The Squid Calendar

Today is National Puzzle Day, a day to celebrate and work puzzles of all kinds!

Millions enjoy playing written puzzles like KenKen Puzzles, Kakuro Puzzles, and the ever popular Sudoku.

There are also physical puzzles like Wooden Puzzle Cubes, 3D Crystal Puzzles, and Don’t Break the Bottle.

And then, of course, there is always the popular jigsaw puzzle. Jigsaw puzzles come in a variety of themes and there are difficulty levels for everyone.

Jigsaw Puzzles of Ships and Sea, or try your hand at a 3D jigsaw puzzle ball.

Puzzle photo by liza31337 used under CC 2.0

Today is Winnie The Pooh Day!  Everyone loves this endearing little bear.

Celebrate Winnie The Pooh Day, January 18 by boutiqueshops.

Today is Benjamin Franklin‘s birthday.  Ben Franklin was a great inventor who started inventing as just a child.

Appropriately, today is also Kid Inventors’ Day.  Kids have a whole lot of potential, and both kids and adults need to be reminded of this.  Take a look at some Kids Inventions.

It is important that we give kids the encouragement and interest in inventing to ensure that the future has creative minds creating amazing things that solve tomorrow’s problems.

I bet you didn’t know that January 16th is Appreciate a Dragon Day.

Dragons appear in cultures throughout the world. The become objects of fascination and entertainment for every new generation.

Learn how to celebrate Appreciate a Dragon Day: Appreciate a Dragon Day by MissMerFaery.

I think I might watch Pete’s Dragon tonight.

Dragon statue photo by ahisgett used under CC 2.0

Rubber Ducky Day, you’re the one, that we celebrate – lot’s of fun!

Today is National Rubber Ducky Day!

Also – it’s Friday the 13th!

Photo from Kernal Sanders

Yesterday started National Cuckoo Dancing Week, the day we celebrate the famous comedic duo of Englishman Stan Laurel and American Oliver Hardy and their theme song “The Cuckoo Dance.”  National Cuckoo Dancing Week runs from January 11-17th.

(I warned you that we were prepared to celebrate anything!)

Have fun, and dance all week!

January is Mail Order Gardening Month!

Now is the time to get out the seed and plant catalogs and plan your garden for spring. Make your plans now and get your orders in so that when the warmer weather comes you will have an amazing garden.

Seed packets photo by tjmwatson used under cc 2.0

Today starts National Letter Writing Week which happens each year during the second week of January.  With email, texting, voicemail, facebook, twitter, and all the other methods of quick communication, the art of writing a letter has been left by the wayside.

I love a written letter.  A handwritten letter holds so much more than the words, and when you receive a handwritten letter it means so much more than an email would have.

National Letter Writing Week by wordstock
Letter Writing Week by iPadGeek

So, send out some “thank you” letters for the great Christmas you had, and reach out to an old friend or extended family member that you don’t see often.

Photo By A.drian

What a nice holiday for a Sunday!  Today is bubble bath day!

National Bubble Bath Day Is January 8th by lilymom24
Bubble Bath Day by RecordLady
Mr Bubble by klash5

Let the kids have their fun in a tub full of bubbles, and then schedule in a time for yourself to have a relaxing bubble filled bath.

Bubble Bath Photo by bdogggut34 used under CC 2.0

Today is National Bird Day! Did you know there are nearly 10,000 living species of birds?

Learn why birds like to sit on power lines, or check out some pictures of lovebirds and love bird gifts, or go Birding the World with GrandmaBarb.