How to Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Penguin Awareness Day (January 20) offers a unique opportunity to get to know the dapper little avian who doesn’t fly. They’re more than just adorable tuxedo-clad birds that love the snow. Here are some ways to celebrate.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Penguin books and picture books
  • Email account
  • Pictures of penguins

Learn About Penguins

Step1
Check your local TV listings or video store for documentaries about penguins. Watch with someone you love.
Step2
Read a book about penguins. Share it with a child—or just read it for fun.
Step3
Check out the vital statistics on penguins at the National Audubon Society Web site (see link below).

Celebrate Penguins

Step1
Wear black and white. Red bow tie optional.
Step2
Send a Penguin Day e-card.
Step3
Replace your desktop wallpaper with penguin pictures.
Step4
Read “A Wish for Wings That Work,” the classic Christmas story featuring Opus, the penguin from Bloom County.
Step5
Go see (or rent) the film "Happy Feet!"

Kid Stuff for Penguin Awareness Day

Step1
Color pictures of penguins.
Step2
Have a penguin "hunt"! (No, no guns are allowed. This one is for kids old enough to use a search engine on their own.) Send them hunting for penguin-related items. Award an Eskimo Bar as first prize.
Step3
Have a penguin dinner. Serve fish (sushi, if your family will eat it), shrimp and squid. Add a salad for human penguins.

Tips & Warnings

  • To change your desktop wallpaper to a penguin picture: Go online using Internet Explorer or Foxfire browse and find a picture you like. Right-click on the picture and select “Set Picture as Desktop Background.”
  • A sample Penguin Hunt might include: three pictures of penguins, one book about penguins (hint: try Amazon), one penguin video, one product with penguin pictures or theme and one favorite food of penguins.

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