The Holidays & Observances:
 FEBRUARY MONTHLY Holidays |
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| Black History and Futures Month |
| Cancer Prevention Month |
| Canned Food Month |
| Creative Romance Month |
| Free and Open Source Software Month |
| Heart Month |
| Self-Check Month |
| Library Lovers Month |
| Snack Month |
Resources and Ideas for February Monthly Holidays 
Please note:
I compiled these links many years ago for a different site. As such, some links may be outdated or broken. If you find any such links, please let me know, and I’ll remove them.
Other than some occasional links to my own blogs, which I’ll make an effort to identify, I’m not associated with any links, companies, blogs, etc. I’m just offering them here because I think they’re useful for learning about the given holiday or observation.
I don’t have links for every single holiday, but I’ll try to add more as the years go by.
Black History and Futures Month
Resources
Black History page on history.com
Black history Month page on Government of Canada website
Ideas
Create a painting, drawing, or other artwork depicting a Black person you admire.
Write a poem honouring a Black historical figure
Cancer Prevention Month and Self-Check Month
Resources
Ideas
Canned Food Month
Resources
A Beginner’s Guide to Canning - How to Can Food at Home, article from Food Newtork
Canning 101: An Introduction to Caning, post from Homesteading Family
Ideas
Too much fish? Try canning them
Try making this Half-Sweet Marrow & Ginger Jam
Try making blackberry vodka, fudge, or jelly. You can get frozen blackberries to make these if it’s not the season for them where you live.. or save the recipes for later 
Or have a look at this post if you too have a fear of canning, and be inspired to try it out.
Creative Romance Month
Resources
Ideas
Free and Open Source Software Month
Resources
What is Open Source? (article from opensource.com)
Open Source Alternatives (article form opensource.com)
Ideas
Heart Month
Resources
Ideas
Library Lovers Month
Resources
19 Reasons Why You Should Go to The Library (blog post on Simple Life of a Country Wife)
12 Reasons for Visiting Your Local Library (article from PopSugar)
Bibliotourism: 7 Reasons Why Tourists Should Visit The Library
8 Tips for Visiting Your Local Library with Your Prechooler (article from Scholastic Parents)
Please note, this is from one of my old blogs. Why You Should Visit a Library During Your RV Trip You can also search “library” on this blog to see several posts about libraries we visited during our RV trip. My favourites include the Boston Public Library and the Sterling Municipal Library in Baytown, Texas.
Architectural Bound: 20 of the World’s Most Stunning Libraries, according to Popular Mechanics
The Most Impressive Libraries in Each USA State, according to Reader’s Digest
Ideas
Take out a library book on a new craft you want to try!
Check your local library’s website to see what kinds of “creative space” tools and machines they have available. Several libraries now offer 3D printers, sewing and embroidery machines, cricuts and more, so you can try these hobbies before investing in the equipment. All you need is a library card!
Got some old library check-out cards laying around? Try a mixed media painting with them!
Paint a picture of your favourite library, or make a drawing of a library-loving creature.
Create a work of art that shows your appreciation for libraries, like this burned wood sign.
Make a Litte Free Library to share the joy of books with neighbours.
Or create a miniature library
Share your latest library read in the What are you reading? thread. You can share non-library reads too, of course. Or share your reading list in this thread
Snack Month
Resources
31 Best Healthy Snacks—Quick & Easy Ideas from Taste of Home
Ideas
Try making a snack in a creative way! You could use some of our member’s creations for inspiration:
Here’s an awesome Fruit salad pirate ship. It’s supposed to be a preschool snack, but I think it would make a great centerpiece for a game night with friends, no matter your age 
Or make a Snackle Box to be prepared for all future snacking needs.
Looking for some vegetarian snack ideas? Check out this thread, or make these BBQ roasted chickpeas.
Or, if you’re a meat lover, try this maple bacon crack.
And, if you have pets, don’t forget to get them some treat snacks, too. These poopcicle pupcicles will make your doggo happy.
Not hungry? How about using “snack” as inspiration for a different craft? How about this adorable felted sweet valentine?
more to come