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January Fun Calendar

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Celebrate January's lesser-known holidays with some local fun.

National Blood Donor Month Contact the Community Blood Center to find a nearby location or event where you can donate blood to help save lives. SaveALifeNow.org

Jan. 3: National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day For a truly decadent gourmet treat, head to Laura Little’s (913.722.2226), where you can purchase the best chocolate-covered cherries in town.

Jan. 5: National Bird Day The Kansas City Zoo is home to hundreds of birds from around the world, including penguins, flamingoes, tropical birds and many more. KansasCityZoo.org

Jan. 6: Shortbread Day McLain's Bakery (McLainsKC.com) has been serving delicious baked goods, including cookies, to local customers since 1945. Shortbread cookies are just one of their many specialties. 

Jan. 11: Milk Day Head to the grocery store, where you’ll find milk from Shatto Dairy Farm (816.930.3862), a working dairy farm and milk bottling company selling the best milk in the metro.

Jan. 14: Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day Although d’Bronx (dBronxKC.com) is known for their pizza, the delicatessen serves some of the best sandwiches in town, including a hot pastrami sandwich to die for.

Jan. 15: Strawberry Ice Cream Day Sylas & Maddy’s (SylasAndMaddys.com) offers delicious homemade ice cream in both unique and classic flavors, making it the perfect spot to enjoy delicious strawberry ice cream.

Jan. 24: Peanut Butter Day Anyone can make and enjoy a pb&j or classic peanut butter cookie, but what about peanut butter pie? Enjoy one of these tasty confections at the Upper Crust Bakery (locations: UpperCrustPieBakery.com).

Jan. 28: Blueberry Pancake Day The Big Biscuit (BigBiscuitRestaurant.com) offers one of the biggest homestyle breakfast menus in town, with an entire section devoted just to pancakes.

Jan. 29: National Puzzle Day Springbok Puzzles, a nationally recognized jigsaw puzzle company based in Kansas City, has been creating and selling puzzles since 1963. Visit their website to find the perfect puzzle to assemble on a cold winter’s day. Springbok-Puzzles.com

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