Elephants are both enormous and exciting! World Elephant Day is August 12th. There are so many ways to celebrate these beautiful animals and share in the teaching and fun with your kids! Celebrate your love for elephants with any of these 25 elephant day activities that are perfect for celebrating World Elephant Day!
World Elephant Day
1. There is no better way to celebrate World Elephant Day then with Elephant Coloring Pages. Easy Peasy Fun
2. Practice all the fine motor, gross motor, and visual development in a super fun way with these 3 Fun Elephant Activities that do just that. Your Therapy Source
3. Learn all about The Parts of an Elephant with an easy printable booklet! In Our Pond
4. Making a Cardboard Tube Elephant is so much fun that you may want to make two or even three! Creative Family Fun
5. With oversized elephant traits these Printable Elephant Puppets are a perfect learning tool. Ruffles and Rainboots
6. Check out these Hey Elephant Printables that make wonderful additions to circle time for preschoolers. My Storytime Corner
7. Try out some Sponge Painting Elephant fun that can be as colorful and vibrant as possible! Buggy and Buddy
8. Turn trash into treasure with a Cardboard Elephant made from a cereal box. Pink Stripey Socks
9. Enjoy reading? These Safari Inspired Bookmarks are perfect for saving places in all your favorite elephant stories! Red Ted Art
10. Use this template for a Printable Elephant to create a cute an enormous elephant that is great learning for kindergarten! Artsy Craftsy Mom
11. Bring on the science excitement when making Elephant Toothpaste that is seriously cool! Preschool Powol Packets
12. Learn all about colors and patterns with a Madhubani Elephant Bookmark that is simply beautiful. Artsy Craftsy Mom
Elephant Craft Preschool
13. Handprint Elephants are what every preschooler loves to create, and easy too! Red Ted Art
14. Make a Milk Jug Elephant with colorful tissue paper! The Imagination Tree
15. Get up and moving with an Elephant Stomp that is so much fun! Frogs Snails & Puppy Dog Tails
16. What excitement and silliness these free Printable Elephant Masks bring. Itsy Bitsy Fun
17. Use up any cereal boxes you have on hand for Elephant Pull Toys that kids can really get creative with. Hello Wonderful
18. Give a Cupcake Liner Elephant a try and the kids will love creating their own cuteness! I Heart Crafty Things
19. This Paper Plate Rocking Elephant is an adorable toy in the making. The Joy of Sharing
20. Reuse all the old newspaper and make a Recycled Elephant Craft your kids will adore! Buggy and Buddy
21. Explore all that is elephants and create an Elephant Zoo Craft with simple craft materials. A Dab of Glue Will Do
22. Create an Elephant Puppet that is perfect for story time or pretend play. Easy Peasy Fun
23. Check out this E Is For Elephant Template for learning the letter E and learning about elephants too! Schooling A Monkey
24. Craft and read all at the same time which builds both skills with an Elephant Activity like this one. A Dab of Glue Will Do
25.E is for Elephant and this Printable is ideal for dot stickers, markers, or even tiles. The Measured Mom
Plus don’t miss these super cute and FREE Letter E Worksheets with instructions to make an elephant hand art.
Fun Holidays
We love celebrating fun holidays and fun days throughout the year! We have lots more special days throughout the year with activities to inspire you to create memories with your kids:
- Did you know there is a national Dice Day on December 4th? Try these dice games for kids
- Try these candy cane activities for National Candy Cane Day on December 26th
- After Christmas comes Three Kings Day for Kids on January 6th
- Celebrate Penguin Day on January 20th with these penguin crafts and activities
- Fun crafts and activities to celebrate Chinese New Year for Kids
- Carnival Crafts and Activities for National Carnival Day February 26
- These moon activities for kids will take you out of this world for National Moon Day on July 20th
- National Honey Bee Day is August 17th, celebrate with these bee activities for kids
- Learn about author Roald Dahl on September 13th with these roald dahl craft ideas
- Enjoy National Chocolate Day in Octoboer with these chocolate activities
- Become a super hero on Batman Day this September 15th with batman crafts and activities
- August 3rd is Watermelon Day, celebrate with these watermelon activities
- Sweeten your next July 15th with these gummy worm games for Gummy Worm Day
- Happy Birthday Donald Duck! Join in on the celebration this June 9th with these Donald Duck Day activities
- Head down to Seasame Street for these sesame street crafts for Sesame Street Day on November 10th
- Eat up on October 4th and celebrate Taco Day with these taco crafts
- Kids will love celebrating the largest living land mammal with these elephant activities to celebrate World Elephant Day on August 12th
- Mark your calendar for one of two donut days on June 7th and try these fun donut activities
- Celebrate Eric Carle’s birthday March 2nd with these hungry caterpillar crafts
- We celebrate Dr. Seuss day on his birthday on March 2nd with these fun dr seuss activities
- The 2nd week of mark is Bubble week! Join in on the fun with these bubble activities
- Let’s hear it for National Popcorn Day on January 19th with these poporn crafts
- Stay in your pjs for the Festival of Sleep Day on January 3rd and try one of these pajama day activities
- Grab some candy and try one of these activities for National Candy Day on November 4th.
- Make one of these mad hatter hat ideas to celebrate Mad Hatter Day on Octoboer 6th
- Show your patriotism by celebrating Flag Day on June 14th with one of these flag day activities
- Kids will go nuts over these jelly bean crafts for National Jelly Bean Day on April 22nd.
- Teach kids about our amazing planet on Earth Day this April 22nd with these Earth Day crafts
- Learn about frogs on Save the Frogs Day this April 30th with these frog activities
- May the 4th be with you on Star Wars Day! Try one of these star wars crafts today
- Celebrate Dental Health Month in February with these clever dental crafts
