I’ve amassed a huge number of crafts and activities so I thought I would put them all in one place so they are easier to find. Use this list of National Days and Awareness Days in the UK to go straight to the relevant crafts from the gingerbread house blog!
List of National Days and Awareness Days in the UK
January
New Year’s Day 1st Jan
Twelfth Night 5th Jan
Epiphany 6th Jan
Plough Monday 8th Jan
160 Years of the London Underground 10th Jan
International Lego Day 28th Jan
February
St Bride’s Day 1 Feb
Candelmas 2 Feb
Chinese New Year 12 Feb
Valentine’s Day 14 Feb
Shrove Tuesday 16 Feb
Pokemon Day 27 Feb
March
St David’s Day 1 Mar
Dr Seuss Day 2 Mar
World Book Day 4 Mar
Crufts 7-10 Mar
International Women’s Day 8 Mar
British Science Week
Pi Day 14 Mar
Mothering Sunday 14 Mar
Red Nose Day
St Patricks’ Day 17 Mar
Global Recycling Day 18 Mar
Vernal Equinox and the start of astronomical Spring 20 Mar
Start of British Summer Time/clocks go forward 28th Mar
April
April Fool’s Day 1 Apr
National Scrabble Day 13 Apr
Easter
Earth Day 22 Apr
St George’s Day 23 Apr
Shakespeare Day 23 Apr
May
May Day 1 May
Star Wars Day 4 May
VE Day 8 May
Mass Observation Day 12 May
Middlesex Day 16 May
Bee Day 20 May
World Otter Day 26 May
Elmer Day 29 May
Royal Oak Day 29 May
June
30 Days Wild 1-30 June
National Gingerbread Day
Father’s Day 20 June
Summer Solstice 20 June
Midsummer 24 June
National Take your dog to work day 26 June
Wimbledon
July
Alice in Wonderland Day 4 July
Fourth of July 4 July
August
VJ Day 15 Aug
National Dog Day
September
Roald Dahl Day 13 Sep
Battle of Britain 80 Day 15 Sep
Michaelmas 29 Sep
October
Trafalgar Day 21 Oct
Apple Day 21 Oct
Halloween
November
Guy Fawkes 5 Nov
Remembrance Day 11 Nov
National Gingerbread Cookie Day 21 Nov
Martinmas 11 Nov
Stir Up Sunday 24 Nov
St Andrews Day 30 Nov
December
National Grinch Day Dec 1
Winter Solstice 21 Dec
Christmas Day 25 Dec
