Fun Holidays to Celebrate All Year

Want to add a little more fun into your day without adding a lot of planning and preparation? If so, then this list of fun holidays will help do just that!

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It can be easy sometimes to get so caught up in the routines of daily life that we forget to take a moment and just have fun with our kids. Thankfully there are ways to add a little excitement to your day – ways that don’t require a lot of money or time to prepare. That’s where this helpful list of fun holidays comes in!

You can use this list to keep track of the silly and fun holidays that happen each month of the year. Then just pick what holidays you want to celebrate and have a good time with it! No need to do them all of course, but picking out a few each month can help you not only have fun, but also create special memories with your kids.

You may decide to read a book about that fun holiday, take a trip, play a game, do a related craft, or eat (or even make) the food that the holiday is celebrating. The choice is yours – just have fun with it, as your kids are sure to have a great time celebrating some silly and interesting holidays!

Fun Holidays by Month

January Fun Holidays

• January 1 – New Year’s Day
• January 3 – Pajama Day
• January 4 – Spaghetti Day
• January 5 – Bird Day
• January 6 – Cuddle Up Day
• January 8 – Bubble Bath Day
• January 9 – Static Electricity Day
• January 10 – Save the Eagles Day (On the American Eagle Foundation’s website you can learn more about these amazing birds as well as try to get a close up look at one through the live nest cams set up in various states)
• January 11 – Milk Day
• January 13 – Rubber Ducky Day
• January 13 – Sticker Day
• January 15 – Hat Day
• January 15 – Bagel Day
• January 19 – Popcorn Day
• January 20 – Penguin Awareness Day (Here are some fun penguin activities to try…Or enjoy playing a classic game – Don’t Break the Ice!)
• January 21 – Hugging Day
• January 23 – Pie Day
• Jan 24 – Peanut Butter Day
• January 25 – Opposite Day
• January 27 – Chocolate Cake Day
• January 28 – Lego Day
• January 29 – Puzzle Day
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day (3rd Monday in January)
• Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year (This holiday varies from year to year – some years it’s in January, other years it’s in February)

February Fun Holidays

• February 2 – Groundhog Day (Head here for some fun Groundhog Day books and activities)
• February 3 – Sweater Day
• February 4 – Homemade Soup Day
• February 4 – Thank a Mail Carrier Day
• February 7 – Send a Card to a Friend Day
• February 8 – Fly a Kite Day
• February 9 – Pizza Day
• February 11 – Inventors Day (PBS Kids has a list of books about inventors that your child may find interesting. You can also give your child their own invention journal so that they have a place to sketch out their creative ideas!)
• February 11 – Make a Friend Day
• February 14 – Valentine’s Day
• February 17 – Random Act of Kindness Day
• February 20 – Love Your Pet Day
• February 21 – Sticky Bun Day
• February 23 – Toast Day
• February 24 – Tortilla Chip Day
• February 26 – Tell a Fairy Tale Day
• February 26 – Tongue Twister Day (Here are some fun tongue twisters for your kids to try!)
• February 27 – Polar Bear Day
• February 27 – Strawberry Day
• Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day (1st Saturday in February – This is one of my children’s favorite days!)
• President’s Day (3rd Monday In February)

March Fun Holidays

• March 1 – Pancake Day
• March 1 – Compliment Day
• March 2 – Dr. Seuss Day (Hands On As We Grow has some great Dr. Seuss inspired activities that you can do to celebrate this fun day. And of course, you can always enjoy a meal of green eggs and ham!)
• March 5 – Play Outside Day
• March 6 – Dentist Day
• March 6 – Oreo Day
• March 7 – Cereal Day
• March 9 – Meatball Day
• March 13 – Napping Day
• March 14 – Pi Day (Check out these Pi Day activities from We Are Teachers and have fun celebrating this unique and interesting day!)
• March 14 – Potato Chip Day
• March 14 – Children’s Craft Day
• March 16 – Panda Day
• March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day (Here are some fun books and activities to help you celebrate this day!)
• March 18 – Sloppy Joe Day
• March 23 – Chip and Dip Day
• March 30 – Doctors Day
• March 30 – Pencil Day
• March 31 – Crayon Day
• Spring Begins (The date changes each year)

April Fun Holidays

• April 1 – April Fool’s Day
• April 2 – Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
• April 2 – Children’s Book Day
• April 3 – Find a Rainbow Day (Read some rainbows themed books and then see if you can find your own rainbow!)
• April 5 – Read a Road Map Day
• April 7 – Coffee Cake Day
• April 8 – Zoo Lovers Day (Wikipedia has this helpful list of zoos in the US)
• April 10 – Siblings Day
• April 10 – Farm Animals Day
• April 11 – Cheese Fondue Day
• April 11 – Board Game Day (The list of great board games seems endless, but some fun ones that you may like to try are Sequence, Trekking the National Parks, Clue, Telestrations, Catan, Enchanted Forest, Ticket to Ride, and Qwirkle. And for the younger kids in your family there’s Candy Land, Clue Jr., Outfoxed, Risk Jr., Catan Jr., or Ticket to Ride First Journey)
• April 12 – Grilled Cheese Day
• April 13 – Scrabble Day (You can play the classic Scrabble game, the deluxe version of the game, a Scrabble board with locking tiles, or even the junior version of Scrabble if you have younger kiddos – so many fun choices!)
• April 18 – Animal Cracker Day
• April 21 – High Five Day
• April 22 – Earth Day (Use the Earth Day cleanup worksheet and I Spy game below, as well as these fun Earth Day activities and enjoy celebrating this holiday!)
• April 22 – Jelly Bean Day
• April 23 – Picnic Day
• April 25 – Telephone Day
• April 26 – Pretzel Day
• April 28 – Superhero Day
• April 30 – Save the Frogs Day
• Easter (The date changes each year)
• Arbor Day (Last Friday in April)

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May Fun Holidays

• May 1 – Mother Goose Day (Read some classic nursery rhymes together using this Mother Goose book)
• May 1 – May Day
• May 1 – Lemonade Day
• May 4 – Orange Juice Day
• May 4 – Star Wars Day
• May 4 – Weather Observers Day (Use the cloud viewer printable below and head outside to see what kind of clouds you can spot. And for more resources on observing the weather with your kids, check out PBS Kids)
• May 5 – Cinco de Mayo
• May 5 – Astronaut Day (NASA has a neat online Kid’s Club as well as Space Place with games and information about space and astronauts)
• May 6 – Crepe Day
• May 6 – Train Day
• May 10 – Clean up Your Room Day (Parents love this day…kids not as much!)
• May 14 – Dance Like a Chicken Day
• May 15 – Chocolate Chip Day
• May 16 – BBQ Day
• May 21 – Armed Forces Day
• May 23 – Turtle Day
• May 24 – Scavenger Hunt Day
• May 26 – Paper Airplane Day (learn how to make and fly different kinds of paper airplanes with a helpful book)
• May 27 – Road Trip Day
• May 28 – Hamburger Day
• May 29 – Paper Clip Day
• National Day of Prayer (1st Thursday in May)
• Teachers Appreciation Day (1st Tuesday of the first full week in May)
• Miniature Golf Day (2nd Saturday in May)
• Stamp Out Hunger Day (2nd Saturday in May)
• Mother’s Day (2nd Sunday in May)
• Endangered Species Day (3rd Friday in May)
• Pizza Party Day (3rd Friday in May)
• Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)

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June Fun Holidays

• June 1 – Pen Pal Day (Learn more about how to find a pen pal for your child)
• June 3 – Egg Day
• June 3 – Bicycle Day
• June 4 – Cheese Day
• June 6 – Drive-In Movie Day (Driveinmovie.com has a helpful list of drive-in movie theaters throughout the US – but as always, it’s a good idea to check that the business is still open before you head out!)
• June 7 – Chocolate Ice Cream Day
• June 10 – Iced Tea Day
• June 11 – Corn on the Cob Day
• June 12 – Children’s Day
• June 14 – Flag Day (Learn more about why we celebrate this holiday and find activities that you can do to celebrate)
• June 14 – Strawberry Shortcake Day
• June 16 – Fudge Day
• June 17 – Eat Your Vegetables Day
• June 18 – Go Fishing Day
• June 21 – Selfie Day
• June 24 – Food Truck Day
• June 26 – Pudding Day
• June 27 – Bingo Day (Buy a regular Bingo game or find a printable one online – either way, your kids are sure to have fun today!)
• June 30 – Meteor Watch Day (The American Meteor Society has great information about how and when to see meteor showers as well as a calendar of what meteors you can see each year)
• National Donut Day (1st Friday in June)
• Father’s Day (3rd Sunday in June)

July Fun Holidays

• July 1 – Joke Day (Make up your own jokes to tell, or have fun reading a joke book together)
• July 3 – Eat Your Beans Day
• July 4 – Independence Day (Here are some crafts and activities that you can do with your kiddos to celebrate this patriotic day!)
• July 5 – Graham Cracker Day
• July 6 – Fried Chicken Day
• July 7 – Macaroni Day
• July 8 – Freezer Pop Day (Let your kids have fun making their own tasty popsicles using a silicone mold, push pop type mold, ring pop molds, or my favorite – these super cute molds that make popsicles in the shapes of dinosaurs, penguins, or monsters – yummy and adorable!)
• July 9 – Sugar Cookie Day
• July 10 – Teddy Bear Picnic Day
• July 11 – Make Your Own Sundae Day
• July 12 – Paper Bag Day
• July 13 – French Fry Day
• July 14 – Macaroni and Cheese Day
• July 15 – Give Something Away Day
• July 18 – Hug Your Kid Day
• July 20 – Lollipop Day
• July 20 – Moon Day (124homeschool4me.com has some fun and educational activities and crafts about the moon)
• July 23 – Vanilla Ice Cream Day
• July 24 – Drive Thru Day
• July 25 – Hot Fudge Sundae Day
• July 29 – Lasagna Day
• July 30 – Cheesecake Day
• Ice Cream Day (3rd Thursday in July)
• Dance Day (Last Saturday in July)

August Fun Holidays

• August 2 – Coloring Book Day
• August 2 – Ice Cream Sandwich Day
• August 3 – Watermelon Day
• August 4 – Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
• August 6 – Root Beer Float Day
• August 7 – Lighthouse Day (us-lighthouses.com has a helpful list of the lighthouses found in the US, as well as interesting information and the history of each one)
• August 8 – Cat Day
• August 10 – Smore’s Day (the classic is always a good choice, but if you’re looking for something different, this list of 15 creative ways to make smore’s should fit the bill!)
• August 13 – Left Handers Day
• August 13 – Bowling Day (Check out Kids Bowl Free to see if your local bowling center participates in this program. I wrote all about this awesome, free summer program here)
• August 16 – Roller Coaster Day
• August 20 – Radio Day
• August 24 – Waffle Day
• August 25 – Banana Split Day
• August 26 – Dog Day
• Friendship Day (1st Sunday in August)

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September Fun Holidays

• September 3 – Bowling League Day
• September 4 – Wildlife Day
• September 6 – Read a Book Day
• September 9 – Teddy Bear Day
• September 11 – 9/11 Remembrance Day (readbrightly.com has a good list of books to read with kids to help them learn more about 9/11 and National Geographic Kids has an article that explains more about this day)
• September 13 – Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day
• September 13 – Fortune Cookie Day
• September 16 – Playdoh Day
• September 19 – Talk Like a Pirate Day
• September 26 – Dumpling Day
• September 26 – Johnny Appleseed Day (Here are some fun books and activities to learn more about who Johnny Appleseed was)
• September 28 – Be a Good Neighbor Day
• September 30 – Hot Cider Day
• Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
• Grandparents Day (Sunday after Labor Day)
• First Day of Fall (Changes from year to year)

October Fun Holidays

• October 1 – Homemade Cookies Day
• October 4 – Taco Day
• October 6 – Noodle Day
• October 9 – Chess Day
• October 12 – Farmers Day
• October 14 – Dessert Day
• October 16 – Dictionary Day
• October 17 – Pasta Day
• October 26 – Pumpkin Day
• October 28 – Chocolate Day
• October 28 – Oatmeal Day
• October 30 – Candy Corn Day
• October 31 – Halloween
• Pumpkin Seed Day (1st Wednesday in October)
• Fossil Day (On the Wednesday of second full week in October)

November Fun Holidays

• November 3 – Sandwich Day
• November 4 – Candy Day
• November 5 – Donuts Day
• November 8 – STEM/STEAM Day (My son loves anything STEM/STEAM so I am always looking for fun activities for him to do. Here are some great STEM projects that your kids are sure to enjoy!)
• November 11 – Veteran’s Day (Check out these books and activities about Veteran’s Day as well as information about why we celebrate it)
• November 14 – Pickle Day
• November 16 – Button Day
• November 19 – Play Monopoly Day (You can play the classic game of Monopoly, an electronic version, a card game version, Monopoly Junior, or countless other variations based on your interests!)
• November 26 – Cake Day
• November 28 – French Toast Day
• Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November)

December Fun Holidays

• December 1 – Eat a Red Apple Day
• December 4 – Dice Day (Celebrate this day by playing some fun dice games such as Qwixx, Toss Up, Catan Dice Game, Yahtzee, Farkle, Tenzi, Pizza Party, or Left, Center, Right)
• December 4 – Sock Day
• December 7 – Cotton Candy Day
• December 8 – Brownie Day
• December 12 – Gingerbread House Day
• December 17 – Maple Syrup Day (Learn more about how to tap trees, then how to turn the sap into syrup – and then make your own maple snow candy – just like they did in Little House on the Prairie! Educational and tasty!)
• December 17 – Wright Brothers Day (Learn more about the Wright Brothers here)
• December 24 – Eggnog Day
• December 24 – Christmas Eve
• December 25 – Christmas Day
• December 25 – Pumpkin Pie Day
• December 26 – Candy Cane Day
• December 28 – Card Playing Day (Play with a regular deck of cards, or play the classics like Uno, Skip Bo, Spoons, Racko, or Go Fish – or try some newer card games like Spot It, Taco vs Burrito, Farkle Flip, Blink, Five Crowns, Uno Junior, or Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza. No matter what you decide to play, this is guaranteed to be a fun day to celebrate! And card holders are perfect if your younger kids need some help holding their cards – they come in triangle shapes, fans, or stand up kinds that sit on the table, so you can pick whatever style would work best for your child!)
• December 31 – New Year’s Eve
• First day of Winter (Changes from year to year)

All of these interesting and unique holidays mean plenty of chances to incorporate a little extra fun into your homeschool day or family time. What are some of your favorite fun holidays to celebrate with your kids?