Everyday Holidays Craftalong Spring 2024 (April through June)

[LindyBlues (Mariana [she/hers] 🇨🇦)]

Photo by David Yu on Flickr

Welcome to the Everyday Holidays Craftalong for Spring 2024!

Runs April 1st through June 30th

Thank you for your patience with my disappearance for the month of March. I hope to create an Everyday Holidays craftalong modeled after the Nerd Games, more or less, going forward. So it’ll be one “games” round for every 3 months going forward.

I hope you join me in finding inspiration to craft, celebrate, and learn something new each day.

What is the Everyday Holidays Craftalong?

The Everyday Holidays craftalong is a place to be inspired to create anything you want, using "everyday holidays’ for inspiration.

How to Join

Simply create any craft inspired by any holiday listed and post pictures in this craftalong. You are encouraged to also post on the main forum and/or in other craftalongs. Please post using the header below:

Holiday Inspiration: [write the name of the holiday that inspired your craft]
Project Name: [Title your project anyway you would like]
Project Link: [If you posted on the main forum, feel free to enter the link here]
Project Description: [Tell us anything about your project, like how it’s related to the holiday inspiration, and/or how you made it.]
Project Photos: [Post photos of your craft below, so we can cheer you on!]

Please note that you do not have to create/post your craft on the actual day of any holiday. As long as the holiday happens within the 3-month period, you can post it.

The Points

I’m keeping things simple for now. You get 1 point for each project you post here and 1 point of reach comment you make on someone else’s project. You don’t have to make individual posts to get points. Each project and comment counts as a point even if it’s posted all together.

I may at some point adapt the point system of the nerd games, but I think we’ll need to grow our participant base first. Let me know your thoughts; I’m open to ideas!

The Rules

There are very few rules in this craftalong.

• All Lettuce Craft Community Guidelines apply.
• You can post any project based on any holiday listed for the 3-month period any time during that period. Projects do not have to be posted on the day of the holiday.
• “Everyday Holidays” can seem like an overwhelming concept, because there are so many of them. The point is to inspire you to create, celebrate, and learn something new each day. Please don’t feel like you need to create something for every holiday. Create based on what speaks to you.
• Projects created for any other craftalong or contest can be double-posted here, please just make sure to connect it to one of the holidays for the 3-month period.
• Please contact me anytime with questions, concerns, or suggestions.
• I’m very new to hosting a craftalong, so I would appreciate any suggestions or a heads up if anything I’m doing here doesn’t work within Lettuce Craft.

Happy celebrating, learning, and creating!

[LindyBlues (Mariana [she/hers] 🇨🇦)]

Participant Tracking

For now, we’re not going to have teams. As we gather more participants, this may change. I’ll keep track of participants here. As soon as you’ve posted your first project, you’re entered as a participant, and you’ll be listed here, along with your points, so you can see them in real time. Comments also give you points, but you must post a project before being listed as a participant. Your comment points will be added from your first comment once you’ve posted a project.

Participant List & Points Tracking

Participant: @LindyBlues Points: 1

[LindyBlues (Mariana [she/hers] 🇨🇦)]

Please post your projects using the following header:

Holiday Inspiration: [write the name of the holiday that inspired your craft]
Project Name: [Title your project any way you would like]
Project Link: [If you posted on the main forum, feel free to enter the link here]
Project Photos: [Post photos of your craft below, so we can cheer you on!]

[LindyBlues (Mariana [she/hers] 🇨🇦)]

Prizes

I’ll be crafting a few things to send to the winner of the games.
Because I’m in Canada and shipping can be quite costly, the prize items will be paper-based.
I’ll post a picture once I’m finished creating them. Please stay tuned.

[LindyBlues (Mariana [she/hers] 🇨🇦)]

April Holidays

April Monthly Celebrations and Observations

• Afternoon Tea Month

• Alcohol Awareness Month

• Autism awareness month

• Canine Fitness Month

• Cannabis Awareness Month

• TAR Syndrome Awareness Month

• Brunch Month

• English Language Month

• Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month

• Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month

• Month of Hope

• Financial Literacy Month

• Internship Awareness Month

• Distracted Driving Awareness Month

• Child Abuse Awareness Month

• Donate Life Awareness Month

• Landscape Architecture Month

• Fair Housing Month

• Month of the Military Child

• International Guitar Month

• Lawn and Garden Month

• Couple Appreciation Month

• Decorating Month

• Fresh Celery Month

• Garden Month

• Humour Month

• Jazz Appreciation Month

• Soft Pretzel Month

• Soy Foods Month

• Straw Hat Month

• Parkinson’s Awareness Month

• Poetry Month

• Pecan Month

• Volunteer Month

• Welding Month

• Occupational Therapy Month

• Records and Information Management Month

• Scottish-American Heritage Month

• Sexual Assault Awareness Month

• Stress Awareness Month

• Safe Digging Month

April Weekly Celebrations and Observatinos

Week of April 7th: Integrated Respiratory Care Week

Week of April 3-9: Library Week

April 11-15: Work Zone Awareness Week

7 Days starting April 17: Pet ID Week

First Week in April: International Pooper Scooper Week

First Full Week in April:

• Public Health Week
• Window Safety Week
• Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week

Second full week in April: Student Employment Week

Third Week in April: Neurodiagnostic Week
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Third full week in April: Coin Week

Last Week in April:

• Infant Immunization Week
• Every Kid Healthy Week
• Preservation Week (photos, documents, etc)

Last Full Week in April:

• Administrative Professionals Week
• Princess Week
• Sky Awareness Week
• Medical Laboratory Professionals Week

Last weekend in April: Gathering of Nations (Pow Wow)

April Daily Celebrations and Observations

	April
1	April Fool’s Day One Cent Day (US) Sourdough Bread Day
2	World Autism Acceptance Day International Children’s Book Day Ferret Day Peanut Butter and Jelly Day Reconciliation Day
3	Chocolate Mousse Day Film Score Day Find a Rainbow Day Tweed Day World Party Day
4	International Day for Landmine Awareness World Rat Day Jeep 4x4 Day Chicken Cordon Bleu Day Hug a Newsperson Day School Librarian Day Vitamin C Day Walk Around Things Day
5	Gold Star Spouses Day Caramel Day Deep Dish Pizza Day Flash Drive Day Go for Broke Day Nebraska Day Raisin and Spice Bar Day Read a Road Map Day
6	International Day of Sport for Development and Peace Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Awareness Day Carbonara Day World Table Tennis Day Caramel Popcorn Day Sorry Charlie Day (think differently about rejection) Student-Athlete Day Tartan Day Teflon Day New Beer’s Eve
7	World Health Day International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda International Beaver Day Beer Day Coffee Cake Day Girl Me Too Day No Housework Day
8	International Romani Day All is Ours Day Empanada Day
9	International ASMR Day Cherish an Antique Day Chinese Almond Cookie Day Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day Name Yourself Day Unicorn Day Winston Churchill Day (US)
10	International Safety Pin Day Encourage a Young Writer Day Cinnamon Crescent Day Farm Animals Day Siblings Day
11	World Parkinson’s Day Barber Shop Quartet Day Cheese Fondue Day Eight Track Tape Day Pet Day Submarine Day
12	International Day of Street Children International Day for Human Space Flight Big Wind Day (fastest wind ever recorded) Colorado Day for Twelves Day Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day Licorice Day Only Child Day
13	World Sarcoidosis Awareness Day Borinqueneers Day (Puerto Rican Regiment of the Volunteer Infantry) Make Lunch Count Day Peach Cobbler Day Scrabble Day Thomas Jefferson Day (US)
14	International Laverbread Day (Wales) International Moment of Laughter Day World Chagas Disease Day Look Up at the Sky Day Dolphin Day Ex-Spouse Day Gardening Day Pan American Day Pecan Day Reach as High as You Can Day
15	World Art Day Laundry Day Rubber Eraser Day Take a Wild Guess Day Tax Day Titanic Remembrance Day Purple Up! Day (children of military members)
16	World Circus Day World Voice Day Bean Counter Day (Day of the Accountant) Eggs Benedict Day Healthcare Decisions Day Orchid Day Wear Your Pyjamas to Work DAy
17	International Bat Appreciation Day World Hemophilia Day Bat Appreciation Day Cheeseball Day Crawfish Day Ellis Island Family History Day Haiku Poetry Day
18	International Day of Monuments and Sites International Amateur Radio Day Animal Crackers Day Columnists’ Day Lineman Appreciation Day
19	Amaretto Day Garlic Day Hanging Out Day North Dakota Day Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day
20	Chinese Language Day Volunteer Recognition Day Cheddar Fries Day Lima Bean Respect Day Look Alike Day Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day
21	British National Tea Day Chocolate Covered Cashews DAy Kindergarten Day
22	International Mother Earth Day International Girls in Information Communication Technology Day Earth Day Girl Scout Leaders’ Day Jelly Bean Day
23	English Language Day Spanish Language Day World Book and Copyright Day World Book Night World Laboratory Day International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day Cherry Cheesecake Day Lost Dogs Awareness Day Picnic Day Take a Chance DAy Talk Like Shakespeare Day
24	Fashion Revolution Day (safe conditions for fashion factory workers) Pigs in a Blanket Day
25	World Penguin Day Parental Alienation Awareness Day World Malaria Day DNA Day Hug a Plumber Day Telephone Day Zucchini Bread Day
26	World Intellectual Property Day International Chernobyl Remembrance Day Audubon Day Dissertation Day Help a Horse Day Kids and Pets Day Pretzel Day Richter Scale Day South Dakota Day
27	World Tapir Day Babe Ruth Day Devil Dog Day (dessert) Prime Rib Day Tell a Story Day
28	World Day for Safety and Health at Work Global Pay It Forward Day Blueberry Pie Day BraveHearts Day (pediatric cancer) Great Poetry Reading Day Superhero Day Workers’ Memorial Day
29	International Dance Day World Wish Day (Make-a-Wish foundation) Peace Rose Day Shrimp Scampi DAy Zipper Day
30	International Jazz Day World Tai Chi Day International Sculpture Day Adopt a Shelter Pet Day Bubble Tea Day Bugs Bunny Day Hairstylist Appreciation Day Honesty Day Military Brats Day Oatmeal Cookie Day Prepareathon! Day Raisin Day Sarcoidosis Day
First Tuesday	Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action
First Wednesday	Walking Day Childhelp Day of Hope (end child abuse and neglect)
First Thursday	Burrito Day Alcohol Screening Day (Thursday of first full week in April)
First Saturday	Play Outside Day Love Our Children Day Handmade Day Pillow Fight Day
First Sunday	Geologists Day
Third Wednesday	Banana Day
Third Friday	Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day
Third Saturday	Auctioneers Day
Third Thursday of each quarter	Get to Know Your Customers Day

Links coming; please stay tuned

[LindyBlues (Mariana [she/hers] 🇨🇦)]

Information & Ideas for April Holidays & Observations

Please note:

I compiled these links many years ago for a different site. As such, some links may be outdated or broken. If you find any such links, please let me know, and I’ll remove them.

Other than some occasional links to my own blogs, which I’ll make an effort to identify, I’m not associated with any links, companies, blogs, etc. I’m just offering them here because I think they’re useful for learning about the given holiday or observation.

I don’t have links for every single holiday, but I’ll try to add more as the years go by.

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April 2nd

International Children’s Book Day

Resources

Page about International Children’s Book Day on the
International Board on Books for Young People’s website

Please note this links to one of my blogs: Young Children’s Book Reviews

Ideas

• Write a children’s story
• Create illustrations for a children’s story
• Recreate a favourite children’s book illustration in your own style
• Read a children’s book and create different voices for each character
• Act out a children’s book
• Create a script to make a play based on a favourite children’s book
• Make a puppet based on a favourite children’s book character

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April 3rd

World Party Day

Resources

World Party Day: History, 5 facts and ways to celebrate

World Party Day Entry on National Day Calendar

Ideas

• Make generic, reusable party decorations for any party
• Create a crowd-pleasing recipe for your next potluck
• Try out a new recipe to be ready for your next party
• Make paper gift bags for favours for any party
• Put on some music and create a new dance—You’ll get exercise and use your creativity at the same time!

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April 4th

Geologist Day

Resources

What is Geology and What does a Geologist do?, article from geology.com

Introduction to Geology from Khan Academy

Geology Lesson for Kids: Definition and Facts from Study.com

Newfoundland & Labrador’s page on Geology and Fossils. Did you know that Newfoundland, in Canada, has contributed greatly to the understanding of plate tectonics, a major breakthrough in Geology?

List of Top Geologists, Paleontologists and Geographers

Ideas

• Paint some rocks
• Create a rock out of paper maché
• Create a painting representing the rock cycle

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April 5

Read a Road Map Day

Resources

How to Read Road Maps, article form Howtodothings.com

Here’s a whole bunch of worksheets for teaching kids how to read various maps. Probably useful for adults, too!

Reading a map may be hard… but folding it is even harder. Here’s how to do it if you got a flat one. And here’s how to re-fold a map that came to you already folded. For this second video, you may want to lower your volume and start watching at 3:12.

This post is currently being updated, please stay tuned

Ideas

• Create a map of your favourite place
• Create a map for a fantasy story
• Create a map modelled after a favourite book

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April 6th

Library Workers Day

Resources

National Library Workers Day page on American Library Association Website

Types of Library Jobs, article on American Library Association website

This article from Book Riot explains the different jobs that make a library run

Ideas

• Visit your local library and take out some craft books. Then, create something inspired by one of those books
• Make a recipe based on a cookbook you borrowed from your library
• Make a thank you card for one of your library workers

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April 7th

No Housework Day

Resources

No Housework Day entry on Days of the Year website

Ideas

• Take the time you would have spent doing housework and work on any craft instead

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Reserved for May Holidays

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Reserved for Information & Ideas for May Holidays

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Reserved for June Holidays

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Reserved for Information & Ideas for June Holidays

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Holiday Inspiration: Chocolate Mousse Day
Project Name: Tofu Chocolate Mousse
Project Link:
Project Photos:

Happy Chocolate Mousse Day!

I made tofu chocolate mousse with my 9-year-old tonight. I only had extra-firm tofu, so the texture is grainy, but it still tastes good. I recommend making it with silken tofu if you try it out. Having said that, I don’t have a recipe, because I always eyeball this. But it took a whole block of tofu, probably about 2/3 of a cup of maple syrup, 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, and probably about 1/3 cup chocolate soy milk. I usually use plain soy milk for this, but I happened to have chocolate-flavoured one, so why not

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For this craftalong, you’re also welcome to simply post about how you’re celebrating things, even if they don’t involve a craft. Those posts and replies don’t count for points, but will make this thread more lively .

Also, please feel free to post about birthdays, anniversaries, and other events not mentioned here.

[LindyBlues (Mariana [she/hers] 🇨🇦)]

Holiday Inspiration: Garden Month
Project Name: Flower Envelopes
Project Link: Envelopes from cool book pages
Project Description:

It’s still not past last frost here, so true gardening is not yet possible outdoors. In the meantime, here are some flower/garden-inspired envelopes:

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Those are gorgeous! I hope to participate more in this thread next month when my life calms down a bit.