A list of seasonal arts, crafts, activities, ideas and more for the month of January. Use to to help plan your lessons for the month.
JANUARY 1
NEW YEAR’S DAY
Try this: ►Find fun and easy New Year’s Day craft ideas for the entire family.
Artist/Photographer Alfred Steiglitz’s Birthday, 1864
Betsy Ross’s Birthday, 1752
Try this: ► Color the American Flag
Parade Day
Try this: ► Make flameless sparklers!
Try this: ► Make a sparkler for a parade!
JANUARY 2
National Science Fiction Day
National Cream Puff Day
Try this: ► Painting Sweets
Try this: ► Sweet Stuff Pop Art Painting
Astronomer Isaac Asimov’s Birthday, 1920
JANUARY 3
Festival Of Sleep Day
Try this: ► Monster in my Closet Drawing
Author J.R.R. Tolkien’s Birthday, 1892
National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
JANUARY 4
Mathematician Isaac Newton’s Birthday, 1643
Try this: ► Make beautiful numbers
Louis Braille’s Birthday, 1809
Trivia Day
National Spaghetti Day
Try this: ► Make Spaghetti Skeletons
JANUARY 5
Bird Day
Try this: ► Make Bird Binoculars
Try this: ► Make an Edible Bird’s Nest
Try this: ► Make Giant Stuffed Birds
Try this: ► Color some birds
Try this: ► Make a Kiwi Bird
Whipped Cream Day
JANUARY 6
Bean Day
Try this: ► Make a Bean Mosaic
Apple Tree Day
Cuddle Up Day
Shortbread Day
Technology Day
Try this: ► STEM Activities
JANUARY 7
Old Rock Day
Try this: ► Rock and Wire Mobile
Try this: ► Make a garden rock
Try this: ► Dinosaur Eggs
Try this: ► Painted rocks
Bobblehead Day
JANUARY 8
Elvis Presley’s Birthday, 1935
Clean Off Your Desk Day
Try this: ► Make a Milk Carton Pencil Holder
Poetry At Work Day (2nd Tuesday in January)
Try this: ►Poetry Pebbles
Try this: ► Haiku Straw Painting and Poetry Writing
JANUARY 9
Apricot Day
Static Electricity Day
Aviation Day
Try this: ► Transportation Activities
JANUARY 10
Peculiar People Day
Houseplant Appreciation Day
Try this: ► Make a Grass Head
JANUARY 11
Milk Day
Try this: ► Milk Carton Pen Pot
Try this: ► Make Milk Bubbles
Morocco Independence Day
Nepal National Unity Day
Secret Pal Day
Splash in a Puddle Day
Try this: ►Raindrop Painting
Try this: ►Make Rainsticks
JANUARY 12
Artist John Singer Sargent’s Birthday, 1856
Author Jack London’s Birthday, 1876
JANUARY 13
Make Your Dreams Come True Day
Try this: ► Dreamcatchers Craft
Poetry Break Day
Try this: ► Magnetic Poetry
Try this: ► Poetry Pebbles
Try this: ► Haiku Straw Painting
Sticker Day
Try this: ► Make a Sticker Shakere
Try this: ► Make Your Own Stickers
JANUARY 14
Artist Berthe Morisot’s Birthday, 1841
Full Color Comics Day
International Kite Day
Try this: ► Make Paper Grocery Bag Kites
Try this: ► Make a Japanese Windsock
Dress Up Your Pet Day
Try this: ► Read Pets in the Classroom
Try this: ► Make a Pet House
JANUARY 15
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, 1929
(for more, see Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Try this: ► Make a box of crayons
Hat Day
Try this: ► Make a Big Party Hat
Try this: ► Make an Easy Party Hat
Try this: ► Easter Bonnet
Strawberry Ice Cream Day
Try this: ► Pop Art Ice Cream Pictures
Try this: ► Make Ice Cream
JANUARY 16
Appreciate a Dragon Day
Try this: ► Paint a Chinese Dragon
JANUARY 17
Benjamin Franklin’s Birthday, 1706
Try this: ► Paper Bag Kites
Try this: ► Japanese Windsock
Shari Lewis’ Birthday, 1934
Kid Inventor’s Day
Try this: ► STEM Activities
JANUARY 18
Winnie the Pooh Day (Pooh’s Creator A.A. Milne’s Birthday, 1882)
Try this: ► Make and Eat Nourishing Nibbles
JANUARY 19
Artist Paul Cezanne’s Birthday, 1839
Popcorn Day
Tin Can Day
Try this: ► Make a Tin Can Sculpture
Try this: ► Try Tin Can Painting for Two
Try this: ► Make a Tin Can Telephone
JANUARY 20
Penguin Awareness Day
Try this: ► Penguins on Ice
Try this: ► Make a Penguin
Try this: ► Penguin Coloring Page
First Traffic Rules Published, 1900
Try this: ► Transportation Activities
Cheese Lovers Day
JANUARY 21
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a US holiday, marking the birth date of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King’s birthday, January 15. ▼
Try this: ► A BOX OF CRAYONS
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., create a classroom box of crayons to celebrate our differences and discover our similarities.
Hugging Day
Squirrel Appreciation Day
JANUARY 22
Celebrate Life Day
Try this: ► Tree of Life Painting
JANUARY 23
Handwriting Day
Try this: ► Cursive Name Aliens
Artist Edouard Manet’s Birthday, 1832
Measure Your Feet Day
Try this: ► Make Tulips with your Feet!
Try this: ► Make Footprint Chicks
JANUARY 24
John Marshall discovered gold in California, 1848
Try this: ► Pot of Gold Craft
Egg Nog Day
Peanut Butter Day
JANUARY 25
Poet Robert Burns’ Birthday, 1759
Opposite Day
Try this: ► Inside Outside Drawings
JANUARY 26
Australia Day (Australia first settled, 1788)
Try this: ► Make a Didgeridoo
Try this: ► Make Australian Style Rhythm Sticks
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Birthday, 1756
Try this: ► Make Art to Music
JANUARY 27
National Geographic Society founded, 1888
Try this: ► National Geographic Puzzle Explorer
Chocolate Cake Day
Try this: ► Paint a cake like Wayne Thiebaud
Seed Swap Day
Try this: ►Make Pumpkin Seed Mosaics
JANUARY 28
Artist Jackson Pollock’s Birthday, 1912
Try this: ► Action Painting
Kazoo Day
Try this: ► Make Musical Instruments
JANUARY 29
Corn Chip Day
Bubble Wrap Day
Puzzle Day
Try this: ► Puzzle Prints
Try this: ► Puzzle Tree
Try this: ► Puzzle Piece Picture Frame
Try this: ► Personal Puzzles
Try this: ► Puzzle Wreath
JANUARY 30
School Nurse Day
Try this: ► Make a craft for your school nurse
Croissant Day
JANUARY 31
National Backward Day
Inspire Your Heart With Art Day
Try this: ► Find art lessons and activities here.
CELEBRATE ALL MONTH
January is…
Celebration of Life Month
Clean Up Your Computer Month
Creativity Month
Eye Care Month
High-Tech Month
Hobby Month
Mentoring Month
Oatmeal Month
Try this: ► Make oatmeal clay dough
Soup Month
Staying Healthy Month
Thank You Month
