General Resources

• AKidsHeart.com Holiday fun for kids

• Ducksters history and fun facts about holidays

• Holiday Crafts and Activities A collection of our favorite games, activities, and crafts for many of the major holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, and Valentine's Day.

• Holidays on the Net Your Source for Holiday Celebrations on the World Wide Web

• The Holiday Zone Fun facts and activities for all holidays

• The Idea Box Kids activities, crafts, games, etc. for holidays

• TimeandDate.com holidays and observances around the world

• Web Holidays Information calendar about the holidays for each month.

Specific Holidays

April Fool's Day

• The Museum of Hoaxes wonderful stories contrived for the public, from ancient times to the present day

Arbor Day

• Arbor Day Online! information on National Arbor Day and how to get free trees

Birthdays

• Birthday Traditions from Around the World Birthday parties are always among the highlights of a child's year, but did you ever wonder how the tradition of birthday parties started?

• Famous Birthdays today's famous birthdays of important people from throughout history

Christmas

• AKidsHeart.com Christmas fun for kids

• Crayola.com Christmas coloring pages

• DLTK religious Christmas crafts

• First School free Christmas religious theme activities and crafts for toddlers, preschool and kindergarten (ages 2 to 6).

• Ministry to Children search our 2,690 free Bible lessons, coloring pages, and ideas for children's ministry.

• Northpole.com fun for kids, activities for teachers, letters to Santa & more

• Santaland's Kids Corner resource page (not just Christmas) - Christmas Activities - Advent Calendars - Games - Story Book Characters - Education - Television Shows Science - Movie Themes - Multi Themes - Art Work - Word Search - A la Carte - Associations 

• Track Santa with Norad track Santa from December 1 to December 25

Columbus Day

• 1492: An Ongoing Voyage excellent exhibit from the Library of Congress

Earth Day

• Disney Jr. Earth Day coloring pages

• Earth Day Groceries Project excellent and easy project for schools - collect, decorate, and distribute bags through local grocery stores

• Earth Day Network the nonprofit coordinating body of worldwide Earth Day activities - goal is to promote a healthy environment and a peaceful, just, sustainable world by organizing events, activities, and annual campaigns

Easter

• Disney Family dozens of kids’ Easter activities and ideas for a fun family Easter; egg-cellent crafts, games, recipes, and egg decorating.

• Easter Symbols and Legends brief explanation of symbols and legends

Father's Day

• Absolutely for Father's Day Celebrations Wallpapers, Greetings, Poems, Gift-Ideas, Recipes, and even a place to post your messages for the world to see

• All Kids Crafts crafts home-tested; fun, easy for children, and gifts that any dad is sure to love!

• DLTK Father's Day crafts and children's activities

• Free Kids Crafts craft ideas for kids to make for or with Dad: printable crafts, origami crafts, crafts from recycled items, cards and so much more.

Fourth of July

• The Declaration of Independence a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling and punctuation reflects the original.

• Ducksters history and fun facts about the holiday

• Fourth of July Crafts for Kids how to make bags, bracelets, candles, cards and more

Groundhog's Day

• Groundhog Day Official home of Punxsutawney Phil. Includes his official prediction, a history of the holiday, photos of Phil, movie, and more.

• Groundhog Day in the United States background on the holiday and a list of observance days for years past and present.

Halloween

• History and Traditions of Halloween all about the holiday plus poems 

• Pumpkin Carving Online carve a pumpkin online and light it up

Hanukkah

• Activity Village Hanukkah activities for Kids

• Chanukah (Hanukkah) for Kids arts & crafts, recipes, multimedia, games and more

• Torah Tots supersite for children with online games, activities, color pages, etc.

Kwanzaa

• Official Kwanzaa Web Site expansive account of its origins, concepts, values, symbols and practice 

Mardi Gras

• The Holiday Spot: Mardi Gras articles on the history and celebration, recipes, wallpapers, craft ideas, and more

• Mardi Gras Activities fun and crafts for kids

Martin Luther King Day

• Dr. King Timeline The Martin Luther King Jr timeline shows the impact this man had in his short 39 years of life.

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project contains secondary documents written about Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as primary documents written during King's life

• MLK Quiz test your knowledge of Dr. King with this online quiz

Memorial Day

• Arlington National Cemetery the official web site of the Arlington National Cemetery - contains information, maps, and resources

• Memorial Day a central point for finding information on Memorial Day

• National Cemetery System designed to assist you with National Cemetery information regarding: History, Facts and Statistics, Addresses and Phone numbers, Customer Service Standards, Burial Benefits, Eligibility, Arranging an Interment, Military Honors, Headstones and Markers, Presidential Memorial Certificates, and much more

• National Memorial Day Concert About the Concert, Images, Music and Memories, A Bit of History, and Resources and Support

• US Dept of Verterans Affairs

Mother's Day

• Ducksters history and fun facts about the holiday

• Mother's Day on the Net fun holiday things for you, your mom and your family, including stories to read, recipes to make and muffins to bake, pictures for the kids to color, and holiday craft gift ideas

New Year's Day

• Create a Calendar print and color a calendar for the new year

• New Year History, Traditions, and Customs overview of the holiday

Passover

• Parents Magazine fun facts and activities for Passover

• Passover for Kids arts & crafts, recipes, multimedia, games and more

• Torah Tots the story of Passover, The Seder, coloring pages, and fun and games 

Rosh Hashanah

• Rosh Hashanah for Kids arts & crafts, recipes, multimedia, games and more

Saint Patrick's Day

• St. Patrick's Day pictures to color, stationary to print and links to other sites

Thanksgiving

• Plimoth Plantation's Investigating the First Thanksgiving you are the Historian as you try to figure out what happened at the first Thanksgiving (includes Teacher's guide)

Valentine's Day

• St. Valentine's Day all about Valentine's Day

Veteran's Day

• Department of Veteran's Affairs: Veteran's Day history of the holiday, a free School Kit, plus lots more

• John's Word Search Puzzles: Veteran's Day find the words hidden in the puzzle

• Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall USA dedicated to honoring those who died in the Vietnam War

• VFW National Headquarters lots of information

Yom Kippur

• Tora Tots: Yom Kippur customs, songs, traditions presented in a fun way for kids

• Yom Kippur for Kids arts & crafts, recipes, multimedia, games and more