celebrations: week 2 (5-11 jan 2015)

We celebrated a number of week 1 holidays, including National Bicarbonate of Soda Day.

Coming up this week:

5: National Bird Day and National Whipped Cream Day

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
– Chinese Proverb

Origami birds?
Bird’s nest cookies
Felt birds
Bird walk
National Bird Day
January 5 is National Whipped Cream Day

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

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

“Leave no stone unturned.”
– Euripides quotes

Paint pet rocks
International Programmers’ Day
National Tempura Day

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

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

10: National Bittersweet Chocolate Day and Peculiar People Day
Chocolate printables
Chocolate tart
Top 10 for Friday: 10 great songs for Peculiar People Day
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
How to make plant based milks

Our celebrations from week 1:

30: National Bicarbonate of Soda Day

irish soda bread – 30 dec 2014

31: New Year’s Eve

crackers – 31 dec 2014

1: New Year’s Day

hike – 1 jan 2015

good luck dinner – 1 jan 2015

2: National Cream Puff Day

cream puffs – 3 jan 2015

3: Drinking Straw Day

straws – 3 jan 2015

4: National Spaghetti Day

spaghetti – 4 jan 2014