find the fun in February
February is one of my favorite months of the year. I always feel like since it’s shorter, it’s a little sweeter. Here are 28+ ways to Find The Fun with The Curious Year calendar this month.
February is Heart Month. Feel the love this month with a playlist that’ll give you alllll the heart eyes 😍😍😍
February 1st – Read Aloud Day. Choose your favorite children’s book, excerpt from a book, a poem or a song to read aloud at dinner!
February 2nd – Tater Tot Day. May today bring you a pleasant surprise, like finding a tater tot in your french fries 😉🍟 Elevate those tots with this sauce.
February 3rd – Feed the Birds Day. Try making a cute DIY bird feeder for your neighborhood birdies.
February 4th – Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. Here’s some inspo for your ice cream for breakfast bar Topping tip: your favorite childhood cereal 🍦😍
February 5th – Chocolate Fondue Day. Don’t mind if I fon-due. This day should definitely happen more than once a year. For now, here’s how to host a fondue party.
February 6th – Froyo Day. It’s pretty hard to follow up ice cream for breakfast day… but here’s a super easy homemade frozen yogurt recipe 😋
February 7th – Fettuccine Alfredo Day. Anytime I see/read/hear Fettuccine Alfredo I can’t not think about the “Fun Run” episode of The Office when Michael eats a big helping before running the 5k 🤣 And here’s the best Fettuccine Alfredo I could find on the internet.
February 8th – Potato Lover’s Day. Idk about you, but I’ve never met a potato I didn’t like. Here are 70+ ways to make potatoes. 🍟
February 9th – Read in the Bathtub Day. Simple as that! 🛁 📖
February 10th – Umbrella Day. Watch Mary Poppins Returns while online shopping for a new umbrella (oops, already found one ☂️🌼😏)
February 11th – Make a Friend Day. Here’s a great read about how to deepen friendships for lifelong health and happiness. 👯♀️
February 12th – Plum Pudding Day. If you’re wondering “What the heck is Plum Pudding?” you’re not alone. Plum Pudding is a traditional British dessert served for Christmas – it’s essentially a fruit cake 🍰 Here’s how to make Mary Berry (the OG Queen on The Great British Bake Off)’s Christmas Pudding.
February 13th – Get a Different Name Day. Celebrate by watching the Princess Consuela Banana Hammock episode of Friends 😂 Or play a game of Family!***link
February 14th – Cream Filled Chocolates Day. Is it even Valentine’s Day without a box of chocolates? Pssst: If you’re looking for ideas for celebrating Valentine’s Day – check out this Pinterest board 💘
February 15th – Gum Drop Day. Here’s a brief history of the Gum Drop. Play a game of Candy Land or Tic Tac Toe and use gum drops as your playing pieces!
February 16th – Innovation Day. Here’s a fun read about “6 innovations that made the modern world” 🤓
February 17th – Random Acts of Kindness Day. Let’s keep this day on repeat all year 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Here’s a list of 50 ideas to delight someone – whether it’s a neighbor, a friend or a stranger 💕
February 18th – Thumb Appreciation Day. Have a thumb wrestling tournament, make thumbprint art, give someone a thumbs up 👍🏼👍🏼
February 19th – Chocolate Mint Day. I feel like this is a good reason to make Naptime Kitchen’s Andes Brownies 😎 P.S. don’t sleep on her tip about cutting your brownies with a *plastic* knife, it’s life-changing.
February 20th – Comfy Day. Here for the comfy clothes & comfort food 😋
February 21st – Pancake Day. Have pancakes for breakfast, lunch & dinner… or all 3 😏
February 22nd – Be Humble Day. Make a humble pie! 🥧
February 23rd – Play Tennis Day. Break out your racket, brush up on your tennis lingo, or check out this tennis-themed read 🎾
February 24th – Tortilla Chip Day. Feels like a good day to make an epic chip & salsa spread, or have nachos for dinner 💃🏼
February 25th – Tongue Twister Day. Try out these tongue twisters at the dinner table 🤪
February 26th – Tell a Fairy Tale Day. Here’s the history behind all those fairytales from childhood that you know & love. ✨
February 27th – Retro Day. Go antiquing, listen to some retro music, or watch an old movie 📺
February 28th – Chocolate Souffle Day. Channel Mandy Moore from Because I Said So and get baking! 🍫👩🏻🍳
I hope this list of ideas helps you find more fun in your days this February 🎉
