There are some fun holidays in March that can take a regular boring homeschool routine and turn it into a fun themed day. I bet there are so many days in the huge list below, besides the national March holidays that you never even knew existed! So, get out your calendar and start planning how you want to celebrate these fun March holidays.
Fun Holidays in March
Did you know that every month has silly and unique days that you can celebrate each year? Some fun holidays involve food, other days revolve around historical events and activities. Explore the fun holidays in March and make a list of the ones you want to incorporate into your school day.
March National Holidays
- National Peanut Month
- National Women’s History Month
- National Crafting Month
- National Noodle Month
- National Nutrition Month
Ideas for incorating March National Holidays into your homeschool day:
Learn about womens hisory heroes who made a difference using free printable women’s history month printables. Eat pasta, fill in a blank food pyramid to learn about nutrition, and get crafting!
March Holidays That Dates Change Each Year
- Women in Construction Week
- Return Borrowed Books Week
- Read an E-Book Week
- Spring equinox/First Day of Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
- Daylight Savings Time Begins
Teach your kids about Purim and other biblical feasts, explore the moon phases using a free phases of the moon printable, and learn why Daylight Savings Time exists.
March Holidays that Start on Specific Days/Weeks
- Begins 1st Monday – Newspapers in Education Week
- 3rd Full Week – American Chocolate Week
- 4th Week –National Clutter Awareness Week
- Third Thursday – Absolutely Incredible Kid Day (this is a trademarked holiday)
- 2nd Sunday – Daylight Saving Time Starts
- 1st Thursday – World Book Day
- Tuesday of the First Full Week in March – Unique Names Day
- Second Thursday of March – World Kidney Day
- Second Saturday in March – Genealogy Day
- Third Saturday in March – National Quilting Day
- Last Wednesday in March – Manatee Appreciation Day
Buy a newspaper and teach your kids about some age appropriate news. Of course, eat chocolate and celebrate Absolutely Incredible Kid Day! You can also explore your geneology and soend the day reading on World Book Day.
Fun March Holidays
- National Pig Day
- Frédéric Chopin’s birthday (1810)
- World Compliment Day
- National Pancake Day
- National Horse Protection Day
- Glenn Miller’s birthday (1904)
- Peanut Butter Lovers Day
- Zero Discrimination Day
Eat pancakes and bacon for breakfast, give each other compliemnts, eat PBJ for lunch, and teach your kids about discrimination. You can also learn about some great composers including Frédéric Chopin.
- Dr. Seuss’s Birthday / National Read Across America Day
- National Old Stuff Day
Print some Dr. Seuss coloring pages and stroll around an antique store looking at old things.
- I Want You to Be Happy Day
- World Wildlife Day
- National Anthem Day
- Alexander Graham Bell’s birthday (1847)
- Salesperson Day
- Dress in Blue Day
- What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs? Day
- Soup It Forward Day
- Simplify Your Life Day
Learn some facts about the National Anthem, make some inventor notebooks, wear blue, thank a salesperson, and eat soup for lunch.
- Garrett Morgan’s birthday (inventor, 1877)
- Antonio Vivaldi’s birthday (1678)
- National Grammar Day
- March Forth and Do Something Day
- Play Outside Day
- International Scrap Booking Industry Day
- Marching Music Day
- Sock Monkey Day
- Toy Soldier Day
- World Information Architecture Day
- World Maths Day
Focus your homeschool day on grammar and math (outside), do some scrapbooking, study composers, play with toy soldiers, and march to some music.
- Namesake Day
- Poutine Day
- Mars Day
Eat poutine for lunch and learn about planets.
- Michelangelo’s birthday (1475)
- National Dentist’s Day
- National Oreo Cookie Day
- Fun Facts About Names Day
- Oreo Cookie Day
- Frozen Food Day
- Dress Day
- World Tennis Day
Eat some oreo cookies, learn the meaning of your family’s names, wear a dress, play tennis, and create an