celebrations: week 1

Coming up this week:

3: Drinking Straw Day and J.R.R. Tolkien’s Birthday and National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day

“Not all those who wander are lost.”
– J.R.R. Tolkien

Paper straw garlands
Straw wreath

Write your name in Elvish in ten minutes
Coloring page
Lake-town market salad
Smaug’s meaty bits
Cheddar soup (for the Hobbit’s soul)

January 3 is National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day

4: Trivia Day and National Spaghetti Day
January 4 is National Spaghetti Day

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 and Fruitcake Toss Day
Take down the tree
Make king cake
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
Tempura recipe

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!

Our celebrations from week 52:

31: New Year’s Eve and National Champagne Day

1: New Year’s Day