Grab the October Activity Calendar filled with a daily theme including a book and book based activity.
October Activity Calendar
Do you look forward to National Pumpkin Day or World Math Day?
These are just a few of the fun monthly holidays to be found during the month of October.
Celebrate these fun holidays with a daily October stories for kids and a book based activity.
October 1 National Hair Day
Its time to celebrate National Hair Day with all things HAIR!
The book,When Your Llama Needs a Haircut, is a fantastic way to start the celebration.
To continue celebrating, break out the cardboard and scissors for this funcutting paper hair craftyour kids will love.
Celebrate National Poetry Day by reading that then work on creating a simplecolor poemtogether.
After everyone is full from this delicious taco recipe, its time for some fun with books.
ReadDragons Love Tacoswith your kids first, then get creative and hands-on with thisDragons Love Tacos playdough activity.
This will be a Taco Day to remember!
Celebrate Mad Hatter Day by readingMad HattersTea Party.
Host your very ownpretend play tea partyafter reading the book to keep with the Mad Hatter theme.
Finish the day with some learning fun with theseAlice in Wonderland worksheets.
October 7 National Book Month
Challenge your entire family to read this National Book Month.
Thisreading log and bookmarks printablewill make it easy to keep track of the books each family member reads.
you might also get your kids thisDr.
Seusss Beginner Book Collectionso that they have different books to choose from!
Since its October, they can also choose from one of theseHalloween bookson this book list.
So much reading fun!
Seebook recommendations by grade levelhere!
Another great caramel treat to make are thesecaramelized pumpkin seeds.
Theyre so good, your kids will beg for more, even after Caramel Month is over!
If you want some hands-on fun mixed in with this tasty month, youll want to makecaramel apple slime!
This Fire Prevention Day, start learning about fire safety by reading the bookPete the Cat: Firefighter Pete.
Finish the learning with a little bit of fun with thisfire safety scavenger huntthat kids will love!
you’ve got the option to also use thisamazing fall apple cakeas inspiration for your decorating.
See all of ouramazing birthday party ideaswith amazing homemade cake ideas!
Start out by making thisyummy breakfast pizza.
Then readSecret Pizza Partyby Adam Rubin is a great book to start the day.
Once youve combined learning and pizza, make some deliciousTaco Pizzafor dinner (our families favorite!)
Kids will love these freeFarm Hidden Pictures Worksheetsand theseFree I Spy on the Farm Printables.
Then sneak in more learning with theseFarm Bingo Marker Worksheetsto practice writing and counitng.
Next, try theseFree Farm Color by Number Printablesto work on number recogntition.
Thispeek-a-boo farm animals activityis a great way to continue celebrating National Farmers Day.
you could also do thisFarmer in the Dell rhyming activityfor more Farmers Day fun.
October 14 Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a holiday that kids will love celebrating!
Get started by learning who Columbus was with the bookMy First Biography: Christopher Columbus.
you’re free to also use theseColumbus Day coloring sheets and writing promptsto keep the learning going.
Youll be inspired by these22 Columbus Day Crafts & Activities.
Thismonster dice matchis a perfect math game to play with younger children.
you could finish the day with someBedtime Math: A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late.
So many cat-themed things to do!
After reading this creative pasta book, your kids will be ready to have some pasta fun themselves.
Get started by making thisstained glass pasta craft, then continue the pasta fun withpasta play dough!
Both are hands-on activities that make celebrating Pasta Day a memorable experience.
October 18 National Chocolate Cupcake Day
Did somebody say CUPCAKE?
Youll hear a lot of this word on National Chocolate Cupcake Day!
To get in the cupcake mood, read the bookIf You Give a Cat a Cupcake.
you could also do thiscupcake math activity, a great way to combine learning with cupcakes.
ThisSnickers stuffed chocolate cupcake recipeis a great way to finish celebrating this tasty day.
October 19 National Dessert Month
National Dessert Month will quickly become one of your familys favorite celebrations!
There are so many desserts to choose from withSuper Simple Baking for Kids.
you could also make thislayered ice cream dessert recipe, a quick and tasty dessert that everyone will love.
There are so many dessert options, youll need more than a month for it all!
The bookSpilling Ink: A Young Writers Handbookis a great book to start learning about writing.
After reading this book, your kids will be ready to start writing their own creations.
Thesepicture writing promptscan help inspire their writing.
Thesefootball writing activitiescan also help your young writers get started if theyre having trouble.
**Donw miss over500 pages of Free Creative Writing Prompts.
You will find ideas based month, holidays, themes and more.
Some are in a monthly calendar, others have pictures to color with writing lines.
Its the perfect way to end Apple Day.
Want to sneak in more learning?
Weve got TONS of creativeapple ideas for preschoolers(like playdough mats, puzzles, and hold puching)!
After reading this book, keep learning with thisnuts about the alphabetactivity.
October 23 National Pizza Month
Start National Pizza Month with an educational activity.
Challenge your kids to a game ofpizza fractions!
Thispizza sliders recipeis the perfect way to start.
- If you want more pizza ideas, you could use the book,Pizza!
An Interactive Recipe Book.
you might also use thisnoun-verb food sortto challenge your kids with even more food fun.
October 25 National Art Day
Art has such a rich history.
On National Art Day, learn about this history with the book,The Story of Paintings.
October 26 National Pumpkin Day
Start the day with this yummyPumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread.
Now readThe Itsy Bitsy Pumpkin,a great book to read to celebrate National Pumpkin Day.
Next, find an extra pumpkin lying around the house (or go buy one!)
and have fun learning with thispumpkin volcano science activity.
No matter how old your children are, theyll love these pumpkin activities.
You will after readingAll Black Cats Are Not Alikefor National Black Cat Day.
They can also create individual black cats with thisblack cat paper craft.
you’re able to also do thishot chocolate science experimentto get your kids even more excited about chocolate.
you might also combine your childrens education with this tasty theme by makingalphabet soft pretzels!
Learn about the origins of pretzels with some fun ideas onMedieval Times for Kids.
Finally, practice phonics with thisHot Chocolate Phonics activityor work on sequencing with thesefree Hot Chocolate Sequencing Printables.
Dont forget to eat all of the leftover candy corn pieces after the experiment is done!
October 31 Halloween
Its Halloween!
you’re free to also have some spooky fun with thisspider counting activity.
After trick-or-treating, dont forget to secure your leftover candy to make someleftover Halloween bark!
