Wanting to see your middle school friends, but you can’t see them at school, and they seem to be home more than anywhere, and it’s hard to come up with a cheap, fun way to hangout, and you feel weird asking if you can just show up at their house? YEAH, SAME HERE.

We are using the National Day of _____ Calendar as an excuse to show up to our friend’s homes right now. There are actually multiple things to celebrate each day of the year, according to this calendar, but we’ve selected ones to inspire you when visiting your friends. Ways you could use these days:

• Drop off the item to your friends, with or without a fun note.
• Take a middle school friend with you to drop the item off to their friends, with or without a fun note.
• Interview your friends, virtually or in person. Ask what this holiday means to them or how they’d celebrate it. Some, like “Aug. 16th Tell a Joke Day,” could be extra fun on social media.

National Days in August (each # corresponds to that day)

1. National Mustard Day
2. National Coloring Book Day // National Friendship Day
3. National Watermelon Day
4. National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
5. National Underwear Day
6. National Root Beer Float Day // National Fresh Breath Day
7. National Water Balloon Day
8. National Sneak Some Zucchini Into Your Neighbor’s Porch Day // National Bowling Day
9. National Book Lover’s Day
10. National Lazy Day // National S’mores Day
11. Global Kinetic Sand Day
12. National Middle Child Day
13. National Left Handers Day
14. National Creamsicle Day
15. National Relaxation Day
16. National Tell a Joke Day
17. National I-love-my-feet Day // National Thrift Shop Day
18. National Ice Cream Pie Day
19. National Soft Ice Cream Day
20. National Radio Day
21. National Senior Citizens Day
22. National Tooth Fairy Day
23. National Sponge Cake Day
24. National Waffle Day
25. National Banana Split Day
26. National Cherry Popsicle Day
27. National Just Because Day
28. National Bow Tie Day
29. National Chop Suey Day
30. National Beach Day // National Toasted Marshmallow Day
31. National Trail Mix Day

If you’ve got ideas for any of these days more specifically, let us know!