On May 30th of each year, National Hole in My Bucket Day is observed. This wacky holiday is in honor of the fun children's song; There's a Hole in My Bucket.
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NATIONAL HOLE IN MY BUCKET DAY
On May 30th of each year, National Hole in My Bucket Day is observed. This wacky holiday is in honor of the fun children's song; There's a Hole in My Bucket.
The song which has its origins in 1700 Germany, is about a back and forth conversation between Henry and Liza. Henry needs to fix his leaky bucket. In each stanza, Henry asks Liza for advice. In the end, he needs a bucket to carry water to repair his bucket.
While this annual event was inspired by a song concerned with fixing a leaky bucket, there are other ways to celebrate this day. We all know it's a bit of a bummer when a once serviceable bucket gets a hole. But not all is lost. Holey buckets still serve a purpose. While they may no longer hold liquids (or hold them well), they do still maintain volumes of mass. Depending on where the hole is, it can do many jobs.
- Buckets of many sizes make excellent planters, especially for garden vegetables that sow deep roots.
- Fill it with concrete to hold a PVC pipe. Then you'll have a sturdy umbrella stand.
- Make a garden seat for weeding the flower beds, and you'll have storage for your tools, too. It doesn't take a lot of skill to make a padded covered seat out of the lid.
- Create a compost bin. Even with a hole in it, you'll be able to make terrific, nutrient-rich compost for your garden.
- Old galvanized buckets make excellent décor on the patio or in your home. Use them as light shades or side tables.
- Build a birdhouse, bird feeder, bird or butterfly bath.
- Storage, storage, storage. Buckets of all kinds can be dressed up and used to store tools, outdoor toys, and gear.
So sing the song while you repurpose your leaky bucket.
HOW TO OBSERVE HOLE IN MY BUCKET DAY
How many ways can you reuse a leaky bucket?
1. Show us how by using #HoleInMyBucketDay to post on social media.
2. Perhaps sing the song
There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a hole.
Then mend it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then mend it, dear Henry, dear Henry, mend it.
With what shall I mend it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I mend it, dear Liza, with what?
With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with straw.
The straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The straw is too long, dear Liza, too long.
Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it.
With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, with what?
With a knife, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With a knife, dear Henry, dear Henry, a knife.
The knife is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The knife is too dull, dear Liza, too dull.
Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it.
With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, with what?
With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, a stone.
The stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry.
Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, wet it.
With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, with what?
With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, with water.
In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, in what?
In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, in a bucket.
But there's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a hole.
