Celebrate National Watermelon Day

August Holidays

The kids are still running full charge as summer is in full swing. Continue your summer celebrations with National Watermelon Day and Root Beer Float Day. While you are eating these great foods listen to the radio for National Radio Day.

Maybe your idea of summer is total relaxation. This is a great opportunity to enjoy National Napping Month or take in a little league game in honor of Little League Baseball Month.

Celebrate August Holidays

1.  
   • Friendship Day
     (established by the U.S. Congress in 1935)
   • National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
2. • National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
3. • National Watermelon Day
4. • Twins Day
     (U.S. holiday)
   • Kentucky Fried Chicken Day
     (the first franchised KFC opened in 1952)
   • Coast Guard Day
5. • National Mustard Day
     (created by the National Mustard Museum in 1991)
   • Work Like a Dog Day
   • National Waffle Day
6. • Wiggle Your Toes Day
   • National Root Beer Float Day
7. • Sea Serpent Day
   • National Lighthouse Day
     (established in 1789 as an act of Congress)
   • Purple Heart Day
     (started in 1782)
8. • Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day
9. • Book Lovers Day
10. • Lazy Day
    • Candid Camera Day
      (debuted in 1948)
11. • Presidential Joke Day
      (began in 1984)
    • Son and Daughter Day
12. • Middle Child's Day
13. • National Filet Mignon Day
14. • National Creamsicle Day
15. • National Relaxation Day
    • National Failures Day
16. • National Tell a Joke Day
    • National Bratwurst Day
17. • National Thriftshop Day
18. • Bad Poetry Day
19. • National Aviation Day
20. • National Radio Day
21. • National Spumoni Day
    • National Senior Citizens Day
      (proclaimed by Ronald Reagan in 1988)
22. • Be An Angel Day
23. • Health Unit Coordinator Day
    • Ride the Wind Day
24. • Vesuvius Day
      (marks the day that Mount Vesuvius exploded)
25. • Kiss-And-Make-Up Day
26. • National Cherry Popsicle Day
    • National Dog Day
    • Women's Equality Day
      (created by a Joint Resolution of Congress in 1971)
27. • Petroleum Day
    • Global Forgiveness Day
      (Began in 1994)
    • Just Because Day
28. • Race Your Mouse Day
29. • More Herbs, Less Salt Day
30. • National Marshmallow Toasting Day
31. • National Trail Mix Day

Learning Calendars

• August Preschool Learning Calendar - Learning Through the Days of the Year
• Homefires August Learning Calendar - August Learning Calendar with DVD Resources

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