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October Special Days, Freebies & Fun
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items October is packed with reasons to celebrate! 🎃 From quirky holidays and classic cartoons to food days, animals, space, nostalgia, and plenty of Halloween fun, I’ve gathered themed freebies and activities from Frugal Freebies. Browse by date for free...
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Special Days 1-7
Special Days 8-14
Special Days 15–21
Special Days 22–31
Special Days 1-7
Start October with a week of fun! 🎉 Explore special days from October 1-7, with themed freebies, printables, coloring pages, activities, books, food celebrations, and more.
🎉 Looking for even more reasons to celebrate? This is the home base for my Special Days collection, where I’m organizing a whole year of holidays, food days, quirky celebrations, favorite characters, and wonderfully random occasions. Browse the inde...
Celebrate More Special Days with Freebies & Fun!
My dad actually owned a Model T! 🚗 I don't remember the car myself, but I definitely remember my mom telling me about the day they were driving down the highway and the engine fell out through the floorboards. 😂 Apparently motoring was a little mor...
Oct 1st - Model T Fun & Freebies!
Charlie Brown trees were a real thing in our house. 😂 My mom would sometimes say we weren't getting a Christmas tree, so my brother and I would save our pennies and head to the tree lot on Christmas Eve. I suspect they felt sorry for us, because we'...
Oct 2nd - Charlie Brown Fun & Freebies!
We saw a butterfly while we were out driving today, and I realized it was the first one I’ve seen in years. 🦋 I’d forgotten how beautiful they are and how something so small can immediately catch your attention. My October 3 post celebrates butterfl...
Oct 3rd - Butterfly & Hummingbird Fun & Freebies!
Tacos have always been one of Rob’s favorites. 🌮 He loved loading them up with all the fixings, and the more he could pile on, the better! They aren’t something we can really have anymore, so this one makes me a little nostalgic. My October 4 post c...
October 4th - National Taco Day Fun & Freebies!
A little kindness doesn't have to cost a thing, and sometimes the smallest gestures mean the most! ❤️
October 5th is a good excuse to spread a little happiness, whether it's a thoughtful word, a helping hand, or simply making someone smile.
I've gathered some kindness-themed fun and freebies on Frugal Freebies to help spread the love!
October 5th is a good excuse to spread a little happiness, whether it's a thoughtful word, a helping hand, or simply making someone smile.
I've gathered some kindness-themed fun and freebies on Frugal Freebies to help spread the love!
Oct 5th - Kindness Fun & Freebies!
I was only three when Sputnik made history, so I definitely don’t remember it happening! 🛰️ But I do remember learning about it in school and how fascinating the whole idea of the Space Race seemed. My October 4 post heads into orbit with Sputnik, s...
October 4th Special Days - Featuring Satellite Freebies!
I can’t say I have any personal badger stories. 😂 I’m pretty sure I’ve never even seen one outside of a zoo or on TV! But they’re fascinating little creatures, so my October 6 post digs into badger-themed things to read, color, print, and explore. �...
Oct 6th - Badger Fun & Freebies!
Growing up in BC, I remember my mom talking about the bathtub races they used to have there. 🛁 And I’ve always loved those beautiful old clawfoot tubs, so finding one in the bathroom when I bought my 1850s house made me ridiculously happy! My Octobe...
Oct 7th - Bathtub Fun & Freebies!
Special Days 8-14
There’s something new to celebrate every day! 🍂 Browse October 8-14 for quirky holidays, food days, favorite characters, free printables, activities, books, and other themed finds.
Octopuses have always scared me a little. 🐙 Then I learned how incredibly smart they are, including stories of them escaping aquarium tanks, sneaking into other tanks to hunt, and finding their way back again. I’m still not sure I want to meet one u...
Oct 8th - Octopus Fun & Freebies!
We had a fire when I was a kid, and I still remember how frightening it was. 🔥 It’s one of those experiences that makes fire safety feel a lot less like just another lesson. My October 9 post has fire safety resources, activities, printables, and ot...
Oct 9th - Fire Safety Fun & Freebies!
I remember when Canada started switching to metric, and apparently my brain never completely made the move. 😂 I understand the numbers, but ask me to convert one system to the other and sometimes that’s more math than I want to do! My October 10 pos...
Oct 10th - Metric Fun & Freebies!
I’ve always wondered if ancient stories about dragons might have somehow started with dinosaurs. 🐉🦕 Imagine finding one of those enormous fossils centuries ago and trying to explain what on earth it belonged to! My October 11 post wanders into myth...
Oct 11th - Myths & Legends Fun & Freebies!
Without farmers, there wouldn’t be much sitting on our dinner tables! 🌾 I think it’s easy to walk through a grocery store and forget about all the work that happened before the food ever reached the shelves. My October 12 post celebrates National Fa...
Oct 12th - Farmer Fun & Freebies!
Rob and I have watched nearly every zombie TV show we could find, plus more than a few movies. 🧟 I thoroughly enjoy watching other people try to survive the zombie apocalypse while knowing full well I wouldn’t last five minutes. 😂 My October 13 pos...
Oct 13th - Zombie Fun & Freebies!
I’m not sure dessert really needed its own national day, but I’m certainly not going to argue with it. 😂 🍰 Cake, cookies, ice cream, chocolate... this is one celebration with plenty of ways to participate! My October 14 post rounds up National Dess...
Oct 14th - National Dessert Day Deals
It’s hard not to have a soft spot for Winnie the Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. 🍯 There’s something wonderfully comforting about Pooh’s simple view of the world, even if his plans do tend to revolve around finding more honey. 😂 My O...
Oct 14th - Winnie The Pooh Fun & Freebies!
Special Days 15–21
Halfway through October and we’re nowhere near done celebrating. 😂 Explore October 15-21 for special days, seasonal fun, free printables, coloring pages, books, activities, and more.
I remember coming home from high school and discovering that my little brothers and sister had started watching a new show called Sesame Street. 📺 I may have been a little old for it, but I had a secret favorite: Oscar the Grouch! 😂💚 My October 15...
Oct 15th - Grouch Fun & Freebies!
Bella started life on the street and was about six months old when our local cat rescue took her in. 🐱 Her first foster home didn’t work out, so we took her in instead... and she promptly took charge of the place, including Denny and Dexter! 😂 My O...
Oct 16th - Cat Fun & Freebies!
There was actually a time in my life when I could sit down and play solitaire simply because I had nothing else I needed to be doing. 🃏 I’m not entirely sure where that life went. 😂 My October 17 post deals out playing-card-themed things to print, ...
Oct 17th - Playing Card Fun & Freebies!
I don’t have a personal Jungle Book story for this one, but who doesn’t know “The Bare Necessities”? 🐻😂 Some stories just seem to stick around from one generation to the next. My October 18 post heads into the jungle with things to read, print, col...
Oct 18th - Jungle Book Fun & Freebies!
Some people seem to collect friends everywhere they go, but I’ve always been more of a one-on-one kind of friend. ❤️ I have lots of wonderful online friends, but I think making new friends in real life gets harder as we get older. My October 19 post ...
Oct 19th - Friends Fun & Freebies!
I think sloths may have figured out something the rest of us haven’t. 🦥 Take your time, conserve your energy, and don’t be pressured into moving any faster than absolutely necessary. 😂 My October 20 post slows things down with sloth-themed things t...
Oct 20th - Sloth Fun & Freebies!
One day we found a tiny frog seemingly frozen in a deep puddle in our backyard. 🐸 We looked it up and discovered that some frogs can actually survive being partially frozen and become active again when things warm up. Fascinating! Of course, I someh...
Oct 21st - Reptiles Fun & Freebies!
Special Days 22–31
October saves plenty of fun for the finish! 🎃 Browse October 22-31 for special days, Halloween fun, food celebrations, free printables, crafts, activities, books, and other freebies.
I’m old enough to remember when we just called it garbage and everything went into the same bin. 😂 We’ve certainly learned a lot since then! My October 22 post celebrates Clean Up the Earth Day with recycling-themed activities, printables, crafts, a...
Oct 22nd - Recycling Fun & Freebies!
Women’s rights are something I don’t think we should ever take for granted.
When I bought my house on my own, years before I met Rob, I remember telling the young woman arranging my mortgage that it really wasn’t so long ago that a woman might have needed a father, husband, or brother involved in decisions like that.
She looked at me like I was speaking ancient history! 😂
Times change, and sometimes we forget how hard people fought for rights we now consider ordinary.
My October 23 post explores women’s suffrage with things to read, print, and learn.
When I bought my house on my own, years before I met Rob, I remember telling the young woman arranging my mortgage that it really wasn’t so long ago that a woman might have needed a father, husband, or brother involved in decisions like that.
She looked at me like I was speaking ancient history! 😂
Times change, and sometimes we forget how hard people fought for rights we now consider ordinary.
My October 23 post explores women’s suffrage with things to read, print, and learn.
Oct 23rd - Women's Suffrage Printables & Freebies!
Sometimes you just can’t answer the door on Halloween, and there are plenty of perfectly good reasons why. 🎃 Maybe you’re out with your own kids, working late, ran out of candy, have someone at home who finds the constant knocking stressful, or Hall...
FREEBIE: No Candy/Trick or Treat Printables
Good & Plenty is one of those candies I remember seeing everywhere when I was growing up, although black licorice has always been one of those love-it-or-leave-it flavors. 😂
National Good & Plenty Day gives me a perfectly good excuse to celebrate candy in general, so my October 24 post is filled with candy-themed things to print, color, make, and enjoy. 🍬
National Good & Plenty Day gives me a perfectly good excuse to celebrate candy in general, so my October 24 post is filled with candy-themed things to print, color, make, and enjoy. 🍬
Oct 24th - Candy Printables & Freebies!
Horror movies really aren’t my thing, so you won’t find me lining up for a Chucky marathon. 😂
But I did watch the TV series, and it was surprisingly funny... in a murderous-doll kind of way! 🔪
My October 25 post celebrates Chucky’s very own special day with things to print, color, and enjoy, preferably with the lights on. 😳
But I did watch the TV series, and it was surprisingly funny... in a murderous-doll kind of way! 🔪
My October 25 post celebrates Chucky’s very own special day with things to print, color, and enjoy, preferably with the lights on. 😳
Oct 25th - Chucky Printables & Freebies!
We once bought pumpkins to decorate the Pupvacay yard for Halloween. 🎃 The squirrels ate them.
So, naturally, we bought more pumpkins... and the squirrels ate those too. 😂
We eventually admitted defeat and switched to hay bales!
My October 26 post has pumpkin-themed printables, coloring pages, activities, and other seasonal fun.
So, naturally, we bought more pumpkins... and the squirrels ate those too. 😂
We eventually admitted defeat and switched to hay bales!
My October 26 post has pumpkin-themed printables, coloring pages, activities, and other seasonal fun.
Oct 26th - Pumpkin Printables & Freebies!
Josh has been fascinated by buses and subways since he was little. 🚇
He even had his own special names for different kinds of buses and stations!
That fascination never really went away, and these days he still enjoys bus and subway driving games.
My October 27 post marks the opening of the New York City Subway with transit-themed things to read, print, color, and explore. 🚌
He even had his own special names for different kinds of buses and stations!
That fascination never really went away, and these days he still enjoys bus and subway driving games.
My October 27 post marks the opening of the New York City Subway with transit-themed things to read, print, color, and explore. 🚌
Oct 27th - Subway Printables & Freebies!
Halloween doesn’t have to mean spending a fortune on decorations and entertainment. 🎃
Some of the most fun comes from making things yourself and getting a little creative with what you already have.
I rounded up DIY Halloween ideas for decorating, activities, treats, and celebrating at home.
A little homemade spooky fun can go a long way! 👻
Some of the most fun comes from making things yourself and getting a little creative with what you already have.
I rounded up DIY Halloween ideas for decorating, activities, treats, and celebrating at home.
A little homemade spooky fun can go a long way! 👻
DIY Ideas for Celebrating Halloween
I’ve never visited the Statue of Liberty in person, but she’s one of those landmarks you recognize instantly. 🗽
It’s amazing to think she’s been standing in New York Harbor since 1886, welcoming generations of people arriving in America.
My October 28 post has Statue of Liberty-themed things to read, print, color, and explore.
It’s amazing to think she’s been standing in New York Harbor since 1886, welcoming generations of people arriving in America.
My October 28 post has Statue of Liberty-themed things to read, print, color, and explore.
Oct 28th - Statue of Liberty Printables & Freebies!
Anyone who has ever lived with a cat knows whose house it really is. 😂 🐱
Bella certainly made that clear in ours! She had Denny and Dexter trained, found the best sleeping spots, and generally expected the rest of us to understand our roles.
My October 29 post celebrates National Cat Day with cat-themed printables, coloring pages, activities, and other feline fun.
Bella certainly made that clear in ours! She had Denny and Dexter trained, found the best sleeping spots, and generally expected the rest of us to understand our roles.
My October 29 post celebrates National Cat Day with cat-themed printables, coloring pages, activities, and other feline fun.
Oct 29th - Cat Printables & Freebies!
I’ve always loved science fiction, so this one is right up my alley. 👽
The idea of a radio drama about a Martian invasion sounding real enough to frighten some listeners is fascinating, especially in a world long before we could immediately look things up online! 😂
My October 30 post has War of the Worlds-themed things to read, listen to, print, and explore. 🛸
The idea of a radio drama about a Martian invasion sounding real enough to frighten some listeners is fascinating, especially in a world long before we could immediately look things up online! 😂
My October 30 post has War of the Worlds-themed things to read, listen to, print, and explore. 🛸
Oct 30th - War of the Worlds Printables & Freebies!
I’ve always loved the fun side of Halloween. 🎃
Decorating the house, carving pumpkins, handing out candy, and seeing what everyone dressed up as is much more my speed than anything truly terrifying. 😂
My October 31 post is packed with Halloween things to print, color, make, read, and enjoy for one last bit of spooky-season fun. 👻
Decorating the house, carving pumpkins, handing out candy, and seeing what everyone dressed up as is much more my speed than anything truly terrifying. 😂
My October 31 post is packed with Halloween things to print, color, make, read, and enjoy for one last bit of spooky-season fun. 👻
Oct 31st - Halloween Printables & Freebies!
If one Halloween freebie isn’t enough, how about 101+ of them? 😂 🎃
I went a little overboard with this roundup, packing it with free Halloween printables, coloring pages, crafts, games, activities, decorations, recipes, and plenty more.
Basically, if you’re looking for some free Halloween fun, this is the big one! 👻
I went a little overboard with this roundup, packing it with free Halloween printables, coloring pages, crafts, games, activities, decorations, recipes, and plenty more.
Basically, if you’re looking for some free Halloween fun, this is the big one! 👻
FREEBIE: 101+ Spooktacular Halloween Freebies