All year round, parents try to teach their kids the principles of love, acceptance, and being who you are, but that’s never more clear than it is in June, which is LGBT Pride Month (or more commonly referred to as Pride Month). Pride Month began back in 1969 after the Stonewall Riots, a series of gay liberation protests in New York City that paved the way for gay liberation and the gay rights movement. 

What’s your plan for partaking in the festivities? We have a few ideas of easy, inexpensive ways to include your whole family in the Pride celebrations, no screens required. 

Take a weekend trip to NYC. How cool would it be to say you experienced Pride where Pride was born? The official theme of NYC Pride 2024 is “Reflect. Empower. Unite.” This year’s annual Gay Pride Parade NYC in Greenwich Village, one of the country’s biggest Pride celebrations, is set for June 30, with a Youth Pride event kickoff the day before. While you’re in the neighborhood, be sure to check out the Stonewall National Monument on Christopher Street too.

Attend a local parade. If you can’t swing a trip to the tristate, celebrate closer to home at a local Pride event in your ‘hood. Here’s a handy dandy list of Pride 2024 parades across the country. Some towns are hosting drag queen story time events or drag queen brunches too!

Learn the history. There are age-appropriate ways to teach kids about the Stonewall Uprising and the history of the gay rights movement. Consider a trip to your town’s library, where a librarian can direct you to relevant content, or print out some Pride resources organizations like GLAAD have put together to help your kiddo understand it all a bit better.

Teach inclusion. Your kid may not know that some children have two mommies or two daddies (I explained this to my six-year-old when he asked, but he probably still doesn’t quite get it)... Help the younger set understand the diversity of family building with any of these LGBTQ+ picture books for kids.

Dress festive. Rainbow is the color theme of choice for LGBTQ+ folks and Pride events in general, as well as the symbol of the gay flag. Rainbow also represents the diversity of the spectrum of human sexuality. Get your kid into the spirit with technicolor clothing for LGBTQ Pride—big box stores like Target and Amazon have curated collections to make it easy for you to choose. Meanwhile, Hanna Anderson’s “Rainbow collection” is perfect for the occasion.

Do a rainbow craft. Using paper, paint, stickers, string, beads, chalk and/or other easy-to-find art materials, help your little one make a rainbow-themed craft to represent the season. Here are a few ideas of rainbow-themed crafts for kids to inspire.

Donate to an important cause. There are hundreds if not thousands of LGBTQ+ organizations to which you can donate during Pride and beyond. Here’s a list of 30 notable LGBTQ+ non-profits to consider—you might be most familiar with ones like The Trevor Project and It Gets Better—or you can lend a financial or volunteering hand to your local community’s gay rights organization(s).

How will you be celebrating Pride with your family?

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