🍀 March Cultural Calendar for Early Childhood
March Calendar Of Events 2025 is bursting with opportunities to explore kindness, cultural heritage, women’s achievements, nature, mathematics, storytelling, and global citizenship. Whether you’re marking a silly celebration like Pi Day or honouring important causes like Harmony Week, this month is the perfect time to support children’s developing sense of identity, community, and the world around them. Here’s how to explore these meaningful moments with young children. This month is the perfect time to support children’s developing sense of identity, community, and the world around them.
👩⚕️ 1st–31st March – Australian Women’s History Month
✨ Celebrate the impact of women in shaping Australia’s history, science, art, and activism.
📖 Share stories of strong female figures—Edith Cowan, Cathy Freeman, May Gibbs—and invite families to reflect on the women who shaped their lives. Create displays, dramatic play opportunities, or drawings of the “everyday heroes” in children’s lives.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Children develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities
Outcome 5 – Engagement with texts
Principle – Respect for diversity
💇♀️ 1st–31st March – World’s Greatest Shave
✨ Help children understand empathy and how we support others through difficult times.
📖 Decorate bandanas, read stories about helping people, and talk about cancer in a safe, simple way—highlighting courage and kindness.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 1 – Building respectful relationships
Practice – Holistic approaches
Principle – Equity and inclusion
🧠 1st–31st March – Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
✨ Promote inclusion by highlighting the diverse ways we learn and play.
📖 Read inclusive books, adjust play spaces to support different needs, and use this time to affirm every child’s strengths.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 1 – Children feel safe, secure, and included
Outcome 2 – Responding to diversity with respect
Practice – Equity, inclusion, and high expectations
💧 1st–31st March – The Water Challenge
✨ Encourage conversations around water conservation and how we care for this precious resource.
📖 Children can track their water use, learn about water-saving tips, or create posters reminding others to turn off taps. Explore where water comes from and link it to stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities about rivers, rain, and Country.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Respect for the environment
Practice – Sustainability
Principle – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives
🐶 1st–31st March – Polite Pets Month
✨ Explore how pets communicate, express needs, and behave respectfully.
📖 Through dramatic play (vet clinics, pet daycares), children can role play caring for animals. Talk about how pets need routines and kind treatment, just like we do. This can also lead into conversations about body language and consent.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Caring for living things
Outcome 1 – Developing empathy and understanding social cues
🐻 1st–31st March – Bandage Bear Appeal
✨ Help children understand the importance of children’s hospitals and giving back to others.
📖 Support this Westmead Children’s Hospital initiative by creating bear-themed artworks, storytelling sessions with teddy bears, or hosting a soft toy day. Talk about feelings, bravery, and community support.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 1 – Empathy and emotional regulation
Practice – Holistic approaches
💜 1st–31st March – National Epilepsy Awareness Month
✨ Promote understanding of epilepsy and medical differences in a gentle, inclusive way.
📖 Use purple (the awareness colour) in crafts and talk about how people with epilepsy live, play, and thrive. Read a simple story about what to do when someone needs help or talk about supporting people who may have different needs.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 1 – Building a supportive, inclusive community
Practice – Responsiveness to children
Principle – Equity and high expectations
👂 1st–7th March – Hearing Awareness Week
✨ Help children understand how people communicate differently—and how to listen carefully.
📖 Introduce sign language (Auslan), explore sound-based games, and read stories featuring characters who are deaf or hard of hearing. Offer sensory music play and quiet listening activities to develop auditory awareness.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 5 – Communication, both verbal and non-verbal
Practice – Inclusion and language-rich environments
🍂 1st March – First Day of Autumn
✨ Welcome the new season with sensory exploration and seasonal storytelling.
📖 Collect fallen leaves, observe seasonal colour changes, and explore words like “harvest,” “cool,” and “change.” Reflect with children on what changes they notice outdoors or what they love about this time of year.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Understanding natural patterns and systems
Outcome 4 – Observation and reflection
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💬 1st March – World Compliment Day
✨ Practice the art of giving kind, specific compliments to lift others up.
📖 Role play giving compliments, write “compliment clouds,” or hang a “kind words tree” in your room. This builds confidence and models how language can build others up.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 1 – Positive identity and wellbeing
Outcome 5 – Language and expression
🎩 2nd March – Dr Seuss Day
✨ A day to celebrate rhymes, silliness, and the joy of reading aloud.
📖 Let children dive into Seussian fun with crazy hats, tongue-twisting rhymes, and imaginative dress-ups. Read favourites like The Cat in the Hat or Green Eggs and Ham and follow up with creative storytelling, nonsense word games, and rhyming play.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 5 – Engagement with language, rhyme, and rhythm
Outcome 4 – Creative and imaginative expression
🐱 2nd March – International Cat Rescue Day
✨ Celebrate the furry friends who find second chances through rescue.
📖 Talk about kindness to animals, how we care for pets, and the work that animal shelters do. Children can share stories about their own pets or create drawings and homes for “rescue cats” in dramatic play.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Care for living things
Outcome 1 – Building empathy and compassion
🐘 3rd March – World Wildlife Day
✨ Discover the wonders of wild animals and why they matter to our world.
📖 Learn about endangered species and the places they live through books, videos, and small world play. Talk about how we can care for animals and the planet.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Respect for the natural world
Outcome 4 – Inquiry and investigation
👂 3rd March – World Hearing Day
✨ Explore how we listen, communicate, and understand each other.
📖 Try “quiet” activities, make sound tubes, and teach basic Auslan signs.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 5 | Practice – Accessibility
♻️ 3rd March – Clean Up Australia Day
✨ Be an Earth Helper!
📖 Head outside for a mini clean-up, talk about rubbish and recycling, and thank the land.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 | Practice – Sustainability
♻️ 7th March – Youth and Schools Clean Up Day
✨ Let children lead a clean-up initiative.
📖 Design posters, talk about waste, and empower kids as caretakers of their world.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 | Outcome 4
👩🏽🎤 8th March – International Women’s Day
✨ Celebrate amazing women and fairness for all.
📖 Highlight female role models, read inclusive stories, and talk about fairness and friendship.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 | Principle – Diversity | Practice – Critical reflection
🔢 14th March – Pi Day / International Day of Mathematics
✨ Explore the wonder of numbers, circles, and patterns through playful learning.
📖 Use this day to explore shapes, count objects, look at patterns in nature, or even enjoy some round snacks (hello, pie!). While Pi may be a complex concept, early maths learning is foundational—and full of fun.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 4 – Children develop numeracy and mathematical thinking
Practice – Learning through play
🍀 17th March – St. Patrick’s Day
✨ Celebrate Irish culture through storytelling, colour, and folklore.
📖 Invite children to wear green, create shamrocks, or go on a “leprechaun treasure hunt.” Read Irish folk tales and introduce Celtic music or simple Irish phrases.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Children broaden their understanding of the world
Practice – Cultural competence
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🧡 17th–23rd March – Harmony Week / Cultural Diversity Week
✨ A week to celebrate belonging, inclusion, and the many cultures that make up our communities.
📖 Invite families to share stories, food, music, or traditions from their heritage. Set up a “culture corner” or create flags and artworks that reflect your classroom’s diversity. Harmony Day (21st March) is the central day to wear orange and celebrate that “everyone belongs.”
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Children respond to diversity with respect
Principle – Respect for diversity
Practice – Partnerships with families
🥘 17th March–18th April – A Taste of Harmony
✨ Celebrate culture through the shared joy of food.
📖 Create a classroom menu with dishes from different cultures, explore cooking or pretend play food, and encourage storytelling about mealtimes. If possible, invite families to contribute recipes or food experiences.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Connection to cultural identity
Outcome 5 – Sharing information through conversations
Practice – Family engagement
🧡 20th March – National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
✨ Build a kind, safe, and respectful classroom culture.
📖 Use puppets or role play to explore scenarios around kindness, helping others, and peaceful problem-solving. Read books about standing up for others and explore feelings through stories and art.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 1 – Wellbeing and relationships
Outcome 2 – Sense of fairness and community
Practice – Intentional teaching
😊 20th March – International Day of Happiness
✨ Talk about what makes us happy and how we can help others feel good too.
📖 Create a “Happiness Wall” with drawings, photos, or words. Share gratitude circles during group time, and explore books or songs about joy and belonging.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 1 – Positive self-identity and wellbeing
Outcome 5 – Expressive communication
📖 20th March – World Storytelling Day
✨ Celebrate the magic of oral storytelling and imagination. March Calendar Of Events 2025
📖 Invite children to tell their own stories using props, puppets, or drawings. Share stories from different cultures and reflect on what makes a story exciting, funny, or powerful.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 5 – Storytelling and literacy development
Outcome 4 – Creativity and imagination
🍁 21st March – Autumn Equinox
✨ Mark the seasonal shift with outdoor exploration and nature-based activities.
📖 Head outside to observe day/night patterns, notice signs of the season changing, or create equinox-themed artworks. Reflect on balance in nature and change over time.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Engagement with the natural world
Outcome 4 – Observation and inquiry skills
✍️ 21st March – World Poetry Day
✨ Introduce the rhythm, playfulness, and expression of poetry.
📖 Share short poems, rhyming books, or help children write their own simple verse. Use music, movement, and repetition to bring words to life.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 5 – Language and literacy
Outcome 4 – Creativity and representation
🧡 21st March – Harmony Day
✨ A special day within Harmony Week to celebrate belonging and inclusion.
📖 Wear orange, share stories about where children’s families come from, and discuss how we welcome and care for others in our classroom. Make collaborative art pieces that represent “everyone belongs.”
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Respect for diversity
Practice – Cultural competence
Principle – Partnerships with families
🌳 21st March – International Day of Forests
✨ Explore the wonder of trees, forests, and all they give us.
📖 Go on a nature walk, observe trees nearby, or read books about forests and woodland animals. Create tree art using recycled or natural materials.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Environmental awareness
Practice – Learning environments and sustainability
🧦 21st March – World Down Syndrome Day
✨ Embrace difference and celebrate everyone’s strengths. March Calendar Of Events 2025
📖 Invite children to wear colourful or mismatched socks in honour of the day. Read inclusive books and talk about how people learn, play, and communicate in different ways.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 1 – Sense of self and belonging
Outcome 2 – Responding to diversity
Principle – Inclusion
🚴♀️ 21st March – Ride2School Day
✨ Promote active transport, safety, and movement.
📖 Set up obstacle courses or dramatic play “bike paths,” talk about road safety, and encourage healthy habits. Explore different ways we get to school or childcare.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 3 – Physical wellbeing and movement
Outcome 2 – Community and identity
💧 22nd March – World Water Day
✨ Appreciate and protect one of Earth’s most vital resources—water!
📖 Use water-based play to explore pouring, measuring, and flow. Talk about where water comes from, how it gets to our taps, and why we need to look after it. Invite children to brainstorm ways to save water.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Respect for the environment
Practice – Sustainability
Outcome 4 – Scientific thinking
🌏 22nd March – Earth Hour (8:30 PM)
✨ A global moment to reflect on our connection to the planet.
📖 While Earth Hour is in the evening, create a classroom version by turning off lights and using natural light, shadows, or torches. Read stories about Earth care and reflect on how small actions make a difference.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Environmental responsibility
Practice – Sustainability
Outcome 4 – Learning through inquiry
🌦 23rd March – World Meteorological Day
✨ Discover weather patterns and how they affect our world.
📖 Create a daily weather chart, talk about different kinds of weather, and explore wind, rain, and clouds through play. Link to seasonal changes and how weather affects people and nature.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 4 – Observation and investigation
Outcome 2 – Understanding the environment
🌽 23rd March – World Tamale Day March Calendar Of Events 2025
✨ Celebrate cultural traditions through food and family stories.
📖 Learn about tamales and their cultural significance in Latin American communities. Invite families to share favourite dishes from their culture. Explore pretend food play and storytelling.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 2 – Cultural identity and respect
Outcome 5 – Communication through storytelling
➗ 26th March – World Maths Day
✨ Make maths meaningful and fun through hands-on learning.
📖 Set up playful maths stations using blocks, counters, puzzles, and measuring tools. Explore patterns, shapes, and numbers through real-life experiences and discovery.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 4 – Numeracy and reasoning
Practice – Learning through play
🎭 27th March – World Theatre Day
✨ Celebrate storytelling, drama, and self-expression through performance.
📖 Create a puppet theatre, act out a familiar story, or encourage children to dress up and perform their own plays. Reflect on feelings, characters, and how stories are told.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 5 – Literacy and dramatic arts
Outcome 1 – Confidence and communication
🧑🤝🧑 30th March – Neighbour Day: “Create, Share, Grow Belonging”
✨ Foster connection and community spirit in your learning environment.
📖 Talk about what makes a good neighbour. Invite children to make friendship cards, share kind gestures, or connect with nearby classrooms or community members. Emphasise kindness, welcome, and care.
🧠 EYLF Links: Outcome 1 – Wellbeing and social connections
Outcome 2 – Community belonging
Practice – Secure, respectful, and reciprocal relationships
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