Mitten Tree Day is today, It is a December 6 holiday. All in all, it’s a great holiday, especially for grade school children. Mittens are the central theme during this holiday. Classroom activities are centered around mittens. In art class, the students can draw pictures of colorful and decorative mittens. Counting games are created for younger students using mittens. Teachers can educate children about how they are made. We’ve got ideas for people of any age to enjoy this day at school and work, too.

So, have fun and happy Mitten Tree Day.

National Maple Syrup Day is today, a December 17 holiday. This day provides us with the opportunity to enjoy and appreciate this delicious American treat. This sweet and unique flavor originated in America. Native American Indians were the first to harvest and boil the sap of the maple tree into thick syrup. Amaze your friends with our maple syrup trivia.

 Watching or participating in a maple sap harvest, or demonstration is a fun late winter event. They are held in February-March when the sap is flowing. It is educational for the kids, too. During field demonstrations, some of the sap is boiled down into syrup. Best of all, free samples are often given and poured over a pancake or vanilla ice cream.

Did you know? The sap of the maple tree, the same sap used to make maple syrup, makes a refreshing drink. Just put it in the refrigerator and pour a drink whenever you want. Or, have a drink as you harvest the sap from the tree!

Please note, make sure you are using maple syrup, not pancake syrup. Unless the ingredients state otherwise, pancake syrup no longer contains maple syrup. (a surprise to many)

Related Information: Maple Syrup making time

Make Up Your Mind Day is a very decisive day. All during the year, you’ve put on hold, many issues and decisions. Eventually, they need to be resolved and decided upon. This December 31 holiday arrives at the perfect time. It’s not a day to procrastinate. It’s not a day to put off making a decision. If you are going to make up your mind this year, you’d better do it real soon. And, when you think about it, isn’t it a great idea to clean the slate in advance of the new year!? We believe that’s why the creator of this special day made it the last day of the year.

Sometimes, making decisions are very difficult, and stressful. They can be life-altering, like deciding to ask someone to marry you. Yet ultimately the decision has to be made at some time. So, why not today!?

You may want to begin, by making up your mind about whether you will make New Year’s resolutions. Then, make up your mind just what those resolutions will be.

Have a Happy Make up Your Mind Day!!

Today is Letter Writing Day. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone, either printed or in cursive? …….I thought so. Take a few minutes and send someone a handwritten letter on this December 7 holiday. There’s something about sending and receiving a handwritten letter that makes it special. That is to say, a penned letter is much more warm and touching than a text or email. It’s something you hold in your hands as you read it. And, you can store it away in a memory box or scrapbook to read later.   

Does anybody write letters anymore!? Letter writing is almost a lost art skill. Most letters and notes nowadays are on texts, emails, and instant messages. Messages are sent much more quickly via smartphones and the internet.

Pucker up your lips. No, you’re not about to be kissed. But, you should be about to bite into a tart, yet sweet, lemon cupcake. Why? Because today is National Lemon Cupcake Day, a December 15 holiday.

Most people love the flavor of lemon. However, it’s too tart for some people. Certainly, those who do enjoy the tart, yet refreshing taste, will agree that the lemon cupcake fully deserves its day of recognition. Eating anything made with real lemons is healthy for you, as it prevents scurvy.

Spread the joy.  Share your enjoyment. Buy or make some lemon cupcakes today. Share them with friends. Seek out people who have never even tried a lemon cupcake today. Induce them to try one of yours. Do these things, and you will truly have a wonderful National Lemon Cupcake Day.

Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle! Today is International Monkey Day, a December 14 holiday. It is sometimes called “World Monkey Day“. What does one do on this day you ask!? Why anything about or related to monkeys is perfect? Of course, we sure hope no one puts a monkey wrench in your plans to celebrate this holiday. For example, to be in the spirit of this day, start off drawing pictures of them. That’s what sparked the creation of this holiday. Next, you can act like them and monkey around. And, of course, you should hang from trees while eating a banana or two. Note: Scratching under your armpit is optional. 

On this day, back in the year 2000, artist Casey Sorrow was in art school at Michigan State University. Casey jokingly sketched a monkey on a friend’s calendar… and a new special day was born.

International Monkey Day is a day to celebrate and enjoy monkeys of all kinds. This includes their cousins: apes, baboons, chimpanzees, and gorillas. Certainly, it will be a barrel of fun. Therefore, we encourage you to do as Casey did… draw pictures of monkeys today.

Did You Know? There is no shortage of monkeys to honor. Last time they counted, there were over 260 species of monkeys. This includes apes, lemurs, and tarsiers.

Song and Band of the Day: “Hey, Hey, we’re the Monkees” by The Monkees.

Favorite Movie Series: Planet of the Apes.

Today is a crisp and sizzling holiday. Bacon Day and International Bacon Day are two separate holidays. They both celebrate on crispy strips of salted pork. While it is not healthy for you, it tastes so good, that people just can’t resist eating it. Today is a day to thoroughly enjoy it at every meal. You can return to a healthier diet tomorrow. Snack time, too. It is recommended that you consume it in social gatherings, too. So, go ahead, and have a bacon party!!

Suggested Menu for Today:

• Start the day having it with eggs. Go ahead and take a couple of extra strips.
• For lunch, it’s a BLT or Turkey Club sandwich. And, don’t forget a cup of potato and bacon soup.
• Dinner can be a wide range of entrees, from a bacon cheeseburger to a bacon-wrapped steak or scallops. Your salad should be topped with bacon bits, as well as your loaded baked potato.
• Find ways to have it in snacks, too.

It appears that these two holidays evolved separately. Two separate groups of individuals claim responsibility for the creation of these days. However, no specific names have been identified.

Today’s Motto: Everything tastes better with bacon!

Bah Humbug Day is an Ebenezer Scrooge approved holiday. It’s perhaps, the one day of the year that Ebenezer Scrooge can enjoy. Rumor has it, this is the one day of the year that Scrooge takes off from work to celebrate. According to wellcat.com, the creators of this December 21 holiday, Bah Humbug Day “allows everyone preparing for Christmas to vent their frustrations.”

Sure, venting frustration over the stress of Christmas is appropriate for this day. But, we believe Bah Humbug Day is much more. We believe it brings out the Scrooge in all of us. Scrooges all over have been waiting for this day and come out of the woodwork in great numbers. They go far beyond venting a few frustrations. Many scrooges are negative towards Christmas in general and can put a real damper on your Christmas spirit.

Accordingly, use Bah Humbug Day to release the seemingly endless daily stress of the holiday season. But, whatever you do, avoid becoming a real, bonafide Christmas Scrooge.

The United Nations addressed human rights as one of its first issues. Human Rights Day promotes awareness of the importance of these issues around the world. While Americans benefit from freedom and basic human rights, this is not true in some other countries. As a result, on this December 10 holiday, we look to establish these rights worldwide. On this date in 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Each year, a new theme is established for the year. In 2006, the theme is fighting poverty.

In 1948, the UN adopted its Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is a document that defines the rights of every human being in every country of the world. Per the United Nations website, this declaration proclaimed the” inalienable rights everyone is entitled to as a human being, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, language, political or other opinions, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status.”

These rights are something we easily take for granted in the United States. Although even in the U.S., we are far fro perfect and can make improvements. Elsewhere, freedom and basic rights are not a given. The UN hs been fighting these issues for decades and will continue to do so.

Go Caroling Day is a wonderful, rewarding, and memory-filled tradition. Spread the holiday cheer. This December 20 holiday is sometimes called “Christmas Caroling Day”. By far more popular decades ago, Christmas holiday caroling remains a great opportunity to enjoy the holiday and appreciate its meaning, by going out in a group to sing Christmas carols. The date is perfect, coming just before Christmas when your shopping and preparations are largely complete.

Christmas caroling remains popular in many areas and among many groups. Scouts, church, and youth groups often partake in this special musical event. Even family parties and business parties sometimes produce an impromptu caroling sing-a-long.  

Need the song lyrics for your favorite Christmas songs? Find the lyrics now.

It may take a little planning to make your event happen. For example, scout groups frequently go caroling to nursing homes and senior citizen centers. A phone call to the facility management to arrange a date and time is a must. Transportation to/from the facility also must be arranged. Afterward, the perfect caroling event is concluded with hot chocolate and cookies.

We hope you enjoy Go Caroling Day to its fullest today!