Daily Holidays & Observances Calendar

Daily Holidays & Observances Calendar

2018 SUN

25

MON

TUES

WED

26

27

28

THURS

FRI

29

30

SAT

1

Christmas Lights Day

DECEMBER

2

3

Special Education Day Make a Gift Day

4

National Dice Day

5

6

International Ninja Day Mitten Tree Day

Hanukkah begins

International Spirit of the Game Day

Wildlife Conservation Day

International Volunteer Day

9

World Choral Day

Christmas Card Day

10

Nobel Prize Day

Human Rights Day

N1a1tional Cookie Day 12

13

International Mountain Gingerbread House Day National Cocoa Day

Day

World Violin Day

National App Day

16

Boston Tea Party Day

17

Wright Brother's Day

18

19

Snowflake Appreciation National Hard Candy

Day

Day

20

Go Caroling Day

7

National Cotton Candy Day

8

Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day

Letter Writing Day

14

Monkey Day

National Christmas Tree Day

15

Bill of Rights Day

Cupcake Day

21

Crossword Puzzle Day

National Short Story Day

National Wreaths

A2c2ross America Day

National Cookie Exchange Day

23

National Roots Day

24

Christmas Eve

30

National Bacon Day

31

New Year's Eve

25

26

27

Christmas Day

National Pumpkin Pie Day

National Thank You Note Day

National Candy Cane Day

Visit the Zoo Day

Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day

December 2018 Daily Holidays & Observances Calendar

F2ir8st Day of Winter

National Card Playing Day

29

National Pepper Pot Day

Refer to this calendar for inspiration and themed activity ideas for your program! Find ideas below and click the Daily Holidays link to find related items to support your activities.

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Date December 1st December 2nd December 3rd December 4th

December 5th December 6th December 7th December 8th December 9th December 10th December 11th December 12th December 13th December 14th December 15th

December 16th December 17th December 18th December 19th

Observance/Holiday

Christmas Lights Day

Special Education Day Hanukkah begins

Make A Gift Day International Spirit of the Game Day

National Dice Day Wildlife Conservation Day National Cookie Day

International Ninja Day International Volunteer Day

Mitten Tree Day

National Cotton Candy Day Letter Writing Day

Pretend To Be A Time Traveler National Christmas Tree Day

World Choral Day Christmas Card Day

Nobel Prize Day Human Rights Day

International Mountain Day National App Day

Gingerbread House Day

National Cocoa Day World Violin Day

Monkey Day

Bill of Rights Day Cupcake Day National Wreaths Across America Day

Boston Tea Party Day

National Wright Brothers Day

Snowflake Appreciation Day

National Hard Candy Day

Activity Ideas

Take a trip to a local festive lights show to celebrate the season

Your group can celebrate the start of Hanukkah by painting their very own wooden dreidel

A global event to encourage players to demonstrate good spirit. Learn more:

Kids can use paper plates and other craft materials to create their favorite cookie

Create a list of ways your group can give back to the community. Use our printable checklist as a guide

Set up a donation tree at your organization to collect mittens for charity

Have students practice a particular type of letter writing, like creative or persuasive

Encourage students to use their imagination to build a time travel machine with boxes and other items

Provide blank cards for your group to design personal Christmas cards to their family and friends

Share some facts about the six Nobel Prizes and the achievements of past winners Start a discussion with your class about what human rights means to them, then follow up with a lesson plan

Take a field trip to hike a small mountain in your local or surrounding town Plan an activity that uses an app to make your creation come to life, like the StikBotTM Studio Pro

Your group can have fun making foam gingerbread houses to display for the season

Kids can make a cute DIY hot cocoa mug with paper and pom poms Plan a Music Theme Day where you pass out instruments for your group to try



Educate students on the Bill of Rights - play the famous "I'm Just a Bill" song Honor veterans and those who serve by creating and donating wreaths. Learn more:

Share some Fast Facts about the Boston Tea Party, an event that led to the American Revolution

Have your group work together to build and/or decorate an airplane to celebrate the first successful flight





Date December 20th December 21st

December 22nd December 23rd December 24th December 25th

December 26th

December 27th

December 28th December 29th December 30th December 31st

Observance/Holiday

Go Caroling Day

Crossword Puzzle Day National Short Story Day First Day of Winter

National Cookie Exchange Day

National Roots Day

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day National Pumpkin Pie Day

National Thank You Note Day National Candy Cane Day Visit the Zoo Day Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day

National Card Playing Day

National Pepper Pot Day

National Bacon Day

New Year's Eve

Monthly Observances/Holidays National Bingo Month Write To A Friend Month National Tie Month Universal Human Rights Month Read A New Book Month

Activity Ideas Choose a few songs for your group to learn, then go caroling in your community



Set up a Cookie Corner for your program, where everyone shares their favorite cookie recipe

Assign a project for students to look into their heritage and family history and create a family tree

Gather with family and watch your favorite Christmas movie

Enjoy the holiday with family and friends! Host an event through your Baking Club where everyone bakes their favorite pies. Give out prizes for the best pies

Celebrate the winter season by making DIY paper snowflakes and hanging up the finished projects



Teach your group how to make this soup that was first created during the Revolutionary War

Take senior residents on a field trip to a local diner for breakfast

Count down to the new year with a fun craft, like this LEGO Ball Drop

Weekly Observances/Holidays

December 3rd-9th

Computer Science Education Week

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