National Rubber Ducky Day 2024: Date, history and Reasons We Cherish this day

National Rubber Ducky Day 2024: “You’re the one, Rubber Ducky. You provide so much pleasure to bath time. Rubber ducky, you have my undying affection! Sung Ernie from Sesame Street while taking a bath. The nation honors the toy on January 13th, National Rubber Ducky Day, so it’s clear that not just the amiable puppet loves this bath item.

National Rubber Ducky Day History

Throughout its existence, the well-known toy has undergone numerous changes. Created in the 1800s, when rubber production started, the duck was later manufactured using vinyl and plastic throughout both World Wars because rubber was in short supply at the time. When Landon Smart Lawrence first filed for a patent on the ducky toy in 1928, it was a little heavier because he had added a weight to ensure that it would always remain upright.

You never know when you could run into a rubber ducky in the ocean. In 1992, amid a storm, 28,000 rubber ducks that were traveling to Washington via boat capsized. According to legend, the ducks floated north to the Arctic, became stuck in the ice, and then gradually thawed out into the Atlantic. There are still thousands of them out there, and they frequently come ashore on coastlines everywhere. Keep an eye out and don’t forget to commemorate their birthday on January 13!

Things to do for National Rubber Ducky Day January 13, 2024

Check out the Rubber Duck sculpture.

More ideal than a little bath toy? A massive duplicate in the open seas! Large ducks designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman are on display in Amsterdam, Sydney, Hong Kong, and many other places worldwide. The largest duck, which Hofman creates from PVC, measures 85 feet in width, 65 feet in length, and 105 feet in height.

Take in a rubber ducky race

The Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, holds a duck race through Big Walnut Creek once a year. A sponsor buys each duck so the hospital can fund research. One costs $5, while a “brood” of 130 costs $500. Witnesses observe as thousands of the yellow toys are thrown into the creek and race to see which one can cross the finish line first. The top three ducks, identified by their sponsor’s name, win significant rewards for the sponsors, such as a BMW on a one-year lease!

Have a bath!

Enjoy the ducky the way it was meant to be enjoyed! Light some candles, add some bubbles to your tub, and play some calming music. To make it even more enjoyable, throw a few rubber ducks into the bathtub as you take some time to unwind and rejuvenate.

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The Reasons We Cherish National Rubber Ducky Day

They support worthy projects.

Around the world, rubber duckies are used as emblems to collect money for humanitarian causes and medical research. The Valencia, California-based Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers host a Rubber Ducky Festival each year to generate funds for their various activities. The Danube River was crossed by over 50,000 ducks thanks to the United Nations Children’s Fund. The Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby in Chicago is a fundraiser for the Illinois Special Olympics.

Since Ernie states that the toy’s birthday is January 13

National Rubber Ducky Day takes its date from Sesame Street. He cherished the duck so much that he made sure it was a bathtime must have. His well-known song Rubber Duckie became so popular that it was nominated for a Grammy for Best Recording for Children and peaked at number 16 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart in 1970!

The Queen adores them.

Presumably. In 2001, a British tabloid published rumors claiming that Queen Elizabeth II kept a royal rubber ducky in her lavatory, replete with a crown! Fans went nuts, and the toy’s sales increased by a staggering 80%!

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