Need a Topic for Your Scavenger Hunt?

February has several holidays, you know...there's President's Day, Groundhog Day and Valentine's Day and of course you know it is Black History Month. One of the online groups I follow faithfully has a member who publishes a list of "special events" for each month. One of them might make a good topic for your group project, the scavenger hunt. Others are just interesting. Some are just silly, but it just goes to show that there is something to celebrate every day!

February 2009 is...

AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
Bake for Family Fun
Festival of Camellias
International Boost Your Self Esteem Month
International Expect Success Month
Library Lovers' Month
Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month
National African American History Month (also Black History Month)
National Bird Feeding Month
National Cherry Month
National Children's Dental Health Month
National Laugh-Friendly Month
National Parent Leadership Month
National Pet Dental Health Month
National Senior Independence Month
National Time Mangagement Month
Prevent-a-Litter Month
Relationship Wellness Month
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
Sweet Potato Month
Unchain a Dog Month
Wise Health Consumer Month
Worldwide Renaissance of the Hearth Month
Youth Leadership Month

Children's Authors & Illustrators Week (2/1-2/7)
International Coaching Week (2/1-2/7)
National Patient Recognition Week (2/1-2/7)
Publicity For Profit Week (2/1-2/7)
Solo Diners Out Week (2/1-2/7)
Women's Heart Week (2/1-2/7)
International Networking Week (2/1-2/7)
Candlemas (2/2)
Bonza Bottler Day (2/2)
Ground Hog Day (2/2)
Imbolc (Imbolg, Lupercalia, Feast of Pan, Feast of Torches, Feast of
Waxing Light, Bright's Day, and Oimelc) (2/2)
Halfway Point of Winter (2/3)
Japan: Setsubin (Bean-Throwing Festival) (2/3)
National Girls and Women in Sports Day (2/4)
Paczki Day (2/5)

Solar Eclipse (2/9)
Japan: Founding Day--660 B.C. (2/11)
Lincoln's Birthday (2/12)
Valentine's Day (2/14)

National Engineers Week (2/15-2/21)
President's Day (2/16)
Brazil: Carnival (2/17)
National PTA Founder's Day (2/17)

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (2/22-2/28)
National Pancake Week (2/22-2/28)
Read Me Week (2/23-2/27)
Washington's Birthday (2/22)
Bun Day in Iceland (2/23)
International Pancake Day (2/24)
Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans (2/24)
Spay Day USA (2/24)
Ash Wednesday (Lent Begins) (2/25)
National Polar Bear Day (2/27)