83 Fun And Quirky Holidays To Celebrate In March With Kids

One of my favorite things to do when I get into a rut planning my day/week/month for my daycare kids is check out fun holidays or wacky days. Sure, March features Dr. Seuss’ birthday, St. Patrick’s Day, and the first day of Spring which can fill up a month with activities, but what about some of the other things that can make our days a little goofy and add some fun for the littles we take care of.

How to use this list

First off, this is a very small number of ‘holidays’ that are going on in the month of March. When working with children it’s probably best to stay away from days called The Day of Panic (9) or Everything you Think is Wrong Day (15).

If you are super on top of things why not pick a new topic each day. You can make this as simple or complex as you’d like. If every day is just too much, pick whatever looks like fun or pick a weekly theme.

The List

March 1

• National Pig Day
  • Learn all about pigs.
    • What they eat
    • Where they live
    • The color pink
• Peanut Butter Lovers’ Day
  • Add peanut butter to some component of your daily meal!
    • Peanut butter toast for breakfast
    • Peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch
    • Peanut butter and apple slices
    • Peanut butter on graham crackers for snack

March 2

• Dr. Seuss’ Birthday
  • This is a great day/week to get goofy, read read read and rhyme!
• Ash Wednesday -date varies

March 3

• Caregiver Appreciation Day
• World book day
• Princess day
• If Pets Had Thumbs Day
  • Learn about animals with thumbs and without
  • Try activities without using your thumb
  • Imagine what your pet dog would be able to do with thumbs

March 4

• Marching Music Day
• March Forth and Do Something Day
• Employee Appreciation Day
  • If you have employees let them know how much you appreciate them!
  • If you don’t, perhaps this is a good time to discuss with the kids how we should treat others

March 5

• Play Outside Day
• World Math Day
  • Count everything today
• Sock Monkey Day

March 6

• Dentist’s Day
  • Talk about going to the dentist
  • Paint with a toothbrush
• National Frozen Food Day
  • Use frozen fruit for a yummy smoothie
  • Compare fresh, frozen, canned and cooked food items
• National Oreo Cookie Day
  • Hello Dessert!

March 7

• Fun Facts About Names Day
  • Look up the meaning behind each childs name
• National Cereal Day
  • Have cereal for breakfast
  • Make homemade cereal bars for snack
  • Munch on cereal pieces during a table activity
  • Stick an uncooked piece of spaghetti in a ball of playdoh and see how many cheerios you can get on the spaghetti before it breaks

March 8

• International Woman’s Day
  • Can discuss influential woman in history

March 9

• Barbie Day
  • Get out the barbie dolls!
  • If you’re stuck inside in this seemingly never ending winter, put out a bowl of warm water and have some water play while barbie goes in the hot tub.

March 10

• International Day of Awesomeness
  • Talk about all the things in your life that are awesome
  • Ask the kids what makes them awesome
  • Draw pictures of something they think is awesome
• International Find a Pay Phone Booth Day
  • My older son likes to hear stories about ‘the olden days’. Hit up a thrift store and see if you can find an old corded phone and make your own phone booth!
• Middle Name Pride Day
• Mario Day
  • Make a pixled Mario out of small colored squares
• Popcorn Lover’s Day -second Thursday of the month
  • Try different flavors at snack time
  • Make a snack mix
  • Have a movie day

March 11

• Johnny Appleseed Day
  • A day of apple activities
• Worship of Tools Day
  • Set up a work bench with play tools
  • Build something together

March 12

• Girl Scouts Day
  • A day to eat all the Girl Scout Cookies we just purchased?
• Plant A Flower Day
  • A great way to get ready for spring!
• International Fanny Pack Day

March 13

• Daylight Savings Begins – Date varies
• Ear Muff Day
• Jewel Day

March 14

• Learn About Butterflies Day
• National Pi Day
  • Eat all the pie
• National Potato Chip Day

March 15

• Buzzards Day
  • Talk about where they live
  • What color are they
  • What do they eat, yuck.
• Tea for Two (or more) Tuesday – third Tuesday in March
  • Have a tea party

March 16

• Everything You Do Is Right Day
  • Keep the day a positive one!
• Giant Panda Bear Day
  • Colors black and white
  • Color a picture of a panda bear
  • Where to panda bears live
  • What do they eat

March 17

• St. Patrick’s Day
  • Grab your free 12-page St. Patrick’s Day Printable for an easy activity!
• Absolutely Incredible Kid Day – third Thursday in March
  • Let those kiddos know how incredible you think they are
• Corned Beef and Cabbage Day
  • Lunch idea?
• Submarine Day
  • Make a submarine out of random shapes
  • Song Yellow Submarine by The Beatles
    • Colors yellow, green and blue

March 18

• Awkward Moments Day
• Sloppy Joe Day
  • Great lunch idea!

March 19

• International Sports Car Racing Day – third Saturday of March
• Let’s Laugh Day
• National Quilting Day – third Saturday of March
  • Quilting paper projects
• Poultry Day
  • Eggs for breakfast
  • Chicken nuggets for lunch

March 20

• International Day of Happiness
• Extraterrestrial Abductions Day
  • Probably best not to celebrate this one
• International Earth Day
• Spring Equinox – Date varies
  • 1^st day of Spring!
• World Sparrow Day
• World Frog Day
• World Storytelling Day

March 21

• Fragrance Day
  • Learn about your senses
• World Poetry Day
  • Read poetry
  • Learn about words that rhyme

March 22

• As Young As You Feel Day
• National Goof Off Day
• National Agriculture Day
  • Talk about farming
  • Talk about growing food
  • How food gets to your table

March 23

• National Chip and Dip Day
• National Puppy Day

March 24

• National Cheesesteak Day
• National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day

March 25

• Pecan Day
• Waffle Day

March 26

• Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
• National Spinach Day
• Purple Day

March 27

• National “Joe” Day
  • Change your name to anything you’d like

March 28

• Something on a Stick Day

March 29

• National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
  • Learn about small businesses
  • Have the kids come up with their own business ideas
• Smoke and Mirrors Day
  • A Day about illusions

March 30

• I am in Control Day
  • Learn about controlling your body and emotions
• National Doctor’s Day
  • Learn about going to the doctor and why we go to the doctor
  • Set up a doctor station for your dolls
• Take a Walk in the Park Day
• Manatee Appreciation Day
• International Folding Laundry Day
  • Life skills are very important. Have the children learn how to fold a washcloth
  • make a matching socks game with fun patterns
• Turkey Neck Soup
  • Maybe don’t tell them if you make this, I’ve heard it makes a great stock

March 31

• National Crayon Day
  • Make your own crayons

Weekly Theme Ideas

Week 1 February 27 – March 5

• Dr. Seuss’ Birthday

Week 2 March 6 – March 12

• Johnny Appleseed
  • A week about Apples

Week 3 March 13 – March 19

• St. Patrick’s Day
  • Don’t forget to grab your free 12-page St. Patrick’s Day Printable!

Week 4 March 20 – March 26

• All about Spring!

Week 5 March 27 – April 2

• 5 senses week
  • smell, touch, taste, hear, see
  • March 21 was fragrance day, talk about it this week
  • A lot of the food ‘holidays’ can be talked about this week

Conclusion

Whether you do something different every day, every week, every once in a while, keep these lists available for a fun extra for the littles in your care. They don’t need big extravagant, expensive activities and parties, though they are a lot of fun. Sometimes something as simple as trying out different things you can dip in peanut butter or planting some seeds in a small plastic cup or empty egg carton can open up so much learning and exploration.

Use your imagination to grow theirs.

What are your plans for March?