Need activities for March or Spring themes for preschool and up? Check out March holidays and everything you need for your March 2022 calendar of ideas and fun monthly activity calendar for kids, including school age activities for March.
IDEAS AND ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH
Whether you need March activities for preschoolers, activities for elementary students, middle and high school, we’ve got you covered! Be sure to fill up your activities calendar with these awesome ideas! Keep reading to find out what is special in March and fun ideas for for teaching kids during the month of March.
2022 March National Days, Dates, and Holidays for Kids
What holidays happen in March?
- Women’s History Month
- National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day (3/1)
- Fat Tuesday / Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) (3/1)
- Dr. Seuss Birthday / Read Across America (3/2)
- National Grammar Day (3/4)
- National Day of Unplugging (3/4) (First Friday in March)
- International Women’s Day (3/8)
- Harriet Tubman Day (3/10)
- Mario Day (3/10)
- National Johnny Appleseed Day (3/11) (Also celebrated on September 26, his birthday)
- National Plant a Flower Day (3/12)
- Daylight Saving Time (3/13) (Second Sunday in March)
- National Children’s Craft Day (3/14)
- National Pi Day (3/14)
- National Write Down Your Story Day (3/14)
- Ides of March (3/15)
- National Artichoke Day (3/16)
- National Panda Day (3/16)
- St. Patrick’s Day (3/17)
- First Day of Spring / Spring Equinox (3/20)
- National Corn Dog Day (3/20)
- National Ravioli Day (3/20)
- International Day of Happiness (3/20)
- World Down Syndrome Day (3/21)
- World Poetry Day (3/21)
- National Goof Off Day (3/22)
- World Meteorological Day (3/23)
- National Chip and Dip Day (3/23)
- National Puppy Day (3/23)
- National Ag Day (3/22) (Varies)
- National Tolkien Reading Day (3/25)
- Make Up Your Own Holiday (3/26)
- National Scribble Day (3/27)
- National Pencil Day (3/30)
- National Take a Walk in the Park Day (3/3o)
- National Crayon Day (3/31)
- National Bunsen Burner Day (3/31)
Any of the March national holidays are a great starting point for lessons, March crafts, or kids’ projects!
Don’t miss our full list of March school activities, special activities for March, and projects later in the post!
What themes are in March?
March Event Ideas:
- Spring
- Seasons
- Daylight Savings
- Weather (“In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb”)
- Women in History Month
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- March Madness (Basketball)
- Spring Break
- Spring Equinox
- Birth of Spring Baby Animals / Farming
- Gardening
- Flowers
- Bugs
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OK! Let’s get to our fun activities for March! (You can even use them as ideas for activities for March break learning at home!)
23 UNIQUE KIDS’ ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH & MARCH ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOL
Great ideas for March activities for kindergarten / activities for March for preschoolers and up! Use the March days and events for ideas on specific themes (above) and March lesson plans for school age hands-on learning, play activities, and even Spring ideas to do with kids after school or on the weekends!
What can I teach in March?
Activities for month of March for kids:
- Do some women in history lessons and projects
- Have fun with March art activities like a Spring hand flower craft as part of your art activities for March (perfect for
preschool art activities for march / easy craft activities for march!) - For March STEM activities celebrate National Bunsen Burner Day
- Get some Dr. Seuss Birthday and Read Across America ideas
- Do lessons for Harriet Tubman Day (3/10)
- Celebrate Mario Day (3/10)
- Learn about weather and what happens if March comes in like a lion (adapt it by age/grade for March science activities for preschoolers and up)
- Learn about the March flower, the Daffodil
- Do March sensory activities with flowers like smelling, touching, seeing (great for outdoor activities for March)
- Start planning a garden with kids (even a container garden or a balcony garden!)
- Grab a free outdoor scavenger hunt and get outside for National Take a Walk in the Park Day (3/30)
- Grab this cute kit and get to planting for National Plant a Flower Day (3/12)
- Celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day by reading about him and then making an apple snack
- Do some National Pi Day activities (3/14)
- Make St. Patrick’s Day treats like shamrock cakes and pot-o-gold treats
- Make edible leprechaun hats and mini leprechaun donuts for St Patrick’s Day (3/17)
- Learn about Daylight Savings Time as part of STEM activities for March
- Make some spring chick cupcakes
- Learn about Irish American history
- Do an Ides Of March lesson
- Learn about farming and agriculture for National Ag Day (3/24)
- Take advantage of Spring and grab this book for exploring nature ideas
- Read books about Spring