March 1: St. David’s Day, the celebration of the patron saint of Wales. St. David’s Day activities for kids.

March 2: Texas independence Day. On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence from Mexico. They’re celebrating all week long out in Luckenbach. And in Austin.

March 2: Read Across America Day, celebrated on the birthday of Theodore Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. What’s your favorite Dr. Seuss book?

March 3: National Anthem Day. The bill designating The Star Spangled Banner as our national anthem was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Hoover on this day in 1931. Read Peter Spier’s The Star Spangled Banner.

March 4: March is National Craft Month. You can check out the Craft and Hobby Association Teacher Place for lots of craft ideas for students. Maybe I can even find a craft idea for the craftily-challenged.

March 6: Alamo Day. Also in 1836, four days after the Texans declared their independence, the Alamo fell to the Mexican forces under the command of General Lopez de Santa Ana. William Travis, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett and 186 other brave men died at the Alamo defending the freedom of Texas.

March 7: Monopoly was invented on this day in 1933. Start a game. We never finish, do you?

March 11: According to William Shakespeare, this date is the anniversary of the ill-fated wedding of Romeo and Juliet. How many days did they survive their wedding?

March 13: Commonwealth Day is celebrated throughout the British commonwealth as a time to appreciate the diversity of the countries and peoples of the commonwealth.

March 14: Purim begins at sundown. Celebrate the deliverance of the Jewish people from the evil designs of Haman the Persian. Read the book of Esther in the Bible.

March 15: The ides of March. Beware! Especially, beware of anyone lurking in the background who has a “lean and hungry look.”

March 16: Goddard Day celebrates the first liquid fuel-powered rocket flight by Robert Goddard on this date in 1926 at Auburn, Massachusetts.

March 17: St. Patrick’s Day, the celebration of the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick’s Day activities for kids.

March 18: National Quilting Day. Post a picture of your favorite quilt.

March 19: Today is the traditional day that the swallows return to the old Spanish mission of San Juan Capistrano in California.

March 20: National Agriculture Day. Here’s a suggested reading list from the Agriculture Council of America.

March 23: World Meteorological Day.

March 25: Pecan Day, the anniversary of the planting by George Washington of pecan trees at Mount Vernon. Semicolon’s Paean to the Pecan.

March 27: The first of the famous cherry trees that beautify Washington D.C. were planted on this date in 1912 by First Lady Helen Taft and the Japanese ambassador’s wife, Viscountess Chinda.

March 30: Doctor’s Day. On this date in 1842 Dr. Crawford Long became the first doctor to use ether as an anesthetic when he removed a tumor from a patient’s neck. Be thankful for anesthetics and for doctors.