Chocolate Milkshakes All Around

Today is Chocolate Milkshake Day.  Yes, don’t you love it?  You may not be ready to create one of these yummy masterpieces at home, but you can hit the drive-thru while you’re out and about. However, today shouldn’t just be about gorging ourselves...

Cookie Cutter Watermelon Shapes

Sweet, juicy watermelon makes for a great summer treat.  All of the summer picnics, graduation parties and barbecues seems to offer an abundance of watermelon wedges to enjoy.  And I love it!Today, since it is National Watermelon Day (didn’t you know?),...

Celebration Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

Today is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day!  To celebrate (and who doesn’t love celebrating anything related to ice cream, just see here), we decided to make an Ice Cream Sandwich Cake.  It is super easy and the kids were able to do much of the work. The original...

Sharing Ice Cream Social Day

This little package is going to end up on someone’s doorstep today because we are celebrating National Ice Cream Social Day!  (And I’m really hoping the person is home so the ice cream doesn’t melt.) I love surprising a family with a special treat....

So, did we have fun? (National Train Day)

photo credit Today is National Train Day!  Did you know that? HolidayInsights.com shares that in 1869, “The Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads were speeding across the wild, American frontier, laying tracks for what would soon become the first...

National Pancake Day

photo credit Today is National Pancake Day at IHOP.  They will be giving a free short stack of pancakes to all customers and in exchange, ask you to consider making a donation to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.  Go here for more information about...

National Flashlight Day

Today is National Flashlight Day!  I’m getting out the flashlights and going to play some fun games with the kids.Fun Kid’s Activities with Flashlights* Play Flashlight Spot & Tell from I Can Teach My Child.  We do this a little differently.  I have...

Ice Cream Day

Hooray for Ice Cream Day! Now if you must know (or care), this isn’t National Ice Cream Day, which is in July.  Today is only Ice Cream Day.  July is a logical choice for a cold treat celebration during the hot summer.  But a cold day in December?  Not so much....