find the fun in April
Here are little ways to add fun to your days this April ☀️
April is Humor Month – watch your favorite comedy movie/special or visit a comedy club and get your belly laugh on! 🤣
1st – April Fools’ Day. Here’s how April Fools’ Day came to be & some fun pranks to try out this year 😜
2nd – International Children’s Book Day. Read or gift your favorite children’s book to a kiddo in your life! My pick = The Gruffalo 📖
3rd – Find a Rainbow Day. Look for a rainbow, try out a rainbow craft or listen to Somewhere Over the Rainbow 👀🌈
4th – Carrot Day. Don’t sleep on these roasted carrots!!! 🥕
5th – Dandelion Day. Here are some fun facts about dandelions – go on a dandelion hunt & make a wish! 🌼
6th – Jump Over Things Day. Here’s a tutorial for a DIY obstacle course 💪🏼 😂
7th – No Housework Day. This day always brings one of my favorite poems to mind: “Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be better, to paint a picture, or write a letter, bake a cake, or plant a seed; ponder the difference between want and need?” Read the full poem here 💛
9th – Name Yourself Day. Just don’t pick Princess Consuela Banana Hammock or Crap Bag IYKYK 😉
10th – Siblings Day. Write your sibling/s a note sharing a favorite memory together – or fill out a fill-in-the-blank journal 👯♀️
11th – Submarine Day. Play Battleship, listen to Yellow Submarine, have your favorite sub sandwich 🥖
12th – Walk on Your Wild Side Day. Do something on your adventure bucket list! My pick = riding in a hot air balloon 🎈
13th – Scrabble Day. Here’s a brief history of scrabble & some tricks to help you land that triple word score 😎
14th – Look Up at the Sky Day. Plan to watch the sunrise or sunset 🌞 go cloud watching during the day ☁️ or wait for nightfall & go stargazing ✨
15th – Laundry Day. Here’s a good read about how to have find the joy in doing laundry 👕
16th – Eggs Benedict Day. How did Eggs Benedict get its name anyway? 🍳
17th – Cheese Ball Day. Make a classic cheese ball appetizer or treat yourself to the endless joy that is the giant cheese ball tub 😛
18th – Pińata Day. Fill a pińata with your favorite candies to break open just for fun! Or mail someone a Pińata-gram. 🎊
19th – Banana Day. Make a banana cream pie, banana pudding, banana bread… or play banana grams! 🍌
20th – High Five Day. Here’s a little history of the high five 👋🏼
21st – Thank You for Libraries Day. Take a trip to your library & thank a librarian when you see them! Or visit a “little free library” in your neighborhood, or consider starting one! 📚
22nd – Celebrate the Earth Day. Here are 31 ideas to celebrate Earth Day 🌎 🎉
23rd – Movie Theater Day. Go to the movies! Or set up an at-home theater & have a movie night. Don’t forget the popcorn 😎 🍿
24th – Pigs in a Blanket Day. Pigs in a blanket, it’s what’s for dinner 🌭
25th – Telephone Day. Play telephone or call someone you’ve been playing phone-tag with ☎️
26th – Stop Food Waste Day. Here’s a big list of ways to reduce food waste ♻️
27th – Poem in Your Pocket Day. Write a poem to hide in someone’s pocket for them to find, or get a little book of poetry for your back pocket 😉 🤗
28th – Super Hero Day. Read your favorite superhero comic or watch a Marvel movie with your favorite hero ⭐️
29th – World Wish Day. Ask your friend, coworker, spouse, kids to make a wish for a special treat… see if you can surprise them & make their wish come true! 💫
30th – Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. If you’re not in a season to bring a new pet home, consider volunteering at your local animal shelter or SPCA – or make a donation of items they might need to care for the animals there 🐶 🐱
