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Lens Ideas for July

While we know the big things for July have to do with Independence Day, summer weather, and bored kids, there are plenty of unique and special holidays around which to build fun lenses.

Did you know July is National Hot Dog Month? And National Ice Cream Month? How can you not love months about food? (In fact there are a lot of foods celebrated in July, if that’s your thing.) That’s not all. What about Video Games Day on the 8th, or Hammock Day on the 22nd. Ooh, the wheels are turning.

Besides our favs are the stranger ones you might not be familiar with. Threading the Needle Day on the 26th? Work-a-Holics Day on the 5th? Here are just a few I’ve never even heard of:

July 1st: Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day
- flavors you wish existed
- have the kids make up their own concoctions
- try a new flavor you’ve never had
- make “impossible” flavors or rename your fav dips

July 4th: Sidewalk Egg Frying Day
- do a documentary on whether or not this really works
- egg recipes for picky eaters

July 11th: Cheer up the Lonely Day
- tips for keeping elderly/shut-ins company
- take the kids to a nursing home
- make cards for the grandparents and neighbors

July 20th: Ugly Truck Day
- before and after cleaning your car
- go mudding
- gush about your dream car

July 26th: Aunt and Uncle Day
- it’s about time they get some love! Send cards
- tell stories about your aunts and uncles when they were little (get mom and dad in on the gig)

Whether it’s one of these, a different holiday, or another exciting summer event, July is an awesome month for lenscrafting. What will you write about?

Comments:

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/vallain vallain

    Don’t give me any new ideas, my list of lenses-to-make is already daunting. I didn’t know there was a cheer-up-the-lonely day. Hope someone writes about that one.

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/hobo_crvr hobo_crvr

    Very cool! I will keep these dates in mind.

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/crazy4pets crazy4pets

    Thanks for the ideas… it is something good to know about..

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/prosperity66 prosperity66

    1st of July: Canada Day
    14th of July: French National Day (Bastille Day)

    12th of July: Orangemen’s Day in Canada, Ireland and UK

    16th of July: World Snake Day
    21st of July: Belgium National Day
    25th of July: Simon Bolivar Day in Venezuela and Ecuador
    31st of July: Flag Day in Hawaii

    Less funny than ice cream day but still looking for blessworthy world history lenses :D

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/biznezbuddy biznezbuddy

    Very interesting. I’ll keep this in mind.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1163688710 Heather Burns

    I’m down to 33 wip. No more ideas needed, lol.

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/Susan52 Susan52

    I started writing a response to this about how writing about “obscure” topics like these could increase your traffic – then turned it into a blog post.  Okay if I drop a link?  How to Generate a Spike in Your Squidoo Lens Traffic

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/seashell2 seashell2

    Some fun ideas … here got my thinking cap on now! :-)

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/akashiclibrarian akashiclibrarian

    A great resource to check for ideas is “Chase’s Calendar of Events”. It’s put out every year – you can usually find it in the Reference section of your local public library. Did you know June is Audiobook Appreciation Month?  :)

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/talhaiqbal talhaiqbal

    well written

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  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/moonlitta moonlitta

    I made a wonderful lens yesterday- it’s made of Youtube videos with relaxing and soothing nature sounds. Rain, waterfalls, forests, birds and crickets, you can hear them in your livingroom…The idea came while babysitting my sister’s 3month old baby who turned out to love rain sounds, and fall asleep from them!
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  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/KonaGirl KonaGirl

    Isn’t Parent’s Day 24 July? I think that is the date but not sure. What’s with all the SPAM in the comments here from saralei123 and self-promo from moonlitta? Is anyone moderating?

    • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/kevinw1 kevinw1

      Looks like the weekend spammers have moved from SquidU to here.

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/robsimson robsimson

    Can’t wait to get my first lens up!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/nDee nDee

    Speaking of July holidays, my lens http://www.squidoo.com/july-food-holidays (created over more than a year ago) commemorates all the “food” holidays in July.  Lensmasters! If you make a July food holiday lens, stop by and leave your link. If it’s juicy good, I’ll add it to the list.

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/nDee nDee

    I didn’t mean to post twice . . . yikes!

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/EcoGecko EcoGecko

    Yeah spam is annoying. Can’t help feeling that those lenses may have been done by now, it would be good to think of something few would cover for a seasonal lens or a different angle towards making a lens on a seasonal event. 

  • http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/dannystaple dannystaple

    That is a great idea – I’ve got a few local lenses, and I’ve missed writing about our local festivals and events on them this year. TIme to get those gears grinding…

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