1. April 5 is Go for Broke Day and April 14 is Reach as High as You Can Day.
   1. 1. Do you have a go for broke story, or a friend like Pokey Davis? Write about your friend, as Robert Roxby did. Or tell your own story.
      2. What does “reach as high as you can” mean to you?
2. The UN honors science and human endeavor with Human Space Flight Day this month. Would you travel to outer space if given the chance? Why or why not?
3. April 28 is Great Poetry Reading day (and April is Poetry Month). What poem or poems would you choose to read this day? Why?
4. Just for a little silliness, here are a few food/drink highlighted this month with their own day. Choose one or more to write an ode or share a memory. (Number following food indicates its special day.)

• Gin & Tonic (9)
• Cinnamon Roll (10)
• Licorice (12)
• Animal Crackers (18)
• Garlic (19)
• Lima Bean (20)
• Jelly Bean (22)

 

1. April 5 is Go for Broke Day and April 14 is Reach as High as You Can Day.
   1. 1. Do you have a go for broke story, or a friend like Pokey Davis? Write about your friend, as Robert Roxby did. Or tell your own story.
      2. What does “reach as high as you can” mean to you?
2. The UN honors science and human endeavor with Human Space Flight Day this month. Would you travel to outer space if given the chance? Why or why not?
3. April 28 is Great Poetry Reading day (and April is Poetry Month). What poem or poems would you choose to read this day? Why?
4. Just for a little silliness, here are a few food/drink highlighted this month with their own day. Choose one or more to write an ode or share a memory. (Number following food indicates its special day.)

• Gin & Tonic (9)
• Cinnamon Roll (10)
• Licorice (12)
• Animal Crackers (18)
• Garlic (19)
• Lima Bean (20)
• Jelly Bean (22)

1. For Women’s History Month, choose a female you admire. Tell your readers about her. Why did you choose her, how has she impacted your life or the lives of others?
2. Create your own fairy tale or write a spin-off on an old favorite. Write in prose or in poetry.
3. March is full of Special Days, here are a few to spark your ideas:
   1. FOOD: Popcorn Lovers Day, Peanut Butter Lovers Day, Potato Chip Day
   2. NATURE: Intl Earth Day, Plant A Flower Day, Learn About Butterflies Day, Goddess Of Fertility Day, Take A Walk In The Park Day.
   3. SOCIAL AWARENESS: Peace Corps Day, World Compliment Day, World Day Of Prayer, Hug a GI Day, Freedom of Information Day, etc.
   4. ANIMALS: Puppy Day, World Sparrow Day, Giant Panda Day, Buzzards Day, If Pets Had Thumbs Day.

1. For Women’s History Month, choose a female you admire. Tell your readers about her. Why did you choose her, how has she impacted your life or the lives of others?
2. Create your own fairy tale or write a spin-off on an old favorite. Write in prose or in poetry.
3. March is full of Special Days, here are a few to spark your ideas:
   1. FOOD: Popcorn Lovers Day, Peanut Butter Lovers Day, Potato Chip Day
   2. NATURE: International Earth Day, Plant A Flower Day, Learn About Butterflies Day, Goddess Of Fertility Day, Take A Walk In The Park Day.
   3. SOCIAL AWARENESS: Peace Corps Day, World Compliment Day, World Day Of Prayer, Hug a GI Day, Freedom of Information Day, among others.
   4. ANIMALS: Puppy Day, World Sparrow Day, Giant Panda Day, Buzzards Day, If Pets Had Thumbs Day.

1. February 5 is Rosa Parks Day. Do you have memories of the Civil Rights Movement of her time? Perhaps you have thought about the same subject in current conditions in the US?
   1. Write a poem or memoir essay to express these thoughts.
   2. Write a tribute to champion(s) of human/civil rights.
2. February 7 is Send a Card to a Friend Day. Have you lost touch with a friend?
   1. Write a message to the friend or the message you wish the friend would send to you.
   2. Are friendship cards obsolete? What is your opinion?
3. February 14 is Valentine’s Day. Thoughts of love and friendship abound.
   1. Remembered love, the immediacy of first love, the enduring love. All can be captured in a poem. Choose one and create your poem.
   2. Or write a memory from childhood about homemade or store-bought Valentine cards, the candies you shared with a friend, or other related memory.
4. This month has a day that honors the telling of Fairy Tales.
   1. Do you have a favorite? Why? Or, one you hate? Why?
   2. Do you have a fairy tale of your own you would like to share?
   3. Rewrite a well-known fairy tale or create a spin-off tale.