Beverly's December Wellness Calendar Favourites
Book Beverly
Mental Health, Stress, and Resilience Expert
Use the December Wellness Calendar listed below for programming ideas at your workplace. Build them into events such as workshops, displays and health fairs or gather articles and tips for your company newsletter, blog, or eposts.
Click on the article links below or check out the Stress and Wellness Blog for strategies related to many of these Wellness celebrations.
Months
Awareness Months
- Give The Gift of Sight Month
- Identity Theft Prevention and Awareness Month
- Make a New Year’s Resolution to Stop Smoking Month
- Mothers Against Drunk Drivers Red Ribbon Campaign (CND)
- National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month (US)
- National Stress-Free Family Holidays Month + Blog
- National Write A Business Plan Month
- Safe Toys and Gifts Month (US)
- Spiritual Literacy Month
- Universal Human Rights Month
- World Aids Awareness Month
- Write A Friend Month
Weeks
Awareness Weeks
- Dec 1-7 – Cookie Cutter Week *
- Dec 1-7 – Stress-Free Holiday Preparation Week *
- Dec 6-12 – National Hand Washing Awareness Week (US)
- Dec 7-11 – Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (starts on Monday)
- Dec 10-17 – Human Rights Week
- Dec 13-19 – Tell Someone They’re Doing A Good Job Week (Week prior to Christmas Holidays)
- Dec 13-19 – Gluten-free Baking Week
- Dec 25-31 – It’s About time Week *
Days
Awareness Days
- Dec 1 – World AIDS Day
- Dec 1 – Rosa Parks Day
- Dec 2 – Earmuff Day
- Dec 2 – Special Kids Day (first Wednesday)
- Dec 3 – International Day Of Disabled Persons
- Dec 3 – Be A Blessing Day
- Dec 4 – National Sock Day
- Dec 4 – World Wildlife Conservation Day
- Dec 4 – Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day
- Dec 4 – National Cookie Day
- Dec 5 – International Volunteer Day
- Dec 5 – Ninja Day
- Dec 5 – World Soil Day
- Dec 5 – Bathtub Party Day
- Dec 5 – National Play Outside Day (first Saturday)
- Dec 6 – St. Nicholas Day
- Dec 7 – National Day Of Remembrance And Action On Violence Against Women (CND)
- Dec 7 – National Cotton Candy Day
- Dec 8 – Official Lost & Found Day
- Dec 8 – Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day
- Dec 9 – Christmas Card Day
- Dec 9 – Cremation Day
- Dec 10 – Human Rights Day
- Dec 11 – Green Monday
- Dec 11 – Kaleidoscope Day
- Dec 11 – National App Day
- Dec 11 – National Sobriety Day
- Dec 12 – International Day of Heavy Metal Music
- Dec 12 – Festival of Unmentionable Thoughts
- Dec 12 – National Cocoa Day
- Dec 12 – National Lost Day
- Dec 12 – Gingerbread Decorating Day (second Saturday)
- Dec 13 – World Wide Candle Lighting Day (second Sunday)
- Dec 14 – Yoga Day
- Dec 15 – National Wear Your Pearls Day
- Dec 15 – National Cupcake Day
- Dec 16 – National Chocolate Covered Everything Day
- Dec 17 – Clean Air Day
- Dec 17 – A Christmas Carol Day
- Dec 18 – International Migrants Day
- Dec 18 – National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day (Friday)
- Dec 18 – Underdog Day (Friday)
- Dec 19 – Look For An Evergreen Day
- Dec 20 – Games Day
- Dec 20 – Go Caroling Day
- Dec 21 – National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day
- Dec 21 – Short Girl Appreciation Day
- Dec 21 – Humbug Day
- Dec 21 – Crossword Puzzle Day
- Dec 21 – National Flashlight Day
- Dec 21 – Look On The Bright Side Day
- Dec 22 – Be a Lover of Silence
- Dec 22 – Cookie Exchange Day
- Dec 23 – Metric Conversion Day
- Dec 23 – Festivus
- Dec 23 – Family Roots Day
- Dec 23 – Human Light Celebration
- Dec 24 – National Re-gifting Day (Thursday before Christmas)
- Dec 24 – Christmas Eve
- Dec 24 – Eggnog Day
- Dec 25 – Christmas Day
- Dec 25 – Christmas Pudding Day
- Dec 26 – National Whiner’s Day
- Dec 26 – Thank You Note Day
- Dec 26 – National Candy Cane Day
- Dec 27 – Visit The Zoo Day
- Dec 28 – Card Playing Day
- Dec 28-29 – National Chocolate Day
- Dec 30 – Bacon Day
- Dec 31 – Make Up Your Mind Day
- Dec 31 – National Champagne Day
- Dec 31 – New Years Eve
- Dec 31 – World Healing Day
- Dec 31 – World Peace Meditation Day
- Dec 31 – No Interruptions Day (last working day of the year)
We hope that you find this Wellness Calendar useful in supporting your team.