cook Day: We are flipping the script and serving a delicious breakfast for lunch feast!
• 🎰 National Bingo Day: Bring your lucky charms because we are playing high-stakes bingo for a chance to win awesome prizes!
• 🏆💌 National Postage Stamp Day: We will be celebrating the history of mail delivery and getting creative with stamp-themed activities.
• 🇺🇸 Made in the USA Day: We are honoring American craftsmanship, history, and innovation with patriotic group activities and discussions.
• 🔴⚪🔵 4th of July Celebration: We are going all out to celebrate America's birthday! Expect a festive, high-energy environment filled with red, white, and blue decorations, holiday crafts, and patriotic music. 🎇

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