Toolbox Training: August Holidays and Activities

Listed below are interesting holidays, celebrations, important dates, and events for August. Icons indicate an activity from one of Toolbox Training’s 100 Activities series of books or activity card sets. Hover over the icon for specific references to exact activities.

You can also click on links for additional information on dates. Many of these connect directly to activities on the Toolbox Training blog, but some are off-site links.

1	National anthem composer Francis Scott Key's Birthday (1779) Respect for Parents' Day National Day Of Switzerland (founded 1291) Sports Day MTV debuted (1981) Raspberry Cream Pie Day
2	Ice Cream Sandwich Day Latin American Festival (2-4) First Lincoln penny issued (1909)
3	Columbus set sail on first voyage (1492) Park Day
4	Hooray for Kids Day! Jazz singer Louis Armstrong was born (1901) Twins Day U.S. Coast Guard Day (established 1790)
5	Sisters' Day Astronaut Neil Armstrong's Birthday (1930)
6	Root Beer Float Day Wiggle Your Toes Day Summer Halfway Day Fresh Breath Day Actress/comedienne Lucille Ball's Birthday (1911)
7	Lighthouse Day Sea Serpent Day
8	Senior Citizens Day Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day
9	Popcorn Festival Romance Day Send An Email Greeting Day Smokey the Bear's Birthday (1944) Book Lovers' Day Art Appreciation Day (International) Dance A Polka Day
10	President Herbert Hoover's Birthday (1874) First steam locomotive Middle Children's Day Lazy Day S'mores Day
11	Play in the Sand Day Son's and Daughter's Day
12	Youth Day (International) Truck Driver Day IBM Personal Computer introduced (1981)
13	Left Hander's Day Blame Someone Else Day Frontierswoman Annie Oakley's Birthday (1860) Movie director Alfred Hitchcock’s Birthday (1899)
14	Financial Awareness Day Assumption Day Creamsicle Day
15	Relaxation Day I Love Cowboys and Cowgirls Day Angel Food Cake Day
16	Tell a Joke Day Roller coaster patented (1898)
17	Hawaii Statehood Day Frontiersman Davy Crockett's Birthday (1786) Archaeology Day Thriftshop Day
18	The Wizard of Oz movie premiered (1939) Bad Poetry Day
19	President Bill Clinton's Birthday (1946) Aviation Day/Aviator Orville Wright's Birthday (1871)
20	National Radio Day Lemonade Day Television patented (1930)
21	Basketball star Wilt Chamberlain's Birthday (1936)
22	Be an Angel Day Tooth Fairy Day
23	Plumber's Day Hug Day Ride the Wind Day Spongecake Day First photograph of Earth from the Moon (taken by Lunar Orbiter, 1966)
24	Waffle iron patented (1869) Peach Pie Day
25	Banana Split Day Kiss And Make Up Day
26	Women's Equality Day (anniversary of women getting the vote, 1920) Make Your Own Luck Day Cherry Popsicle Day
27	Spiritual leader Mother Teresa's Birthday (1910) Banana Lovers’ Day Just Because Day
28	Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech (1963) Sauntering Day Race Your Mouse Day
29	First Scout Camp opened (1934) More Herbs, Less Salt Day
30	Toasted Marshmallow Day
31	Trail Mix Day Kinetopographic camera patented (1897)