National Days to Celebrate in October with Kids!
Thinking about including the National Days to Celebrate in October in your homeschooling days? You’re in the right place! I’m sharing a list of the most kid-friendly days to celebrate in October as well as a number of resources and even a freebie!
Let’s do this!
Why Include National Days to Celebrate in October?
The month of October is already filled with activities for your homeschoolers to celebrate, right? I mean, you’ve got Halloween and likely already have trips to the pumpkin patch and apple orchard planned. Why add more activities?
You guys, it’s possible we’re making this more of a big deal than it really is. When it comes to completing National Day activities, it usually takes my kids and I 10 minutes tops per day. That’s a drop in the bucket when it comes to quality time spent together, right?!
Including the National Days in our homeschool activities not only gives us a reason to celebrate each and every day, but also encourages us to learn something new every day. I mean, how else are the kids going to learn that October 19 is National Seafood Bisque Day? Or that October 5 is National Do Something Nice Day?
Right?!
Whether you use the National Day activities as a quick activity or use them to launch an hours-long deep dive investigation…they encourage learning and making memories together and we’re all for that!
October Writing Prompts
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.
When it comes to writing prompts related to the national days to celebrate in October, 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 FREE National Days to Celebrate in October 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. “October 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 October that we’ve included as well as 9 National Month themes we’ve included (just want that printable? Keep reading!)
- 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
The best part? If your kids enjoy the writing prompts for the National Days in October, (pretty sure they will!) I’m pretty sure they’d enjoy writing prompts for national days to celebrate all year long!
Check ’em all out here:
- National Days to Celebrate in January
- National Days to Celebrate in February
- National Days to Celebrate in March
- National Days to Celebrate in April
- National Days to Celebrate in May
- National Days to Celebrate in June
- National Days to Celebrate in July
- National Days to Celebrate in August
- National Days to Celebrate in September
- National Days to Celebrate in October
- National Days to Celebrate in November
- National Days to Celebrate in December
National Days to Celebrate in October Conversation Cards
You know, we’re all about options over here! Sometimes my kids like writing, sometimes they prefer to chat. Assuming your kids may be the same way, I went ahead and made a conversational form of the October writing prompts!
The free National Days to Celebrate in October Conversation Cards include the same 30 days of prompts included in the writing prompts as well as the same 9 monthly prompts…they’re just in a conversational form.
The conversation cards do require a little more prep than the writing prompts, but I’ve always found the conversation cards to be worth the effort.
To prep the October Conversation Cards, just print out the pages (cardstock is always suggested to help with durability), laminate, cut into separate cards, hole punch the corner, and group together on a binder ring. It really is pretty easy and should only take about 15 minutes or so to prep for an entire month.
In addition to being a great way to differentiate an activity, the conversation cards are a wonderful way to include some learning and creative conversation while on-the-go to a field trip or even your homeschool co-op!
National Days to Celebrate in October Activities
Take your daily celebrations a step further by including a fun activity! This is a work in progress on my end, so go ahead and bookmark/pin this article so you can refer back to it as I update it. As you read the list of National Days to Celebrate in October below, if you see a day’s theme that’s blue in color and underlined…go ahead and click! It’ll take you to an activity or resource you can use to help celebrate that day!
Both the October Writing Prompt set and the October Conversation Cards set include the following National Days and National Month themes:
National Days to Celebrate in October
- October 1: Homemade Cookies Day
- October 2: Name your Car Day
- October 3: Family TV Show Day
- October 4: Cinnamon Bun Day
- October 5: Do Something Nice Day
- October 6: Coaches Day
- October 7: You Matter to Me Day
- October 8: Hero Day
- October 9: Fire Prevention Day
- October 10: Cake Decorating Day
- October 11: Myths and Legends Day
- October 12: Savings Day
- October 13: Train your Brain Day
- October 14: Dessert Day
- October 15: Grouch Day
- October 16: Sports Day
- October 17: Pasta Day
- October 18: Chocolate Cupcake Day
- October 19: Seafood Bisque Day
- October 20: Youth Confidence Day
- October 21: Reptile Awareness Day
- October 22: Make a Dog’s Day
- October 23: Boston Cream Pie Day
- October 24: Food Day
- October 25: Greasy Food Day
- October 26: Pumpkin Day
- October 27: Black Cat Day
- October 28: First Responders Day
- October 29: Hermit Day
- October 30: Candy Corn Day
- October 31: Knock Knock Jokes Day
In addition to the National Days, I’ve also included 9 National Month themes for October:
- Eat Better, Eat Together Month
- Health Literacy Month
- Halloween Safety Month
- Cookbook Month
- Emotional Wellness Month
- Financial Planning Month
- Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
- Pumpkin Month
- Apple Month
National Days to Celebrate in October Freebie
Getting access to the freebie is super easy. Just fill out the form below and it’ll get sent straight to your inbox!
As always, I’d love to hear about how you’ve used this printable (or any of my resources!) in your homeschool. Please leave a comment below or, better yet, share your experience in my free Facebook Group: That Homeschool Family Hangout.
Until next time, stay safe and enjoy quality time with your family,
Elizabeth Dukart is a proud Florida based born and raised Jersey Girl, wife, and mom of 2 human boys & 1 canine boy.
Created in 2021, Elizabeth owns and publishes That Homeschool Family: a free resource for homeschooling parents and beyond! A seasoned blogger, Elizabeth previously published a popular location-specific family resource blog, but decided to “Pivot!” her blogging focus after she started homeschooling her two boys in 2020. In addition to this blog, you can follow Elizabeth’s homeschooling and family adventures on Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest. She can also be found in her Facebook Group: That Homeschool Family Hangout.
When she’s not busy taking over the world or homeschooling, Elizabeth can be found listening to music (especially The Beatles & Harry Styles!), being silly with her boys, watching movies with family, shopping, or traveling!
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