Author: Lisa Mungovan

Spring is here, and so are the weeds. Luckily, it’s Weed Appreciation Day! Instead of putting weed-killer on your lawn, welcome weeds like dandelions and clover. They are some of the first flowers to bloom, and bees depend on them! You can also eat dandelions, wild onions, chickweed, and purslane. Pick your own salad!

Put your forks away. It’s Something On A Stick Day! Pierce your peas with a toothpick, freeze your juice on a popsicle stick, and skewer your entire dinner on a kebab. Dip strawberries on a chopstick in chocolate fondue. Then roast marshmallows on a stick over a campfire. Everything’s better cooked on a stick!

Today is Children’s Picture Book Day. Read all of your favorite picture books, check out new ones from the library, or create your own book! Since it’s also Black Forest Cake Day, try reading Chocolate Cake, by Michael Rosen, 5 Cherries, by Victoria Facchini, and Whipped Cream Princess, by Brooke Wilson and Chuck Horton.

March Madness is all about basketball, and some people like to use brackets and charts to predict which team will win. March Napness, however, tracks the hibernation of bears. Four Paws animal sanctuaries started their bracket, with 23 brown bears hibernating in Europe. The last bear sleeping will be the March Napness winner.

Astronomers have been watching the skies, for a stellar eruption. They believe possibly tonight, a star in the T Coronae Borealis system, will explode. The event, called a nova, will be visible to the naked eye for a couple of days. The sky will appear to have an extra, super-bright star!

Here’s a fun activity to do with someone, for Scribble Day. Each person draws a scribble on a piece of paper. Now exchange papers, and turn the line into a drawing! Scribbles can become works of art. Just look up the famous artist, Cy Twombly, for inspiration. Time to scribble a masterpiece!

Josephs, Joeys, Josephines, get ready: today is National Joe Day. Joe is also a nickname for coffee. It’s Quirky Country Music Song Title Day too. “My T-Rex Ran Away With My Legos and All I’ve Got to Drink is This Cup of Old Joe,” would be a great song. Now YOU make one up!

Today is World Theatre Day. Whether you see a musical on Broadway, take part in a school play, or go to a puppet theatre, it’s great to see a live performance. You could also create a play with your friends, and perform for the whole neighborhood. It’s another way, to “play in the backyard!”

It’s Manatee Appreciation Day! Manatees, also known as sea cows, are slow-moving aquatic mammals, that are vulnerable to extinction. They’re about 10 to 15 feet long, and have 4 rows of teeth! Manatees live in warm shallow waters, and graze on underwater vegetation. Here’s a fun fact; baby manatees drink milk from their mom’s armpit!

Every day of the year, is also some weird holiday. Did you ever wonder who makes them up? Today’s your chance to name the day, because it’s Make Up Your Own Holiday Day! I’m going to say it’s Talk Like A Robot Day, and also No Bedtime Day. How about you? Happy Whatever-You-Make-It Day.