February 22 ~ Happy World Thinking Day

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    World Thinking Day is a Girl Scout holiday.  Each year the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts designates a theme for World Thinking Day, and the activities for the guides and scouts are focused on that theme.  February 22nd was chosen for this holiday because it is the birthday of scout founder Robert Baden-Powell and his wife Olave Baden-Powell.

     No, my thoughtful gorilla has nothing to do with Girl Scouting, but why should they have all the fun... Everyone should be allowed to think on Thinking Day!

International Mother Language Day ~ February 21

This holiday was founded by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), a specialized agency of the United Nations.  The idea of this day is to promote awareness of cultural diversity and multilingualism.
For many of us in the United States, English is our only language and the only language we grew up hearing.  But we don't have to be bored today or feel sorry for ourselves.  Unless you are a Native American (in which case your Mother Language is the native language of your tribe) your ancestors came for somewhere....
Today's the perfect day to begin to learn a new language.  Perhaps the language of your ancestors, or maybe just the language you've always wanted to know.

Use your new skills and plan for that trip you've always dreamed of...

Happy National Cherry Pie Day ~ February 20

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I suspect the reason for Cherry Pie Day at this time of year has something to do with the old story about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree. 

If you do decide to make a home made cherry pie today don't forget the apron and this sweet gadget I found at GadgetTown.com.

Pulling out that oven rack will never worry you again. And they are so unique looking people will wonder what they are.  You can't see it, but there is a magnet on the back so they'll stay handy attached right to the stove.


Need a good recipe now?  Recipe.com is celebrating "National Cherry Month" so pop over there for some great recipes using cherries.


And it you want the pie but not the work...

January 31 ~ !YaD SdrawkcaB YppaH

happy backwards day

I found several references to this day on the internet, but nothing that seemed very official.  In any event it sounds like it could be fun to do things backwards for a day...

Happy Kazoo Day ~ January 28

Learn everything you need to know about Kazoos and even buy your very own at Kazoobie Kazoos.

Or visit Amazon for one of these...

  

Or find other great toys here...

Happy Chocolate Cake Day ~ January 27

YES!!!!

Here's a recipe for you from MyRecipes.com.  Looks super yummy...

Just the mention of chocolate cake makes me think of this old skit by Bill Cosby... I may not always agree with his politics, but I have to admit this always make me laugh...

Happy Australia Day ~ January 26

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So, Australia day isn't an odd holiday if you're Australian...but for those of us that aren't it's a great "crazy holiday" and reason to celebrate. I think I'll watch Crocodile Dundee and put some shrimp on the barbie.

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January 25 ~ National Irish Coffee Day

How To Make an Irish Coffee on Howcast

Happy Beer Can Appreciation Day ~ January 24

This day is celebrated because it marks the day that beer was first sold in cans in 1935...or so they say.  I'm sure for my beer drinking readers it's a good enough reason to enjoy a frosty brewsky no matter what container it comes in.

If canned beer is your thing, you may want to get this handy holster so your favorite beverage is always within reach...

Or how about one of those funny hats...

And not that I'm encouraging drinking and driving, but I thought this bumper sticker is a must have warning label...

This one brings back some memories... My Dad, who was a beer drinker in his younger days, liked this song when I was a kid...

It's Pie Day ~ January 23

ME OH MY ~~ I LOVE PIE!!!

One of my favorite movies...I'm a bit partial to John Travolta because we share the same birthday...but that song was the first thing that came to my head when I learned about "Pie Day" (and yes, I love pie!)

In honor of Pie Day, I created a whole line of items at Zazzle...

Look for a personalized gift at Zazzle.

For those of us that will be spending the day baking our favorite pies some handy gadgets from Amazon...
  

And for those of us looking from some great pie recipes...

CDKitchen 

AllRecipes.com 

PastryWiz.com 

CooksRecipes.com 

MomsWhoThink 

All You 

Homemade Dessert Recipes 

Just to name a few...guess I'm not the only one that likes pie.

January 22 ~ Happy Blonde Brownie Day!!!

Another yummy day! 

If you don't have your very own recipe for Blonde Brownies try one of these....

Go Nuts! It's Squirrel Appreciation Day ~ January 21

When I searched the word SQUIRREL on the internet I came across this colorful site all about the little critters...it's mostly just links to other sites, but I liked the way it looked.

If you love these cute rodents you can send out a Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day card to your friends...

And if one day a year isn't enough for you, these greeting cards are also available for other occasions...

Just a few of the thousands of cards available at Greeting Card Universe...

Happy Penguin Awareness Day ~ January 20

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For those of you who are not sure, yes penguins are birds. There are 17 to 20 different species of penguins, all living in the southern hemisphere, with major populations in Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, South America, and South Africa.

Movies like March of the Penguins and Happy Feet have made the penguin a star in modern culture.

    

One of the reasons they are such an easy creature to love is their resemblence to humams...walking upright with a funny waddle and coloring that reminds of us a tuxedo...

Whether they are favorite of yours or not, you have to admit they do have their charms.. 

January 19 ~ Happy Tin Can Day

I've read that the reason today is Tin Can Day is that in 1825, on this day, the US patent to store food in tin cans was awarded to Ezra Daggett and his nephew Thomas Kensett.  However, if you look up the history of the tin can you will find that the can itself was patented in 1810 by Peter Durand.  


No matter...the can itself is reason enough to celebrate.  For everything you ever wanted to know about the tin can, click on the image above to be directed to Wikipedia.


Looking for something to do today to honor the humble tin can....  Check out some of these great crafty ideas...

At HGTV.com

At Crafty Suzanne

At bystephanielynn.com

At 1800recycling.com

And if you're feeling real ambitious...