Celebrate February with kid-friendly National Days that spark learning, laughter, and creativity! This list features fun, real holidays perfect for classroom activities, crafts, themed snacks, and easy daily celebrations for kids.
Enjoy a small chocolate treat or draw your favorite dessert
Feb 1 – 🍫 National Dark Chocolate Day
🦫 Make a paper groundhog or guess if spring is coming early.
Feb 2 🦫 National Groundhog Day
Color a carrot or help bake something sweet.
Feb 3 🥕 National Carrot Cake Day
Talk about favorite soups or draw a cozy bowl of soup.
Feb 4 🥣 National Homemade Soup Day
Spread kindness (and pretend toast!) with a fun drawing or Nutella.
February 5 National Nutella Day
🪁 Design a kite on paper or talk about windy days.
Feb 8 🪁 National Kite Flying Day
💌 Make a card for a friend or family member.
February 7 National Send a Card to a Friend Day
🥢 Practice using chopsticks with cotton balls or blocks.
Feb 6 🥢 National Chopsticks Day
☔ Color an umbrella and learn about rainy weather or get a new umbrella.
Feb 10 ☔ National Umbrella Day
🍕 Draw your dream pizza or count slices together or create with Play-Doh.
Feb 9🍕 National Pizza Day
Share kind words or invite someone new to play or read about friendship.
Feb 11 National Make a Friend Day
Learn about old-fashioned desserts.
February 12 National Plum Pudding Day
Learn fun pasta shapes or create pasta art.
Feb 13🍝 National Tortellini Day
❤️ Share kindness, cards, and smiles!
February 14 ❤️Valentine’s Day
Sort gumdrops by color or count candies.
February 15 National Gumdrop Day
🌰 Talk about healthy snacks and food groups.
February 16 National Almond Day
Do something kind for someone else.
February 17 National Random Acts of Kindness Day
Enjoy grapes or color a grape bunch or enjoy some grape juice.
February 18 National Drink Grape Juice Day*
Smell mint or draw minty treats or make some chocolate mint cookies.
February 19 National Chocolate Mint Day
Draw your pet or a pet you wish you had or read a book about pets.
February 20 National Love Your Pet Day
Pretend bake sweet rolls or read a baking story.
February 21 National Sticky Bun Day
Learn about sour flavors or color lemons or pretend to run a lemonade stand.
February 22 🍋 National Lemon Day*
Draw bananas or help mash ingredients or color bananas
Feb 23 🍌 National Banana Bread Day
Learn how chips are made or count triangles.
Feb 24 National Tortilla Chip Day
Talk about treats and eating in moderation.
February 25 National Chocolate Covered Nut Day
Crack open fun facts about nuts.
February 26 National Pistachio Day
Color strawberries or count seeds or read books about strawberries.
February 27 🍓 National Strawberry Day
Talk about warm foods and favorite meals and learn to make chili.
