Sunday, March 26 was Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. We were so busy celebrating WRITING magazine day (we took the day off!) that we forgot (oops!) to post the fantastic ideas for made-up holidays that we received from you, our dear readers. We feel terrible about our state of discombobulation, but perhaps we can convince you to celebrate today as Make Up Make Up Your Own Holiday Day ... and Forgive Your Tardy Editor day?

Read on. Today, we're featuring some of the most intriguing holiday ideas that we received.

by Taylor Masterson, Grade 7

What you do on this holiday is celebrate your name by bringing in a meal that starts with the letter of your name.  Since, my name is Taylor; I could possibly make tacos, tamales, or even toasted raviolis. When you arrive at your Name Day house you set down your dish and start talking about the origin of your name or why you received it.  So for example I would say, "Hi, my name is Taylor and my dad chose this name for me because it was the name of his favorite golf club, Taylor Made." After that you will all enjoy dinner. While you are doing that you will guess who made it depending on the name of that dish.  The person who guesses the most dishes right, will win a gift certificate to a restaurant that starts with the same letter of their name. Finally, everyone will leave and go back to their house.  While they are there you can think about how special you and your name really are.

By Michael Schwendeman, Grade 7

This is a day when kids across the world are praised for their hard work in school and in life.  All of the kids across the world ages 18 or below (sometimes the kid/young adult will decide) get to choose everything and anything they want to do this day.  All of the parents across the world have to listen to their kids and do what they say no matter what the kids want to do.  If the kid wants to go to the amusement park for the day, they the parents have to take them there.  Of course, all of the amusement parks and putt-putt courses and restaurants will be "kids ride free" or "kids putt free" or "kids eat free".  Everywhere will be kid friendly and welcome kids in whenever they want.   The hours of this magnificent day will be from 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM.  All of the kids across the world will be able to enjoy a school-free day and be able to relax.

Ashley, Grade 7

So, you get to make up your own holiday?  Why not a National No Homework Day?   Whenever you come home from school and you have a ton of homework, the first thing you say to your mom when you walk in the door is, "I wish I could just kick back and relax".  Well, this National holiday says that you can!  Every March third is now called National No Homework Day.  For one school day each year you can just put your backpack, full of books, to the side.  You finally get the chance to relax and not worry about anything, even though you have an assignment notebook page filled with things for you to do. So, just remember and wait for National No Homework day every year and wish that everyday was March third.

by Bob, Grade 7

National Ice Cream Eating Day would obviously be a day where everyone in the country gets free ice cream! Everyone would be off of school on this day. There would be ice cream stands set up all over town and kids would ride their bikes from stand to stand and try all of the flavors. 
   At the end of the day everyone able to come within the USA would gather at Queeny Park for an ice cream contest. I'd be the judge since National Ice Cream Eating Day would be held on my birthday March, 24th. The winner who made the best ice cream would get a $1,000.42 cash prize. There would be a bunch of attractions at Queeny Park, it wouldn't just be a Holiday it would be a national celebration. There would be rides, slushies, ice cream (of course), funnel cakes and a live demo from Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Bam Margera, Mike Valleley, and Ryan Sheckler (pro skaters), and we'd keep adding people annually to skate. Afterwards they would sign autographs and the ramps would be free to skate by anyone who wanted to. (That's a lot of people!!!)
   At night time around 9:00pm we'd have a huge 20ft tall birthday cake for me every year I'm alive and then there would be fireworks and of course ... ICE CREAM!!!!!!!