{"id":2018,"date":"2024-10-31T23:50:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T03:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/?page_id=2018"},"modified":"2025-02-16T18:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T23:25:05","slug":"voting-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/for-kids\/voting-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting For Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Sometimes I talk about voting.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stacey-Abrams-Cover-PRH.jpeg?resize=860%2C1280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1772 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>One reason I wrote my book about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/729322\/stacey-abrams-national-geographic-kids-readers-level-2-by-melissa-h-mwai\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/729322\/stacey-abrams-national-geographic-kids-readers-level-2-by-melissa-h-mwai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Stacey Abrams<\/strong><\/a> is because she wants everyone to vote. So do I. Voting uses our voice to choose government leaders and change laws in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my video about early voting, activity pages, and book list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let&#039;s Go Vote!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ltP3SWdTARc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Watch to find out how I spent my day voting!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Voting Activity Pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Print, draw, and color these voting pages. Share with your favorite grownups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:25.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vote_coloring_page-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vote_coloring_page-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vote_coloring_page-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vote_coloring_page-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/voting_sticker_coloring_page-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/voting_sticker_coloring_page-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/voting_sticker_coloring_page-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/voting_sticker_coloring_page-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/voting_sticker_coloring_page-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1545 1545w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2000\" data-id=\"2017\" data-link=\"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/voting-sticker-coloring-page\/\" data-url=\"http:\/\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/voting_sticker_coloring_page-1.jpg\" data-width=\"1545\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/voting_sticker_coloring_page-1.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 4 in full-screen\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:25.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/we_will_vote_because-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/we_will_vote_because-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/we_will_vote_because-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/we_will_vote_because-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/we_will_vote_because-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500 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600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/draw_voting_stickers-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/draw_voting_stickers-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/draw_voting_stickers-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/draw_voting_stickers-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1545 1545w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2000\" data-id=\"2014\" data-link=\"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/draw-voting-stickers\/\" data-url=\"http:\/\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/draw_voting_stickers-1.jpg\" data-width=\"1545\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/draw_voting_stickers-1.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 4 of 4 in full-screen\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Voting Book List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s voting books for every age. Check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/lists\/voting-books-for-kids?new-list-page=true\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/lists\/voting-books-for-kids?new-list-page=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookshop List<\/a> for more books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/lists\/voting-books-for-kids?new-list-page=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3946\" height=\"1689\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Untitled_Artwork.jpeg?resize=3946%2C1689\" alt=\"Banner listing various books about voting in picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and YA. Titled \u201cBooks about voting and elections for every age!\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-2117\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">*<em>Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you make a purchase through the links.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Have Other Book Suggestions? <\/strong>Contact me on social media if you have other books, I can add it to my book list!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I talk about voting. Voting Activity Pages Print, draw, and color these voting pages. Share with your favorite grownups. Voting Book List There&#8217;s voting books for every age. Check out my Bookshop List for more books. Have Other Book Suggestions? Contact me on social media if you have other books, I can add it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1595,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2018","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2018"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2018"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2301,"href":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2018\/revisions\/2301"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}