celebrations: week 2 (6-12 jan 2014)

We celebrated a few week 1 holidays, including New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day and more!

Coming up this week:

6: Three King’s Day and National Shortbread Day and Bean Day
Make king cake
Take down the tree

7: Old Rock Day and International Programmers’ Day and National Tempura Day

“Leave no stone unturned.”
– Euripides quotes

Visit Fernbank
Paint pet rocks

8: National English Toffee Day and Bubble Bath Day and Elvis Presley’s birthday
Toffee dessert

9: National Static Electricity Day and National Apricot Day
Hair-raising results
Bend water

10: National Bittersweet Chocolate Day and Peculiar People Day
Chocolate printables
Chocolate tart
Bittersweet chocolate mousse

11: National Milk Day and National Hot Toddy Day

There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
– Sophocles

Milk painting

12: National Marzipan Day

Our celebrations from week 1:

31: New Year’s Eve

nye crackers – 31 dec 2013

brownies- 31 dec 2013

1: New Year’s Day

black-eyed peas and greens – 1 jan 2014

hike – 1 jan 2014

2: National Cream Puff Day

cream puff- 2 jan 2014

3: Drinking Straw Day and J.R.R. Tolkien’s Birthday

straws – 3 jan 2014

4: Trivia Day and National Spaghetti Day

jeopardy – 4 jan 2014

5: National Whipped Cream Day

cooking – 5 jan 2014