November means Thanksgiving! But that’s just one day, there are 29 more days to fill with fall activities, indoor play, turkey-basting November fun.
In addition to Thanksgiving, you can also celebrate Pumpkin Destruction Day, Love Your Freckles Day, Evolution Day, Pickles Day, and more – all this month.
Check this list, and you’ll find the perfect thing to do with your kids each and every day. For more ideas for Thanksgiving activities (like 25 Funny Thanksgiving Jokes for Kids, Fun and Festive Thanksgiving Coloring Pages for Kids, Best Thanksgiving Movies for Kids and the Whole Family, and more!) check out our Thanksgiving Activities Guide for Families.
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Fun November Holidays for Kids – A Holiday (or Something!) to Celebrate Every Day in 2026
November 1 – Daylight Saving Time Ends
Time to fall back and get an extra hour of sleep! Technically, daylight saving time ends at 2 am local time on Sunday, November 1, in places that observe it, so set those clocks back an hour on Saturday night before bed.
November 2 – Día de los Muertos
Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 1 & 2. This joyful holiday is all about remembering loved ones who are no longer with us and celebrating their memories. Try making an ofrenda (an offering) at a home altar, which can be decorated for your ancestors and covered with candles, photos, and flowers. Make some Pan de Muerto to accompany your screening of The Book of Life to round out your celebration.
November 3 – Election Day
Take your kids to the voting booth (or let them wear your “I voted” sticker from your vote-by-mail ballot all day). To get kids in an electoral frame of mind, try these voting coloring pages or a fun “If I were President” Mad Libs.
November 4 – National Candy Day
Ok, the kids have had almost a week of gorging on Halloween candy. So, rather than celebrate candy by eating it, it’s time to think about giving the rest of it, or at least most of the rest of it, away! We’ve updated our list of Where to Donate Halloween Candy: 5 Sweet Options for Families, so your tooth-rotting treats will go to a good cause.
November 5 – National Red Head Day
Got a ginger in your life? Celebrate that gorgeous head of hair. If not, celebrate one of our favorite redheads in pop culture:
- Ariel — Sing along with The Little Mermaid
- Jesse from Toy Story — Disney likes a redhead, and we couldn’t just pick princesses!
- Princess Anna — It’s never a bad time to rewatch Frozen. (Ok, we picked two princesses.)
- The Weasleys — Whether you prefer the books or the movies, the Weasleys are everyone’s favorite family of redheads.
- Ginger Spice — Dance around the house to the Spice Girls!
November 6 – National Nachos Day
I love any night when dinner is handled, especially when it’s something everyone loves. My favorite way to make nachos with kids is to give everyone a cake tin of tortilla chips and let them customize their own nachos. Set up bowls with favorite toppings: beans (refried or black), cheeses, chicken or ground beef, tomatoes, peppers, jalapeños, onions, olives, mushrooms – whatever kids in your family like! Be sure to have salsa and sour cream to top it with when it comes out of the oven.
November 7 – Pumpkin Destruction Day
The Saturday after Halloween is always Pumpkin Destruction Day, the perfect day to get rid of your rotting gourds. Get creative with your kids! Some cool ways to destroy your pumpkins include: smash them, go pumpkin bowling, have a pumpkin drop with the whole neighborhood and see whose pumpkin can make the biggest splat, use a pumpkin cannon (you might need to find one near you), or create a pumpkin slingshot (here’s how to build one at home)!
Make slime in your kitchen, believe it or not, it’s science! Photo by Ally Noel
November 8 – National STEM Day
We had so many fun STEM experiments, we had to round up the best of our at-home STEM activities and science experiments for kids of all ages into this Guide to Science Experiments for Kids and Fun STEM Activities. Pick one that’s perfect for the whole family.
November 9 – Go to an Art Museum Day
One of my favorite days of the year: an excuse to take kids to a local art museum. One of my favorite ways to introduce kids to art is to plan a scavenger hunt of things to find hiding in the pictures.
November 10 – Sesame Street Day
Sunny day, chasing the clouds away! Everyone loves Sesame Street. To make your kids smile (no matter their age!), check out the Sesame Street Instagram page, which is filled with clips of celebs meeting your favorite muppets. It’ll send you all on a trip down memory lane, talking about your favorite characters.
November 11 – Veterans Day
Veterans Day is always celebrated on November 11, no matter what day of the week it falls on. Honor all the members of our armed forces by seeking out a parade or celebration near you on your local calendar of events.
November 12 – Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
Remember when these books came out? They’re really about looking for inspiration and meaning in life; which is a great topic for kids! Talk about what inspires them, what makes them happy, and what you can do to help them achieve more. You can also make some chicken soup! (It’s number 28 on our list of 100 easy recipes kids love.)
November 13 – Sadie Hawkins Day
Sadie Hawkins Day is the old-fashioned holiday (started in 1938!) that was about gender reversal – you know, like girls getting to ask boys to dance. We’ve come a long way, baby! However, this holiday is a great time to talk to kids about their own thoughts on gender, and how they feel about it.
Play pickleball on National Pickle Day. Photo by Jody Mercier
November 14 – National Pickle Day
Pickles are the best. Here’s a quick list of fun ways to honor the pickle today!
November 15 – America Recycles Day
At Mommy Poppins, we are ALL about recycling. Start with learning about what can be recycled, then make some recycled crafts. You’ll find all this and so much more in our Earth Kids Guide to Green Activities for the Planet.
November 16 – Button Day
Here are 4 fun ways to celebrate buttons on Button Day!
November 17 – Homemade Bread Day
Make some bread today. An easy place to start when making bread for the first time is this miracle, never-fail, no-knead bread recipe!
November 18 – Mickey Mouse Day
M-I-C- See you real soon! K-E-Y – Why? Because we love you! Your kids might be more familiar with Disney Princesses than with the mouse that started it all. Show them some fun old Mickey Mouse cartoons. Start with Steamboat Willie! A nice dinner of pancakes shaped like Mickey might be a fun accompaniment.
On a rainy or chilly day, nothing beats a Monopoly marathon! Photo by fotologic via Flickr 2.0
November 19 – Play Monopoly Day
Kids can try to drive parents into bankruptcy! No, not preschool or college; it’s the classic board game. Play a game of Monopoly for hours (and hours and hours) of fun.
November 20 – Universal Children’s Day – Make it Yes Day!
When my kids were little, we celebrated their half-birthday as a Yes Day. If that’s not your family’s tradition, Children’s Day is a fabulous day to choose to have a Yes Day. This idea started with the book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and then became a movie starring Jennifer Garner and Jenna Ortega.
November 21 – World Television Day
Kids don’t watch as many actual TV shows these days; they’re more into streaming snippets, verticals, TikToks, and funny videos. But curl up tonight and show them how fun TV can be! We’ve got a few lists for you. One is our favorite from our own childhoods: 90s Kids Shows To Stream with Your Family. And if you can’t find something there, we’ve also got a list of the 100 Best Kids’ TV Shows of All Time.
November 22 – Love Your Freckles Day
If you don’t have freckles, draw some on! Really, this day is a way of saying “love what makes you unique.” Talk about what makes everyone in your family unique, and celebrate it. Then read a favorite freckle book!
November 23 – Adoption Day
Adopt a pet, adopt a neighbor to check in on, or adopt a new habit!
November 24 – Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
Everyone has something unique they’re good at! Talk about what each person in your family considers their unique talent, and then put on a Unique Talent Show!
November 25 – National Tie One On Day
While this day sounds a little sus, it’s actually about putting on an apron to prepare food for Thanksgiving. So dig out some aprons (or make them with dish towels and ribbons!) and have the kids help you prepare some of the Thanksgiving foods!
November 26 – Thanksgiving Day
Have a wonderful, tasty day with family. Start your meal by honoring the land of the Indigenous People who originally inhabited it, and then turn on the Macy’s Day Parade!
November 27 – Black Friday
No need to battle crowds at the stores, simply peruse our ultimate Holiday Gift Guide with gifts for kids of all ages and place your order online!
November 28 – Small Business Saturday
Mass market, big box stores are crowded and bad for the environment—and just plain no fun. So, shop locally! Find your favorite cool local toy store, book store, or unique museum gift shop and stock up on cool gifts.
November 29 – National Square Dance Day
Learn a new dance together! This YouTube video is a great explanation (and yes, it’s annoying, but believe me, it’s the least annoying of the Square Dancing instructional videos!)
November 30 – Elf on the Shelf Return Day
It’s time for the Elf on the Shelf to come back. Dig him out of storage, let the kids put him somewhere, and get ready for a month of elf tricks. Check out our favorite parent-proven-to-be-easy 50 Best Elf on the Shelf Ideas.
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