When is National Hugging Day 2027?

National Hugging Day is January 21, a Thursday in 2027.

How do you teach hugging day in a classroom?

Teach children to ask first and to respect a no thank you. The Ways to Share a Hug poster shows six choices: a hug, an air hug, a high five, a wave, a fist bump and kind words. The send a hug card craft lets children send a hug on paper.

Thursday, January 21, 2027

National Hugging Day Activities

Pre-K to 2nd Grade · 5 printables · Print-ready PDFs

Teach kind, ask-first ways to share a hug, including no-touch choices.

See the printables

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Grade-alignedEvery printable is matched to the grades it fits, Pre-K to 2nd grade.
Print and goReady-to-print US Letter PDFs, with steps and supply lists on the craft pages. No prep needed.
5 National Hugging Day printables3 kinds of activities in one place, made by teachers for real classrooms.