This list of special days in September will help you plan your seasonal arts, crafts, activities, ideas and more for the month.
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SEPTEMBER 1
Hummingbird Day
SEPTEMBER 2
US Treasury Department established in 1789
SEPTEMBER 3
Skyscraper Day
Try this: ► City Block Painting
SEPTEMBER 4
Labor Day (1st Monday of September)
Extra Dessert Day
Try this: ► Make mini meals made of clay
Try this: ► Try a recipe from the Art Kitchen
Try this: ► Paint some Sweet Stuff
Newspaper Carrier Day
Try this: ► Newspapers in the Classroom
SEPTEMBER 5
Be Late for Something Day
SEPTEMBER 6
National Coffee Day
Fight Procrastination Day
Read a Book Day
Try this: ► Find art lessons based on books.
Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England on this day in 1620
Try this: ► Paper Bag Pilgrim Craft
SEPTEMBER 7
Artist Grandma Moses’ Birthday (1860)
Try this: ► Read about Grandma Moses and find three Coloring Pages.
SEPTEMBER 8
International Literacy Day
Try this: ► Find art lessons based on books.
SEPTEMBER 9
Teddy Bear Day
Try this: ► Draw a teddy bear using the Blind Contour drawing method
California became the 31st state on this day in 1850
SEPTEMBER 10
TV Dinner Day
Swanson sold it’s first TV Dinner on this day in 1954.
Try this: ► Make a clay tv dinner.
Hot Dog Day
Try this: ► Make a paper hotdog (instead of a hamburger)
Grandparents Day (1st Sunday of September)
Try this: ► Make a Handprint Dishcloth for Grandma/Grandpa
SEPTEMBER 11
9/11 Remembrance Day
Make Your Bed Day
SEPTEMBER 12
Chocolate Milkshake Day
Try this: ► Pop Art Ice Cream Pictures
Try this: ► Make Avocado Ice Cream
Try this: ► Make Ice Cream in a Bag
Olympian Jesse Owens’ Birthday, 1913
SEPTEMBER 13
Author Roald Dahl’s Birthday (1916)
Scooby Doo’s Birthday
Think Positively Day
Peanut Day
Try this: ► I’m Nuts for You Card
SEPTEMBER 14
Eat a Cream-Filled Donut Day
Star Spangled Banner written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key
Try this: ► Color the US Flag
SEPTEMBER 15
International Dot Day
Try this: ► Make a Dot
Visit The Dot Club (official website of Dot Day)
Make a Hat Day
Try this: ► Make a Bonnet
Try this: ► Make a Hat
Chicken Lovers Day
Try this: ► Chicken coloring pages
SEPTEMBER 16
Mexico’s Independence Day
Try this: ► Yarn Painting (Ofrendas)
Try this: ► Day of the Dead Skeleton
Try this: ► Metal Tooling
Collect Rocks Day
Try this: ► Painted Rocks
Try this: ► Poetry Pebbles
Try this: ► Garden Rock
Try this: ► Rock and Wire Mobile
Try this: ► Bug Village
Try this: ► Halloween Painted Rocks
Mayflower Day
Try this: ► Pilgrim Craft
Play Dough Day
Try this: ► Make Play Dough
Try this: ► Tips for Working with Play Dough
SEPTEMBER 17
Apple Dumpling Day
Try this: ► Make a handprint apple
Constitution Day
SEPTEMBER 18
Rice Krispies Day
Cheeseburger Day
Try this: ► Paper Collage Cheeseburgers
The New York Times was first published on this day in 1851
Try this: ► Newspapers in the Classroom
Mushroom Picking Day
Play-Doh Day
Try this: ► Our Favorite Play Dough Recipe!
Try this: ► More Play Clay Recipes
SEPTEMBER 19
Homemade Pudding Day
Try this: ► Make Pudding Paint!
Talk Like a Pirate Day
SEPTEMBER 20
Magellen began his search for the Spice Islands on this day in 1519
Chicken Dance Day
SEPTEMBER 21
Gratitude Day
Try this: ► Say thank you with a homemade craft.
World Peace Day
Mini Golf Day
SEPTEMBER 22
Elephant Appreciation Day
Try this: ► Elephant Contour Drawing
The Ice Cream Cone was invented on this day in 1903.
Try this: ► Pop Art Ice Cream Pictures
SEPTEMBER 23
First Day of Autumn
Try this: ► Autumn Arts & Crafts
Planet Neptune discovered in 1846
Try this: ► Make a Planet
Checkers Day
Try this: ► Make a Checkerboard
SEPTEMBER 24
Cherries Jubilee Day
National Punctuation Day
Little League Day
Try this: ► Make a Baseball Plaque
Try this: ► Make Salt Dough Sports Magnets
Supreme Court Established, 1789
SEPTEMBER 25
Comic Book Day
SEPTEMBER 26
Native American Day (4th Friday in September)
Try this: ► Dreamcatchers
Try this: ► Paint like Norval Morrisseau
Try this: ► Mini Totems
Try this: ► Sand Painting
Try this: ► “Stained Glass” Totem Glue Drawing
Try this: ► Inuit Carving
Johnny Appleseed’s Birthday, 1774
SEPTEMBER 27
Crush a Can Day
Try this: ► Make a sculpture using a crushed tin can!
Answering Machine Day
World Maritime Day
SEPTEMBER 28
Ask a Stupid Question Day
Good Neighbor Day
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
Try this: ► Make a Chinese Dragon
Try this: ► Make a Chinese Gong
Museum Day
Try this: ► Be a Museum Curator
SEPTEMBER 29
Goose Day
US Army Established, 1789
SEPTEMBER 30
The stapler was patented on this day in 1841
Safety Pin Day
Try this: ► Make a Friendship Pin
CELEBRATE ALL MONTH
SEPTEMBER is…
School Success Month
Try this first: ► Back to School Resources at KinderArt
Try this: ► Back to School Bulletin Board Ideas
Try this: ► Helping Your Child Look Forward to School
Try this: ► An Apple for the Teacher
Try this: ► Getting to Know You
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Baby Safety Month
Try this: ► Safety Bee Coloring Pages
Breakfast Month
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Classical Music Month
Try this: ► Make Musical Instruments
Library Card Month
Chicken Month
Try this: ►Chicken coloring page
Courtesy Month
Honey Month
Try this: ► Winnie the Pooh Recipes
Piano Month
Rice Month
Sewing Month
Read a New Book Month
The 1st MONDAY of SEPTEMBER Is…
Labor Day
The 2nd SUNDAY after Labour Day Is…
National Grandparents Day
Try this: ► Make a Handprint Dishcloth for Grandma/Grandpa
The THIRD SUNDAY of SEPTEMBER Is…
World Peace Day
The FOURTH FRIDAY of SEPTEMBER Is…
Native American Day
Try this: ► Dreamcatchers
Try this: ► Paint like Norval Morrisseau
Try this: ► Make Mini Totems
Try this: ► Create a Sand Painting
Try this: ► Make an Inuit Carving
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