Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Unusual July Celebrations


I've included the not-so-unusual in this list too! Use this compilation of July celebrations to spice up the Summer with your kids. Maybe make some funny posters, have a parade, or write a story to go along with your favorite unusual holidays.

July
1 Canada Day, Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day, Scarecrow Day, Second Half of the Year Day
2 Visitation of Virgin Mary Day, I Forgot Day
3 Stay Out of Sun Day
4 Independence Day (USA, not unusual, but just wouldn't be American of me not to add it to July holidays), Tom Sawyer Fence-Painting Day, National Country Music Day, Boom Box Day
5 Workaholics Day, Cherry Pit Spitting Day
6 National Fried Chicken Day, Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
7 National Strawberry Sundae Day, Chocolate Day
8 Video Game Day
9 National Sugar Cookie Day
10 Don't Step on a Bee Day, Clerihew Day
11 National Cheer Up the Lonely Day, World Population Day
12 National Pecan Pie Day
13 Fool's Paradise Day
14 International Town Criers Day
15 Respect Canada Day, Baby Food Day, Gummi Worm Day
16 International Juggling Day, National Personal Chef's Day
17 National Peach Ice Cream Day
18 National Ice Cream Day
19 Toss Away the Could Haves and Should Haves Day
20 Ugly Truck Contest Day, National Lollipop Day
21 National Tug-of-War Tournament Day
22 Ratcatcher's Day
23 Gorgeous Grandma Day
24 Amelia Earhart Day, National Drive-Thru Day, Tell an Old Joke Day
25 Threading the Needle Day
26 All or Nothing Day, National Cowboy Day
27 Take Your Houseplant for a Walk Day, Walk on Stilts Day (we recommend not combining these two activities! lol)
28 National Milk Chocolate Day, Singing Telegram Day
29 Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day
30 National Cheesecake Day
31 Parent's Day


Additionally... July is:
Blueberries Month
Family Reunion Month
National Bikini Month
National Culinary Arts Month
National Doghouse Repairs Month
Sandwich Generation Month
and
National Make a Difference to Children Month

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi there! It's nice to meet you. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!

Many of the events you listed we wrote about in GGM! I hope you will check it out.

I see that you're giving away a TOS Planner. They're pretty neat, aren't they? :)

Blessings!
Miss Jocelyn

Anonymous said...

Some neat events!

You won some Funky Monkey Snacks at Laura Williams' Musings Blog!

http://laurawilliamsmusings.blogspot.com/2008/07/winners-of-funky-monkey-snacks.html

Check your email for one from me!

Laura

Anonymous said...

I got your web submission Wendy. Thank you! I sent the email but since I use yahoo, maybe it went into your bulk folder.

Thank you!

Laura