Celebrating Friendship Day!
This year marks the fifth year of Family Life’s Friendship Day campaign – a simple but powerful way to help children build kindness, inclusion and connection.
Friendship plays a key role in children’s social and emotional wellbeing. Taking time to celebrate it helps students feel valued, strengthens relationships, and encourages respect for others.
The United Nations International Day of Friendship is on Thursday 30 July 2026. Schools and kindergartens are encouraged to celebrate any day during the week of 27–31 July, at a time that suits their schedule.
Family Life provides ready-to-use toolkits and digital resources to make it easy to get involved and run meaningful activities in your setting. Register here to access your resources and take part in Friendship Day 2026.
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