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National Themes For May 19th: National May Ray Day, National Devil’s Food Cake Day, and Take Your Parents To The Playground Day.

🍁National May Ray Day. The idea is, everyone may call you Ray on this day instead of “Hey you!” Or maybe Rays sometimes get called “Sweetheart” or not so nice things. National May Ray Day is all about getting out into the sunshine and saying, “You can call me Ray.” There are many ways to enjoy the outdoors and the warmer days as summer approaches. Whether your place under the sun is at the park, a rooftop or your own back yard find a way to enjoy the nicer weather. If mother nature isn’t cooperating, there are several days in May remaining. The Broadway Fun Spot (a nickname for a residence on Broadway) of St. Joseph, Michigan founded this celebration in 1977. Richard Ankli, also the creator of You’re Welcomegiving Day in November, came up with the idea in honor of his brother Ray who was born on May 19th.

🍰National Devil’s Food Cake Day! Devil’s Food cake is a heavenly chocolate cake. It differs from a regular chocolate cake by its darker color and tends to be more moist and airy. Devil’s Food cake recipes use hot or boiling water as the primary liquid. Cocoa is typically utilized in the batter, as opposed to chocolate, and coffee can be added for a distinctive flavor. A chocolate frosting usually accompanies the cake. Recipes for Devil’s Food cakes often appeared alongside recipes for Angel Food cakes. One of the earliest recipes appeared in the August 10, 1898, edition of the Hagerstown Exponent of Hagerstown, Indiana.

🎢National Take Your Parents to the Playground Day! Outdoor play offers the obvious benefit of physical activity helping to build strong muscles and bones. It also engages the child’s imagination which contributes to developing creativity as well as self-confidence. But, a child’s work doesn’t stop there. Playing with others includes games, focus, and attention. As a result, playing teaches leadership and negotiation skills. The more children play, the healthier, smarter and happier they are. Include all these benefits with National Take Your Parents to the Playground Day, and the value of play is increased exponentially because the whole family is involved. PDPlay first founded Take Your Parents to the Playground Day on April 4, 2009, to motivate children to get outdoors and take their parents to their workplace. Take Your Parents to the Playground Day follows Children & Nature Awareness Month, an event established by the Children & Nature Network (C&NN) to call attention to the importance of providing opportunities for all children to experience frequent, regular play in natural outdoor settings. National Take Your Parents to the Playground Day provides an excellent opportunity to continue the initiative’s message with families throughout the year.

Enjoy the sunshine everyone! I love devil's food cake. Yum! I'm a little old to be taking my parents to the playground...but if they want to go...

Warm hugs!🐶💕☀️