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May Random Holidays – 2020

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May Random Holidays – 2020

Here are your May 2020 Random Holidays! With the current global situation happening right now, I think it’s even more important to find reasons to celebrate randomly. I think it’s essential to break the rut of playing on our devices or watching endless TV and create or find those nuggets of joy hiding in plain sight.

At the bottom of the post, you’ll find other suggested ways of celebrating. I hope some of them will give you inspiration or ideas to include these holidays in your life.

You can browse the Random Holiday Archives or add a Random Holiday Calendar as a Google Calendar (see the bottom of the post) for instructions/links.

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Random Holiday Archives

*Balloons totally optional.

Do you need more reasons to celebrate? I know I do! Find my random holiday archives here, PLUS find more ideas & ways to celebrate random holidays. Browse through all of my hand-picked holidays grouped by month. Give your family a reason to #randomlycelebrate.

By the way, if you’d like to find out more about a holiday, check the links in the random holiday archive. You’ll find all the random holiday sources I used to compile my favorites list. Click on one of the entries in the Random Holidays Calendar for even more details!

By the way, you can add the Google Calendar to your calendar list and always have random holidays at your fingertips – each calendar entry has a direct link to the original source and the social media hashtag recommendation. (Tip: You can toggle on and off the calendar as needed!) Check out the random holiday archives here!

Skip Right to a Month to Start Celebrating:

The Beginning of Random Holidays

I started celebrating random holidays with my family over a year ago. We started celebrating to add little more joy to our everyday lives. It seems like we live for the weekend, and it always went by far too quickly. Most weeks or months were a blur, and we didn’t remember anything specific.

We never stopped to smell the roses.

I don’t know about you, but I want to have moments in my life that stand out. Ones that I remember and my kids will bring up and we can laugh about when they are grown.

After finding a few random holidays to celebrate, I decided that I couldn’t be the only person who longed for more reasons to celebrate. I decided to introduce random holidays on my blog to help families stop for a bit to create memories within their families. 

What We Did in April to Randomly Celebrate

In April, we celebrated ‘wear pajamas to work day‘ (in fact, we wore pajamas every day that week). I think it’s safe to say that many people celebrated that day whether or not they knew about it since so many people are working from home. If you’re working from home, did you celebrate ‘wear pajamas to work day’? I think the more important question is – if you’re not working from home, did you observe that day?

My kids planned all week to celebrate with our cat, Baghera (named for the black panther in the Jungle Book), on National Pet Day. They wished they could celebrate early before the ‘official’ day on the calendar. I love their enthusiasm and, of course, told them that they could celebrate early and longer than on the schedule.

May 2020 Random Holidays List

There are so many holidays to choose from! You are welcome to explore and find more holidays to suit your family’s taste.  Here are the highlights for my May 2020 random holidays list. I think they messed up on the sequence of lost sock memorial day and clean your room day. I believe that they should switch the two and not have a memorial until after you know for sure it’s lost. Haha!

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Food Holidays

First of all, I love featuring food holidays. So I find as many as I can to showcase, here. Do me a favor (flavor?) if you find any other food holidays, leave a comment below. I’d love to add more to the list. It’s not just about eating all the food, sometimes it’s fun to paint or doodle food instead. All I know, is that food holidays create a bond with others and I’m happy to enhance that bond.

2- National Truffle Day #NationalTruffleDay
6- National Beverage Day #NationalBeverageDay
8 – Have a Coke Day #NationalHaveACokeDay
8 – National Coconut Cream Pie Day #CoconutCreamPieDay
11 – Eat What You Want Day #EatWhatYouWantDay (Thank you, and finally!)
13 – Apple Pie Day #NationalApplePieDay
15 – Chocolate Chip Day #ChocolateChipDay
19 – National Devil’s Food Cake Day #devilsfoodcakeday
20 – Pick Strawberries Day
21 – Strawberries & Cream #StrawberriesAndCreamDay
24 – Escargot Day #NationalEscargotDay
25 – Waffle Day #waffleday
28 – Hamburger Day #NationalHamburgerDay

Cleaning Days

Admittedly, cleaning is a necessary evil. Of course, we could just not clean. But I don’t think we want to live in squalor or have the option to hire a maid (I SO want to hire a maid!). So why not celebrate while cleaning?

9 – Lost Sock Memorial Day #LostSockMemorialDay
10 – Clean Your Room Day #CleanUpYourRoomDay
18- National No Dirty Dishes Day #NoDirtyDishesDay

Random Days Just for Fun

I remember getting the newspaper and looking for the funnies on Sunday mornings (does that show my age??). My husband still reads comics every day online. I tried to create a comic in my bullet journal once, and honestly, I’d love to create more. Do you have a favorite cartoon?

5 – World Laughter Day #LaughterDay
5 – National Cartoonists Day #NationalCartoonistsDay
14 – Dance Like a Chicken Day #DanceLikeAChickenDay
23 – Lucky Penny Day #LuckyPennyDay
24 – National Scavenger Hunt Day #scavengerhunt
26 – National Paper Airplane Day #paperairplaneday
30 – Creativity Day #NationalCreativityDay
31 – Smile Day #NationalSmileDay

State Holiday Celebrations

3 – Montana Day #NationalMontanaDay
17 – Idaho Day #NationalIdahoDay
24 – Wyoming Day #NationalWyomingDay
31 – Utah Day #NationalUtahDay

State Holidays

In celebration of the state’s statehood birthday, each month, the honored state will be on sale! I created 8 variations for each state, and they make lovely wall displays. Print it out, and frame it, and show it off! They make great gifts! All the states are available in my shop!

Other Random Holidays to Celebrate in May

The theme in my bullet journal is space/planets since we are celebrating not only Star Wars Day but Astronaut Day, I think the theme is perfect for this month.

When I was reading the different random holidays for May, at first, I thought, “why do we need a day to celebrate paperclips?” But then I realized that I have so many paperclips nestled in my drawer. And the thing is, they are not just regular paperclips! They are pretty, and so I should celebrate them!

1 – Mother Goose Day #NationalMotherGooseDay
4 – Star Wars Day #StarWarsDay
5 – Astronaut Day  #WeBelieveInAstronauts & #NationalAstronautDay
12 – National Odometer Day #NationalOdometerDay
20 – World Bee Day #WorldBeeDay
29 – National Paperclip Day #nationalpaperclipday

What Days Will You Celebrate?

After reading through the random holidays listed, which days do you plan on adding to your calendar? Are there any you could sneak in and surprise your family with a little treat or fun activity? Even if it’s making paper airplanes on the 26th with your kids, that’s randomly celebrating.

Here are a few that we will celebrate. Can you guess which ones? Leave me a comment below with your answers.

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Like celebrating a birthday, these insignificant days might just become the joy that your family looks forward to every year.

Whichever days you choose to celebrate, I hope you find that these moments add joy to your life. After all, that is my goal: to spread a little bit of joy here and there to overworked and tired families so you can see a glimmer of hope in your lives.

Need Some Ideas for Creating Using Random Holidays as Your Inspiration?

That sounds fun. Here are some ways you can be creative!

  • Letter the name of the holiday (want to learn to hand letter? Here’s where to start handlettering.)
  • Write it in funky fonts (check out this post for ideas.)
  • Take a picture (I heard selfies are a thing 😜).
  • Doodle the holiday
  • Paint a picture of the holiday or you celebrating the holiday.
  • Write a blog post or journal entry.
  • Create a planner spread.
  • Create a color palette inspired by the holiday.
  • What imaginary character or Disney Princess would most likely celebrate this holiday?
  • What colors should we choose for this holiday?
  • Make a favorite dish or create a new recipe in honor of the day.
  • If the holiday had a mascot, what would it be?
  • Don’t let my ideas limit you. Find something that inspires you, and create!

If you don’t create anything – spend the time with your family or friends! It’s all about creating a better, more fulfilling life. I believe these silly, random holidays help add a little smile to your face and a bit more laughter to your days. Choose to add joy to your life.

Random Holidays – Google Calendar

After celebrating different holidays for over a year, I decided to create a Google Calendar to see all the holidays I’d love to celebrate. It makes it easy to share creations, words, and ideas on social media and with friends and family. The best part about Google calendars is that you can toggle them on and off when you don’t want to see them.

If you click on the calendar item, it has a link to the source & relevant hashtags! I’m always evolving this calendar – and I will add calendar days or corrections all the time.

Tip: The calendar will show the current month, you can navigate to the month of your choice by using the arrows or dropdown.

If you want to add my calendar to your Google calendar:

  • Go to your Google calendars and click the + next to other calendars
  • Choose ‘add other calendars.’
  • Then click Subscribe to Calendar
  • After that, paste the text below in the “add calendar.”
  • Toggle the schedule on and off when you want to access it – that’s what I do.

chocolatemusings.com_q316ucpnldal611fs2q2nnk7v0@group.calendar.google.com

I won’t list all the random holidays, but just the ones that work with ChocolateMusings.com – so, of course, you’ll see a lot of food, art, creativity & some miscellaneous holidays are thrown in as well.

Random Holiday Links:

Choose The Holidays Right for You

What if you don’t like the holidays I choose? Below are links to the other random holiday sites I found – pick your favorites and celebrate the ones that resonate with you! It’s about breaking out of the monotony and creating your happiness.

Find more to celebrate – I compiled my random holidays from the websites below. There are so many holidays to enjoy! If you find a day you’d like me to feature – leave me a note below!

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April Random Holidays: Add Joy to Your Everyday

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April Random Holidays: Add Joy to Your Everyday

With the world on lock-down right now, I think it would do us all some good to include some random ways to celebrate this April. You’re invited to check out the April Random Holidays I’m featuring below. P.s. There are SO many more fun days out there! So if you want to find more holidays, I have links to all of the sources for April random holidays + all the other months. I’m sure you’ll find something you want to celebrate.

You can also check out the entire list of Random Holidays Archive for each month.

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Why do I Celebrate Random Holidays?

I know I spent a lot of time waiting for joy to come to me, why did it take me so long to realize that I had to go look for it? I had to be the one to add it to my days. So when I came across a few sites celebrating random holidays, I decided to celebrate a few here and there. After a while, I knew I had to share this joy with you.

Just like counting your blessings or writing in a gratitude log helps you see the good things in your life, sometimes it’s necessary to find ways to brighten your days.  I know I feel like I trudge my way through the week just waiting for the weekend. Then the weekend is over far too quickly, and I’m on to the next week, waiting for the following weekend then the next. I don’t want to live my life for the weekend I want to have joy every day!

Not long after we started celebrating random holidays, I noticed my kids started asking when a holiday came up. What’s more, is they started paying attention to the holidays mentioned at school and would be so excited to share how they celebrated with me.

April Random Holidays

There are so many days to choose from, and I collected a few which suit my family & life. You are welcome to select your own and celebrate – you don’t have to use my list! Many of the holidays repeat on the same day of the month every year so you could find yourself with a new yearly tradition.

Happiness Holidays

The pursuit of happiness is a big deal to me. So naturally I have to feature holidays which create snippets of joy. I hope you and your family find some snippets as well.

3rd – World Party Day #WorldPartyDay
6th – Pillow fight day  #PillowFightDay – Repeats on the 1st Saturday.
I’m not sure whether I should classify this as a genuinely random holiday or if I should list it under happiness. I guess it depends on who you fight!
9th – Name Yourself Day #NationalNameYourselfDay #NameYourselfDay
13 – National Scrabble Day #NationalScrabbleDay – in spite of how competitive I am, I love scrabble except when I have a time limit.
16th – High Five Day #HighFiveDay – Repeats the 3rd Thursday of April
16th – Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day #WearYourPajamastoWorkDay – what a great excuse to wear my pajamas all day.
23rd – World Book Day #Worldbookday – I think that books are a source of happiness. Do you think so, too?
30th – National Honesty Day #nationalhonestyday – I don’t know of much more that makes me feel happier than having a clear conscience.

Art/Creativity Days

7th – National Handmade Day #NationalHandmadeDay
15th – Rubber Eraser Day #nationalrubbereraserday – finally, the eraser gets some recognition for its contribution to our various art projects. Without an eraser within arm’s reach, I think I’d give up on creating.

Outdoor Holidays

3rd – Find a Rainbow Day #NationalFindARainbowDay – what a great way to look at the positive side.
5th – National Dandelion Day #dandelionday #nationaldandelionday
5th – Read a Road Map Day #NationalReadARoadMapDay – I suppose that you could read a road map inside. But wouldn’t it be better to read it in a convertible with the top down?
6th – California Poppy Day #californiapoppyday #fieldsofgold – I love poppies, but admittedly I’ve never seen a field of poppies.
22nd – Earth Day #EarthDay
23rd – National Picnic Day #nationalpicnicday – after cleaning up the earth for Earth day – celebrate with a picnic!

Indoor Related Holidays

4th – National Walk Around Things Day #WalkAroundThingsDay – despite my best efforts, I tend to celebrate this day every day.
7th – National No Housework Day #NationalNoHouseworkDay – would you agree with me that this is the best day ever? I’m in!
15th – National Laundry Day #nationallaundryday – I guess we are all making up for the no housework day from earlier in the month.

Animal-Related Random Holidays

8th – National Zoo Lover’s Day #nationalzooloversday Our best day at the zoo was on a day that rained so hard, not many people stayed after it started raining and the animals all came out to play.
9th – National Unicorn Day #NationalUnicornDay
10th – National Farm Animals Day #NationalFarmAnimalsDay – Check out this post for some fun farm animal doodle ideas.
11th – National Pet Day #NationalPetDay

Food Holidays

3rd – National Chocolate Mousse Day #ChocolateMousseDay
5th – National Caramel Day #NationalCaramelDay
6th – National Caramel Popcorn Day #caramelpopcornday – following caramel day, add some of that sticky goodness to coat your popcorn.
18th – National Animal Crackers Day #NationalAnimalCrackersDay – what about the pink and white ones? I’ve all but forgotten those tasty treats from my childhood. Now, I think I’ll have to find some for my kids.
22nd – National Jelly Bean Day #NationalJellyBeanDay
26th – National Pretzel Day #nationalpretzelday
30th – National Oatmeal Cookie Day #NationalOatmealCookieDay #OatmealCookieDay (start out by checking out my October’s Random Holiday for my Favorite Cookie Recipe)

April Random Holidays

1st – National One Cent Day – #NationalOneCentDay
6th – National Tartan Day #NationalTartanDay – I had to throw this one in here just for my husband since he has a Scottish line in his genealogy. Do you have anyone in your family with Scottish heritage?
15th – Take a Wild Guess Day #takeawildguessday – on account of this holiday and national laundry day sharing the same date, you should take a wild guess of how many loads of laundry I have stacked up. If you guessed between 4 to 10, you’re likely right.
20th – National Look Alike Day #nationallookalikeday
23rd – Talk like Shakespeare Day #TalkLikeShakespeareDay – Without a doubt, Shakespeare has some amazing one-liner quotes. Find some of my favorite Shakespeare quotes – perfect for your planner.
28th – National Superhero Day #NationalSuperheroDay #SuperheroDay Who is your favorite superhero? Superman tops my list mainly because he can fly.
29th – National Zipper Day #nationalzipperday

Shakespeare Quotes in The Shop

State Holiday Celebrations

5th – Nebraska Day #NationalNebraskaDay – when we drove through Nebraska, I learned that it has a lot of cornfields, however, share if there is something more I need to know about this large, flat state.
12th – National Colorado Day #NationalColoradoDay
19th – North Dakota Day #NationalNorthDakotaDay
26th – National South Dakota Day #NationalSouthDakotaDay

State Holidays

In celebration of the state’s statehood birthday, each month, the honored state will be on sale! I created 8 variations for each state, and they make lovely wall displays. Print it out, and frame it, and show it off! They make great gifts! All the states are available in my shop!

Need Some Ideas for Creating Using Random Holidays as Your Inspiration?

That sounds fun. Here are some ways you can be creative!

  • Letter the name of the holiday (want to learn to hand letter? Here’s where to start handlettering.)
  • Write it in funky fonts (check out this post for ideas.)
  • Take a picture (I heard selfies are a thing 😜).
  • Doodle the holiday
  • Paint a picture of the holiday or you celebrating the holiday.
  • Write a blog post or journal entry.
  • Create a planner spread.
  • Create a color palette inspired by the holiday.
  • What imaginary character or Disney Princess would most likely celebrate this holiday?
  • What colors should we choose for this holiday?
  • Make a favorite dish or create a new recipe in honor of the day.
  • If the holiday had a mascot, what would it be?
  • Don’t let my ideas limit you. Find something that inspires you, and create!

If you don’t create anything – spend the time with your family or friends! It’s all about creating a better, more fulfilling life. I believe these silly, random holidays help add a little smile to your face and a bit more laughter to your days. Choose to add joy to your life.

Random Holidays – Google Calendar

After celebrating different holidays for over a year, I decided to create a Google Calendar to see all the holidays I’d love to celebrate. It makes it easy to share creations, words, and ideas on social media and with friends and family. The best part about Google calendars is that you can toggle them on and off when you don’t want to see them.

If you click on the calendar item, it has a link to the source & relevant hashtags! I’m always evolving this calendar – and I will add calendar days or corrections all the time.

Tip: The calendar will show the current month, you can navigate to the month of your choice by using the arrows or dropdown.

If you want to add my calendar to your Google calendar:

  • Go to your Google calendars and click the + next to other calendars
  • Choose ‘add other calendars.’
  • Then click Subscribe to Calendar
  • After that, paste the text below in the “add calendar.”
  • Toggle the schedule on and off when you want to access it – that’s what I do.

chocolatemusings.com_q316ucpnldal611fs2q2nnk7v0@group.calendar.google.com

I won’t list all the random holidays, but just the ones that work with ChocolateMusings.com – so, of course, you’ll see a lot of food, art, creativity & some miscellaneous holidays are thrown in as well.

Random Holiday Links:

Choose The Holidays Right for You

What if you don’t like the holidays I choose? Below are links to the other random holiday sites I found – pick your favorites and celebrate the ones that resonate with you! It’s about breaking out of the monotony and creating your happiness.

Find more to celebrate – I compiled my random holidays from the websites below. There are so many holidays to enjoy! If you find a day you’d like me to feature – leave me a note below!

Random Holiday Archives

*Balloons totally optional.

Do you need more reasons to celebrate? I know I do! Find my random holiday archives here, PLUS find more ideas & ways to celebrate random holidays. Browse through all of my hand-picked holidays grouped by month. Give your family a reason to #randomlycelebrate.

By the way, if you’d like to find out more about a holiday, check the links in the random holiday archive. You’ll find all the random holiday sources I used to compile my favorites list. Click on one of the entries in the Random Holidays Calendar for even more details!

By the way, you can add the Google Calendar to your calendar list and always have random holidays at your fingertips – each calendar entry has a direct link to the original source and the social media hashtag recommendation. (Tip: You can toggle on and off the calendar as needed!) Check out the random holiday archives here!

Skip Right to a Month to Start Celebrating:

March Random Holidays

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March Random Holidays

I don’t know about you, but I don’t just want to live for the weekends. Finding little reasons to celebrate regularly will help you slow down the blur and create memories you cherish. Add some fun to your calendar and celebrate a few of these March random holidays with your family.

March Random Monthly Monthly Holidays:

Ready to randomly celebrate? I know that it can feel like trudging through life and just waiting for those short, coveted weekends. Since I found these random holidays and started adding a few to my family’s calendar, the weekdays don’t feel so dreary.

March is a month of crafting & freezing food. I guess they could go together, there is particular creativity about creating a frozen meal or cooking in general.

All month long, celebrate National Craft Month #nationalcraftmonth and Frozen Food Month #frozenfoodmonth. I know I will celebrate by crafting. My favorite crafts usually include paper and watercolor paints. If you had a day or two just to create, what would you do?

What Random Holidays Should You Celebrate in March? Find creative, food & interesting holidays to spice up your calendar and increase your day-to-day joy | ChocolateMusings.com #randomlycelebrate #andomholidays #holidays

State Birthday Celebrations:

Are you from Minnesota, Kansas, West Virginia, or Nevada? Get ready to celebrate! It’s your state’s official statehood day during March!

1st – Minnesota
15th – Kansas
22nd – West Virginia
29th – Nevada

State Holidays

In celebration of the state’s statehood birthday, each month, the honored state will be on sale! I created 8 variations for each state, and they make lovely wall displays. Print it out, and frame it, and show it off! They make great gifts! All the states are available in my shop!

March Random Holidays Celebrating Animals & the Outdoors:

3rd – World Wildlife Day
10th – International Find a Pay Phone Booth Day – because we all have a little superman in us?
12th – Plant a Flower Day
14th – Learn about butterflies day
16th – National Panda Day
23rd – National Puppy Day – who wouldn’t want to celebrate this day?!
30th – National Take a Walk in the Park Day – sounds beautiful to me!

Food-Related Celebrations

March has some fun random food holidays. Honestly, these random holidays are the easiest for me to celebrate. And they sometimes help me plan my dinners. Any time I can answer the ‘what’s for dinner question’ without hesitation is one-hundred percent a win. Plus, we get to randomly celebrate, so it makes it a #winwin!

I try to plan a freezer day for meals once a week or once every twice a week since it takes less effort, and it helps me keep track of what I have in my freezer.

Dinner Planning Holidays

6th National Frozen Food Day – in addition to a whole month dedicated to frozen food, it claims an entire day of its own.
7th – National Cereal Day – since it’s on a Saturday this year, I think that the kids should celebrate this day while I snooze.
9th – National Meatball Day – I love it when these national holidays make my dinner plans easier, too.
18th – National Sloppy Joe Day – Sloppy Joes are some of my husband’s favorite dinner meals. It looks like he is cooking this night.
28th – National Something on a Stick Day
25th – International Waffle Day – considering this is my oldest child’s favorite meal – I think I have dinner planned out for this day, too. Do you have breakfast for dinner?

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Sweets & Snacks Holidays

6th – National Oreo Cookie Day (hang on, let me jot that one down in my calendar and highlight it)
6th – National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day – this day could single-handedly destroy my will to stay on my diet.
19th – National Chocolate Caramel Day – yes, please!
23rd – National Chip and Dip Day

March Creativity Holidays

In addition to being national creativity month, there are a few other creative random holidays to celebrate throughout March.

27th – National Scribble Day
30th – National Pencil Day
31st – National Crayon Day

Kindness/Happiness Holidays

I think we all need a little more kindness in the world. It’s something I’m personally working to enhance in my life. But sometimes we forget to be kind to ourselves as well. I’m working on the self-talk running through my head on a regular basis.

Here are some holidays to help remind both you and me to be kind to others and kind to ourselves.

9th – National get over it day – when I found this day while doing my Random Holidays research, I knew I needed to include it in my days to celebrate. I know I have many things to ‘get over,’ maybe it’s a day of renewal and refreshed outlook of life – who knows? But I might just try to ‘get over it.’
13th – National Good Samaritan Day – I absolutely believe that the world can use more good samaritans, and the only way that we are going to increase the number is by becoming one of the good. I know I have personally benefitted from a good samaritan, I’d love to pay it forward.

19th – National Let’s Laugh Day
20th – International Day of Happiness – I love that laugh day and day of happiness are so close to each other – coincidence? Maybe.
21st – National Common Courtesy Day
30th – National I am in control day – we all need a day to tell ourselves that we are in control, right?

Other Random Holidays

2nd – Old Stuff Day
2nd – Read Across America day – My kid’s school is celebrating Read Across America Day on Friday for some reason, but I say celebrate when you can. Thanks, Dr. Seuss, for inspiring so many young readers.
5th – World Book Day – What’s your favorite book?
14th – National Pi Day – I learned that my parents got married on this day – because it was Pi day. Ah, dad, sneaked that one in on mom, didn’t you?
21st – National Fragrance Day – what’s your favorite fragrance? The smell of spring and lilacs are right up there for me.
25th – Tolkien Reading Day – grab a copy of the Hobbit and read away
26th – Make up your own Holiday – What day would you randomly celebrate if you could?
31st – World Backup Day

More Ways to Celebrate

There are so many more holidays to celebrate. I’ve chosen a few from the random holiday sources I found. In addition, there are so many ways to celebrate. Here are some ideas for adding creativity + random holidays to your life.

Need Some Ideas for Creating Using Random Holidays as Your Inspiration?

That sounds fun. Here are some ways you can be creative!

  • Letter the name of the holiday (want to learn to hand letter? Here’s where to start handlettering.)
  • Write it in funky fonts (check out this post for ideas.)
  • Take a picture (I heard selfies are a thing 😜).
  • Doodle the holiday
  • Paint a picture of the holiday or you celebrating the holiday.
  • Write a blog post or journal entry.
  • Create a planner spread.
  • Create a color palette inspired by the holiday.
  • What imaginary character or Disney Princess would most likely celebrate this holiday?
  • What colors should we choose for this holiday?
  • Make a favorite dish or create a new recipe in honor of the day.
  • If the holiday had a mascot, what would it be?
  • Don’t let my ideas limit you. Find something that inspires you, and create!

If you don’t create anything – spend the time with your family or friends! It’s all about creating a better, more fulfilling life. I believe these silly, random holidays help add a little smile to your face and a bit more laughter to your days. Choose to add joy to your life.

Random Holiday Links:

Choose The Holidays Right for You

What if you don’t like the holidays I choose? Below are links to the other random holiday sites I found – pick your favorites and celebrate the ones that resonate with you! It’s about breaking out of the monotony and creating your happiness.

Find more to celebrate – I compiled my random holidays from the websites below. There are so many holidays to enjoy! If you find a day you’d like me to feature – leave me a note below!

Random Holiday Archives

*Balloons totally optional.

Do you need more reasons to celebrate? I know I do! Find my random holiday archives here, PLUS find more ideas & ways to celebrate random holidays. Browse through all of my hand-picked holidays grouped by month. Give your family a reason to #randomlycelebrate.

By the way, if you’d like to find out more about a holiday, check the links in the random holiday archive. You’ll find all the random holiday sources I used to compile my favorites list. Click on one of the entries in the Random Holidays Calendar for even more details!

By the way, you can add the Google Calendar to your calendar list and always have random holidays at your fingertips – each calendar entry has a direct link to the original source and the social media hashtag recommendation. (Tip: You can toggle on and off the calendar as needed!) Check out the random holiday archives here!

Skip Right to a Month to Start Celebrating:

Random Holidays – Google Calendar

After celebrating different holidays for over a year, I decided to create a Google Calendar to see all the holidays I’d love to celebrate. It makes it easy to share creations, words, and ideas on social media and with friends and family. The best part about Google calendars is that you can toggle them on and off when you don’t want to see them.

If you click on the calendar item, it has a link to the source & relevant hashtags! I’m always evolving this calendar – and I will add calendar days or corrections all the time.

Tip: The calendar will show the current month, you can navigate to the month of your choice by using the arrows or dropdown.

If you want to add my calendar to your Google calendar:

  • Go to your Google calendars and click the + next to other calendars
  • Choose ‘add other calendars.’
  • Then click Subscribe to Calendar
  • After that, paste the text below in the “add calendar.”
  • Toggle the schedule on and off when you want to access it – that’s what I do.

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I won’t list all the random holidays, but just the ones that work with ChocolateMusings.com – so, of course, you’ll see a lot of food, art, creativity & some miscellaneous holidays are thrown in as well.

February Random Holidays

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The month of February has some great random holidays to add to your calendar and celebrate. Which holidays do you plan on celebrating?

Does it surprise you at all that February has something to do with romance? All month long, in February, we celebrate Creative Romance Month. What would you imagine is creative romance? I believe that it’s breaking out of the same cycle and trying something new.

Maybe instead of dinner and a movie, skip the film and explore a botanical garden. Or on National Kite Flying day, grab your significant other and say ‘let’s go fly a kite!’ Then send it soaring.

February celebrates plenty of delicious and tempting random food holidays because we all know that the diets are off. Let’s bring on the chocolate, Nutella & snackfood (in moderation of course). I wouldn’t mind some hot breakfasts, either.

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Try These February Random Holidays:

Coming up in February – Nutella day. Not only is Nutella celebrated Nationally – but worldwide. I find that people either love or hate it. Are you team Nutella or not?

The 23rd is National Banana Bread Day. I recommend celebrating that random holiday with a recipe for banana bread I found long ago. It is hands down the best banana bread I’ve ever eaten. I get requests from friends to make that banana bread quite often. So I make a bunch (ha!) then freeze it. You’re welcome in advance.

In addition to honoring grapefruit all month long, February also celebrates National Hot Breakfast Month and National Snackfood Month. I’ll take both, maybe hot breakfast & snacks in bed?

Celebrating All Month Long:

  • Creative Romance Month #CreativeRomanceMonth. What is the most romantic thing someone could do for you?
  • Grapefruit Month #NationalGrapefruitMonth – do you eat your grapefruit with sweetener or salt or none of the above? I love to smother mine in powdered sugar.
  • Hot Breakfast Month #NationalHotBreakfastMonth or #HotBreakfastMonth. My kids like waffles, but my husband is not such a fan – he prefers hashbrowns. Besides those two choices, what is your favorite hot breakfast food?
  • Snack Food Month #NationalSnackFoodMonth or #SnackFoodMonth. If you were stranded on a desert island with only one snackfood, what would you choose?

State Random Holidays in February:

  • 1 – National Texas Day
  • 8 – National Iowa Day
  • 15 – National Wisconsin Day
  • 22 – National California Day

Do you call Iowa, Wisconsin or California home? You’re in luck, check out my state prints in my shop!

State Holidays

In celebration of the state’s statehood birthday, each month, the honored state will be on sale! I created 8 variations for each state, and they make lovely wall displays. Print it out, and frame it, and show it off! They make great gifts! All the states are available in my shop!

Random Food Holidays in February

Because celebrating with food is so much fun! Food usually means someone else is involved (though, it doesn’t have to if you don’t want to share!)

As a family, we loved celebrating National Popcorn Day in January. We munched on this treat while watching a movie. I can’t tell you how much my kids look forward to celebrating these random holidays.

  • 1 – Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day – the holiday that started it off for me. When I found this obscure random holiday last year, I knew there had to be more fun holidays. Guess what? I was right.
  • 5 – WORLD Nutella Day #wordnutelladay #nutella #nutelladay
  • 6 – National Chopsticks Day #nationalchopsticksday. My daughter and I love using chopsticks. However, no one else in our family likes to use them.
  • 9 – National Pizza Day #NationalPizzaDay What’s your favorite pizza? I like chicken, mushrooms, olives and alfredo sauce.
  • 11 – Don’t cry over spilled milk day. (I have to ask – is this considered a food day or just a random holiday?)
  • 14 – National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day
  • 19 – National Chocolate Mint Day. Two of my favorite flavor combinations. Actually, chocolate & mint are the inspiration behind the colors of my blog!
  • 20 – National Muffin Day – We love coffee cake muffins – anything with cinnamon & sugar topping it must be good!
  • 23 – National Banana Bread Day (Don’t miss my favorite banana bread recipe, it’s SO good!)
  • 24 – National Tortilla Chip Day – melt a little cheese over the top and dip in salsa. Chips & salsa are absolutely one of our favorite snacks.
  • 25 – National Chocolate Covered Nut Day anything covered in chocolate makes it better, right?
  • 3 – Golden Retriever Day #goldenretriever #goldenretreiverday – I would love to get a golden retriever!
  • 20 – National Love your Pet Day – Shouldn’t it be ‘love your pet’ every day? But I guess pets need a special day too.
  • 27 – National Polar Bear Day #NationalPolarBearDay

Other Random Holidays in February:

  • 1 – National Get Up Day – Whether you want to or not, I’m sure some people will celebrate this holiday. You could get up and eat ice cream for breakfast if that helps.
  • 7 – National Periodic Table Day #PeriodicTableDay – by the way, you should look up Periodic Table puns. There are so many good/bad puns related to the periodic table!
  • 7 – National Send a Card to a friend day #SendACardToAFriendDay How cute is this random holiday? Near or far, we all have friends that could use a random card in the mail.
  • 8 – National Kite Flying Day #NationalKiteFlyingDay. Years ago, we bought some nice kites & have flown them for over a decade. If you get the chance to buy a nice kite, do it. They glide on the slightest breeze and don’t require miles of running to get them in the sky.
  • 10 – National Umbrella Day #NationalUmbrellaDay
  • 11 – National Make a Friend day. I know as an introvert it’s very hard for me to reach out to people, but it’s nice to remember that others might have an equally hard time as well. It’s ok to use this day as an excuse.
  • 14 – National Ferris Wheel Day. Do you have a Ferris wheel near to where you live? We have one not too far away in Downtown Atlanta. I’ve decided that I’m adding riding it to my bucket list – I can’t believe we’ve never ridden it!
  • 17 – National Random Acts of Kindness Day Let me ask – why is this not a month-long holiday? After all, we should celebrate this random holiday for more than just a day.
  • 26 – National Tell a Fairy Tale Day #TellAFairyTaleDay
  • 28 – Floral Design Day (This day works perfectly with our Floral Alphabet Challenge!)

What Will You Celebrate?

Of all of the holidays, which random holidays will you add to your February calendar? Start by adding one or two random holidays. It’s ok to miss them if you’re too busy.

Whatever you choose, I hope they add a little spark of joy as a result of celebrating or even adding them to your calendar. That’s why I started adding random holidays to my schedule and why I decided to share them with you.

Random Holidays – Google Calendar

After celebrating different holidays for over a year, I decided to create a Google Calendar to see all the holidays I’d love to celebrate. It makes it easy to share creations, words, and ideas on social media and with friends and family. The best part about Google calendars is that you can toggle them on and off when you don’t want to see them.

If you click on the calendar item, it has a link to the source & relevant hashtags! I’m always evolving this calendar – and I will add calendar days or corrections all the time.

Tip: The calendar will show the current month, you can navigate to the month of your choice by using the arrows or dropdown.

If you want to add my calendar to your Google calendar:

  • Go to your Google calendars and click the + next to other calendars
  • Choose ‘add other calendars.’
  • Then click Subscribe to Calendar
  • After that, paste the text below in the “add calendar.”
  • Toggle the schedule on and off when you want to access it – that’s what I do.

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I won’t list all the random holidays, but just the ones that work with ChocolateMusings.com – so, of course, you’ll see a lot of food, art, creativity & some miscellaneous holidays are thrown in as well.

Random Holiday Links:

Choose The Holidays Right for You

What if you don’t like the holidays I choose? Below are links to the other random holiday sites I found – pick your favorites and celebrate the ones that resonate with you! It’s about breaking out of the monotony and creating your happiness.

Find more to celebrate – I compiled my random holidays from the websites below. There are so many holidays to enjoy! If you find a day you’d like me to feature – leave me a note below!

Need some ideas on how to celebrate the random holidays?

After deciding which days you’ll celebrate, choose how to celebrate. It’s not necessary to go out and celebrate. After all, there’s no one way to mark the occasion. If you want to create something in commemoration of the holiday, be my guest.

Need Some Ideas for Creating Using Random Holidays as Your Inspiration?

That sounds fun. Here are some ways you can be creative!

  • Letter the name of the holiday (want to learn to hand letter? Here’s where to start handlettering.)
  • Write it in funky fonts (check out this post for ideas.)
  • Take a picture (I heard selfies are a thing 😜).
  • Doodle the holiday
  • Paint a picture of the holiday or you celebrating the holiday.
  • Write a blog post or journal entry.
  • Create a planner spread.
  • Create a color palette inspired by the holiday.
  • What imaginary character or Disney Princess would most likely celebrate this holiday?
  • What colors should we choose for this holiday?
  • Make a favorite dish or create a new recipe in honor of the day.
  • If the holiday had a mascot, what would it be?
  • Don’t let my ideas limit you. Find something that inspires you, and create!

If you don’t create anything – spend the time with your family or friends! It’s all about creating a better, more fulfilling life. I believe these silly, random holidays help add a little smile to your face and a bit more laughter to your days. Choose to add joy to your life.

Tools for Creating

Here are some of my favorite tools for creating.

Large Brush Tip Markers

Crayola Markers

Some of my favorite watercolor paper.

Make Time to CREATE!

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My Creative History

If you were to ask me where I found myself, I would tell you it was in art. However, there were years that I felt lost. Stumbling around in what I call ‘the dark ages.’ It was a time where I didn’t draw, I didn’t paint, doodling was even a lost legacy. My advice to anyone who feels like they are lost in the minutia of the day-to-day: Make Time to Create!

When I started bullet journaling merely to keep track of the few appointments every month I needed to maintain, it’s like a fire started again in my heart. I started creating once again. This passion, this flame is not something I’m ever willing to let die.

National Hobby Month

To celebrate National Hobby Month, I want to give you some motivation to create. If you’re inclined at all towards creativity of ANY kind and find yourself living in the dark ages, I want to pull you out of those dark times and share the spark with you.

What If You’re Not ‘Creative’?

Creativity doesn’t have to be art or drawing. If you sing, if you dance, if you see the pretty colors in a sunset or know how to pair a stunning outfit or cook a delicious meal – these are all artistic ventures.

When I was still in grade school I told my sister that I was the creative one and she wasn’t because I was interested in art. But she reminded me that she cut hair, and that was creative.

She was right.

What Sparks Your Passion?

Creativity doesn’t have to manifest itself as artistic ability. So whatever sparks your passion fills a desire that I think we all have buried inside our hearts.

But here’s the thing you don’t have to be a pro or even a beginner, you just need to have an interest or an inclination to be creative in your own way. I’m begging you, do not suppress your passion, instead, make time to create!

Once you get out of the dark ages, your soul will never want to go back and you’ll wonder how you lived without it.

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How to Start

Find 10 minutes a day to start handlettering or doodling or watercolor painting or some other creative activity. Interested in cooking? Look up new recipes, get the ingredients. Choose one day per month to try out a new recipe. If you’re interested in it, you should do it.

A great way to start is to take inspiring pictures on your phone and sort them into categories. I keep a folder in my google drive with all the screenshots and saved inspirational photos. I also use Trello.com to organize screenshots.

Of course, let’s not forget about Pinterest (by the way follow me on Pinterest for inspiration!). But don’t get too wrapped up in pinning that you forget to create.

Creativity is Self-Care, Make Time to Create!

If you’ve suppressed the desire to create because you don’t have time or you don’t think you deserve it, implement a little self-care and spare a few moments while you’re waiting at your kid’s soccer or gymnastics practice. Keep a notebook with you to write or sketch or keep a log of ideas.

Steal a few moments after laying those kiddos to bed. While dinner is in the oven, take some ‘me’ time. Lunch breaks at work provide some magical time for creativity.

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Creativity Loves Quiet Moments

That TV is not a great companion, but a notebook is! Quiet moments and creative passions go hand in hand. I can’t tell you enough that making time to create will be far more beneficial to your overall happiness than the next episode of that show.

Just Start Creating!

There’s nothing I want to say more than this. To illustrate my point, well there’s nothing I can say more, than start creating something. Start by doing it now. You don’t need fancy supplies (though that’s a hobby in and of itself), all you need is a few stolen moments and a pen or a pencil.

Do not let yourself drown in a sea of never-ending to-dos. Carve bits of time for your creativity, whatever that creativity is, and it will build a boat that will keep you afloat through the storms and rough seas of life.

Here are Some Posts to Help You Start (or at least give you inspiration)

Creative Supplies to Get you Started

Large Brush Tip Markers

Crayola Markers

Useful Lettering Supplies

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Art, Quotes & Wall Printables

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