Tag: Party

December 5th Bathtub Party Day

December holidays

December 5th Bathtub Party Day

Get your rubber ducky and fill up the bathtub, it’s time for a party! Send out invitations to the soap, a washcloth and maybe some bubble bath. You can invite friends too but then you might have to call it something else. I have said this before, I do not understand the logic of a bath. You sit in water that you rinse your own dirt off in. In my mind you need to take a shower first before getting in the bath! But that’s just me. Baths can be soothing, they help break fevers, and it can be a party if you bring enough toys or friends with you.

How to celebrate – Take a bath. Name your rubber duck. Don’t forget the bubble bath!

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September 20th National Punch Day

September Holidays

Today we celebrate punch. The problem is, no one said which kind of punch we are celebrating. Is it the drink, normally spiked when it’s not supposed to be, the hit from a fist either made in anger or sport, or the tool used to punch a hole in something, generally related to leather. It’s so confusing. I don;t know which to celebrate, or should I celebrate all three to cover my bases!?! I think I’ll make a fist around the tool and hit the surface of the liquid so that I can put to use all three applications at the same time!

How to celebrate – Determine which punch you want to celebrate. Don’t forget to spike the drinkable punch making it oh so much more fun. Don’t forget about the punch line to every joke ever told.

February 11th Make A Friend Day

February holidays

You can never have too many friends! (I know you actually can but let’s not get into that). You can even have different friends for different things. Maybe one is for going bowling and another for going to a pub, and one for shopping and well, the list might never end. And maybe your making friends with others will expand your friends list of friends. So go out today and make some new friends, it might actually be fun!

How to celebrate – Make a new friend. Make sure to include your old friends. Remember to get a friend you must be a friend.

October 11th It’s My Party Day

October Holidays

This really should read, “It’s My Pity Party Day” and we all have them. We like to let people know we are suffering and that they should feel sorry for us, for some unknown reason it really does make us feel better. It made Leslie Gore feel a whole lot better when it became a #1 hit in 1963! She was only 16 at the time and the most natural age for anyone to have a pity party! Why October 11th? Well no one seems to know to be honest. The fact that today exists at all is because people want others to join them at their party and be just as miserable as they are.

How to celebrate – Have a party! Get a copy of Leslie Gore’s 1963 hit! Write down all the reasons people should feel sorry for you, draw one out of a hat and you have your reason for the party!

September 18th Octoberfest Begins in Germany

September Holidays

There are times you might wish to live in Germany. They say it is a beautiful country made even more beautiful during October Fest! The date commemorates the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese in 1810 and the dates today do vary, but it’s all about beer and food and the party! That’s a win-win-win! It begins in Munich, Germany quickly making it’s way through all of Germany. So break out your Lederhosen, Stein and Sausages and have a good time celebrating the upcoming, and by gone, marriage that helped unite Germany.

How to celebrate – Visit Germany. Learn how to make your own beer. Buy some Lederhosen.

February 27th Open That Bottle Night

February holidays

Finally, a night to celebrate instead of a day! This holiday always falls on the last Saturday in February and was created by Dorothy Gaither and John Becher in 2000. Why? Because, “it’s five o’clock somewhere”. Now I have to admit when I first heard of today my mind went instantly to those bottles of wine or alcohol that are like 500 years old that no one opens until just the right occasion. But nope, this is just about opening any bottle and getting busy drinking. At least it suggests that you wait until night to do it.

How to celebrate – Open a bottle! Drink with a friend. Nothing says that bottle has to be alcoholic so open any bottle you choose!

October 31st Halloween

October Holidays

You know, there might have been a time when Halloween was considered bizarre but not really so much anymore. What is bizarre is if you don’t know October 31st is Halloween. It originally was a day set aside for driving evil spirits from your life but today it’s really all about the candy and the costumes. This Halloween is likely to be different from past Halloweens but that doesn’t mean it can’t still be fun. And as long as we keep it fun, not taking it too seriously, everybody can enjoy letting their hair down a little. Maybe this year we need Halloween to break up the routine.

How to celebrate – Get a costume ready. Go trick-or-treating. Decorate your house for Halloween.

October 29th Frankenstein Friday

October Holidays

Ron MacCloskey of Westfield, New Jersey placed Frankenstein Friday on the last Friday of October in 1997 to have some fun. To, in a way, start Halloween before Halloween starts. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley wrote Frankenstein back in 1818 at the age of 21. Her creature was different from the one we now celebrate, it’s up to you whether the newer version is better or the older one. Either way, today, or maybe tonight, you should celebrate Frankenstein because it would be a monstrous shame if you didn’t.

How to celebrate – Dress up like Frankenstein. Read “Frankenstein”. Watch old Frankenstein movies.

October 11th It’s My Party Day

October Holidays

The origins of this day are not clear but it believed by most to be a day to celebrate Leslie Gore’s hit, “It’s My Party” in 1963. She was just 16 years old at the time she recorded the #1 hit. Of course it could also be just because someone wanted to have a party today. Well, whatever reason you want to credit today for, it’s time to make it your party! The only drawback is that it’s a Tuesday. Oh well, you can always listen to the record.

How to celebrate – Throw a party. Listen to Leslie Gore’s, “It’s My Party”. Have a teddy bear tea party! (Just don’t tell anybody about it)

September 15th Make A Hat Day

September Holidays

Hats can be fun, but they can also be expensive! So, to keep your budget within reason maybe it’s time to learn how to make your own hat. Hats can be made out of practically any material. Some may be more practical than others though. It use to be that hat makers could only work for so long because the use of mercury was so heavily relied on that the Mad Hatter Syndrome was a real problem. (Go ask Alice) Anyway, it easy to make your own hat out of paper if you choose. It might not work well in the rain but is it all about the making or the wearing? You decide.

How to celebrate – Decide what kind of hat you want to make. Decide what you want to make your hat out of. Wear your hat proudly!