March Holidays and Activities

Listed below are interesting holidays, celebrations, important dates, and events for March. Icons indicate an activity from one of Toolbox Training’s 100 Activities series of books. 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	Share a Smile Day Pig Day Elves’ Day Day of the Seal (International) Mechanic's Day Yellowstone National Park Anniversary
2	Children’s author Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss)'s Birthday (1904) Read Across America Day Sales Person day Banana Cream Pie Day Old Stuff Day Pyramid Day Babysitter Safety Day
3	Inventor Alexander Graham Bell's Birthday (1847) National Anthem Day (Star Spangled Banner adopted by Congress as the national anthem in 1931) I Want You to Be Happy Day Hinamatsuri (Japanese Doll Festival) If Pets Had Thumbs Day Peach Blossom Day
4	First Meeting of Congress NYC (1789) Pound Cake Day
5	Say Hi To Mom Day Mother-in -Law Day Cheese Doodle Day
6	Artist Michelangelo’s Birthday (1475) Alamo Day (1836; end of the Battle of the Alamo) Oreo Cookies Day first sold (1912) Poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Birthday (1806) Dentist's Day Frozen Food Day
7	Peace Corps Day Telephone patented (1876) Cereal Day
8	Working Women’s Day (International) Middle Name Pride Day Be Nasty Day Aunt's Day
9	Debut of Barbie doll (1959) at New York International American Toy Fair Genealogy Day Employee Appreciation Day Panic Day
10	Activist Harriet Tubman's Death (1913; birthdate unknown) Salvation Army founded (1880) Paper Money Day (first paper money issued in US in 1862)
11	Anti-Drugs Day Flower Show Day Worship of Tools Day Arts Advocacy Day
12	Girl Scouts Day Department Store Day
13	Good Samaritan Involvement Day Planet Uranus discovered (1781) Ear Muff Day Jewel Day Open an Umbrella Indoors Day
14	Preschoolers Day Genius Day/Albert Einstein's Birthday (1879) Potato Chip Day Baseball cap invented (1860) Save a Spider Day Learn about Butterflies Day Cotton gin patented (1794)
15	Ides of March President Andrew Jackson’s Birthday (1767) Pasta Days (15 and 16) Everything You Think is Wrong Day Absolutely Incredible Kid Day Dumbstruck Day
16	Everything You Do Is Right Day Freedom of Information Day Pasta Days (15 and 16)
17	Saint Patrick's Day Camp Fire Boys And Girls Founder's Day Submarine Day Rubber Band Invented (1845)
18	First walk in Space (1965) Forgive Mom and Dad Day Grandparents and Grandchildren Day Quilting Day Supreme Sacrifice Day
19	Chocolate Caramel Day Poultry Day
20	First Day of Spring (Vernal equinox) Children's Day Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood children’s TV icon Fred Rogers’ Birthday (1928) Pizza Day Sesame Street's Big Bird’s Birthday Smile Rejuvenation Day Extraterrestrial Abductions Day Proposal Day
21	Preschool Teachers Appreciation Day Single Parent's Day Teenagers Day World Puppet Day Children's Poetry Day Memory Day Agriculture Day Astrology Day (International)
22	Goof Off Day Star Trek TV character James T. Kirk's Birthday (2233) As Young As You Feel Day Sing Out Day World Day for Water
23	Liberty Day Cuddly Kitten Day Elevator Day World Meteorological Day Chip and Dip Day Toast Day
24	Family Day Magician Harry Houdini's Birthday (1874) Chocolate Covered Raisin Day
25	First Pancakes made in New York City (1882) Pecan Day Waffle Day
26	Make Up Your Own Holiday Day Spinach Festival Motion picture machine patented (1895)
27	Photography Day "Joe" Day (everyone who dislikes their names can be called Joe on this day) Education and Sharing Day
28	Eiffel Tower Anniversary (inaugurated in 1889) Something on a Stick Day
29	Love Your Children Day Pitchers Day
30	Artist Vincent van Gogh’s Birthday (1853) Hot Dog Day Doctor's Day I am in Control Day Take a Walk in the Park Day Pencil with eraser patented (1858) Alaska purchased from Russia for 7.2 million (1867)
31	Tater Day Orange and Lemons Day

Floating Holidays: World Day of Prayer (first Friday) Ash Wednesday –3/1/06, 2/21/07, 2/6/08 (46 days before Easter). Palm Sunday – 4/9/06, 4/1/07, 3/16/08 (1 week before Easter) Good Friday – 4/14/06, 4/6/07, 3/21/08 (Friday before Easter) Easter – 4/16/06, 4/8/07, 3/23/08 (1st Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after the day of the vernal equinox). Click here to find actual dates for Easter for specific years. No Homework Day (last Friday) Specialty Weeks: 1st week: Autograph Collecting Week Detect a leak week (conserve water) Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week Foreign Language Week Newspapers in Schools Week School Breakfast Week (1st full week) Volunteers of America Week Write a Letter of Appreciation Week 2nd week: Aardvark Week Bubble Gum Week Camp Fire Boys and Girls Week Education Advocacy Week Girl Scout Week Procrastination Week Professional Pet Sitters Week Save Your Vision Week Universal Women's Week 3rd week: Anonymous Giving Week Art week Bubble Week Crochet Week Goof Off Week (International) Poison Prevention Week Schools Library Media Center Week Wildlife Week 4th week: Agriculture Week (falls in first week that includes March 21) Art Week Chocolate Week Cleaning Week Sleep Awareness week Specialty Months: Academy Awards Month American Red Cross Month Baby Month Craft Month Deaf History Month Ethics Awareness Month Frozen Food Month Help Someone See Month Humor Month Irish American Month Kite Month Listening Awareness Month (International) Mental Retardation Awareness Month Music in Our Schools Month Noodle Month Nutrition Month Optimism Month Parents without Partners Founder's Month Peanut Month Pets Are Wonderful Month Play the Recorder Month Poetry Month Poison Prevention Awareness Month Preschool Education Month Save Your Vision Month Social Worker Month Spring Month Stress Awareness Month Umbrella Month Women's History Month Youth Art Month

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