Fun Fun Flying Fun Festival!

No, this is not a holiday.  But it would be if I could create one!  Today in class, we read about Memorial Day.  Since our article talked about how Memorial Day was created, I had my student create a holiday.  To make it fair, I created one too.  We spent the class period creating holidays, and when I was done, I actually was proud of this, so I decided to post it for the world to see, and then create!

Enjoy my new holiday :)

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What the world needs is more holidays! Holidays are a fun part of life, as they allow for celebrations. They are a wonderful mix of needed relaxation and a reminder of something important—for example, Memorial day is a mix between camping out and relaxing, but it reminds us to be thankful for the people protecting our country!

The only holiday that the world is missing, though, is Fun Fun Flying Fun Festival! Fun Fun Flying Fun Festival would be celebrated on the 6th day of summer, as 'F' is the 6th letter of the alphabet. This year, that would be June 26. It would include a lot of fun things that involved flying. Summer Schools, Daycare centers, and other such locations would celebrate the day before by having a paper airplane making contest. The kids would learn techniques to allow the planes to fly super fast. They'd also learn about aerodynamics and streamlining. They would not, however, fly their airplanes that day: that must wait until Fun Fun Flying Fun Festival!

On Fun Fun Flying Fun Festival, the Air force would begin the celebrations by having an air show. Then, at the Air and Space museums around the world, people would zoom in to listen to pilots speak, and to play games having to do with flying. They'd learn about the Wright Brothers and their first plane. They'd learn about Amelia Earhart and her attempt at flying around the world. They'd learn about space expedition. They'd also learn about how birds are able to fly, and why humans cannot. Kids and adults alike would have a BINGO sheet to fill in with the answers to various questions. Once they found out the answers to the questions, they'd receive a prize (one that flies, naturally!). It would be one where they pull the string and a propeller-mounted toy would spin and fly high into the air, sailing smoothly to the ground.

In addition to the museums having activities, there would be tours of airports and airplanes. On that day, there would be hot air balloon and helicopter rides, as well as rides in small aircrafts available for a small cost.

Fun Fun Flying Fun Festival is both educational and, as the name suggests, fun! By the year 2020, it will have spread to all of the major cities across the globe, and will serve to educate people about the present and future knowledge in flight!

To make the holiday more meaningful, people would donate money that would fly over to countries that are less developed, and who need help. They would fly fresh water and shoes and other needed supplies to the countries. They would learn how flight technology makes it easy for us to send something to another country that will really impact the people living there!