This is a packed post. Each month in 2016, I hope to share a bunch of ideas for living the fullness of that month. The possibilities are endless, but I plan to include church feast days, small celebrations, books, crafts ideas and delicious foods to eat. In no way do I think I will be able to pull off ALL of this, nor should you! My hope is to provide a handy resource to check in on and get ideas. I’ve also included a handy printable at the end. Here we go!
February – the month of love! .
Below are a bunch of ideas for celebrating the fullness of this month. Again, let me say that in no way do I think anyone (me included!) should think they can pull off ALL of this. My hope is that you could pick and choose what you’d like to do with your own family. I’ve done the leg work for you. You just need to add the most important ideas to your calendar and get ready for memory making!
LITURGICAL YEAR
- 1: St. Brigid of Ireland
- Color a coloring page
- Read Brigid’s Cloak
- Weave St. Brigid’s cross
- Make shepherd’s pie for dinner
- 8: St. Josephine Bakhita
- Learn about her life
- Color a coloring page
- 10: Ash Wednesday
- 11: Our Lady of Lourdes
- Color a coloring page
- Read a book
- 14: St. Valentine
- Read a book
- Color a coloring page
CELEBRATIONS
- 2: Groundhog Day
- Read Groundhog Day! by Gail Gibbons
- Read Go to Sleep, Groundhog by Judy Cox
- Make a mask with a paper plate
- 4: National Thank a Mailman Day
- Leave candy in the mailbox
- Write a thank-you card
- 5: National Weatherman Day
- Play What’s the Weather? game
- Make a weather chart
- Read What Will the Weather Be Like Today?
- 8: Chinese New Year: Year of the Monkey
- Order Chinese food for dinner
- Read Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin
- Make a dragon parade puppet
- Make paper lanterns
- 9: Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras
- Bake king cake bites
- Create a handprint mask
- 12-15: Great Backyard Bird Count
- 14: Valentine’s Day
- Have the kids wake up to a “heart attack”
- Create a heart paper chain
- Make Valentine Bark
- 22: George Washington’s Birthday
- Bake mini cherry pies
BOOKS TO READ
- Happy Valentine’s Day, Curious George! by N. DiAngelo
- The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond
- Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli
- Franklin’s Valentine by Paulette Bourgeouis
ACTIVITIES TO DO
- Create a blanket fort
- Declutter a closet
- Conduct a dancing conversation heart experiment
- Eat lots of citrus fruits: clementines, grapefruit, lemons and oranges
- Make a friendship bracelet
- Read a few new picture books for Black History Month
- Try a new soup recipe
- Restock the birdfeeder (or make one to hang outside)
- Make shadow puppets at bedtime
- Learn how to knit
- Send mail to the grandparents and friends
- Make silhouettes
