It happens once every 4 years – we are given the gift of an extra day! 2016 is a Leap Year – and Monday, February 29 is the perfect day to do something different and fun!
So, with that in mind – I came up with 29 ideas of things to do on Leap Day! Do you have any more fun ideas? Share them in the comments, and then get to work planning your Leap Day activities so come next Monday, you’re ready to Leap!
- Leap! Take pictures of everyone jumping high into the air!
- Create a fun tradition! Maybe it’s breakfast for dinner, dessert first, a special treat during the day or a fun activity you don’t usually do. Make it your Leap Year tradition, something fun you only do once every 4 years!
- Make a time capsule (to be opened on a future Leap Day)
- Play a game of leap frog
- Set up a long jump and see who can leap the farthest
- Learn about animals that leap, jump or pounce!
- Practice your math skills by listing out the last several leap years, and the next several. Figure out how old you’ll be on the different future leap days!
- Create your own leap day trail mix that has 29 ingredients
- Jump rope
- Go to the dentist (just kidding, but that’s on our calendar this year and we’ll enjoy the fact that we get to go on such a unique day) or tackle another task that might be fun to tell people “I did ____ on Leap Day”
- Do some frog crafts. Origami Frogs or these Foam Cup Frogs are cute!
- Catch up with someone you haven’t talked to in a while.
- Drop off Leap Day snacks or surprises at neighbors houses. Use one of these free printables to decorate
- Make Frog Sandwiches for Lunch
- Make Frog Hats
- Fill in an All About Me sheet like this or this
- Do things 29 times. (Jumping Jacks, turning the lights on and off, giving kisses etc)
- Sign up for a class to learn something new
- Do something for charity
- Dye your hair a crazy color (temporary dye is OK)
- Buy something crazy (hey, it’s a once-every-four-years chance)!
- Take the day off and have a movie marathon!
- Share 29 selfies on Social Media of yourself enjoying leap day!
- Take a Leap of Faith – don’t be afraid of whatever it is you’ve been meaning to do!
- Make a bucket list/life list of 29 things you want to do.
- Go bungee jumping or sky diving (the ultimate leaps)!
- Face a fear!
- Scrap 29 Layouts or one layout with 29 pictures!
- Do something different!
And, regardless of how you celebrate Leap Day, be sure to document your memories!
My Grandpa Ralph was born on Feb. 29, and he only celebrated his birthday when there was a “Leap Day”. When he turned 80 according to the census bureau, Grandpa put on a top-hat instead of his usual railroad worker’s garb and insisted he had turned 20 that day. We all thought that was a wonderful way to look at life, and we celebrated his birthday with balloons, confetti and a lot of laughs. The crowd included Grandpa’s great-grandchildren and our tiny town’s mayor. In one picture– that I can’t find– my 4-month-old baby daughter is sitting on Grandpa’s lap, crying cuz all of the noise frightened her. Grandpa was a nice, but very loud man.
Gail, thanks for sharing! That’s so sweet! My neighbors wedding anniversary is Feb 29, this year will be their 2nd and they plan to celebrate big!
We are married on 29 of februari. So this is our second wedding day.
We alsway say we married on the 29th so we only can forget is once every 4 years. LOL