celebrations: week 5 (26 jan – 1 feb 2015)

We celebrated a number of week 4 holidays, including Blondie Day.

Coming up this week:

26: National Peanut Brittle Day and Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle
Bubble Wrap

27: Chocolate Cake Day and Thomas Crapper Day and International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.
– Audrey Hepburn

Chocolate Bundt Cake
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Almond Whipped Cream
Bubble Wrap Appreciation
Why the Toilet is Commonly Known as “The Crapper”

28: National Blueberry Pancake Day and National Kazoo Day
Lemon Blueberry Pancakes Recipe
January 28 is National Blueberry Pancake Day
National Kazoo Day

29: National Puzzle Day and Freethinkers Day and National Corn Chip Day

The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution.
– Stephen Sondheim

How to Celebrate National Puzzle Day
National Corn Chip Day
Puzzle Day
Freethinkers Day

30: National Croissant Day

Do you know on this one block you can buy croissants in five different places? There’s one store called Bonjour Croissant. It makes me want to go to Paris and open up a store called Hello Toast.
– Fran Lebowitz, journalist

Croissant Coloring Page
croissants, step by step

31: Brandy Alexander Day

February:
1: Robison Crusoe Day and National Baked Alaska Day

It is never too late to be wise.
– Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe Day activities

Our celebrations from week 4:

22: National Blonde Brownie Day

blondies – 22 jan 2015

23: National Pie Day

24: National Peanut Butter Day

peanut butter cookies – 24 jan 2015