February Holidays and Activities

Listed below are interesting holidays, celebrations, important dates, and events for February. 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	Freedom Day Be an Encourager Day
2	Groundhog Day Job Shadow Day Bottle cap patented (1892) California Kiwi Fruit Day
3	Carrot Cake Day Sesame Street's Elmo's Birthday
4	Thank a Mailman Day Baseball player Hank Aaron's Birthday (1934) “Mother of the Civil Rights movement” Rosa Parks’ Birthday (1913) Homemade Soup Day Obscurity Day
5	Weatherperson’s Day Mexico Constitution Day Girls and Women in Sports Day Sale of the first wiffle ball
6	Pay a Compliment Day Reggae Day Carrot Festival Baseball player Babe Ruth's Birthday (1895) Monopoly board game goes on sale (1935)
7	Send a Card to a Friend Day Author Charles Dickens' Birthday (1812) Ballet Day Run for Your Life Day Daniel Boone Escape Day
8	Boy Scout Day (founded 1910)
9	Hershey's chocolate founded (1894) Volleyball invented (1895) Toothache Day
10	Umbrella Day Smoke detector patented (1976)
11	Make a New Friend Day Inventor’s Day/Thomas Edison's Birthday (1847) White Shirt Day Ghost Day Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
12	President Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (1809) Pancake Day
13	Get a Different Name Day First public school established (1635)
14	Valentine's Day Race Relations Day Read to Your Child Day Ferris Wheel Day
15	Jewelry Day Gumdrop Day Senior Day Activist Susan B. Anthony's Birthday (1820)
16	World Championship Crab Races Bumper Car Day Mule Day Almond Day
17	Random Acts of Kindness Day PTA Founder's Day Washing machine patented (1827)
18	Planet Pluto discovered (1925)
19	Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood debuted (1968) Phonograph patented (1878)
20	John Glenn becomes first person to orbit Earth (1962) Paper bag manufacturing machine patented (1872) Toothpick patented (1872) Student Volunteer Day Cherry Pie Day
21	Sticky Bun Day
22	President George Washington's Birthday (1732) Be Humble Day Thinking Day Walking the Dog Day
23	Tennis Day Banana Bread Day Vaudeville Day Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day (International)
24	Tortilla Chip Day
25	Don't Utter a Word Day (Quiet Day) Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day Submarine patented (1902)
26	Carnival Day Tell a Fairy Tale Day Bun Day Pistachio Day
27	Polar Bear Day (International) No Brainer Day Aspirin patented (1900)
28	Public Sleeping Day Floral Design Day
29	Leap Day – once every four years (2016, 2020, 2024, etc.)

Floating Holidays: Ash Wednesday – 3/1/06, 2/21/07, 2/6/08 (46 days before Easter) Click here to find actual dates for specific years. President's Day (3rd Monday) Specialty Weeks: 1st week: Agricultural Week Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week Pay Your Bills Week Pride in Food Services Week Shape Up with Pickles Time 2nd week: Big Brothers/Sisters Week Boy Scouts Week Celebration of Love Week Crime Prevention Week Great American Pizza Bake Hero Week Kraut & Frankfurter Week (begins 2nd Thursday) New Idea Week Pancake Week School Counseling Week 3rd week: Brotherhood Week Engineering Week Health Education Week Home for Birds Week Pay Your Bills Week Wildlife Week 4th week: Friendship Week (International) Truth Week Specialty Months: American Heart Month American Music Month Black History Month Boost Your Ego Month (International) Canned Food Month Cat Health Month Celebration of Chocolate Month Cherry Month Children's Dental Health Month Embroidery Month Friendship Month (International) Grapefruit Month Great American Pie Month Hobby Month Library Lover’s Month Potato Lover’s Month Responsible Pet Owner Month Scottish Culture Month Snack Food Month Vegetation Month Wedding Month Wild Bird Feeding Month World Understanding Month

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