Rubber Duckie Day
Rubber Duckie Day is held on January 13. This event in the second decade of the month January is annual. Help us
Rubber ducks were invented in the late 1800s when it became possible to more easily shape rubber, and are believed to improve developmental skills in children during water play. Rubber ducks were originally chew toys and did not float. Yellow rubber ducks as we know them were created by a sculptor, believed to be Peter Ganine, in the 1940s.
Rubber ducks have become the iconic fundraiser toy, probably because they're so adaptable. They can be tossed and they can float, opening up the possibilities for fun games. Rubber duck needs air inside of it to balance out the fluid flow of the water inside of the bath tub.
World's Largest Rubber Duck is in Detroit, Michigan. Every Jan. 13, National Rubber Ducky Day is celebrated to pay tribute to the rubber duck toy that is likely found in nearly every household in the country.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Coming of Age Day or Seijin Shiki or 成人式 in Japan on January 13 (celebrated on the second Monday of January);
National Hypersensitivity Day in France on January 13 (Journée nationale de l'hypersensibilité);
Poetry At Work Day on January 14 (finding the beauty in your job and putting it into some form of artful prose);