Activity Calendar

"Mary Had a Little Lamb" published (1830)

Blueberry Popsicle Day

Skyscraper Day

Newspaper Carrier Day

Roll film camera – Kodak – patented (1888)

Be-Late-for-Something Day

Read-a-Book Day

Fight Procrastination Day

Neither-Rain-Nor-Snow Day

Literacy Day (International)

Iguana Awareness Day

Teddy Bear Day

California Admissions Day

Swap Ideas Day

Make Your Bed Day

No-News-Is-Good-News Day

Motor vehicle patented (1900)

Video Game Day

Chocolate Milk Shake Day

Peanut Day

Positive Thinking Day

Defy Superstition Day

Cream-Filled Doughnut Day

National Anthem Day

Eat a Hoagie Day

Make a Hat Day

Birth of Play-Do (1956)

Working Parents Day

Happy Stepfamily Day

Kids Day

Collect Rocks Day

Mayflower Day

Citizenship Day

Apple Dumpling Day

Birth of the U.S. Air Force (1947 – became a separate military unit)

Thank-You Day

Butterscotch Pudding Day

First Railroad Station opened (1914).

Punch Day

Nylon patented (1938)

World Gratitude Day

Banana Festival (International)

First Day of Autumn

American Business Woman's Day

Band-Aid invented (1921)

Dear Diary Day

Elephant Appreciation Day

US Post Office opened (1789)

First toy store opened.

Rabbit Day

Bluebird of Happiness Day

Comic Book Day

Ancestor Appreciation Day

Johnny Appleseed's Birthday (1774)

Food-Service Employees Day

Pancake Day

Crush-a Can-Day

First airport opened (1940)

Ask-a-Stupid-Question Day

Family Health and Fitness Days (2 days)

Family Health and Fitness Days (2 days)

Safety pin invented (1849)

Floating Holidays:

Working Mothers Day (1st Sunday)
Labor Day (1st Monday)
Grandparent's Day (1st Sunday after Labor Day)
Peace Day (International) (3rd Tuesday)
Native American Day (4th Friday)
Good Neighbor Day (4th Sunday)
Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on 9/22/06, 9/12/07, 9/29/08
Jewish holiday Yom Kippur begins at sundown on 10/1/06, 9/21/07, 10/8/08
Jewish holiday Sukkot begins at sundown on 10/6/06, 9/26/07, 10/13/08


Specialty Weeks:

1st week:
Childhood Injury Prevention Week

2nd week:
Fall Hat Week

3rd week:
Child Care Week
Farm Animals Week
Flower Week

4th week:
Autumn Leaf Festival
Constitution Week
Dog Week
Equal Parents' Week


Specialty Months:

Baby Safety Month
Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month
Better Breakfast Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Coupon Month
Courtesy Month/Children's Good Manners Month
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Cholesterol Education Month
Classical Music Month
Cold and Flu Campaign
Ethnic Foods Month
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15)
Honey Month
Literacy Month
Fall Hat Month
Health in Aging Month
Square Dancing Month (International)
Library Card Sign-Up Month
Little League Month
Biscuit Month
Chicken Month
Mushroom Month
Nutrition Month
Papaya Month
Rice Month
Organic Harvest Month
Read-a-New-Book Month
School Success Month
Self Improvement Month
Sewing Month
Woman of Achievement Month