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Welcome to the Everyday Holidays Craftalong for February 2024.
Everyday Holidays are a way to add some joy to your life and learn something new everyday. Please note that there are also observations and commemorations in the mix, because all emotions are valid.
What is this craftalong?
The “Everyday Holidays” craftalong is a way to find inspiration for your crafting. You can use the topics as prompts for your artsy explorations, or simply to learn something new.
How do I participate?
The whole concept of “Everyday Holidays” can get overwhelming, because there are so many of them. So don’t feel like you have to do something every day. Instead, use the prompts that speak to you and go from there.
Please note that you can post about any holiday on any day within that month (e.g. you don’t have to “celebrate” holidays on the “appropriate” day. It’s perfectly fine to make something for a holiday that happens on the 10th of a month on the 27th of a month (or any other day).
The “Rules”
“Rules” is in quotation marks because this is meant to be a laid-back, no pressure, just post when and how you feel like it kind of craftalong.
Having said that, as with every other craftalong, all community guidelines apply.
Important note: You don’t need to do something on the actual day of the holiday. You can celebrate/create something for a holiday that happens on the 1st of the month on the last day of the month, or any other day. As long as it’s within that month, it’s valid 
.
When posting, please mention what holiday the post is for (just the title is fine, no need to include the date), and tell us a little bit about how you made your craft. Simple as that.
You are allowed and encouraged to post the same projects here that you have posted elsewhere on the site, whether as their own posts or for other craftalongs.
Also, you’re encouraged to post about celebrating the holidays even if you didn’t make anything (e.g. it’s OK to share that you’ve watched a movie for a certain day).
The Points
We’re keeping things simple for this craftalong. You get 1 point for every project post you make on this thread. So please post each project on its own reply (rather than grouping them), so it’s easier for me to count. Thanks!
This scoring system will be revised eventually, but for now this is the commitment level I can do.
The Prize
Every one who has posted at least 3 projects in this thread and commented on at least 3 projects by other people by the last day of the month will be entered into a random draw for a 4x6 art piece by yours truly. It’s not much, but I hope it encourages you (and me) to create.
The Holidays
If you would like to see a spreadsheet for holidays for the entire year, you can see the shared Google Sheet.
Monthly Observances in February
- Bake for Family Fun Month
- Bird Feeding Month
- Black History Month
- Cancer Prevention Month
- Canned Food Month
- Cherry Month
- Children’s Dental Health Month
- Creative Romance Month
- Embroidery Month
- Fasting February
- Free and Open Source Software Month
- Grapefruit Month
- Heart Month (heart disease prevention)
- Hot Breakfast Month
- Library Lover’s Month
- Snack Food Month
- Self-Check Month
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
- Wedding Month
Weekly Celebrations in February
Feb 1-7
- African Heritage and Health Week
- Patient Recognition Week
First Week
World Interfaith Harmony Week
First Full Week
- Burn Awareness Week
- School Counselling Week
- Feeding Tube Awareness Week
- International Networking Week
First Full Work Week
Pride in Food Service Week
Feb 4-10
Boy Scout Anniversary Wweek
Feb 7-14
- Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
- Marriage Week
- Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week
Second Week
- Kraut and Frankfurter Week
- Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
- Second Hand Wardrobe Week (this may be a great time to check out the 2023 Sustainable mend and maintain-along
to repair those great hand-me-down or second-hand store pieces that just need a little tweaking to get a new life).
Week of Valentine’s Day
Children of Alcoholics Week
Week of Feb 17
- Take your family to school week
- Random Acts of Kindness Week
Feb 14-21
Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Staff Education Week
Beginning Friday the week or weekend of Valentine’s Day
Great Backyard Bird Count
Third Week in Feb
Brotherhood/sisterhood week (interfaith)
Week of George Washington’s Birthday (Feb 22)
Engineers Week
Begins last Monday in February
Invasive Species Awareness Week
Daily Observations in February
| First Thursday | Optimist Day |
|---|---|
| First Friday | Wear Red Day (awareness about heart disease in women) Bubble Gum Day Stand Up to Bullying Day (third Friday in November and first Friday in February) |
| First Saturday | Play Outside Day Ice Cream for Breakfast Day |
| Second Monday | Clean Out Your Computer Day International Epilepsy Day |
| Second Thursday | Giving Hearts Day (donate to your favourite charity) |
| Second Saturday | Global Movie Day |
| 1 | World Aspergillosis Day (fungal disease) Baked Alaska Day (dessert) Dark Chocolate Day Freedom Day (freedom from slavery) Get Up Day (opportunity to share inspiring stories of perseverance) Serpent Day Texas Day Read Aloud Day |
|---|---|
| 2 | World Play Your Ukulele Day World Wetlands Day World Read Aloud Day Heavenly Hash Day Tater Tot Day Groundhog Day |
| 3 | Four Chaplains Day (honors military chaplains from World War II who sacrificed their lives for fellow service members). Carrot Cake Day Day the Music Died Day (remembering the deaths of singers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson) Missing Persons Day Women Physicians Day |
| 4 | World Cancer Day International Day of Human Fraternity Create a Vacuum Day Hemp Day Homemade Soup Day Thank a Mail Carrier Day |
| 5 | World Nutella Day World Pisco Sour Day (national drink of Peru) Shower with a Friend Day Weatherperson’s Day Nutella Day |
| 6 | International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation Chopsticks Day Frozen Yogurt Day |
| 7 | Fettuccine Alfredo Day Periodic Table Day Send a Card to a Friend Day |
| 8 | Boy Scouts Day Iowa Day Kite Flying Day |
| 9 | Bagel and Lox Day Cut the Cord Day (break free from expensive cable bills) Pizza Day Toothache Day (importance of dental care) |
| 10 | Plimsoll Day (Samuel Plimsoll, Englishman credited with making ships safer) World Pulses Day Cream Cheese Brownie Day Home Warranty Day Umbrella Day |
| 11 | International Day of Women and Girls in Science World Day of the Sick Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day Inventor’s Day Make a Friend Day Peppermint Patty Day Shut-In Visitation Day White Shirt Day (commemorating the day a historic auto worker strike resolved on Feb. 11th, 1937) |
| 12 | Red Hand Day (stop the use of child soldiers) Plum Pudding Day |
| 13 | World Radio Day Galentine’s Day Cheddar Day Tortellini Day |
| 14 | International Book Giving Day International Epilepsy Day Cream-Filled Chocolates Day Ferris Wheel Day Organ Donor Day Valentine’s Day |
| 15 | National Flag of Canada Day World Hippo Day International Childhood Cancer Day International Angelman Day (syndrome) Gumdrop Day Wisconsin Day Singles Awareness Day |
| 16 | Almond Day Do a Grouch a Favor Day |
| 17 | World Anthropology Day Cabbage Day Random Acts of Kindness Day |
| 18 | Pluto Day Battery Day Drink Wine Day |
| 19 | Arabian Horse Day Chocolate Mint Day Lash Day Vet Girls RISE Day |
| 20 | World Day of Social Justice Cherry Pie Day Comfy Day Leadership Day Love Your Pet Day Muffin Day |
| 21 | International Mother Language Day Grain-Free Day Sticky Bun Day |
| 22 | World Day of Social Justice California Day Cook a Sweet Potato Day Margarita Day Supermarket Employee Day |
| 23 | Banana Bread Day Dog Biscuit Day Tile Day |
| 24 | World Bartender Day Tortilla Chip Day |
| 25 | Chocolate Covered Nut Day Clam Chowder Day |
| 26 | Letter to Our Elders Day Pistachio Day Set a Good Example Day Tell a Fairy Tale Day |
| 27 | Anosmia Awareness Day International Polar Bear Day Protein Day World NGO Day Kahlua Day Polar Bear Day Retro Day Strawberry Day |
| 28 | International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day Chocolate Souffle Day Floral Design Day Public Sleeping Day Tooth Fairy Day |
| 29 | Time Refund Day |
Read Aloud Day (Feb 1st)
Groundhog Day (Feb 2nd)
Carrot Cake Day (Feb. 3rd)
Homemade Soup Day (Feb 4th)
: World Wetlands Day (Feb. 5th)
Pay a Compliment Day (Feb 6th)
Periodic Table Day (Feb. 7th)
Clean Out Your Computer Day (Feb. 8th)
Pizza Day (Feb. 9th)
I’m only half-kidding
Pulses Day (Feb. 10th)
Make a Friend Day (Feb. 11th)
Plum Pudding Day (Feb 12th)
International Book Giving Day (Feb. 14th)
World Hippo Day (Feb. 15th)
Do a Grouch a Favour Day (Feb. 16th)
Cabbage Day (Feb. 17th)
International Tug of War Day (Feb 19th)
Love Your Pet Day (Feb 20th)
