thday (artist, 1811)
- International Day of Happiness
- World Sparrow Day
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day
- World Frog Day
Take turns telling stories, learn some words in French, try and stay happy all day, watch an old episode of Mr. Rogers, and do a frog unit study.
- World Down Syndrome Day
- Johann Sebastian Bach’s birthday (1685)
- International Day of Forests
- Memory Day
- National Common Courtesy Day
- Single Parents’ Day
- World Poetry Day
- National Teenager’s Day
- World Down Syndrome Day
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- International Color Day
- World Puppetry Day
Listen to something Johann Sebastian Bach composed, study forest animals, write a poem, print a free color theory worksheet, and make sock puppets.
- World Water Day
- National Goof Off Day
- Anthony Van Dyck’s birthday (artist, 1599)
- Rosa Bonheurs birthday (artist, 1822)
- As Young As You Feel Day
- Talk Like William Shatner Day
- International Day of The Seal
- International Balloon Animal Day
Play hookey and goof off today! Be sure to talk like William Shatner at least once today, make some balloon animals, and see who can drink the most water today.
- World Meteorological Day
- National Puppy Day
- Chia Day
- Tamale Day
Learn about meterology and print some weather worksheets for kids, visit a pet store and love on some puppies, make tamales for dinner.
- Fanny Crosby’s birthday (1820)
- Chocolate Covered Raisins Day
Learn about Fanny Crosby and eat chocolate covered raisins as a snack.
- Tolkien Reading Day
- National Medal of Honor Day
- Pecan Day
- Walk in the Sand Day
- Waffle Day
Start a book written by Tolkein, eat waffles for breakfast, and go play in the sand.
- Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
- Purple Day
- Spinach Day
Make up your own fun holiday, wear purple and eat spinach. Watch an old episde of Popeye the Sailor Man.
- International Scribble Day
- World Theater Day
- Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
Go to the theater, listen to country music, and scribble some art.
- Children’s Picture Book Day
- Barnum & Bailey Day
- Weed Appreciation Day
Have everyone pick out their favorite picture book and take turns reading. Learn about the circus, and discover why some weeds are actually important.
- National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
- World Piano Day
- National Vietnam War Veterans Day
- Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day
- Smoke and Mirrors Day
Visit a small family business today, listen to piano music, pray for those fallen in Vietnam, learn about the time that Niagara Falls stopped flowing.
- Take a Walk in the Park Day
- Vincent van Gogh birthday (1853)
- Robert Wilhelm Bunsen’s birthday (inventor, 1811)
- National Pencil Day
- Doctors’ Day
- Grass is Always Browner on the Other Side of the Fence Day
- International Folding Laundry Day
- Virtual Vacation Day
Take a nature walk in the park (be sure to print a nature walk activity sheet), look up some art by Vincent van Gogh, write with pencils, and take a virtual field trip. And, by all means, fold your laundry!
- Newfoundland and Labrador became a province of Canada (1949)
- Joseph Haydn’s birthday (1732)
- National Bunsen Burner Day
- National Crayon Day
- National Farm Workers Day
- Eiffel Tower Day
- ‘She’s Funny That Way’ Day
- International Hug a Medievalist Day
Learn about Canada today, print some cute coloring pages and color with crayons, read Farm Anatomy and use the Notebook Companion™. Explore the history of the Eiffel Tower, and look up pictures of medieval clothing.
I hope this post about the fun holidays in March can help you bring some creativity into your homeschool day. It’s fun to take a break from your normal routines and incorporate interesting themes and learning topics.
Carrie is the owner & operator of Homeschool Giveaways. She has been homeschooling for over a decade and has successfully graduated her first homeschooler. She has two girls and works side by side at home with her awesome husband. She has been saved by grace, fails daily, but continues to strive toward the prize of the high calling of being a daughter of the Most Hi