A little reason to celebrate
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day
Family ยท The third Thursday in March
A day for telling the children in your life, in plain words, what you admire about them. A letter, a note or a few spoken sentences will do.
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day falls on Thursday, March 18, 2027. That is 142 days away.
Somewhere a kid is going to find a folded note in a lunchbox, and it will say something specific and true about them. Absolutely Incredible Kid Day, on the third Thursday in March, asks adults to tell the children they know what makes them remarkable.
The usual form is a letter. It does not need to be long or polished. Kids tend to notice whether praise is real, so the notes that land best are the precise ones: the way she explains dinosaurs to her little brother, the patience he showed rebuilding a tower that fell twice, the joke that made the whole car laugh. "You are great" is pleasant. "I saw how you waited for your friend to catch up" gets reread.
Parents write these, of course, but so do grandparents, aunts and uncles, neighbors, coaches and teachers. A child who hears it from someone outside the house often takes it to heart in a different way, because that person had no obligation to say it.
Some families tuck the letter somewhere to be discovered later, like under a pillow, inside a library book or taped to the bathroom mirror. Others read it aloud at dinner, which works well for kids who like an audience and less well for kids who would rather sink under the table. Knowing which kind you have is half the job.
Paper notes have a way of surviving. They end up in shoeboxes and desk drawers, and sometimes they turn up again years later, slightly crumpled, still saying the same kind thing.
Ways to celebrate
- Write a short letter to a child naming one specific thing you admire.
- Hide a note in a lunchbox, backpack or favorite book.
- Mail a card to a niece, nephew or grandchild who lives far away.
- Tell a child about a moment you saw them being kind or brave.
- Ask an older kid to write a note to a younger sibling.
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday, March 19 |
| 2027 | Thursday, March 18 |
| 2028 | Thursday, March 16 |
| 2029 | Thursday, March 15 |
| 2030 | Thursday, March 21 |
Also on March 18
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