Resources for February Observances

Various organizations, states, and nations recognize observances each month. Resources help parents, caregivers, and child care professionals acknowledge and navigate them.

Here is a list of resources for February observances.

Month-Long Observances

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

• Let’s Celebrate Black History Song!, Sesame Street

• I Am the Dream, Mr. Pete’s Playhouse

• Race and Social Justice Books for Kids, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

• Anti-Racism Tools, Trying Together

• February is Black History Month, BlackHistory.gov

• 2026 Theme: A Century of Black History Commemorations, Association for the Study of African American Life and History

• 13 Meaningful Black History Month Activities for Kids to Add to Your Lesson Plans, TeachStarter

LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH

• Buzzwords & Activities, Buzzword Pittsburgh

• Locations, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

• Supporting Families to Foster a Love of Reading, Reading Ready Pittsburgh

Week-Long Observances

FEBRUARY 14-20 IS RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS WEEK

• Try a Little Kindness, Tori Kelly & Sesame Street

• Kindness is a Muscle, Peacock Jr.

• Make Kindness the Norm, Random Acts of Kindness Foundation

• Random Acts of Kindness, Mental Health Foundation

Day Observances

FEBRUARY 2 IS GROUNDHOG DAY

• Happy Groundhog Day!, Sesame Street

• Groundhog Day, Curious George

• Free Groundhog Day Activities, Teachers Pay Teachers

FEBRUARY 7 IS TAKE YOUR CHILD TO THE LIBRARY DAY

• Locations, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

• Take Your Child to the Library Day, Take Your Child to the Library Day

• Take Your Child to the Library Day Registration Continues to Grow, Every Library

FEBRUARY 11 IS NATIONAL MAKE A FRIEND DAY

• Billy Porter Sings About Making Friends, Sesame Street

• This is the Way We Make Friends, Super Simple Kids Songs

• SHARE Activity Book, Buzzword Pittsburgh

FEBRUARY 20 IS WORLD SOCIAL JUSTICE DAY

• World Day of Social Justice, United Nations

• What is Social Justice? Kids’ Garden Video, Aspen Foundation

• HUMAN Activity Book, Buzzword Pittsburgh

• Race and Social Justice Books for Kids, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

• Public Policy Agenda, Trying Together

• Early Childhood Funding Map, Trying Together

FEBRUARY 21 IS LANGUAGE DAY

• Buzz Word Explains Why Language is Important, Sesame Street

• Spanish Me, English Me Song, Sesame Street

• Hello Around the World, JunyTony

• How to Support Language Development in Bilingual Children, Lorilet M, Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist

• 5 Simple Language Play Ideas for Language Development, Hands On As We Grow