Celebrate January!

While cleaning my files I found a folder full of fun and silly reasons to make your day a special day ... things to celebrate ... every day ... any day.   I remember having some fun with these years ago, using some of these ideas for a while before forgetting about them.  I've found a few more and thought they'd be a fun addition to the blog.  Some of these are quite ridiculous, but several are great for family fun, for preschool fun, for party fun, or just for fun!

Happy Celebrating!

 

January

 

Birthstone is Garnet (meaning Constancy)

Flower of the month is Carnation, Snowdrop

 

- Nat'l Soup Month and Soup Swap Month

- Nat'l Oatmeal Month

- Nat'l Hobby Month

- Nat'l Bath Safety Month

- Nat'l Blood Donor Month

- Nat'l Soup Month

- Nat'l Get Organized Month

 

- 2nd week is "Someday We'll Laugh About This" week

- 2nd week is Letter Writing Week

 

- 1st Friday is Gals Night Out

- 2nd Monday is Clean Off Your Desk Day

- 3rd Sunday is World Religion Day

- 3rd Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day

- 3rd Thursday is Guys Night Out

- Last Tuesday is Backwards Day

 

 

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- New Year's day

- The ball was first dropped at Times Square NYC in 1908

- Betsy Ross Birthday (b1752)

- Beanie Babies Introduced (1994)

- Ellis Island opened 1892

 

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- Swiss Cheese Day

- Science Fiction Day

- Nat'l Buffet Day

 

3

- Drinking Straws Patented (1888)

- Nat'l Chocolate Covered Cherry Day

 

4

- Trivia Day

- Louis Braille Birthday (1809)

- Roller Skates Birthday (1863)
- Nat'l Spaghetti Day

 

5

- Nat'l Bird Day

- Nat'l Whipped Cream Day

 

6

- Three Kings Day / The 12th day after Christmas celebrates the visit of the 3 Wise Men.

- Bean Day
- Nat'l Shortbread Day

 

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- Nat'l Old Rock Day

 

8

- Nat'l Bubble Bath Day

- Nat'l Show and Tell Day 

 

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10

- Peculiar People Day

- Houseplant Appreciation Day

 

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- Secret Pal Day

- International Thank You Day

- Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day (don't let your kids know this one ..., or your friends)

- Milk Day (milk bottles delivered for first time in 1878)

 

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- Batman debuts on television in 1966

 

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- Make Your Dreams Come True Day

 

14

- Organize Your Home Day

 

15

- Nat'l Hat Day
- Nat'l Strawberry Ice Cream Day

 

16

- Nat'l Nothing Day

- Appreciate a Dragon Day

 

17

- Benjamin Franklin's Birthday (b1706)

- Popeye's Birthday (started 1929)

 

18

- Winnie-the-Pooh Day / A.A. (Alan Alexander) Milne's Birthday (1882)

 

19

- Nat'l Popcorn Day

- Tin Can Day

- International Sing-Out Day

 

20

- Nat'l Cheese Lovers Day

- Inauguration Day

- Penguin Awareness Day

 

21

- Squirrel Appreciation Day

 

22

- Nat'l Polka Dot Day

- Nat'l Blonde Brownie Day

 

23

- Nat'l Pie Day (not to be confused with Pi Day celebrated on March 14th)

- Nat'l Handwriting Day

 

24

- Eskimo Pie (1919)

 

25

- Nat'l Opposite Day

- 101 Dalmatian's (1961)

 

26

- Bald Eagle Appreciation Day

- Spouses Day

 

27

- Mozart's Birthday (b1756)

- Nat'l Chocolate Cake Day

 

28

- Nat'l Kazoo Day

- Nat'l Blueberry Pancake Day

- Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day  

29

- Nat'l Puzzle Day

- Nat'l Corn Chip Day

 

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- Nat'l Croissant Day

 

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- Inspire Your Heart with Art Day
- Nat'l Hot Chocolate Day

 

Celebrate December!

While cleaning my files I found a folder full of fun and silly reasons to make your day a special day ... things to celebrate ... every day ... any day. I remember having some fun with these years ago, using some of these ideas for a while before forgetting about them. I've found a few more and thought they'd be a fun addition to the blog. Some of these are quite ridiculous, but several are great for family fun, for preschool fun, for party fun, or just for fun!

Happy Celebrating!

December

 

Birthstone is Turquoise, Blue Topaz (meaning Prosperity)

Flower of the month is Narcissus or Holly

 

- Bingo Month

- Write a Friend Month

- Nat'l Tie Month

 

- 1st week is Cookie Cutter Week

- 2nd Sunday is International Children's Day

 

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- Eat a Red Apple Day

- Nat'l Pie Day

 

2

- Coats for Kids Day

- Abolition of Slavery Day

- Nat'l Fritters Day

3

- Make a Gift Day

- Nat'l Roof Over Your Head Day 

4

- Cookie Day

- Wear Brown Shoes Day

- Santa's List Day (so does that mean it doesn't matter how nice you are after this day?)

- Scrabble Game (1948)

5

- Blue Jeans Day 

6

- Mitten Tree Day 

7

- Cotton Candy Day

- Letter Writing Day

8

- Nat'l Brownie Day

9

- Christmas Card Day (so do we send them this day or do we send them so that others will receive them this day?)

- Nat'l Pastry Day

10

- Human Rights Day

11

12

- Gingerbread House Day

- Poinsettia Day

13

- Cocoa Day

- Ice Cream Day

14

- Monkey Day

15

- Nat'l Lemon Cupcake Day

16

- Stupid Toy Day

- Nat'l Chocolate Covered Anything Day

- Nat'l Re-Gifting Day

17

- Nat'l Maple Syrup Day

18

- Bake Cookies Day

19

- Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol in 1843

- Look for an Evergreen Day

- Oatmeal Muffin Day

20

- Go Caroling Day

21

- Nat'l Flashlight Day

22

- Nat'l Date Nut Bread Day

23

24

- Christmas Eve

- Nat'l Chocolate Day

- Nat'l Egg Nog Day

25

- Christmas Day

- Nat'l Pumpkin Pie Day

26

27

- Make and Cut Out Snowflakes Day

28

- Call a Friend Day

- Card Playing Day

- Nat'l Chocolate Candy Day (this just helps us feel better about eating all of the leftover Christmas chocolates today)

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- New Year's Eve

Celebrate November!

While cleaning my files I found a folder full of fun and silly reasons to make your day a special day ... things to celebrate ... every day ... any day. I remember having some fun with these years ago, using some of these ideas for a while before forgetting about them. I've found a few more and thought they'd be a fun addition to the blog. Some of these are quite ridiculous, but several are great for family fun, for preschool fun, for party fun, or just for fun!

Happy Celebrating!

November

 

 

Birthstone is Topaz, Citrine or Aquamarine (meaning Fidelity)

Flower of the month is Chrysanthemum

 

- Nat'l Pomegranate Month

- Nat'l Adoption Month

- Nat'l Novel Writing Month

- Peanut Butter Lovers Month

- Aviation History Month

 

- 3rd week is Game and Puzzle Week

 

- 1st Tuesday after the first Monday is Election Day

- 1st Saturday is Book Lovers Day 

- 4th Thursday is Thanksgiving

- Black Friday is day after Thanksgiving

- Cyber Monday is Monday after Thanksgiving

 

 

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- All Saint's Day

 

2

- Deviled Egg Day

- Look for Circles Day

 

3

- Housewife's Day

- Sandwich Day

 

4

- Candy Day

 

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6

- Marooned without a Compass Day

- Nat'l Saxophone Day

 

7

- Hug a Bear Day 

- Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day

 

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10

- Forget-Me-Not Day 

 

11

- Veteran's Day 

 

12

- Chicken Soup For the Soul Day

 

13

- Nat'l Indian Pudding Day

 

14

- Nat'l Guacamole Day

 

15

- Clean Your Refrigerator Day

- America Recycles Day

 

16

- Button Day

- Have a Party With Your Bear Day

 

17

- Homemade Bread Day

- Take a Hike Day

 

18

 

19

- Have a Bad Day Day (really?)

 

20

- Beautiful Day

 

21

- World Hello Day

 

22

- Go For A Ride Day

 

23

- Eat a Cranberry Day

- Nat'l Cashew Day

 

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25

- Nat'l Parfait Day

 

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27

- Pins and Needles Day

 

28

 

29

- Square Dance Day

 

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- Stay At Home Because You Are Well Day

 

 

Celebrate October!

While cleaning my files I found a folder full of fun and silly reasons to make your day a special day ... things to celebrate ... every day ... any day. I remember having some fun with these years ago, using some of these ideas for a while before forgetting about them. I've found a few more and thought they'd be a fun addition to the blog. Some of these are quite ridiculous, but several are great for family fun, for preschool fun, for party fun, or just for fun!
Happy Celebrating!

October

Birthstone is Opal, Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire (meaning Hope)

Flower of the month is Calendula & Cosmos

Celebrate the month:

- Nat'l Car Care Month

- Nat'l Stamp Collecting Month

- Nat'l Cookie Month

- Nat'l Apple Month

- Nat'l Popcorn Popping Month

- Nat'l Pizza Month

- Apple Jack Month

- American Cheese Month

- Nat'l Chili Month

- Nat'l Reading Group Month

- Pear and Pineapple Month

- Spinach Lovers Month

Celebrate the weeks in the month:

- 1st week is Nat'l Yearbook Week and Get Organized Week

- 2nd week is Nat'l Pasta Week

- Nat'l Chemistry Week (sometime this month, possibly the 4th week)

Celebrate each day of the month:

- 1st Saturday is Nat'l Hummingbird Day

- 2nd Monday is Columbus Day

- 2nd Thursday is Nat'l Dessert Day

- Last Friday is Frankenstein Friday

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- Farm Animals Day

- World Vegetarian Day 

- Homemade Cookie Day

2

- Name Your Car Day

3

4

- Nat'l Golf Day

5

- Do Something Nice Day

6

- Thomas Edison showed the first motion picture in 1889

- Mad Hatter Day

7

- World Smile Day

8

- Children's Day

9

- Curious Events Day

10

-Nat'l Angel Food Cake Day

11

- Take Your Teddy Bear To Work Day (I dare ya!)

12

- Farmer's Day

13

14

- Nat'l Dessert Day

15

- Nat'l Grouch Day (sponsored by Oscar)

16

- Nat'l Boss Day

17

18

- Nat'l Chocolate Cupcake Day

19

- Evaluate your Life Day

20

21

- Count Your Buttons Day

- Nat'l Pumpkin Cheesecake Day

22

- Nat'l Nut Day

23

24

- Nat'l Bologna Day

25

- World Pasta Day

26

- Worldwide Howl at the Moon Night

27

28

- Plush Animal Lover's Day

29

30

- Nat'l Candy Corn Day

- Mischief Night

31

- Halloween

- Carve a Pumpkin Day

Celebrate September!

While cleaning my files I found a folder full of fun and silly reasons to make your day a special day ... things to celebrate ... every day ... any day. I remember having some fun with these years ago, using some of these ideas for a while before forgetting about them. I've found a few more and thought they'd be a fun addition to the blog. Some of these are quite ridiculous, but several are great for family fun, for preschool fun, for party fun, or just for fun!

Happy Celebrating!

September

 

 

Birthstone is Sapphire(meaning Clear Thinking)

Flower of the month is Forget-me-not, Morning Glory, Aster

 

- Nat'l Chicken Month

- Better Breakfast Month

- Classical Music Month

- Fall Hat Month

- Nat'l Courtesy Month

- Nat'l Piano Month

- Nat'l Preparedness Month

- Harvest Month

- Apple Month

- Whole Grains Month

 

- 1st week is Nat'l Waffle Week

 

- 1st Monday is Labor Day 

- 1st Sunday after Labor Day is Nat'l Grandparents Day

 

 

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- Nat'l Hummingbird Day 

- Mary Had A Little Lamb Day (published in 1830)

 

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3

- Skycraper Day 

 

4

- Eat an Extra Dessert Day

- Quaker Oats Day (trademark issued in 1877)

-National Macadamia Nut Day

 

5

- Cheese Pizza Day

 

6

- Fight Procrastination Day 

- Read a Book Day

 

7

- Raggedy Ann's Birthday (1915) 

 

8

- Nat'l Date Nut Bread Day

 

9

- Teddy Bear Day

 

10

- Sewing Machine Day

- Nat'l Swap Ideas Day

 

11

- Make Your Bed Day 

 

12

- Nat'l Chocolate Milkshake Day

 

13

- Positive Thinking Day

- Fortune Cookie Day

- Nat'l Peanut Day

 

14

- Nat'l Cream Filled Donut Day

 

15

- Make a Hat Day

 

16

- Nat'l Play Doh Day

- Collect Rocks Day

 

17

- Nat'l Apple Dumpling Day

- Citizenship Day

 

18

- Nat'l Cheeseburger Day

 

19

- International Talk Like a Pirate Day 

- Mickey Mouse's Birthday (1928)

- Nat'l Butterscotch Pudding Day

 

20

- Nat'l Punch Day

 

21

- Miniature Golf Day

 

22

- Elephant Appreciation Day

 

23

- Checkers Day

 

24

 

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26

- Johnny Appleseed Day

 

27

- Nat'l Good Neighbor Day

 

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29

- Confucius Day

 

30

- Chewing Gum Day

 

Celebrate August!

While cleaning my files I found a folder full of fun and silly reasons to make your day a special day ... things to celebrate ... every day ... any day. I remember having some fun with these years ago, using some of these ideas for a while before forgetting about them. I've found a few more and thought they'd be a fun addition to the blog. Some of these are quite ridiculous, but several are great for family fun, for preschool fun, for party fun, or just for fun!

Happy Celebrating!

August

 

 

Birthstone is Saradonyx, Peridot (meaning Married Happiness)

Flower of the month is Gladiolus and Poppy

 

- Nat'l Golf Month

- Happiness Happens Month

- Nat'l Peach Month

 - Sandwich Month

- Admit You're Happy Month

- Family Fun Month

- Nat'l Picnic Month

- American Adventures Month

 

- 1st week is Nat'l Simplify your Life Week

- 2nd week is Nat'l Smile Week

- 3rd week is Friendship Week

- 4th week is Be Kind to Humankind Week

- Nat'l Scrabble Week is 11 thru 15

 

- 1st Sunday is Friendship Day

 

 

1

- Homemade Pie Day

- Nat'l Raspberry Cream Pie Day

 

2

- Nat'l Ice Cream Sandwich Day  

 

3

- Nat'l Watermelon Day

 

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6

- Wiggle Your Toes Day 

- Nat'l Root Beer Float Day

 

7

- Nat'l Lighthouse Day 

 

8

- Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day

- Happiness Happens Day

 

9

- Book Lover's Day

 

10

- Lazy Day

- Nat'l S'mores Day 

 

11

- Play in the Sand Day 

 

12

 

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14

- Nat'l Creamsicle Day

 

15

- Relaxation Day

 

16

- Tell a Joke Day

 

17

- Nat'l Thrift Shop Day

 

18

- Nat'l Soft Ice Cream Day

 

19

- Potato Day

- Sandcastle and Sculpture Day

 

20

- Lemonade Day

 

21

- Christopher Robin's Birthday (1920) [this day]

- Senior Citizen's Day

 

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- Be an Angel Day

 

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- Nat'l Waffle Day

 

25

- Nat'l Second Hand Wardrobe Day

 

26

- Nat'l Dog Day

 

27

- Just Because Day

 

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- Mary Poppins released 1964

 

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- Nat'l Toasted Marshmallow Day

 

31

- Nat'l Trail Mix Day

- Eat Outside Day

 

 

Celebrate July!

While cleaning my files I found a folder full of fun and silly reasons to make your day a special day ... things to celebrate ... every day ... any day. I remember having some fun with these years ago, using some of these ideas for a while before forgetting about them. I've found a few more and thought they'd be a fun addition to the blog. Some of these are quite ridiculous, but several are great for family fun, for preschool fun, for party fun, or just for fun!

Happy Celebrating!

 

 

July

 

Birthstone is Ruby (meaning Contentment)

Flower of the month is Larkspur & Water Lily

 

- Nat'l Foreign Language Month

- Read an Almanac Month

- Nat'l Blueberry Month

- Nat'l Hot Dog Month

- Nat'l Ice Cream Month

- Eggplant and Lettuce Month

- Family Reunion Month

 

- 3rd Sunday is Nat'l Ice Cream Day

- Last Saturday is Nat'l Dance Day

 

 

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- Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day

- International Joke Day

- Canada Day 

 

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- Halfway Point of the Year

 

3

- Stay Our of the Sun Day

 

4

- Independence Day

- Tom Sawyers Fence Painting Day

- Nat'l Country Music Day

- Sidewalk Egg Frying Day (really?)

 

5

- Nat'l Graham Cracker Day 

 

6

- Nat'l Fried Chicken Day

 

7

- Chocolate Day

- Nat'l Strawberry Sundae Day 

 

8

- Video Game Day

 

9

- Nat'l Sugar Cookie Day

 

10

- Teddy Bear Picnic Day

- Don't Step on a Bee Day (I guess it's no problem any other day) 

 

11

- Nat'l Blueberry Muffin Day

 

12

- Pecan Pie Day 

 

13

- Nat'l French Fries Day

- Beans 'n' Franks Day

 

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15

- Tapioca Pudding Day

- Cow Appreciation Day

 

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- Air Conditioner invented in 1902

- Peach Ice Cream Day

 

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- National Raspberry Cake Day

 

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- Nat'l Junk Food Day

 

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- Hammock Day

 

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- Ice Cream Cone invented in 1904

- Vanilla Ice Cream Day

 

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- Cousins Day

 

25

- Threading the Needle Day

 

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- Aunt and Uncle Day

 

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- Nat'l Milk Chocolate Day

 

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- Nat'l Cheesecake Day

 

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Celebrate June!

 While cleaning my files I found a folder full of fun and silly reasons to make your day a special day ... things to celebrate ... every day ... any day. I remember having some fun with these years ago, using some of these ideas for a while before forgetting about them. I've found a few more and thought they'd be a fun addition to the blog. Some of these are quite ridiculous, but several are great for family fun, for preschool fun, for party fun, or just for fun!

Happy Celebrating!

 

June

 

 

Birthstone is Pearl, Alexandrite, Moonstone (meaning Health and Longevity)

Flower of the month is the Rose & Honeysuckle

 

- Nat'l Rose Month

- Nat'l Dairy Month

- Aquarium Month

- Candy Month

- Corn and Cucumber Month

- Lemon and Mango Month

- Country Cooking Month

 

-1st week is Fishing Week

- 1st Saturday thru Sunday week is International Clothesline Week

- 2nd week is Email Week

- 3rd week is Old time Fiddlers Week

- Last weekend Thursday to Sunday is Watermelon Seed Spitting Week

 

- 1st Friday is Nat'l Doughnut Day

- 1st Saturday is Turtle Races Day

- 3rd Sunday is Father's Day

 

 

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- American Zoo Day, first zoo (Philadelphia Zoo) opening in 1874 

- Flip a Coin Day

- Nat'l Go Barefoot Day 

 

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- 3-Ring Circus Day / PT Barnum's circus began first tour of US in 1835

 

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- National Egg Day

 

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- Applesauce Cake Day 

 

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- Drive-In Movie Day (first one in 1933)

- Nat'l Yo-Yo Day

 

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- Nat'l Chocolate Ice Cream Day 

 

8

- Best Friends Day

 

9

- Nat'l Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day

- Donald Duck Day

 

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- Herb and Spice Day 

 

11

- Corn on the Cob Day 

 

12

- Red Rose Day

 

13

- Sewing Machine Day

- Nat'l Peanut Butter Cookie Day

 

14

- Flag Day

- Sandpaper Invented (1834)

- Pop Goes The Weasel Day

 

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- Nat'l Photography Day

- Smile Power Day

 

16

- Nat'l Fudge Day

- No Orange Clothes Day

- Lady and the Tramp released in 1955

- Fresh Veggie Day

 

17

- Eat Your Vegetables Day

 

18

- Go Fishing Day

- International Picnic Day

 

19

- Eat an Oreo Day

 

20

- First Day of Spring

- Nat'l Ice Cream Soda Day

- Nat'l Vanilla Milkshake Day

 

21

- Summer Solstice / Finally Summer Day

- Go Skateboarding (or Skate) Day

 

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- Nat'l Chocolate Eclair Day

 

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- Nat'l Pink Day

- Pink Flamingo Day (plastic lawn ornament type)

 

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- Swim a Lap Day

 

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- Helen Keller's Birthday (b1880)

- Sun Glasses Day

 

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- Camera Day

- Waffle Iron Day

 

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