Find A Rainbow Day / World Irish Dance Week
Find A Rainbow Day
April 3
Today is a day to celebrate the beauty of nature and God’s creations…..the rainbow. Rainbows result from refracted light—when white light breaks into a spectrum of color. They appear in the sky when...
Rainbows
Rainbows are one of the most magical natural phenomena. I bet at some time in your life, you believed there was a pot of gold just waiting for you at the end of the rainbow!
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National Puppy Day / National Chip And Dip Day
National Puppy Day
March 23
Etymologists think the term puppy may come from poupeé, a French word meaning doll or toy. The word puppy doesn't appear to have entered the English language until the late 16th century—before that, English...
National Quilting Day / Corndog Day
National Quilting Day
March 21
The website FactRetriever states “Quilt” is derived from the Latin word culcita, which means “stuffed sack.” The earliest depiction of quilting was discovered in Egypt; it was an ivory figurine of a pharaoh wearing...
International Earth Day / International Ravioli Day
International Earth Day
March 20
Earth Day was a unified response to an environment in crisis — oil spills, smog, rivers so polluted they literally caught fire. On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans (10% of the U.S. population...
Gloomy Day Magic STEAM Activities
I checked one of my favorite STEAM idea sites and found some outstanding gloomy day STEAM experiments for you and your children. Little Bins for Little Hands is one of my very favorite STEAM resources because the...
Can You Improve Your Relationship With Money?
In your life, you will have all sorts of relationships – with your family, your friends, your co-workers, and even with civic groups and charitable organizations you support. But have you ever considered another key relationship –...
Adjusting To Change – Part 2
Humor is good, no GREAT!
My aunt used to say, “We are a family who laughs-a lot!” In spite of all the family turmoil I grew up with, there was a great deal of laughter. This developed in...
Leap Year Day / Bachelors’ Day
Leap Year Day
February 29
According to the Plain Dealer, “leap days are needed to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth's revolutions around the Sun. It takes the Earth approximately 365.242189 days - or 365 days,...
Toothpick Fun!
Toothpick History
In recognition of National Toothpick Day on February 20th, let’s do some STEAM activities with toothpicks. The toothpick has been around for many years in one form or another. They have been made from precious metals,...
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Vets & Pets
This page lists animal shelters, pet groomers, veterinarians, kennels, pet boarding and other...
