These interesting facts about North Dakota for kids include sunflowers, honey, bread, the Grand Forks Potato Bowl, and soybeans. Find some fun crafts, activities, and books for each state that will engage kids of all ages.
This is part of the 50 states unit study as we travel around America, learning about the history of each state. Check out these Arkansas facts for kids below!
North Dakota is in the upper midwest of the United States. It’s bordered by Canada, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Montana. The capital is Bismark and is known as The Peace Garden State. It was the 39th state added to the U.S. in 1889.
North Dakota State Facts
Fact One: Most sunflowers in the United States
Sunflowers bloom in North Dakota from July through October every year and cover 535,000 acres of land.
Here are some fun crafts and activities to do with your kids:
- Make these cute Paper Loops Sunflower Craft With Seeds.
- Hang Sunflower Kissing Balls from your patio.
- Read Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers with your kids.
- This fun Tissue Paper Sunflower Craft is the perfect activity for an afternoon of crafting with your kids.
- Make this bright, Easy Tissue Paper Sunflower Craft with your little ones.
Fact Two: North Dakota produces more honey than any other state
North Dakota produces more honey than any other state in the country. In 2020 it gathered 38.6 million pounds which were valued at $61 million dollars.
Here are some fun crafts and activities to do with your kids:
- This HoneyComb Craft is perfect for making with toddlers.
- Make this Winnie The Pooh Honey Play Dough for a sticky activity.
- Read Save the Bees with your kids.
- Make this fun Gold Glitter Honey Bee Slime.
- Teach your kids how to make Honey Goats Milk Soap with this fun activity.
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Fact Three: North Dakota is one of the highest producers of bread
North Dakota and Kansas produce the most wheat and bread. North Dakota makes more than 12.6 billion loaves of bread each year.
Here are some fun crafts and activities to do with your kids:
- Make Bread Clay in this colorful activity.
- Make Bread In A Bag with your kids.
- Teach your kids about Sourdough Baking with this fun book.
- This colorful and sprinkled Unicord Bread is a blast to make with your kids.
- Make a Teddy Bear Bread figure for a fun afternoon of baking.
Fact Four: Grand Forks Potato Bowl is college football game played in North Dakota
Grand Forks’ Potato Bowl is one of the state’s most popular events. It served 5,220 pounds of French fries on September 10, 2015, which was a new world record.
Here are some fun crafts and activities to do with your kids:
- Make a Funny Potato Haircut Head using a potato and sprout seeds.
- Cut a potato in half to make Butterfly Potato Stamps.
- Read Chip and Potato Coloring Book with your kids.
- Make Kinetic Sand Potato Heads for fine motor skills training.
- These Potato Pets are cute and crazy!
Fact Five: North Dakota produces enough soybeans to make 483 billion crayons each year
Soybeans are a major product of North Dakota totaling 5 million acres for over 170 million bushels in 2019.
Here are some fun crafts and activities to do with your kids:
- Make this fun Bean Animal Art with your kids.
- Try this Bouncing Beans Activity For Kids.
- Read How the Crayons Saved the Rainbows.
- Make a bean sprout with this Bean Experiment For Kids.
- Make colorful beans for your crafts with this tutorial: How To Color Beans For Play And Art.
Expand a North Dakota Geography Lesson:
You can expand on the fun facts and make teaching map skills fun for all by mixing it with the cool facts about North Dakota!
Start off with a big map of the state and show where interesting things are found.
Did you know that the middle point of all North America is in a town called Rugby, North Dakota? That’s a perfect spot to teach kids how to use map coordinates.
Then, you can talk about how North Dakota makes more honey than any other state and point out where farms and fields are on the map.
You can also draw the Red River to show how rivers can be borders between places—like how this river splits North Dakota and Minnesota.
By connecting these fun facts with map reading, kids won’t just remember the details—they’ll also get really good at finding their way around a map!