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February Crafts, Lessons and Activities
 FEBRUARY CALENDAR
Start the month off by printing a calendar page that can be decorated by you or your students and kids.
FEBRUARY 1
First meeting of the US Supreme Court, 1790
FEBRUARY 2
Groundhog Day
Try this: ► Ways to Celebrate Groundhog Day
Job Shadow Day
Try this: ► What can you do with an Art Degree?
FEBRUARY 3
Artist Norman Rockwell's Birthday, 1894
FEBRUARY 4
Rosa Park's Birthday, 1913
Charles Lindbergh's Birthday, 1902
FEBRUARY 5
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday") is the day before Ash Wednesday, and is also called "Shrove Tuesday" or "Pancake Day". Mardi Gras always falls exactly 46 days before Easter ▼
 MARDI GRAS CRAFTS
Celebrate this colorful holiday by creating razzle dazzle masks! read more
Girls and Women in Sports Day
Disaster Day
Weather Forecaster's Day
Try this: ► Make a Folk Art Weathervane
Try this: ► Make a Sun Mask
Try this: ► Have You Seen the Wind?
FEBRUARY 6
Pay a Compliment Day
Babe Ruth's Birthday, 1895
FEBRUARY 7
Author Laura Ingalls Wilder's Birthday, 1867
Try this: ► Laura Ingalls Wilder Books
Independence Day (Grenada)
Chinese New Year
Try this: ► Chinese Dragons
FEBRUARY 8
Boy Scouts' Day
Try this: ► Make Recycled Crafts
FEBRUARY 9
Toothache Day
Try this: ► Flossing your teeth
Try this: ► Make a healthy food chart
Try this: ► Watch a tooth brushing video
FEBRUARY 10
Umbrella Day
Try this: ► Make a Paper Umbrella
FEBRUARY 11
Inventor's Day
Try this: ► Invention Convention
Thomas Edison's Birthday, 1847
FEBRUARY 12
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, 1809
Try this: ► Visit the Whitehouse to learn about President Lincoln (external link)
FEBRUARY 13
Artist Grant Wood's Birthday, 1892
FEBRUARY 14
Saint Valentine's Day
Every February 14th, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. ▼
 VALENTINE'S DAY CRAFTS
Here we have lots of gift ideas for kids to make including these great "I give you my heart" cards. Also, find out how you can download Valentine's Day coloring pages. read more
Ferris Wheel Day
Try this: ► Make 3-D Amusement Parks
FEBRUARY 15
Gumdrop Day
"I Want Butterscotch" Day
Try this: ► Eat butterscotch "mashed potatoes"
Sea Monkey Day
FEBRUARY 16
King Tut's Burial Chamber Opened, 1923
Try this: ► Egyptian Book of the Dead
FEBRUARY 18
President's Day (USA)
Pluto Discovered, 1930
Try this: ► Cosmic Mobile
Try this: ► Create a Planet
FEBRUARY 19
Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus' Birthday, 1473
Try this: ► Cosmic Mobile
Try this: ► Create a Planet
FEBRUARY 20
Photographer Ansel Adams' Birthday, 1902
Try this: ► See photography created by children
John Glenn Day [1st U.S. Astronaut Orbits Earth, 1962]
FEBRUARY 21
Women Dentists Day
Try this: ► Flossing your teeth
Try this: ► Watch a tooth brushing video
FEBRUARY 22
George Washington's Birthday, 1732
FEBRUARY 24
Flag Day (Mexico)
Try this: ► Mexican Metal Tooling
Try this: ► Yarn Painting
Try this: ► Maracas and Shakers
Try this: ► Make a Poncho
Artist Winslow Homer's Birthday, 1836
FEBRUARY 25
Artist Pierre Auguste Renoir's Birthday, 1841
Quiet Day
FEBRUARY 26
Artist Honore Daumier's Birthday, 1808
Levi Strauss' Birthday, 1829
Grand Canyon National Park Established, 1919
FEBRUARY 27
Polar Bear Day
Try this: ► Carve a Polar Bear
FEBRUARY 28
Gold Seekers Arrived in San Franciso, 1849
Try this: ► Hunt for the Gold
Try this: ► Gold Rush video
FEBRUARY 29
Leap Day
A leap year is a year containing one or more extra days in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year. For example, February would have 29 days in a leap year instead of the usual 28.
CELEBRATE ALL MONTH
February is...
American Heart Month
Try this: ► Make a Heart Blotto
Black History Month
Try this: ►Make a Box of Crayons to Honor Our Differences
Try this: ► "Monster" Shoes (learn about Jan Matzeliger)
Try this: ► Sole People
Try this: ► Visit the Black History Website (external link)
Bird Feeding Month
Try this: ► Bird Binoculars
Try this: ► Easy Bird Feeder
Cherry Month
Dental Health Month
Try this: ► Floss Your Teeth
Friendship Month
Try this: ►Make a Friendship Pin
Try this: ► Create Crafts with your Friends
Grapefruit Month
Snack Food Month
Try this: ► Visit the KinderArt Kitchen
Available Now:
KinderArt Valentine's Day Coloring Pages - Instant Downloads
The KinderArt KinderColor Valentine's Day Download includes 20 Coloring Pages, 3 Valentine's Day Frames and 2 Color, Cut and Fold Valentine's Day Cards
Download yours today!
KinderArt E Coloring Pages - Instant Downloads
Volume Two (Seasonal Images) includes sixty (60) coloring pages including: Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day/Veterans Day and Christmas.
We also have many more Seasonal Coloring Pages available now for instant download have a look today.
Recommended Books:
 Kids Celebrate
by Maria Bonfanti Esche, Clare Bonfanti Braham
Skipping the typical green shamrocks and orange paper pumpkins, here are 100 days to remember with 200 related activities for children and grownups.
Kids Holiday Fun
by Penny Warner, Kathy Rogers
This year-round guide provides fresh new ideas, month by month, for holiday activities the whole family can enjoy together. Ideal for busy parents, the guide organizes every holiday clearly, with detailed "what-you-need" lists and time guidelines for each activity.
Find More Winter Book Recommendations in the KinderArt Store.
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These quick and easy-to-implement seasonal activities provide students with fun-filled learning experiences. The activities are related to a variety of winter themes and holidays such as snow, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and the 100th day of school.
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