🍂 Hello, September!

September is here, bringing backpacks, cooler mornings, changing leaves, football, apples and that first tiny whisper of “Should we get the fall decorations out?” 🍎🍁

And while September may not have the fireworks of July or the holiday frenzy of December, this month is absolutely packed with reasons to celebrate.

We've rounded up 30 fun, family-friendly celebrations, one for every day of September! Some are official observances, some are deliciously ridiculous, and all of them give families an excuse to pause the routine and add a little fun to the day.

You don't need decorations. You don't need a party. And you definitely don't need another Pinterest project requiring 47 supplies. 😂

Sometimes celebrating means reading a book together, eating an extra slice of pizza, calling Grandma or dancing around the kitchen.

Ready?

Let's find 30 reasons to celebrate September! 🎉🐝

🎉 September 1: National Chicken Boy Day

Well, September certainly isn't easing us into this gracefully. 😂

Chicken Boy Day celebrates the quirky roadside statue known as the “Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles.”

🐝 Celebrate It: Have a silly-family-history day! Find the strangest roadside attraction in Colorado and add it to your future road-trip list.

🥥 September 2: World Coconut Day

Today celebrates one of the world's most versatile tropical fruits.

🐝 Celebrate It: Try coconut water, make coconut macaroons or add shredded coconut to a smoothie or dessert.

Kid Challenge: Can you figure out whether a coconut is actually a nut? 🔎

🏙️ September 3: National Skyscraper Day

Look UP! Today celebrates those enormous feats of architecture and engineering.

🐝 Celebrate It: Give the kids blocks, LEGO or recycled cardboard and challenge them to build the tallest tower possible.

Measure it before gravity wins. 😂

🐾 September 4: National Wildlife Day

This is one we LOVE.

National Wildlife Day encourages appreciation for wildlife and awareness of conservation.

🐝 Celebrate It: Take a nature walk and keep track of every wild animal you see, from squirrels and birds to insects.

Colorado gives us a pretty spectacular classroom for this one. 🏔️

🧀 September 5: National Cheese Pizza Day

Dinner planning = DONE. 🍕

🐝 Celebrate It: Order a cheese pizza or make your own at home.

Let everyone create a personal pizza, then have a family movie night.

📚 September 6: National Read a Book Day

Now THIS belongs in Buzzy's September. 📖💗

Put down the screens for a little while and pick up a book.

🐝 Celebrate It: Build a blanket fort, grab flashlights and have a family reading night.

Bonus points for snacks inside the fort.

❤️ September 7: Labor Day

Labor Day recognizes the contributions and achievements of American workers.

And for many families, it also means one last glorious long summer weekend.

🐝 Celebrate It: Take the day off from the normal hustle. Have a picnic, visit a park, cook outside or enjoy one final summer-style family adventure.

👴 September 8: Celebrate the Generations

We're getting ready for Grandparents Day later this week!

🐝 Celebrate It: Have the kids interview a grandparent or older relative.

Ask:

What was school like when you were little?
What games did you play?
What was your favorite food?
What did you do for fun?

Write down the answers. You've just created a tiny piece of family history. 💗

🧸 September 9: National Teddy Bear Day

Pull that beloved bear off the bed because today is its day.

🐝 Celebrate It: Have a teddy-bear picnic!

Little kids can bring stuffed animals to lunch, while older kids might enjoy learning about the history of the teddy bear.

💡 September 10: Swap Ideas Day

Today's all about sharing ideas.

🐝 Celebrate It: Hold a family brainstorming session.

Ask everyone:

“What's one thing you want our family to do this fall?”

Write every answer down and create your own Fall Family Bucket List. 🍂

🇺🇸 September 11: Patriot Day

September 11 is a day of remembrance honoring the people who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as the bravery and service shown by first responders and ordinary citizens.

This isn't a silly celebration day. It's a day to remember, reflect and serve.

🐝 Family Idea: Thank a first responder, perform an act of service, display the American flag or talk with older children about the events of September 11 in an age-appropriate way.

🎮 September 12: National Video Games Day

Yes, kids. Apparently September has your back. 🎮😂

🐝 Celebrate It: Hold a family video-game tournament.

Choose something everyone can play and let the winner pick dessert.

👵 September 13: Grandparents Day

Today is all about celebrating grandparents and the special relationships between generations. 💗

🐝 Celebrate It: Call Grandma or Grandpa, make a homemade card, share a meal, look through old photographs or ask them to tell you a story from when they were young.

Don't forget our September Grandparents Keepsake Craft!

🍩 September 14: National Cream-Filled Donut Day

We don't make the rules. We simply report these very important September developments. 😂🍩

🐝 Celebrate It: Surprise the family with donuts for breakfast or split one for an after-school treat.

🔵 September 15: International Dot Day

Inspired by Peter H. Reynolds' book The Dot, International Dot Day celebrates creativity, courage and making your mark.

🐝 Celebrate It: Give everyone a piece of paper and start with ONE DOT.

Turn it into anything you want.

There are no wrong answers. 🎨

🧑‍🎨 September 16: National Play-Doh Day

Today's excuse to squish, roll, build and create.

🐝 Celebrate It: Hold a Play-Doh challenge.

Everyone gets 10 minutes to create:

🐝 An animal
🍕 Food
👽 An alien
🏠 A house
🎃 Something fall-ish

Then display your tiny masterpieces.

🇺🇸 September 17: Constitution Day

On September 17, 1787, delegates signed the U.S. Constitution.

🐝 Celebrate It: Learn about the Constitution together.

Older children can read the Preamble and discuss what it means.

Younger kids can create a silly Family Constitution with rules like:

Everyone gets a turn choosing the movie.

And perhaps:

Whoever finishes the cereal puts the box in the recycling.

Revolutionary stuff. 😂

🍔 September 18: National Cheeseburger Day

Dinner has once again planned itself. 🙌

🐝 Celebrate It: Grill burgers at home or visit a favorite local burger spot.

Have everyone invent their ultimate cheeseburger combination.

🏴‍☠️ September 19: Talk Like a Pirate Day

Arrrrr you ready?

This wonderfully ridiculous observance gives everyone permission to speak like a pirate.

🐝 Celebrate It: Create a treasure hunt around the house or backyard.

Draw a map, hide a treasure and make everyone talk like pirates until it's found.

🍕 September 20: National Pepperoni Pizza Day

Apparently September believes pizza deserves multiple appearances.

We're not arguing. 🍕😂

🐝 Celebrate It: Make homemade pepperoni pizzas or English-muffin mini pizzas.

Let kids build their own.

🌎 September 21: International Day of Peace

Today encourages peace, kindness and cooperation around the world.

🐝 Celebrate It: Have everyone perform one unexpected act of kindness.

Help a neighbor. Compliment someone. Leave a kind note. Donate something. Include someone.

Little actions matter. 💗

🍂 September 22: First Day of Fall!

HELLO, FALL! 🍎🍂🎃

The autumnal equinox marks the astronomical beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere.

🐝 Celebrate It: Take a First Day of Fall walk and look for signs of the changing season.

Then come home for apple cider or another cozy treat.

Fall has officially entered the chat. 🍁

🐶 September 23: Dogs in Politics Day

Yes, this is real. 😂

The observance traces back to Richard Nixon's famous 1952 “Checkers” speech.

🐝 Celebrate It: Skip the politics and celebrate the DOGS.

Take your pup on an extra walk, make homemade dog treats or learn about famous presidential pets.

No dog? Draw your dream pet!

✍️ September 24: National Punctuation Day

Let's celebrate the tiny marks preventing sentences from descending into complete chaos.

🐝 Celebrate It: Write the funniest sentence possible using as many punctuation marks as you can.

Or try this:

Let's eat Grandma.

versus

Let's eat, Grandma.

Commas save grandmothers. 😂

📚 September 25: National Comic Book Day

POW! BAM! READ! 💥📚

Comic books and graphic novels absolutely count as reading.

🐝 Celebrate It: Read a comic or graphic novel, then create your own one-page comic strip.

Give yourself a superhero name and ridiculous superpower.

🥞 September 26: National Pancake Day

Breakfast for dinner?

YES PLEASE.

🐝 Celebrate It: Make pancakes together and create a toppings bar.

Fruit, chocolate chips, sprinkles, whipped cream, peanut or seed butter... everyone builds their own creation.

🌎 September 27: World Tourism Day

You don't need a plane ticket to explore somewhere new.

🐝 Celebrate It: Become a tourist in your own town!

Visit somewhere you've never been, explore a museum, walk through a historic neighborhood or take a short Colorado day trip.

🤝 September 28: National Good Neighbor Day

Today is all about building stronger communities.

That's very Buzzy B. 🐝💗

🐝 Celebrate It: Introduce yourself to a neighbor you haven't met, deliver a small treat, bring someone's trash cans in or simply stop and chat.

Strong communities start with people knowing the humans who live around them.

☕ September 29: National Coffee Day

Coffee lovers, today belongs to you.

And for the non-coffee people? Iced tea absolutely gets invited to the party. 😂🧋

🐝 Celebrate It: Grown-ups grab a favorite drink while the kids get cocoa, cider or smoothies, then take a family walk together.

💗 September 30: National Love People Day

What a lovely way to end the month.

National Love People Day encourages unconditional love, kindness and care for others.

🐝 Celebrate It: End September with a Family Kindness Challenge.

Each person chooses one thing they can do for someone else today.

It doesn't need to cost anything.

A phone call. A hug. A note. Holding a door. Helping with a chore. Sitting with someone who needs company.

Just love people a little louder today. 💗

🐝 BONUS: More September Celebrations!

September has far more than 30 observances, so families can swap our picks for ones that fit them better.

Keep an eye out throughout the month for celebrations involving literacy, Hispanic heritage, grandparents, kindness, wildlife, fall, food, fitness, history and community service.

That's what makes this series fun. There isn't one “right” way to celebrate September.

🎈 Make Your Own Celebration Jar

Here's an easy family tradition:

Write simple celebrations on slips of paper and toss them into a jar.

Try:

🍦 Ice Cream After Dinner Day
👕 Pajamas Until Noon Day
🌳 Explore a New Park Day
🍕 Kids Pick Dinner Day
🎬 Family Movie Night
📚 Library Adventure Day
💃 Kitchen Dance Party Day
🧁 Bake Something Together Day
📵 No Phones for an Hour Day
❤️ Random Act of Kindness Day

When the week needs a little boost, pull one out.

Who says holidays need congressional approval? 😂

🍂 That's 30 Reasons to Celebrate September!

Life gets busy.

Between school, work, practices, appointments, laundry, dinner and figuring out why there are seven empty water bottles in the back seat, entire weeks can disappear before we notice.

That's why these little celebrations are fun.

They give us an excuse to stop for a minute.

Eat the pizza. Read the book. Call Grandma. Take the walk. Make the pancakes. Build the ridiculous LEGO skyscraper. Talk like a pirate over dinner.

Will your kids remember that September 24 was National Punctuation Day?

Probably not.

But they might remember the night everyone laughed because Dad spent dinner talking like a pirate, the afternoon Grandma told them what school was like when she was eight, or the evening everyone piled into a blanket fort to read.

And that's really what we're celebrating.

Thirty ordinary September days and thirty opportunities to make one of them a little less ordinary. 🍎🍂💗

🐝 Happy September from The Buzzy B! Find Your Family Buzz!