We’re all set to celebrate some amazing women with these Women’s History Month Activities for Kids! Wonderful inspiration for boys and girls!

8th March is International Women’s Day, but what we love is that the entire month is dedicated to celebrating amazing women – that’s why it’s called Women’s History Month!

People often think that women in the past were merely homemakers and didn’t really contribute much to society. Well, this month is our opportunity to bust that myth, and teach our kids that women have always been contributing – they just don’t make a lot of noise about it!

Here are books about just a few of such super-women.

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Kids’ Books about Famous Women in History

Maya’s Song – Maya Angelou, poet, activist, first Black woman to appear on the US quarter
Malala’s Magic Pencil – Malala Yousafzai, youngest Nobel Prize laureate
Maryam’s Magic – Maryam Mirzakhani, mathematician, the first woman to win the Fields Medal
Code Breaker, Spy Hunter – Elizabeth Friedman, cryptologist who took down Nazis
Mama Miti – Wangari Maathai, first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Lighter than Air – Sophie Blanchard, aeronaut, first female professional balloonist
Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity! – Yayoi Kusama, world’s top-selling female artist
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos – Frida Kahlo, creator of the most expensive work by a female artist ever

Wow, those are some amazing women to learn about! While you can get a lot of information from books, we think trying out some Women’s History Month Activities for kids will help them appreciate these icons more!

10 Women’s History Month Activities for Kids

1. Frida Kahlo Art Projects for Kids

We begin our list of Women’s History Month Activities for kids with the most popular feminist art icon – Frida Kahlo! Born in Mexico, Frida spent nearly her entire life in pain and illness, beginning with a polio infection, then a serious bus accident, failed pregnancies, appendectomy, amputation and pneumonia. Despite all these, she created some beautiful art, which served as a way for her to express her pain.

2. Women in STEM Activities for Kids

Women across the world have made some amazing contributions to the world of STEM, and we have a list of STEM projects based on these great scientists. Learn about Mae Jemison, the first African American female astronaut, Emily Warren Roebling, the woman who built the Brooklyn Bridge, Margaret Hamilton, the software engineer behind NASA’s Apollo program and many others.

3. Famous Women Guess Who Game

Games are a great way to learn, which is why we’ve included this Guess Who game from Adventure in a Box in our list of Women’s History Month Activities for kids. You can learn lots of trivia about famous women like Marie Curie, who was known to work so far into the night that she often forgot to eat!

4. Women’s History Month Printable Set

This printable set from 10 Minutes of Quality Time is an interesting way to learn about some awesome women, featuring 3D elements. For instance, the set features a little pop-up plane to learn about Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and the first person to fly across the Atlantic twice!

5. Women’s History Month Coloring Pages

What Do We Do All Day brings us a set of card coloring pages based on great women in history, created by children’s book illustrator Melanie Hope Greenberg. It features women from all over the world – Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan, Ada Lovelace from England, Wangari Maathai from Kenya, Sadako Ogata from Japan and many more.

6. Women’s History Month Family Tree

These Women’s History Month Activities for kids also include the great women in your family’s history! Talk to your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and collect information on your female ancestors. You may just discover some amazing things about them! Once you have all the information, use this tree from She Knows to bring them to life.

7. Women’s History Month Paper Bag Puppets

Some women are quite famous, and most children are familiar with names like Mother Teresa or Cleopatra. Simply Kinder introduces us to some amazing women who may not be as popular, but deserve their moment in the spotlight! One example is Clara Barton, who was a nurse during the Civil War, known as “The American Nightingale” and “Angel of the Battlefield.” She was also the founder of the American Red Cross.

8. Paper Dolls of Famous Women

We love learning little personal details about our favorite heroines, including what they liked to wear! Adventure in a Box indulges us with this fun paper doll activity that features famous women in history and multiple outfits. You’ll learn that Marie Curie loved navy dresses, wearing them in the lab and even on her wedding! Wu Zetian, the only female Chinese sovereign, used to wear the yellow robe that was reserved for emperors. Amelia Earhart even had an affordable fashion line inspired by aviation!

9. DIY International Women’s Day Pins

To raise a generation of confident, successful and happy women, we need to start when our kids are young! We recommend trying out these Women’s History Month Activities for kids of all genders, including making these cute pins from Kitchen Counter Chronicle.

10. Women’s History Month Printable Resource

Some the Wiser brings us an interesting activity that includes coloring pages where each page has numbered pictures of famous women. Each number corresponds to a picture book about that particular famous person, so you can color it in once you’ve read the book. Read about 28 different women, from Harriet Tubman to Ruth Bader Greenberg to Simone Biles!

We hope these Women’s History Month Activities for kids will help introduce them to a variety of famous women in history, from various fields like art, science, technology and more. These will help kids realize that talent and intelligence have no gender, and that everyone can aspire to greatness, regardless of whether they’re a boy or a girl. Let’s raise a generation where everyone enjoys equal respect and opportunities!