Celebrations

People celebrate to feel good, rejoice after hard work, remember a historical event, promote awareness about an issue, and spend memorable time with family, friends and the community.

Celebrations offer teachable moments in early childhood education. Relevant celebrations can be incorporated into children's programs to teach social and emotional awareness.

The benefits of celebrations

The benefits of celebrations include:

• mental health and wellbeing
• social skills.

Learning opportunities

Explore types of celebrations

Children can learn about different types of celebrations:

• birthdays
• graduations.