January Holidays and Special Days
January is an awesome month to celebrate. It starts out with a BANG on New Year’s Day, most places are seeing first big snow days, and many people are making {and having fun breaking} New Year’s Resolutions. We get to celebrate Martin Luther King Day, Run up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes Day, and my boy’s favorite, Penguin Awareness Day! What are your favorite days to celebrate in January?
Special Days in January
January 1 – New Year’s Day {my fave!}
January 2 – Run up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes Day
January 6 – Cuddle Up Day
{when the weather is dreary, this is a perfect day to celebrate}
January 8 – Bubble Bath Day
January 10 – National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
{may I suggest a few light bulb changes?}
January 11 – Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day
{it’s raining so much here that this may actually be do-able!}
January 13 – Make Your Dream Come True Day
{Yes, please!}
January 14 – Dress Up Your Pet Day
{of course, my sister’s chihuahua will be dressed up}
January 15 – National Hat Day
January 16 – National Nothing Day
{oh, but I totally have something for you to do on 1/16/13!}
January 17 – Ditch New Years Resolutions Day
{woohoo…the party begins!}
January 18 – Thesaurus Day
{may I suggest a Word of the Week?}
January 18 – Winnie the Pooh Day {Hubby has a tattoo of Winnie the Pooh, teehee}
January 19 – National Popcorn Day
January 20 – Penguin Awareness Day
{my boy’s best friend will have a blast on this day}
January 21 – Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday, third Monday {1/21/2013}
January 21 – National Hugging Day {{hugs}}
January 21 – Squirrel Appreciation Day
{it’s no beaver day, but it will do}
January 22 – National Blonde Brownie Day
January 23 – National Pie Day
January 24 – Compliment Day
{ohhhh…I can’t wait to tell Hubby about THIS one!}
January 25 – Opposite Day {…or not…}
January 26 – Spouse’s Day
January 27 – Chocolate Cake Day
{this will be my own personal “breaking resolutions day”}
January 28 – Fun at Work Day
{wow, I hope they don’t turn the lights out on my when I’m in my cubicle…it happens sometimes…}
January 29 – National Puzzle Day
{Yippee…I have a How-To Tuesday for this one!}
January 31 – Backward Day
January 31 – Inspire Your Heart with Art Day
{just in time for some Valentine’s Crazy Crafts for Kids!}
January is the Month to Celebrate
If you want to celebrate all month long, here are a few reasons “worthy causes” to get your ideas flowing!
Bath Safety Month ♦ Be Kind to Food Servers Month ♦ Birth Defects Month ♦ Celebration of Life Month ♦ Cervical Cancer Screening Month ♦ Financial Wellness Month ♦ Get Organized Month ♦ International Creativity Month ♦ International New Years Resolutions Month ♦ National Clean Up Your Computer Month ♦ National Get Organized Month ♦ National Hot Tea Month ♦ National Polka Music Month ♦ National Poverty in America Awareness Month ♦ National Soup Month ♦ National Volunteer Blood Donor Month ♦ Self-Love Month ♦ Shape Up US Month
I LOVE lovE LOVE crafting and would REALLY enjoy doing this with my kids!! The boys get such a feeling of accomplishment when they give homemade gifts!
My boy is a crafting maniac, haha! He is happy with any craft, but I run out of ideas easily so this was a fun “structured” craft for us.
I think I NEED to see if there is a beaver day!
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Ok, seriously…there is!!!! April 7, look –> http://www.beaversww.org/about-us/international-beaver-day/
We have to plan something!!
ihave kid here in and out all the time after school and then it would be great to have them do this