Guess what? 2024 is not your typical year; it’s a special year known as a leap year! We get an extra day in February, and that’s something to celebrate! Whether it’s your first leap year or not, it’s always fun to learn about it, so here are printable 10 leap year facts!

Leap Year Facts for Kids
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The next leap day is just around the corner, so it’s a good time to learn about this not-so-common year! Did you know that the concept of leap years dates back to ancient times? The Julian calendar introduced the first leap year in 45 BCE! There’s so much more to learn, so let’s get started!
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Fun facts about Leap Years
- In a leap year, we add an extra day to our calendar year, making it 366 days instead of the usual 365 days.
- Julius Caesar introduced the concept of the leap year way back to align our calendar year with the solar year more accurately.
- Pope Gregory XIII revamped the calendar in 1582, giving us the Gregorian calendar we use today, which includes leap years.
- Leap year babies celebrate their birthdays only once every four years, which makes their celebrations extra special.
- New Mexico is known as the leap year capital of the world, where they throw lively parties every leap year.

- Leap years help keep our seasons aligned with the calendar year, preventing them from drifting out of sync over time.
- Bachelor’s Day, a day when women can propose to men, occurs only in leap years.
- Some cultures refer to leap years as “doom years,” but in reality, they’re just like any other year, with their fair share of ups and downs.
- There’s even an honor society dedicated to leap year day babies, called the “Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies”.
- 4 million people in the world are leap-day babies.

SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR LEap year FACTS COLORING SHEETS
- Something to color with-favorite crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint, watercolors…
- The printable Leap Year facts coloring sheets template pdf — see button below to download & print
- These Australia fun facts coloring pages are sized for standard letter printer paper dimensions – 8.5 x 11 inches.
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