National Days to Celebrate in December with Kids!
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We all know about the standard national holidays in December, but what about those unique, sometimes off-the-wall national days to celebrate in December? As a homeschooling family, the national days to celebrate in December make for some pretty fun ways to think creatively and encourage literacy!
How do the national days to celebrate in December help out with homeschooling activities, you ask?
My kids have been thriving in the homeschool setting. If there’s one thing I’ve noticed, though, it’s that generic writing prompts can get boring real fast. When I was a teacher, I noticed the same with my students, so, there’s a chance your kids could be having the same experience. There are so many resources out there, but my boys have been loving my themed writing prompts because they’re fun, they’re relevant, and they encourage creativity and critical thinking.
If you’re interested in having your elementary-age child or students complete writing prompts related to the national days to celebrate in December, definitely check out my printable in my Teachers Pay Teachers store! All of my printables are reasonably priced, high-quality (thank you, education degree and graphics trainings!), and….my favorite part…FUN & CREATIVE! Because we might as well make learning as fun as possible, right?!
When it comes to writing prompts related to the national days to celebrate in December, I typically let my kids complete them as the first task on their daily homeschool schedule. Starting the day off with a fun activity, in which there are really no right or “wrong” answers, gets them excited for their day and gets us started on the right foot. Since the printable set I made includes prompts for the entire month, the national days to celebrate writing prompts are pretty much a “set it and forget it” activity because I print out an entire month’s worth of prompts at a time.
The National Days to Celebrate in December writing prompt set includes the following:
- an entire month’s worth of daily writing prompts
- each page is dated by the month number date (ex. “December 1”), but not the day of the week, so this resource can be used for ANY calendar year.
- 9 “national month” writing prompts
- just in case you come across a national day writing prompt that you’re not jiving with, there are 9 for backup! These are NOT dated, but are month specific
- a blank writing prompt template
- just in case you want to use for other lessons
- a printable with all of the National Days to Celebrate in December that we’ve included as well as 9 National Month themes we’ve included (just want that printable? Click here!)
- a journal cover
- plenty of space for doodles and personalization, there’s even a spot for your child/student to write their name to claim the writing prompt journal as their own
- A copy of our daily Creation Challenges for the month
- The best part? If your kids enjoy the writing prompts for the national days in December, I’m pretty sure they’d enjoy writing prompts for national days to celebrate all year long! Each and every month is available for purchase monthly or as a (coming soon) yearly bundle!
National Days to Celebrate in December
- December 1: Eat a Red Apple Day
- December 2: Special Education Day
- December 3: Make a Gift Day
- December 4: Wear Brown Shoes Day
- December 5: Bathtub Party Day
- December 6: Microwave Oven Day
- December 7: Cotton Candy Day
- December 8: Brownie Day
- December 9: Llama Day
- December 10: Nobel Prize Day
- December 11: Have a Bagel Day
- December 12: Gingerbread House Day
- December 13: Cocoa Day
- December 14: Monkey Day
- December 15: Cupcake Day
- December 16: Chocolate Covered Anything Day
- December 17: Maple Syrup Day
- December 18: Twin Day
- December 19: Holly Day
- December 20: Go Caroling Day
- December 21: Look on the Bright Side Day
- December 22: Abilities Day
- December 23: Pfeffernusse Day
- December 24: Last Minute Shoppers Day
- December 25: Pumpkin Pie Day
- December 26: Thank-You Note Day
- December 27: Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
- December 28: Call a Friend Day
- December 29: Still Need to Do Day
- December 30: Bacon Day
- December 31: Unlucky Day
- GRAB OUR FREEBIE for these dates!
I’d LOVE to know how your kids enjoy the national days to celebrate in December writing prompts I’ve created! I definitely encourage you to email me with your feedback and, if you have any other ideas for printables, please let me know! I’m always making more and would be happy to take some special requests. If it’s a new resource, there’s a chance I might even hook you up with a set {wink, wink, nudge, nudge}.
Stay safe and enjoy time with your family,
