February 2027 Awareness Days Calendar for EYFS, KS1, Nursery & Preschool (Free Printable Download)
Looking for February 2027 awareness days, celebrations and activity ideas for EYFS and KS1? Our free printable February 2027 calendar highlights key special dates, festivals and themed learning opportunities for nursery schools, preschools, childminders and primary classrooms.
Use it to support playful provision, real-world connections and meaningful experiences throughout the month. Have fun! 😊
How to Use This Calendar
This calendar is designed to support enhanced provision and playful experiences. In high-quality early years practice:
Children’s interests, schemas and developmental needs remain the starting point
These dates are used flexibly as optional enhancements
You might use this calendar to:
Introduce new vocabulary or experiences
Add small enhancements to continuous provision
Make connections to children’s interests
Celebrate diversity and real-world events
You do not need to “cover” every date — choose what is meaningful for your children.
Quick Links to our February 2027 Special Date Pages | EYFS & KS1 Activity & Enhancement Ideas:
Sat 30th Jan - Sun 7th Feb - National Storytelling Week (TBC)
Fri 5th - National Wear Red Day (Children’s Heart Surgery Fund) (TBC)
Mon 8th Feb - Wed 10th Mar - Ramadan (The dates of this religious festival can change based on observations of the moon.) (TBC)
Overarching Themes This February 2027 | EYFS & KS1 💖📖
Welcome to February! This month is all about celebrating love and kindness, fostering communication, and continuing our exploration of the natural world. It's a wonderful time to build on early literacy and numeracy skills while promoting empathy and understanding of different cultures.
Below are possible connections and enhancement ideas.
These are intended as:
Starting points
Conversation prompts
Ideas to enrich provision
In practice, these should sit alongside child-led play.
📌 Kindness, Friendship, and Well-being ❤️😊
February is filled with opportunities to focus on social and emotional development. This theme encourages children to think about their own feelings and how their actions affect others.
Special Date: Thu 4th - Time to Talk
Themes: Feelings and Emotions, Friendship, Mental Health
Connections & Learning Focus: A key date to encourage open conversation about feelings and the importance of listening to others.
Special Date: Mon 1st - Sun 7th - Children’s Mental Health Week
Themes: PSED, Ourselves, Mental Health, Emotions
Connections & Learning Focus: A week-long focus on strategies for a healthy mind, self-care, and understanding our emotions.
Special Date: Sun 7th - Send a Card to a Friend Day
Themes: My Family and Friends, Literacy
Connections & Learning Focus: A practical way to encourage gratitude and practice writing and drawing skills by creating a card for someone special.
Special Date: Sun 14th - Valentine’s Day
Themes: Love, Kindness & Friendship
Connections & Learning Focus: A simple celebration of love and friendship, reinforcing kindness and positive relationships.
Special Date: Sun 14th - Sat 20th - Random Acts of Kindness Week & Wed 17th - Random Acts of Kindness Day
Themes: PSED, Kindness, Community
Connections & Learning Focus: A theme that promotes proactive kindness, encouraging children to perform small, helpful acts without expectation of reward.
Special Date: Sat 20th - Love Your Pet Day
Themes: Pets, People Who Help Us (Vets)
Connections & Learning Focus: Links love and care to animals, teaching responsibility and empathy towards creatures.
📌 Stories, Words, and Numbers 📚🧮
February is a strong month for literacy and numeracy, with several dates dedicated to celebrating the power of stories and numbers.
Special Date: Sat 30th Jan - Sun 7th Feb - National Storytelling Week
Themes: Literacy, Oral Storytelling, Traditional Tales
Connections & Learning Focus: A fantastic way to kick off the month, promoting creativity, imagination, and communication skills through narrative.
Special Date: Fri 5th - Number Day (NSPCC)
Themes: Maths, Fundraising
Connections & Learning Focus: A fun, interactive day to focus on all things numeracy, while also supporting a well-known charity.
Special Date: Fri 26th - Tell a Fairy Tale Day
Themes: Literacy, Traditional Tales, Expressive Arts and Design
Connections & Learning Focus: An opportunity to explore classic fairy tales, their characters, and themes of good and evil, inspiring role-play and creative activities.
📌 Our Changing World and Global Culture 🌏🐻
This theme connects children to the wider world, from habitats to different religious and cultural celebrations. It promotes understanding and respect for diversity.
Special Date: Tue 5th Jan - Fri 12th Feb - Big Schools Birdwatch
Themes: Birds, Habitats, Seasonal Change
Connections & Learning Focus: A continuous topic from January, allowing for a sustained focus on local wildlife observation and data collection.
Special Date: Tue 2nd - World Wetlands Day
Themes: Habitats, Wetlands, Conservation
Connections & Learning Focus: Introduces children to the importance of wetland ecosystems and the animals that live there.
Special Date: Sun 14th - Sun 21st - National Nestbox Week
Themes: Birds, Habitats
Connections & Learning Focus: A practical focus on providing a safe place for birds to nest, linking to conservation and caring for animals.
Special Date: Sat 6th - Chinese/Lunar New Year
Themes: Festivals and Celebrations, Global Cultures
Connections & Learning Focus: A major cultural event to explore, with a focus on traditions, animals (the zodiac), and celebrations.
Special Date: Tue 9th - Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day
Themes: Food, Traditions, Celebrations
Connections & Learning Focus: A fun, child-friendly tradition with a religious background that can be explored through cooking and stories.
Special Date: Mon 8th Feb - Wed 10th Mar - Ramadan
Themes: Beliefs, Festivals and Celebrations
Connections & Learning Focus: An introduction to the important Muslim festival, focusing on key concepts like fasting, community, and charity in an age-appropriate way.
Special Date: Sat 27th - International Polar Bear Day
Themes: Polar Animals, Habitats, Conservation
Connections & Learning Focus: A final look at animals in cold climates, with an emphasis on how climate change affects their survival.
“These ideas can be introduced through play, conversation, stories and small enhancements to provision.
Our calendars offer inspiration — your curriculum remains rooted in children.”
Browse ALL of our February 2027 Special Date Enhancement Activity Ideas Pages for EYFS & KS1:
Read our new Educational & Informative Event Blog Posts. Browse awareness dates below using the arrows and click through to our dedicated blog post pages to read more.
February 2027 Festivals & Celebrations | Printable Resources and Enhancement Ideas for EYFS & KS1:
Explore our dedicated festival and celebration pages. Learn more about each event and find a wealth of resources and activity inspiration for your setting or school by clicking on the page buttons below.
Popular February 2027 Themes | Activity Inspiration & Resources for EYFS & KS1:
Whether you’re a nursery, preschool, school, childminder or parent looking for some fresh ideas, please feel free to browse our topics using the arrows on the right to scroll through the buttons below. We’ve selected some of the most popular themes for February.
Popular EVERGREEN Themes | EYFS & KS1 Inspirational Activities & Provision Resources:
Are you looking for themes that are adored by children all-year-round? Use the arrows on the right to browse and select key themes for childminders, nurseries, preschools, year 1 and year 2.
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