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Holidays Preschool Activities and Crafts

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Holidays Preschool Activities and Crafts

Come and have fun with holidays and events theme printable activities and crafts suitable for toddlers, preschool and kindergarten. Visit a calendar month, season, holiday or event to find lesson plans that include crafts, printable activities, easy instructions and a list of materials needed. Major holidays are highlighted in bold lettering.

Holidays and Events in alphabetical order
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JAN · FEB · MAR · APR · MAY · JUN · JUL · AUG · SEP · OCT · NOV · DEC

January 2024

Australia Day (26th)
Epiphany · Three Kings Day - Wise Men (6th)
Martin Luther King (3rd Monday)
Mozart's Birthday (27th)
Puzzle Day, Nat'l (29th)

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February 2024

Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (12th)
Black History Month
Chinese New Year (10th, 2024)
Dental Health Month
Mardi Gras (13th, 2024)
National Green Week (1st week M-F)
George Washington's Birthday (22nd)
Groundhog Day (2nd)
Lantern Festival (24th, 2024)
Presidents' Day (3rd Monday)
Valentine's Day (14th)

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March 2024

Craft Month
Dr. Seuss' Birthday (2nd)
Easter (31th, 2024)
Johnny Appleseed's Day (11th)
Natn'l Little Red Wagon Day (last Wed.)
Mothering Sunday (10th, 2024)
Music in our Schools Month
Nutrition Month (Nat'l)
Poison Prevention Week (3rd week)
Ramadan (3/10 - 4/09, 2024)
Read Across America (2nd)
Spring begins (19th)
St. Patrick's Day (17th)
Van Gogh's Birthday (30th)
World Water Day (22nd)
Woman's History Month

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April 2024

Arbor Day (last Friday)
World Book Day (23rd)
Earth Day (22nd)
Garden Month
Kite Month
Library Week (7-13, 2024)

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May 2024

Child Care Provider Day
(Friday before Mother's Day)
Children's Book Week (2-8, 2024)
Cinco de Mayo (5th)
National Egg Month
Int'l Firefighter Day (4th)
Graduation Month
May Day (1st)
Memorial Day, USA (last Monday)
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday)
Mother Goose Day (1st)
 Nurses Day (Int'l) (12th)
Police Week (week of 15th)
Nat'l Safe Boating Week (18-24, 2024)
Space Day (1st Friday)
Teacher's Day (3rd) | Week (6-10, 2024)
Transportation Week (11-17, 2024)
(week that includes 3rd Fri.)

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June 2024

World Bicycle Day (3rd)
Dairy Month
Father's Day (3rd Sunday)
Flag Day, USA (14th)
Fly a Kite Day (15th)
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month
Hot-Air Balloon Day (5th)
Paul Bunyan Day (28th)
Int'l Picnic Day (18th)
Race Unity Day (2nd Sunday)
National Rose Month
Safety Month
Summer begins (21st)
World Environment Day (5th)
International Day of Yoga (21st)
National Yo-yo Day (6th)
Zoo & Aquarium Month

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July 2024

Bastille Day (14th)
Canada Day (1st)
Amelia Earhart Day (24th)
Fourth of July
Ice Cream Month
First Moon Landing (20th)
National Picnic Month
Beatrix Potter Day (28th)
Teddy Bear Picnic Day (10th)

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August 2024

Aviation Day (19th)
Back to School
Be An Angel Day (22nd)
Clown Week (Int'l) (1st-7th)
National Coloring Book Day (2nd)
Sports Day (1st)
Tooth Fairy Day (22nd)
Water Quality Month
Watermelon Day (3rd)

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September 2024

Autumn begins (22nd)
Back to School
Chicken Month Nat'l
Child Passenger Safety Week (15-21, 2024)
Classical Music Month
National Coloring Day (14th)
Day of Peace (Int'l) (21st)
Good Neighbor Day (4th Sunday)
Grandparent's Day (1st Sunday after Labor Day)
Labor Day (1st Monday)
Library Month Sign-up Card Month
Teddy Bear Day (9th)

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October 2024

Candy Corn Day (30th)
 Character Counts Week (3rd full week)
Children's Health Month
Columbus Day (2nd Monday)
National Dental Hygiene Month
Farmer's Day (12th)
Fire Prevention Week (week of 9th)
Halloween (31st)
Global Handwashing Day (15th)
Picasso's Birthday (25th)
World Post Day (9th)
School Bus Safety Week (3rd week M-F)
Thanksgiving-Canada (2nd Monday)
United Nations Day (24th)
World Food Day (16th)
World Space Week (4th-10th)
World Teachers' Day (5th)

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November 2024

America Recycles Day (15th)
Aviation Month
Bible Week (Nat'l) (17-23, 2024)
Cake Day (Nat'l) (26th)
Candy Day (Nat'l) (4th)
Child Safety Month
World Radiography Day · X-ray discovery (8th)
Thanksgiving-USA (4th Thursday)
Veteran's Day (11th)


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December 2024

Advent begins (01-24, 2024)
Christmas (25th)
Cookie Day (Nat'l) (4th)
Hanukkah (sunset 12/25 - nightfall 1/02)
Kwanzaa (26th - Jan 1st)
Poinsettia Day (12th) 
Read a New Book Month
Roof Over Your Head Day (3rd)
Saint Nicholas Day (6th)
Sinterklaas (5th/6th)
Twelve Days of Christmas (25/26 Dec.-5/6 Jan)
Winter begins (21st)
Wright Brothers Day (17th)

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