Here’s a list of seasonal arts, crafts, activities, ideas and more for the month of February.
FEBRUARY 1
Decorating with Candy Day
World Read Aloud Day
First meeting of the US Supreme Court, 1790
Serpent Day
Try this: ► Make a snake
FEBRUARY 2
Ice Cream for Breakfast Day (first Saturday in February)
Try this: ► Pop Art Ice Cream Pictures
Take Your Child to the Library Day (first Saturday in February)
Groundhog Day
Try this (external link) Groundhog Day activities from Anitra Redlefsen.
Job Shadow Day
Try this: ► What can you do with an Art Degree?
Candlemas Day
Hedgehog Day
World Wetlands Day
Sled Dog Day
FEBRUARY 3
Artist Norman Rockwell’s Birthday, 1894
Carrot Cake Day
Golden Retriever Day
FEBRUARY 4
Rosa Park’s Birthday, 1913
Charles Lindbergh’s Birthday, 1902
Sweater Day
Homemade Soup Day
World Cancer Day
FEBRUARY 5
Girls and Women in Sports Day
Disaster Day
Weather Forecaster’s Day
Try this: ► Make a Folk Art Weathervane
Western Monarch Butterfly Day
Try this: ► Coffee Filter Butterflies
Try this: ► Bella Butterflies
Try this: ► Zip Bag Butterflies
Try this: ► Paper Bag Butterflies
Try this: ► Coffee Filter Tissue Paper Butterflies
FEBRUARY 6
Frozen Yogurt Day
Pay a Compliment Day
Babe Ruth’s Birthday, 1895
Try this: ► Make a baseball plaque
FEBRUARY 7
Author Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Birthday, 1867
Try this: ► Laura Ingalls Wilder Books
Independence Day (Grenada)
Ballet Day
Send a Card to a Friend Day
FEBRUARY 8
Opera Day
Boy Scouts’ Day
Try this: ► Make Recycled Crafts
Kite Flying Day
Try this: ► Paper bag grocery kites
Try this: ► Japanese windsock
FEBRUARY 9
Toothache Day
Pizza Day
Try this: ► Shape Collage Pizzas
FEBRUARY 10
Umbrella Day
FEBRUARY 11
Inventor’s Day
Try this: ► Invention Convention
Thomas Edison’s Birthday, 1847
Make a Friend Day
Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
Try this: ► Milk Bubbles
Get Out Your Guitar Day
White Shirt Day
FEBRUARY 12
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday, 1809
Lost Penny Day
Darwin Day
FEBRUARY 13
Artist Grant Wood’s Birthday, 1892
Radio Day
FEBRUARY 14
International Book Giving Day
Saint Valentine’s Day
Every February 14th, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. ▼
Try this: ► VALENTINE’S DAY CRAFTS
Here we have lots of gift ideas for kids to make including these great “I give you my heart” cards. Also, find out how you can download Valentine’s Day coloring pages.
Ferris Wheel Day
Try this: ► Make 3-D Amusement Parks
FEBRUARY 15
Hippo Day
“I Want Butterscotch” Day
Try this: ► Eat butterscotch “mashed potatoes”
Sea Monkey Day
Gumdrop Day
Try this: ► Paint something sweet.
Try this: ► Make a sweet jar.
FEBRUARY 16
King Tut’s Burial Chamber Opened, 1923
Try this: ► Egyptian Book of the Dead
Try this: ► Make a Sistrum
Innovation Day
World Whale Day
FEBRUARY 17
Random Acts of Kindness Day
FEBRUARY 18
Battery Day
Pluto Discovered, 1930
Try this: ► Cosmic Mobile
Try this: ► Create a Planet
FEBRUARY 19
Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus’ Birthday, 1473
Try this: ► Cosmic Mobile
Try this: ► Create a Planet
Tug of War Day
Chocolate Mint Day
FEBRUARY 20
Photographer Ansel Adams’ Birthday, 1902
John Glenn Day [1st U.S. Astronaut Orbits Earth, 1962]
Love Your Pet Day
Try this: ► Make a Pet House
Try this: ► Read about Pets in the Classroom
Cherry Pie Day
FEBRUARY 21
Women Dentists Day
Sticky Bun Day
FEBRUARY 22
George Washington’s Birthday, 1732
Walk the Dog Day
World Thinking Day
World Yoga Day
FEBRUARY 23
Banana Bread Day
Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
Play Tennis Day
Try this: ► Tennis Ball Prints
FEBRUARY 24
Tortilla Chip Day
Flag Day (Mexico)
Try this: ► Mexican Metal Tooling
Try this: ► Yarn Painting
Try this: ► Maracas and Shakers (Paper Cups)
Try this: ► Maracas and Shakers (Recycled Objects)
Try this: ► Maracas and Shakers (Oranges)
Try this: ► Maracas and Shakers (Balloons)
Try this: ► Make a Poncho
Artist Winslow Homer’s Birthday, 1836
FEBRUARY 25
Artist Pierre Auguste Renoir’s Birthday, 1841
Quiet Day
Play More Cards Day (last Monday in February)
FEBRUARY 26
Artist Honore Daumier’s Birthday, 1808
Levi Strauss’ Birthday, 1829
Try this: ► Make a bag out of a pair of blue jeans
Grand Canyon National Park Established, 1919
Tell a Fairy Tale Day
FEBRUARY 27
Polar Bear Day
Try this: ► Carve a Polar Bear
Pokemon Day
Strawberry Day
FEBRUARY 28
Gold Seekers Arrived in San Francisco, 1849
Floral Design Day
Try this: ► 6 Ways to Make Flowers
Tooth Fairy Day
FEBRUARY 29
Leap Day
A leap year is a year containing one or more extra days in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year. For example, February would have 29 days in a leap year instead of the usual 28.
