Drinking Straw Day

Drinking Straw Day is January 3rd

This holiday is about remembering the importance of one of the main methods of consuming any sort of beverage, drinking straws. Straws make it easier to drink icy beverages without worrying about spilling them. January 3rd is the Drinking straw’s birthday, patented by Marvin Stone on January 3, 1888.  

History

Drinking straws were originally patented by inventor Marvin Stone back in 1888, we now celebrate his invention with a holiday in his honor. Without Stone’s ingenuity, we would be without a fairly practical means of drinking beverages. So with Drinking Straw Day, it is our way of thanking him for this underappreciated invention. 

Ways to Celebrate

Enjoy your favorite beverage using a drinking straw. Perhaps find different materials to use as a drinking straw then use #DrinkingStrawDay to share what you came up with on social media.

This holiday can bring family and friends together by inspiring one another to come up with various ideas for materials that can be used to make a drinking straw out of. As well as having a good beverage in the meantime. 

Ways To Share On Social Media

• Share any creative uses you think a drinking straw can have on social media
• Show friends and family what materials you came up with using as a drinking straw
• Express your creativity by posting hand-made drinking straws you or your loved ones make
• Extend awareness by using #DrinkingStrawDay on social media

“A straw enables you to drink without using your wrist. A straw is your friend - until you lose eye contact with the straw. Then it will betray you and make you look like an idiot.” ~ Demetri Martin