Listed below are interesting holidays, celebrations, important dates, and events for December. 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 | Aids Awareness Day Scrabble game trademarked (1948)
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3 | Day of the Disabled Person (International) Roof-Over-Your-Head Day Fritter's Day
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4 | Santa's List Day Wear Brown Shoes Day | |
5 | Volunteer Day (International) Animator Walt Disney's Birthday (1901) Bathtub Party Day
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6 | St. Nicholas Day Put on Your Own Shoes Day
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7 | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Letter Writing Day Cotton Candy Day
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8 | Brownie Day | |
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Pastry Day Ball-bearing roller skates patented (1884) First Christmas Seals issued (1907) | |
10 | Human Rights Day – Anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights (1948) Nobel Peace Prize Awarded Poet Emily Dickinson's Birthday (1830) Dewey Decimal Day
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11 | UNICEF established (1946)
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12 | Poinsettia Day Ding-a-Ling Day
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13 | Cocoa Day
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14 | South Pole discovered (1911) First miniature golf course opened (1929)
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15 | Bill of Rights adopted (1791) Underdog Day Lemon Cupcake Day
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Boston Tea Party (1773) Los Posada (Christmas tradition in Mexico) Classical musician Ludwig van Beethoven's Birthday (1770) Chocolate Covered Anything Day Maple Syrup Day | |
17 | Wright Brother's first flight (1903)
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18 | Wear a Plunger On Your Head Day
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19 | Look for an Evergreen Day Go Carolling Day Oatmeal Muffin Day
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First Day of Winter/Winter Solstice (shortest day of the year) Humbug Day Look at the Bright Side Day | |
22 | Forefather's Day (pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock - 1620) First Christmas lights for sale (1882) Date Nut Bread Day
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23 | Roots Day Economists Day
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24 | Christmas Eve Egg Nog Day
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25 | Pumpkin Pie Day
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26 | Kwanzaa Begins Boxing Day (celebrated in Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada) Whiners Day
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Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day Candy Cane Day Fruitcake Day Awful Tie Day | |
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30 | Bicarbonate of Soda Day | |
31 | New Year's Eve Make Up Your Mind Day Unlucky Day
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