We always think of the end of the year as “the holidays.” Starting on January 1, as we recover from our New Year’s partying, we begin to think more about downtime and relaxation than about celebrations. But that hardly means that there is nothing to celebrate in January. Nearly every single day of this month is celebrated somewhere by someone.

If you’re interested in continuing “the holidays” for another few weeks, here are some unique and fun ideas for celebration:

• Take a bubble bath. January 8 is Bubble Bath Day. Have a party for one (or two) in your bathroom. Or get the girls together and go to the spa for a group celebration.

• Have your cake and eat it, too. Forget that resolution you made to go on a diet and do some backing to celebrate Chocolate Cake Day on January 27.

• Have an art-making party. January 31t is Inspire your Heart with Art Day. If there was anyone  you didn’t get to see over the holidays, send out an invitation to come catch up and be creative at your place. Get some paints, some magazine scraps, some glitter and a bunch of snacks. Have fun making an artsy mess!

• Visit the local zoo. Go on January 20 for Penguin Appreciation Day. The following day for Squirrel Appreciation.

• Play games. January 4 is Trivia Day, January 18 is Thesaurus Day and January 29 is National Puzzle Day. Isn’t any excuse a good one to play some games instead of working?

• Hug, cuddle and stay in bed. If you really need a reason to do any of these things, there are days set aside in January for each of them. January 21 is National Hugging Day for those who want to get out and get their arms around someone. January 6 is Cuddle Up Day, something that we could all use a little more of in our lives. And January 16 is National Nothing Day so if what you really want to do this month is absolutely nothing, make a celebration out of it!

Perhaps these holidays aren’t quite your cup of tea. (By the way, if you like tea, January is also Hot Tea Month.) If these didn’t tickle your fancy, you can take a glance at some other fun January holidays here and see if there’s something else you’d rather celebrate instead!