National Popcorn Day - January 19

Popcorn has the unique ability to literally turn itself inside out, providing whole-grain goodness in a tasty snack. 

National popcorn day is celebrated on January 19th each year.

Whether salted, buttered, seasoned with powder or drizzled with a sweet concoction, popcorn is one of the snacks perfect anytime, anywhere.

Set up a popcorn bar

Choose your popcorn maker

Choose kernals and toppings

Premade

Serve it up!

What better way to celebrate than popping up some corn and having a binge fest or movie marathon! Especially on a cold winter's day.

Other fun activities:

1. Stringing Popcorn: This can be hung outside for birds to eat. Need: sewing needles, string, popcorn.

2. Guess the Amount: Fill container with kernels and have students guess. Need: popcorn kernels, container.

3. Popcorn Air Hockey: Can you “volley” the kernel back and forth 20 times without letting it fall? Need: flat surface (table), straw (to blow), coffee stirrers (as paddles) or hands (as paddles).

4. Popcorn Relay Race. Need: popcorn, spoons.

5. Popcorn Basketball: Can you flick a piece of popcorn into the basket? Need: popcorn, baskets (i.e. muffin tins, small cups), backboards (wall, cardboard).

6. Popcorn word search (puzzle maker). Use these words: popcorn, pop, kernel, explode, heat, moisture, grain, snack, crunchy, butter, oil, salt, fiber, bag, hull.

7. Popcorn coloring pages and games.

8. Read facts about popcorn.