April Holidays and Activities

Listed below are interesting holidays, celebrations, important dates, and events for April. 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	April Fool's Day Firefighter's Day One Cent Day
2	Children's Book Day Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
3	Find a Rainbow Day Don't Go to Work Unless It's Fun Day American Circus Day (1793 – first circus opens in U.S.) Chocolate Mousse Day
4	Vitamin C Day School Librarian Day Walk Around Things Day Student Government Day
5	Fun at Work Day Lady Luck Day Go for Broke Day Read a Road Map Day Dandelion Day
6	North Pole discovered (1898) Caramel Popcorn Day Jump Over Things Day Roller skates patented (1869)
7	Teacher Appreciation Day World Health Day No Housework Day
8	Astronomy Day Draw a Picture of a Bird Day
9	First public library opened (1833) Name Yourself Day Listening Day
10	Young Writer's Day Sibling Day Safety pin patented (1849)
11	Barbershop Quartet Day Cheese Fondue Day Chinese Almond Cookie Day
12	Look Up at the Sky Day Big Wind Day Reach as High as You Can Day Space Shuttle Columbia first launched (1981)
13	President Thomas Jefferson's Birthday (1743) Blame Somebody Else Day Scrabble Day D.A.R.E. Day
14	Pecan Day
15	Income Tax Day Titanic sunk (1912) Artist/inventor Leonardo da Vinci's Birthday (1452) Librarian's Day Rubber Eraser Day First McDonald's opened in Des Plaines, IL (1955)
16	Eggs Benedict Day
17	Stress Awareness Day
18	Pet Owner's Day Animal Cracker Day Paul Revere's Ride (1775)
19	Humorous Day Patriot's Day
20	Look Alike Day Volunteer Recognition Day Make a Quilt Day Cuckoo Day
21	Kindergarten Day - first kindergarten founded by Friedrich Froebel in Germany (1837)
22	Earth Day Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day Jelly Bean Day
23	Playwright William Shakespeare's Birthday (1564) Take a Chance Day Picnic Day Fire Drill Day Sing Out Day
24	Plumber's Day Pig in a Blanket Day
25	Anti-Nuclear Day Telephone Day Zucchini Bread Day
26	Hug a Friend Day Pretzel Day Static Cling Day
27	Childcare Professionals Day Tell a Story Day Babe Ruth Day Sleep Day Playground Safety Day
28	Cherry Poetry Reading Day Kiss your Mate Day
29	Moment of Laughter Day Greenery Day Zipper patented (1913) Penguin Day
30	Honesty Day Oatmeal Cookie Day Hairstyle Appreciation Day Raisin Day George Washington inaugurated as 1st U.S. President (1789)

Floating Holidays: Daylight Savings begins (1st Sunday) 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 specific years. Secretary/Administrator's Assistant Day (4th Wednesday) Take Your Daughter to Work Day (last Thursday) Arbor Day (last Friday) Jewish holiday Passover begins at sundown on 4/12/06, 4/2/07, 4/19/08 (lasts 8 days) Jewish Heritage Week (observed during Passover) Specialty Weeks: 1st week: Library Week Public Health Week Read a Road Map Week Sleep Awareness Week 2nd week: Astronomy Week (moveable - determined by 1st quarter moon) Building Safety Week Garden Week Week of the Young Child (1st full week of April) 3rd week: Boys and Girls Club Week Secretary Week Science and Technology Week Student Leadership Week 4th week: Coin Week Karoake Week Playground Safety Week Teacher Appreciation Week TV Turn Off Week Volunteer Week Last week: Big Brothers/Big Sisters Week Sky Awareness Week Specialty Months: Autism Awareness Month Child Abuse Prevention Month Food Month Frog Month Garden Month Guitar Month Humor Month Keep America Beautiful Month Listening Awareness Month Mathematics Education Month Multicultural Communication Month Poetry Month Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month Straw Hat Month Stress Awareness Month Woodworking Month World Habitat Awareness Month Youth Sports Safety Month

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