Special Days to Celebrate.. in October
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It takes awhile to post these.....
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or post a comment.. HERE,
IF you're interested in me posting it
(as I did on the QMB)
Thanks!!
Mitsie
Lady of Lists
P.S.
THANKS, gals!!
Sure appreciate.... your comments!
October... coming right up!!
It's FALL!! Special Days to Celebrate.... in September
Looking for some ideas for themes
for Chapter Events?
You might find something HERE,
in this Listing.
September 2008
Includes ideas for Better Breakfast Month,
Library Card Sign-Up Month, Labor Day,
National Grandparents Day, First Day of Fall,
National Dog Week, and many more...
September 2008 is:
Birthstone - Sapphire
Flower - Aster
You may also click on this page
for the complete long List of
September Holidays and Special Days
http://familycrafts.about.com/library/spdays/blseptdayslong.htm
Month Long Events:
Baby Safety Month
Better Breakfast Month
Cable TV Month
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Classical Music Month
Library Card Sign-Up Month
Nat'l Chicken Month
Nat'l Courtesy Month
Nat'l Honey Month
Nat'l Pediculosis Prevention Month
Nat'l Piano Month
Nat'l Rice Month
Nat'l School Success Month
Nat'l Sewing Month
Read-A-New-Book Month
Women of Achievement Month
Week Long Events:
1st Week
Child Injury Prevention Week
(Every September 1st - 7th.)
2nd Week
Intern'l Housekeepers Week
3rd Week
Nat'l Child Care Week
Nat'l Farm Animals Awareness Week
Nat'l Flower Week
4th Week
Equal Parents' Week
Nat'l Dog Week
Nat'l Roller Skating Week
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The Special Days Listing is found in the forum,
http://www.qmb2.com/marvelousmitsie/forum/viewtopic.one?id=336771
under the following headings:
By the Day: Special Celebrations & Holidays
Birthdays
Special Events
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"See you in September".
HAVE FUN!!
Added two days later:
Don't know if anyone has read this.. no-one has commented.
No-one has read it in the forum.
BUT (and it's a BIG BUT) I posted this on the QMB1...
43 have read it, and there are several comments, and thank-yous!!
Ask me where I'd rather post something?
Where it's going to be READ and ENJOYED...
or where it's going to be IGNORED.
USE IT, OR LOSE IT.
Just a little HINT here.......
I'm still undecided on what groups are going to go, and what are going to stay......
????
If you READ this, please... let me know? THANKS!!
Let's Be GREEN ~ Spending the Summer.. with Frogs
I was going through some old notebooks
last week, and found a little notebook
in the shape of a FROG, with green frog face
shaped pages. On those pages, were these
fascinating tidbits, about FROGS.
I used to use these for events at the library
during the Summer months.
(and no, I did not dress up as a giant frog;
although... that's an idea! LOL )
Posted here.. for you to enjoy.
Share them with the children
(of all ages) in your life!
Why are frogs so happy?
They eat whatever bugs them!
What does a frog wear on St. Pat's Day?
Nothing!
What did the frog dress up as for Halloween?
A prince.
What is a frog's favorite car?
The Beetle
What's green and jumps?
A frog. (lol)
What's green and red?
A bad-tempered frog
What do you call a frog that crosses
the road, jumps in a puddle, and crosses
the road again?
A dirty double crosser.
What's green green green green green?
A frog rolling down the hill.
What is a frogs favorite time?
Leap year!
Why did the frog go to the Mall?
Because he wanted to go hopping.
How can you tell if a frog doesn't have ears?
You yell "free flies" and he doesn't come.
What did the frog say to the fly?
You are really starting to bug me!
What does a frog say when it
sees something great?
Toadally awesome!
What do old-fashioned frogs wear?
Jumpsuits
Top 4 Reasons Why it's Great to be a Frog
1) Girls are always kissing you because
they think you'll turn into a prince
2) Flies in your soup are a bonus
3) Green goes with absolutely everything
4) Pond Scum is a term of endearment
What's green with red spots?
A frog with the chicken pox
What's green with bumps
A frog with the measles
What's black and white and green?
A frog sitting on a newspaper.
What do you say to a hitch-hiking frog?
Hop in!
What happens when 2 frogs collide?
They get tongue-tied.
What do frogs do with paper?
Rip-it.
What did 1 frog say to another?
You're such a WART!
How come the frog didn't get to
be the Easter Bunny?
Slippery hands.
They were afraid he'd drop the eggs.
LOL
A Few Facts about Frogs (for real)
Funniest name of a Frog:
Bumpy Rocketfrog (Australia)
Name I like the best:
Waxy Monkey Tree Frog
Large frogs have DEEP voices,
meaning they call at a low fregquency.
Some frogs sing in high chirps, meaning
they're calling at a high frequency.
Cold frogs repeat their calls at a
slower rate because the muscles
controling the sounds slow down.
Why do frogs sing?
1) They're trying to attract a mate:
"HEY! Baby!"
2) They're marking their territory
"This is MY lilypad!"
3) They are frightened:
"Eek!"
4) They know the weather is going to
change: "RAIN!!"
(gee, maybe we should listen to frogs
to get the weather for the next day,
instead of the weather forecasters on TV...
..... LOL)
Sure hope you have enjoyed this little
"frog session", compliments of
*Smiley the Happy Face Clown*.
It's not a PARTY... unless... we EAT.
LOL
What did the frog order at MacDonald's?
French flies and a diet Croak
I suggest, instead of a "froggie feast" of french flies
& a diet Croak..... that you make chocolate
covered ants, er, pretzels, for a snack.
The kids love them!!
For a "quickie" version.. melt chocolate chips
over a campfire in a double boiler, then pour
the chocolate over heaps of pretzels
(sticks are easier to hold on to to eat)
placed on wax paper. Let cool.
The kids will eat them by the handfuls.
It might be a good idea to have glasses
of lemonade handy, as well.
Enjoy your frog-filled Summer!!
LOL
It's CANADA DAY!! We Canadians... are CELEBRATING!!
HAPPY CANADA DAY!!
I'm a.....
Whoo Hoo!! It's CANADA DAY!!
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SPECIAL DAYS to CELEBRATE in JULY
I'm waiting for awhile to post it.....
IF you're READING these posted CELEBRATIONS,
PLEASE post a comment? THANKS
Marvelous Mitsie
Days to Celebrate ~ the Last Week of June!!
Special Days to Celebrate... during the 4th week of June.
Well, I'm a bit late today, er, for yesterday.
I needed to be several people yesterday,
as I had a LOT of posting to do!
Not to mention... getting ready for (another)
yard sale on Saturday, barring RAIN, of course.
On to the special things to celebrate this
4th and last week in June.
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4th Week
Carpenter Ant Awareness Week
National Camping Week
Hmmm.... Carpenter Ant Awareness Week?
I won't mention the ONE carpenter ant I saw climbing up
over the side of our sofa! (Ick). Not like years ago when
there used to be dozens of them doing that!
Thank heavens that hasn't happened for a number of years!
Not planning (at this time.. lol) to do any searches on why
this 4th week of June is dedicated to carpenter ants!!
It's also National Camping Week
Here is a website with camping and picnic coloring, plus
Creative Snacks to Make, and a few other ideas for
camping fun for children.
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/campingandpicniccrafts/Camping_and_Picnic_Crafts.htm
The coming week's "celebrations"
24 - U.F.O. Day / Museum Comes To Life Day
25 - LEON Day (6 months until Christmas Day)
Log Cabin Day
26 - Nationall Chocolate Pudding Day
27 - National Columnists Day. It's also:
Captain Kangaroo's Birthday,
Helen Keller's Birthday, and the
Anniversary of the Melody for Happy Birthday Song
28 - Paul Bunyan Day
29 - Camera Day
30 - Meteor Day
Daily.. with urls to check out
24 - U.F.O. Day
Today.. WAS .... U.F.O. Day
First documented UFO sighting on this day.
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/outerspace/l/blspship1.htm
contains instructions on how to make a homemade flying saucer
from a paper plate. THOSE are the only flying saucers *I* want to see!!
I live very near to Shag Harbour, N.S. where there was a U.F.O. sighting
in the 1960's, (or was that the early 1970's?) I try to ignore it as much
as possible. I'm fairly chicken when it comes to things of the "unknown".
I'd rather be... red hatting!! (LOL)
25 - LEON Day (6 months until Christmas Day)
SIX months until Christmas!! How many of you have started your
Christmas shopping yet? How many of you never stop Christmas
shopping ..... LOL (me me!!)
LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. It means 6 months until Christmas.
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/christmascrafts/(null).htm
Filled with Christmas Craft Projects - Activity Ideas
On this page you will find.. links for 20 things to do for Christmas!
Links given in my Forum.
26 - Nationall Chocolate Pudding Day
Well, of course, that's easy!! Pig out on chocolate pudding! LOL
Make the "real" kind.. you know, cooked on the stove.
Tastes MUCH better than the store-bought in a tub kind, or
even the "instant" chocolate pudding.
For something really different (and FUN) to do.. LOL, with the
instant chocolate (and other flavors) pudding
http://familycrafts.about.com/library/projects/blpudpaint.htm
Finger Painting with chocolate pudding!!
I'm game, if you are! Sounds like a right old mess (lol)
It's one craft where we get to lick our fingers afterwards!!
27 - Nationall Columnists Day
Well, I don't have a link for this special day. BUT, there
are other things to celebrate on the 27th!
Captain Kangaroo's Birthday (Bob Keeshan)
http://www.tv.com/captain-kangaroo/show/8495/summary.html
Helen Keller's Birthday (Born in 1880)
http://deafness.about.com/cs/celebfeatures/a/deafblind.htm
Melody for Happy Birthday Song (Written in 1859)
http://www.ibiblio.org/team/fun/birthday/
28 - Paul Bunyan Day
We learned about Paul Bunyan in Elementary School.. did you?
I always loved the story!!
http://www.paulbunyantrail.com/talltale.html
To read the whole story on this site, just click on "NEXT".
This tall tale is 17 pages!
29 - Camera Day
Winners (mostly children) of a contest held in honour of this day!
http://www.beauphoto.com/frames/film/plastic/toyphoto/toypage.html
30 - Meteor Day
A VERY descriptive and interesting page!
http://science.howstuffworks.com/leonid.htm
I'll be back before the end of the week
to list the Special Days to Celebrate in July....
stay tuned!!
Marvelous Mitsie
Mistress of Memories
Imp'ress of Info (lol)
Pictures of Hubcaps & Special Days to Celebrate
Pictures of hubcaps?
LOL
I've re-started (is that a word?) an
OLD craft of mine (from 20+ years ago!)
Making hubcap clocks!!
A little story... I had to junk my car; I LOVED my car!
(I've loved ALL of my cars, over the years)
I saved a hubcap as a "souvenir".
The garage owner suggested I "hang it on the wall".
LOL.
One of those "lightbulb" moments happened!!
Make a CLOCK out of it!
I did!!
What FUN my son (then 5 years old) and I had,
travelling the roads of Nova Scotia, hunting for
hubcaps in salvage yards, and trading off
already made clocks for those hubcaps.
All in all, over a 5 year time frame..
I sold/ traded 100 or so of these clocks!
I sit in the sun, washing them, polishing them,
putting them together...
VERY relaxing!!
I've now got 3 in a local garage "on consignment"
and will be giving away one as a "prize" at
a local Antique Auto Show in July.
It's FUN to revisit the past!!
So, I'm celebrating this week as:
Revisit an old hobby week!!
LOLOL
Well, so much for that.... now let's see
what is REALLY listed to celebrate
this 3rd week of June!
Back in a flash with the listing....
(We have slow lightening flashes around here.... LOL)
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Ways & Reasons to Celebrate the Third Week of June 2008
I posted last week that yesterday was going to be a day
to celebrate....
FUDGE, and then do some hollerin' about it!!
Did you? I did that on Sunday.... lol
Here's a listing of the upcoming special days to
celebrate this coming week.
Further descriptions and ideas are posted below,
and in the FORUM.
I'm SURE there is something here "interesting"
for you all to find to do this week!
Have FUN!!
16 - Nat'l Fudge Day / Nat'l Hollerin' Contest Day
17 - Eat Your Vegetables Day
18 - International Picnic Day
19 - World Sauntering Day / Juneteenth
20 - Ice Cream Soda Day / Bald Eagle Day
21 - First Day of Summer / Cuckoo Warning Day
22 - Nat'l Chocolate Eclair Day
23 - Nat'l Pink Day
Celebrating by the Day
June 17th - Today
Eat your Vegetables day
I like veggies! Didn't as a kid, though.
Here is a wordsearch puzzle for you (or your children/grandchildren)
to do, after (or before) they eat their daily veggies!
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/freeprintables/ss/vegetableprint.htm
I'm sure if you google "vegetables" you'll find all kinds
of recipes for healthy tips for cooking your veggies.
Personally, I like the "Marshmallow topped Sweet Potatoes"
that my SIL makes for family gatherings the best! LOL
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18 - International Picnic Day
Going for a picnic ....
in the rain. Hmmmm.
Not.
Think I'll have a "teddy bear picnic" INDOORS.
With my cats. (chuckle)
Here are some ideas for things to make
and or do, for YOUR picnic day!
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/campingandpicniccrafts/Camping_and_Picnic_Crafts.htm
Featured Ideas and their site links are posted in my FORUM, check it out!!
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19 - World Sauntering Day / Juneteenth
AND.... Garfield's Birthday (debuted in 1978)
Being a CAT lover, I just HAVE to post a bit about this "special" day!!
Well, the site was ALL advertising (sigh) so when
I have a chance (sometime before Thursday... lol)
I'll google Garfield the Cat, and see what links
I can find for us "cat lovers".
Moving on.....
Juneteenth
http://www.juneteenth.com/
Definitely something to celebrate!!
World Sauntering Day.. not found on this site, I'll be googling it, whenever.
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20 - Ice Cream Soda Day / Bald Eagle Day
Bald Eagle Day
I'm sure there are 100's of websites with more
"grown-up" reasons to celebrate this day.
However, the Family Crafts website gives us
a beaded pin to make.
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/beadedsafetypins/l/blspeagle.htm
Ice Cream Soda Day
I LIKE this idea! No calories! LOL
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/summercrafts/a/blicecrcr2.htm
Mini Ice Cream Float Craft
Also listed on this page: (links found in my Forum)
Clay Pot Ice Cream Cone
Favorite Soda Sherbet Recipe
Ice Cream In A Bag
Ice Cream Cone Invention
Ice Cream Cone Ornament
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21 - First Day of Summer / Cuckoo Warning Day
First Day of Summer
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/summercrafts/a/aa053199.htm
LOTS of further links to check out!
Could very easily take you... the rest of the Summer
to check them all out!
(lol)
Cuckoo Warning Day
Beware!! It will be a wet summer if the sound
of the cuckoo is heard today! (lol)
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22 - Nat'l Chocolate Eclair Day
Will have to google this...
the info isn't on this Family Crafts website
Pretty self-explanatory, if you ask me! LOL
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23 - National Pink Day
This is a day to CELEBRATE the
Pink Hatters in your life!!
Well, of course, we should do it all the time,
but this is THE day to make SURE they
know you appreciate them!
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That's all for this week.
I've posted a bevy of links
for you to check out.
HAVE FUN!!
This week in June ~
Me, myself, and I
Being really busy this week
But stoppin' in today
(on my "coffee break")
To see.... what special events
We can celebrate this week!
Today is "National Yo-Yo" Day.... LOL
That would be ME... bouncing around between
several different jobs, and not getting a lot done
in any of them!!
LOL
Next Monday.... National Fudge Day..... ummmm
Have a HUGE piece of chocolate fudge, then
start hollerin' bout how GOOD it was!!
LOL
Second Week of June, we can Celebrate ~
09 - Donald Duck Day
10 - National Yo-Yo Day
11 - National Hug Holiday
12 - Magic Day
13 - Nat'l Juggling Day
and Kitchen Klutzes of American Day
14 - "Pop Goes the Weasel" Day
and World Juggling Day
15 - Father's Day
and Fly A Kite Day
and Power of a Smile Day
Startin' off next week......
16 - Nat'l Fudge Day / Nat'l Hollerin' Contest Day
Back in a week(ish) to post the special days
for the 3rd week June
Mitsie
off to take photos of hubcaps
Special Days to Celebrate - in May & June!!
Looking for something special to celebrate in May?
Here are a few ideas for chapter gatherings,
outings with your children or grandchildren,
or an excuse to call a friend or 2!!
May Is.....
Birthstone: Emerald
Flower: Lily of the Valley
Month Long Events:
American Bike Month
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Asparagus Month
Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Better Sleep Month
Date Your Mate Month
Flower Month
National Bar-B-Que Month
National Chocolate Custard Month
National Egg Month
National Duckling Month
National Good Car Care Month
National Hamburger Month
National Mental Health Month
National Photo Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Salad Month
National Strawberry Month
Older Americans Month
Revise Your Work Schedule Month
Transportation Month
Week Long Events:
1st Week
National Postcard Week
Teacher Appreciation Week
2nd Week
National Pet Week
National Police Week
(Celebrate in whichever week has May 15th)
Last Week
National Backyard Games Week
Since May is more than half over, I'm only going to be listing
from today until the end of the month.
See the Forum for the Daily Celebrations Listing
Marvelous Mitsie
Lady of Lists (LOL)
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Looking for something special to celebrate in June?
Here are a few ideas for chapter gatherings, outings
with your children or grandchildren, or an
excuse to call a friend!!
JUNE
Birthstone: Pearl, Alexandrite
Flower: Rose
Month Long Events:
Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month
American Rivers Month
Dairy Month
Great Outdoors Month
National Accordian Awareness Month
National Adopt-A-Cat Month
National Dairy Month
National Drive Safe Month
National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month
National Iced Tea Month
National Papaya Month
National Rose Month
National Safety Month
National Tennis Month
Potty Training Awareness Month
Turkey Lovers Month
Zoo and Aquarium Month
Week Long Events:
1st Week
National Fishing Week
2nd Week
National Clay Week
4th Week
Carpenter Ant Awareness Week
National Camping Week
Events each day.... see my Forum under "Days in June"
Have fun!!
Marvelous Mitsie
Lady of Lists
(LOL)
May will SOON be here!!
I posted a thread at the old QMB with the remaining days to Celebrate in April, and it disappeared right on down the board, with no posts on it.
I'll be starting to post (in this forum) the Special Days to Celebrate.. over the next few days. Forgetting April, as it's almost past, and moving right on into May.
SPRING is HERE!! The weather is beautiful!! There needs to be MANY more hours in a DAY!! LOL
The only meandering I've been doing lately... is out in my backyard, and over at the beach..... (grin)
"See" you in a few days!!
Mitsie, meandering along.....
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