March Holidays to Celebrate

Think fast! What do pigs, poetry, puppets, pencils, pandas, and St. Patrick all have in common? Yes, they all begin with the letter “p”, and they are all days to celebrate this month! March is packed with holidays to celebrate!

Spring is in the air, and the kids (and likely yourself, mama) may be getting spring fever. There’s still a good chunk of curriculum to get through, and those February blahs may still be hanging around. So, grab the free planning page for celebrating March halfway down on my homepage, and cue the confetti!

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Note that while I won’t be providing an idea for every day or each birthday for the month, (because the post would be ridiculously lengthy) I will give you a variety of ideas for several of the days to celebrate. Choose as many or as few as you desire. Use them as a brain break, in a morning basket, or as a mini unit study! I’ve chosen things that lend educational opportunities, and adds a little fun to your homeschool.

March Holidays – Week 1

• 3/1 National Pig Day
• 3/2 Read Across America Day – Check out these fun Seuss-themed ideas from Freedom Homeschooling
• 3/3 National Anthem Day – Here’s a great post with various activities from DIY Homeschooler
• 3/4 World Wildlife Day – The Wild Life of Animals and The Alphabet of Peculiar Creatures are two of my favorite animal books!
• 3/4 National Snack Day
• 3/4 National Grammar Day – The Giggly Guide to Grammar (and student book) is a hidden gem in the sea of grammar curriculum for those who need a break from the norm.
• 3/5 Learn what Your Name Means Day
• 3/6 National Oreo Day – one of our favorite activities for learning the phases of the moon are with Oreos!
• 3/7 National Sock Monkey Day – this tutorial looks doable!
• 3/8 National Proofreading Day – Editor in Chief is one of the best for developing proofreading skills.

March Holidays – Week 2

• 3/10 International Day of Awesomeness
• 3/10 Paper Money Day – this is a great article about paper money to read with your kids, and there’s even a pop quiz at the end!
• 3/12 National Plant a Flower Day
• 3/14 National Pi Day – the best math day you’ll have! Check out these 14 Fantastic Pi Day Ideas!
• 3/14 National Children’s Craft Day
• 3/15 Ides of March – here’s an excerpt from Mystery of History of the story behind the famous day….along with a coloring page for the little ones (who may be terrified)!

March Holidays – Week 3

• 3/16 National Panda Day
• 3/17 St. Patrick’s Day – Find a ton of ideas, crafts, and more from Hip Homeschool Moms. You may also find this interesting and choose to wear orange or even blue.
• 3/19 National Let’s Laugh Day – every kid needs a fun joke book!
• 3/19 International Read to Me Day
• 3/20 First Day of Spring – Grab a free spring nature study printable pack from Our Journey Westward!
• 3/21 World Poetry Day – got kids who are not a fan of poetry? Games help. I know. Check out I’m a Poet and Poetry for Neanderthals. The kids be a poet before they know it!
• 3/21 World Puppetry Day – I love puppets! They are fantastic for storytelling, imaginative play, and more! When my kiddos were very young, I used an inexpensive kitten puppet to go through a character building book with my kids. They loved her, and named her “Kitty Character”. You can even find puppets in bulk on Amazon, as well as make your own from found objects or a kit!
• 3/21 National Teenage Day – it’s on a Friday. Go do something fun with your teens!
• 3/22 Goof Off Day

March Holidays – Week 4

• 3/23 World Bear Day – Make it a bear themed day! Read bear books like Corduroy, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, or Paddington Bear with your littles. Listen to a podcast with your older kids. There are scads of bear crafts on the internet, and don’t forget the bear snacks. Maybe I’ll even go on a bear hunt!
• 3/25 Tolkien Reading Day
• 3/27 International Scribble Day – Six Second Scribbles is quick to learn, and quick to play.
• 3/28 Something on a Stick Day – put those charcuterie snacks on a stick for lunch today!
• 3/30 National Pencil Day
• 3/31 National Crayon Day – if you ever get the chance to visit the Crayola Experience, do it! It is one of the best places we’ve visited! However, it’s probably not a good idea to go on National Crayon Day.

March Birthdays

There are so many greats to celebrate this month! One thing I never did with my kids, but wished I did -paint like Michelangelo – on their backs! Check out this post for all kinds of ideas, including painting! Want to know all about Albert Einstein and try some experiments? Or maybe someone in your house likes to play dress up. Go back to the good old days when you were a kid and binge watch Mr. Rogers Neighborhood with your kids! YouTube is a great source for learning easy card tricks on Houdini’s birthday. Last, I will set a personal goal for completing my PixBrix project for Vincent van Gogh’s birthday!

If that’s not enough ideas for March, check out my prior blog post for twenty more!