Make personalized calendars even more personal with the addition of peculiar dates; here are some for December.
FeeFiFoto has been producing personalized photo
calendars as a core part of our business since we were established. For the 2007 Christmas season we added a bunch of
new templates, a thousand or so pieces of clip art, and the capacity to
arrange photos in collages instead of being limited to a single photo
per page. We've always had a feature that lets you enter your own
family birthdays, anniversaries or special events.
Last year the kids and I designed calendars for our family, and in addition to the usual birthdays and anniversaries, we chose one day each month for a fictitious holiday just to see if anyone was paying attention. January 16 was Talk Like Pirates Day, February 24 was Walk Backwards Day, March 1 was Talk Really Fast Day, August 17 was Snowball Fight Day, and November 2 was Kiss Your Mom Day. We also acknowledged some legitimate holidays and anniversaries, like the Ides of March (March 15), Beethoven's Birthday (December 16) and the anniversary of Paul Revere's Ride (April 18). It was fun and silly.
Here are some silly, and real (supposedly) holidays you can add to photo calendars.
December
1
Eat a Read Apple Day
National Pie Day
Mary Martin, b. 1913
I thought Pi Day was in March.
2
National Fritters Day
Charles Ringling, b. 1863
Georges Seurat, b. 1859
3
National Roof Over Your Head Day
4
Wear Brown Shoes Day
Francisco Franco, b. 1892
It's my understanding that Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
5
National Sacher Torte Day
George Armstrong Custer, b. 1839
6
Gazpacho Day
National Mitten Tree Day
Ira Gerswhin, b. 1896
Agnes Moorehead, b. 1906
7
Cotton Candy Day
Harry Chapin, b. 1942
8
Take It In The Ear Day
Mary Queen of Scots, b. 1542
9
National Pastry Day
Margaret Hamilton, b. 1902
We seem to have a witch theme in December...
10
Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales
11
National Noodle Ring Day
Fiorello LaGuardia, b. 1882
A bit odd of his parents to name him after an airport, don't you agree?
12
National Ding-A-Ling Day
13
Ice Cream Day
Violins Day
14
National Bouillabaisse Day
Nostradamus, b. 1503
Kind of witchy, no?
15
National Lemon Cupcake Day
16
National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
Ludwig van Beethoven, b. 1770
17
National Maple Syrup Day
Underdog Day
18
National Roast Suckling Pig Day
19
Oatmeal Muffin Day
20
Games Day
Harvey Firestone, b. 1868
21
Look at the Bright Side Day
National Flashlight Day
Hamburger Day
Frank Zappa, b. 1940
22
National Date-Nut Bread Day
Connie Mack, b. 1862
23
Roots Day
24
National Egg Nog Day
Ava Gardner, b. 1922
25
National Pumpkin Pie Day
Sir Isaac Newton, b. 1642
Conrad Hilton, b. 1887
Cab Calloway, b. 1907
26
National Whiners Day
27
National Fruitcake Day
Louis Pasteur, b. 1822
28
Card Playing Day
National Chocolate Day
29
Pepper Pot Day
Charles Goodyear, b. 1800
I prefer Michelins
30
National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Rudyard Kipling, b. 1865
31
Unlucky Day
Henri Matisse, b. 1869
Coincidentally I AM glad to have a roof over my head today! I didn't know they'd dedicated a holiday to it. Sweet!
Posted by: Mrsbear | December 03, 2009 at 12:20 PM
I myself am going to celebrate National Bicarbonate of Soda Day. I love fizzy things.
Great ideas you've got there!
Posted by: Mary @ Holy Mackerel | December 04, 2009 at 09:29 PM
What a great idea!! That's definitely a way to tell if anyone's paying attention to the calendar!!
BTW, the George Foreman grill is available anytime, not just at Christmas. You can find them everywhere...I bought mine at Target for a very reasonable price.
Posted by: Helene | December 05, 2009 at 12:56 AM
BTW, I love your calendar designs!! How long is your 10% discount good for? If I ordered it over the weekend, would it get here in time for Christmas?
Posted by: Helene | December 05, 2009 at 12:59 AM
Mrs. Bear: I'm glad you have a roof over your head too.
Mary: If you search through the rest of the year I think you might find a few more fizzy drinks day. Let me know if you do.
Helene: It would be funny (but a lot of work) to post something on every day of the year. You'd end up with something akin to a themed desk calendar condensed into 12 pages.
Posted by: feefifoto | December 05, 2009 at 08:41 AM
Oh, and Helene, and anybody else: the 10% blog discount is always available, but if you want to add yourself to the mailing list we occasionally up the ante by offering larger discounts or free shipping on certain items.
Calendars ship very quickly, usually within a day.
Posted by: feefifoto | December 05, 2009 at 08:42 AM
What a GREAT idea to make a calendar more fun! I think "Talk Like a Pirate Day" is an addition that would be a "must" though! :-)
Posted by: Carole | December 05, 2009 at 04:22 PM
Carole: What's a pirate's favorite letter?
AAarrr!!
Posted by: feefifoto | December 05, 2009 at 05:55 PM