From at least 1994 to 1997, Nickelodeon had a daily series of commercial inserts branded Nick Days, offering fun trivia facts about real and imaginary holidays. This is an attempt to catalog every known segment and their sponsors.
Initially, the segment's sponsors were primarily fake sponsors themed after various Nick shows (such as Rocko's Modern Life) or real sponsors like Nick itself (as well as its brand name of "The First Kids' Network") and The Big Help. By Fall 1996, the segments were "kid sponsored", giving shout outs to Nickelodeon's kid viewers.
| Date | Brought to You By... | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1994 | The First Kids Network | Cinco De Mayo[1] | |
| May 6, 1994 | Dental Derby[2] | ||
| May 9, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Make Believe Day[3] | Use your imagination to be something or somewhere you're not. Make believe you're an iguana and president of the United States! Pretend you're in a submarine full of kangaroos! Imagine you're queen of the pastrami people! All you need is a mind to make believe. |
| May 10, 1994 | Finger Face Puppet Day[4] | ||
| June 17, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Midnight Sun Day[5] | Alaska is celebrating the Summer Solstice, the beginning of Summer. Because it's so far north, Alaska has some strange days and nights. Today the sun is out for about 22 hours straight! Sun at midnight? Yes! And that means darkness lasts just two hours! |
| June 18, 1994 | Pre-Father's Day[5] | ||
| June 21, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats | Summer Solstice[6] | |
| June 22, 1994 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Animal Sounds Celebration[5] | Moo! Baaaa! Bow wow! All your life, you've been making those same animal noises. Today, challenge yourself to do some really tricky ones. Can you imitate a giraffe? A pelican? A rabbit? Tough, isn't it? |
| June 23, 1994 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Hub Cap Appreciation Day[5] | Today, look around at all the lovely hub caps you see on cars. Some are shiny chrome domes, others have cool-looking spokes, and some have designs on them. Hub caps are really works of automotive art. Take time to appreciate them. |
| June 24, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Summer List Day[7] | Summer's here and it's time to plan the things you wanna do. So make a list of the friends you wanna visit, the places you wanna go and the things you wanna get done! |
| June 25, 1994 | Salute Your Hometown Day[7] | Pretend you're a tourist and visit your hometown. See it's historic spots, learn about it's famous people and check out its unique sites. Take pride in the place where you live! | |
| June 27, 1994 | The First Kids' Network | Fire Drill Day[5] | Would you know what to do if you had a fire in your home? Organize a fire drill! Plan escape routes using different exits. Make sure your smoke alarms are working and they have fresh batteries. Be prepared, and always practice fire safety. |
| June 28, 1994 | Poetry Party[5] | ||
| June 29, 1994 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | 180 Night[5] | Every night it's the same thing. Go to sleep, get up. Boring! Tonight on the 180th day of the year, why not switch things around? Do a 180! Sleep with your head at the bottom of your bed and your feet at the top. Just don't get up on the wrong side of the bed! |
| June 30, 1994 | Ice Cream Soup Day[5] | ||
| July 2, 1994 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Halfway Day[8] | |
| July 5, 1994 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Charade Day[9] | |
| July 6, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Tanabata Day[10] | |
| July 7, 1994 | Wild Card Day[11] | ||
| July 20, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Celebrate the Moon Day[12] | |
| July 21, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Start a Hobby Day[12] | Everybody needs a hobby. Well, today's a great day to start one! Collect stamps, rocks, or bottle caps. Do something creative like sculpting or playing the kazoo. Study something that fascinates you like the space program. Pick a hobby! Any hobby! |
| July 22, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Family Tree Day[13] | Do you know all the names of the members of your family? Find out, then make a family tree to display your genealogy. Show your parents, your grandparents, and your grandparents' parents. Make branches for the uncles, aunts, and cousins, and down at the base of the trunk... that's you! |
| July 23, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Dessert First Day[14] | You know you want it! Just for today switch things around and begin your meal with a dessert (as long as you eat the rest of your dinner). |
| July 24, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Puzzle Day[14] | |
| July 25, 1994 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Frozen Fruit Juice Day[12] | |
| July 26, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Create a Signature Day[12] | |
| July 27, 1994 | Hold the Phone Day[12] | ||
| July 29, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Accent Day[12] | |
| July 30, 1994 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Loaf Day[15] | Try a new kind of bread. There's tasty, grain breads like whole wheat. There's fluffy, white breads like French and Italian. Then there are rich, dark breads like pumpernickel. So try them all! |
| July 31, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Insect Appreciation Day [16] | Aren't insects amazing? Get to know an insect. Study it closely, read about it and watch it move. Then when you're done, set it free! |
| August 1, 1994 | Friendship Day [16] | ||
| August 21, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Ask Questions Day[17] | Ask lots and lots of questions and see what you can find out. Asking questions is a great way to learn! |
| August 22, 1994 | Exercise Day[17] | ||
| August 24, 1994 | Ferguson Darling... Charm School | Hopping Day[18] | |
| August 25, 1994 | Tongue Twister Day[19] | ||
| September 19, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Popcorn Day[20] | Pop some popcorn! You can use it in recipes, you can pack boxes with it or you can just pop it in your mouth while watching TV. |
| September 20, 1994 | International Day of Peace[20] | ||
| September 29, 1994 | Ferguson Darling... Charm School | Paddywhack Day[21] | Sing along! This old man, he played three. He played knick-knack on my knee. Today, celebrate Paddywhack if you have a knack for a thanks to Nick. Give a dog a bone, then count to ten. If you see an old man rolling home, give him a paddywhack. |
| September 30, 1994 | Facial Gymnastic Tourney[21] | ||
| October 4, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Ten-Four Day[22] | CB operators use ten code for talking on the radio. The most famous is 10-4 which makes "Okay". So say "Ten-Four" instead of "Okay". |
| October 5, 1994 | Checkers Appreciation Day[22] | ||
| October 31, 1994 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Halloween[23] | |
| November 1, 1994 | Crossing Guard Appreciation Day[24] | ||
| November 5, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Sadie Hawkins Day[25] | Originating in the Lil' Abner comic strip, Sadie Hawkins Day is when the boys are relieved of the chore of asking the girls out. Today girls get to ask the boys for dates, and the boys have to say yes. |
| November 23, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Flipbook Day[26] | |
| November 24, 1994 | Thanksgiving Day[27] | ||
| November 26, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Holiday List Day[28] | It's holiday season and time to get your gifts list together. List all the friends and relatives you'll give presents to. Make your list, check it twice and start figuring out whose naughty and nice. |
| November 27, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Fort Day[29] | Ever had one of those days where you wanna barricade yourself from the rest of the world? Make a fort! Whether you're indoors or outdoors, forts are great places to play. Finally, a place to call your own! |
| November 28, 1994 | First Day of Chanukah[29] | ||
| December 13, 1994 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Skip Day[30] | We can't tell you to skip school, but we can tell you to skip to school. Don't walk anywhere; skip everywhere you go. Skipping is the happy way to travel and it could be contagious. |
| December 14, 1994 | International Hello Day[30] | ||
| December 26, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Kwanzaa[31] | It's the first day of the seven day African-American celebration. It's a day to give of yourself and spend time with your family. Kwanzaa means "first fruit" in Swahili and the holiday coincides with the traditional African harvest festival. |
| December 27, 1994 | Mr. Corey's Birthday[31] | ||
| December 29, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | I Love Vegetables Day[32] | You don't have to be a vegetarian to love vegetables. They're nutritious and delicious. From carrots to spinach to even brussels sprouts. Try em' all and you'll love em'! |
| December 30, 1994 | Drink With a Straw Day[32] |
| Date | Brought to You By... | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 19, 1995 | Spunky's Doggie Treats | Hug Day[33] | |
| February 20, 1995 | Hail to the Chief Day[34] | ||
| March 5, 1995 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Whisper Day | |
| March 6, 1995 | Festival Wearable of Food | ||
| March 12, 1995 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Z Day[35] | |
| March 13, 1995 | Lucky Penny Day[36] | ||
| March 18, 1995 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Carnival of Body Music[37] | Think of the different sounds you can make with your body. Knock your knees, squish your hands together, slap your thighs. With all these sounds you can put on a body concert. Your friends will be surprised with all the sounds your body can make. |
| March 19, 1995 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Adopt A Dinosaur Day[37] | Out of all the great dinosaurs, which is your favorite? If you could adopt a dinosaur what would you name it? Dinosaurs are extinct, but find out what they eat just in case. |
| March 20, 1995 | Vernal Equinox [37] | ||
| April 3, 1995 | Spunky's Doggy Treats | Boomerang Day[38] | |
| April 4, 1995 | Dream Diary Day[39] | ||
| April 17, 1995 | Spunky's Doggy Treats | Tax Day[40] | |
| April 18, 1995 | Pen Pal Day[41] | ||
| April 30, 1995 | Spunky's Doggy Treats | Rabbit Rabbit Day[42] |  |
| May 1, 1995 | May I? Day[43] | ||
| May 17, 1995 | Nickelodeon | Career Day [44] | |
| May 18, 1995 | Elvis the Cat Day [45] | ||
| May 21, 1995 | Love Day[46] | ||
| May 26, 1995 | Nickelodeon | Drool Day [47] | Is something mouth watering cooking or just the smell makes you drool? Eat your favorite food and drool all you want. |
| May 27, 1995 | Carnival of Nose Music [47] | ||
| May 28, 1995 | Bandage Day[46] | ||
| June 12, 1995 | Alex Mack's Do-It-Yourself Chemistry Set | Pink Spaghetti Day[48] | Here's a instant recipe for an adventure in eating. Drop red food coloring into the pot of water as your boiling spaghetti and there you have it! Pink Spaghetti! It goes great with red sauce served on a white plate. Save some red drops for your milk and wash it down in style! |
| June 13, 1995 | Yawn-a-thon[48] | ||
| June 22, 1995 | Krumm's Extra-Odor Deodorant | Animal Sounds Day[49] | |
| June 23, 1995 | Hub Cap Appreciation Day[50] | ||
| June 25, 1995 | Alex Mack's Do-It-Yourself Chemistry Set | Salute Your Hometown Day [51] | Pretend you're a tourist and visit your hometown. See it's historic spots, learn about it's famous people and check out its unique sites. Take pride in the place where you live! |
| June 26, 1995 | Good Manners Day[51] | ||
| July 19, 1995 | The First Kids Network | Dare to Dream Day | |
| July 20, 1995 | Nickelodeon | Celebrate the Moon Day[52] | |
| July 21, 1995 | Start a Hobby Day[53] | ||
| August 13, 1995 | Nickelodeon | Me Day[54] | Hooray for me! No, I mean you, because there's no one else in the world like you. Celebrate your own uniqueness today! Do something nice for yourself! You deserve it! Only you can be yourself and you're doing a great job. Pat yourself on the back and say "I'm glad to be me!" |
| August 14, 1995 | Kite Day[55] | ||
| September 5, 1995 | Krumm's Extra-Odor Deodorant | Stick Figure Day | Anybody can draw stick figures. Today, why don't you try this easy kind of figure drawing? Create a stick figure world. How would you draw stick figures walking, jumping or playing hockey? Stick to it. You'll... figure it out. |
| September 6, 1995 | Write to Congress Day | ||
| September 17, 1995 | The Big Help | New Dog Tricks Day[56] | |
| September 18, 1995 | Celebrate Your Name Day[57] | ||
| September 28, 1995 | Alex Mack's Do-It-Yourself Chemistry Set | Confucius' Birthday [58] | |
| September 29, 1995 | Facial Gymnastic Tourney [59] | ||
| October 12, 1995 | Nickelodeon | Walk Backwards Day [60] | |
| October 13, 1995 | Superstition Day [61] | ||
| November 5, 1995 | Spunky's Doggie Treats | Personal Record Day[62] | What can you do better, faster, or longer today? Try to set a record for your personal best and break your own records. |
| November 6, 1995 | Measure Up Day[62] | ||
| December 25, 1995 | Christmas Day [25] | ||
| December 31, 1995 | Nickelodeon | New Year's Eve[63] | Imagine a holiday dedicated to staying up late and making noise. It doesn't get better than that. Ask your parents if you can stay up until midnight to see the start of a new year. Then you can bang pots and pans and shout "Happy New Year"! |
| Date | Brought to You By... | Event | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1996 | Krumm's Extra-Odor Deodorant | New Year's Day[64] |  |
| January 2, 1996 | Sam Day[64] | ||
| January 19, 1996 | Nickelodeon | Dress Up Your Pets Day[65] | |
| January 20, 1996 | January Beach Day[66] | ||
| February 25, 1996 | Nickelodeon's The Big Help | High Five Day[67] | |
| February 26, 1996 | Happy Burp Day[67] | ||
| March 21, 1996 | Krumm's Extra-Odor Deodorant | Try a New Fruit Day[68] | |
| March 22, 1996 | Write Your Postman Day[69] | ||
| March 31, 1996 | Alex Mack's Do-it-Yourself Chemistry Set | Rabbit Rabbit Day[70] |  |
| April 1, 1996 | April Fool's Day[70] | ||
| April 28, 1996 | The First Kids' Network | Arbor Day[46] |  |
| April 29, 1996 | Sticky Day[46] | ||
| May 4, 1996 | Nickelodeon's The Big Help | Dental Derby[71] | And they're off! While the horses are busy running the Kentucky Derby, today you can have a dental floss derby. Flossing removes trapped food particles from between your teeth. Okay, it's not as exciting as a horse race, but floss off and you'll have a winning smile! |
| May 5, 1996 | Cinco de Mayo [71] | ||
| May 13, 1996 | Alex Mack's Do-it-Yourself Chemistry Set | Crossing Guard Appreciation Day[72] | |
| May 14, 1996 | Limerick Day[73] | ||
| June 2, 1996 | Nickelodeon's The Big Help | Autograph Day[74] |  |
| June 3, 1996 | Shuffle Day[74] | ||
| June 17, 1996 | The Big Help | Slime Hunt [75] | |
| July 30, 1996 | Alex Mack's Do-it-Yourself Chemistry Set | Loaf Day [76] | |
| July 31, 1996 | Rabbit Rabbit Day [76] | ||
| August 18, 1996 | The Big Help | Rainy Day[46] |  |
| August 19, 1996 | Jack's Day | ||
| August 25, 1996 | Nickelodeon | Tongue Twister Day[46] |  |
| August 26, 1996 | Women's Equality Day[46] | ||
| September 16, 1996 | Nickelodeon | Miniature Day | |
| September 17, 1996 | International Day of Peace | ||
| October 1, 1996 | The Big Help | Oktoberfest Fools Day | |
| October 2, 1996 | Skip Day | ||
| October 16, 1996 | Nickelodeon | Be on Wheels Day[77] | |
| October 17, 1996 | Dictionary Day[77] | ||
| October 26, 1996 | Halloween Costume Day[78] | ||
| October 27, 1996 | Continents Day[79] | ||
| November 3, 1996 | Robyn from New Britain, Connecticut | Earl of Sandwich Day[80] | |
| November 4, 1996 | Konkers Day[81] | ||
| November 9, 1996 | Jesse from Ormond Beach | Talk to Your Plant Day[82] | |
| November 10, 1996 | Pet Rock Day[83] | ||
| November 12, 1996 | Kendra from Charlotte, North Carolina | Country Capital Day[84] | |
| November 13, 1996 | Treasure Hunt Day[85] | ||
| November 18, 1996 | Lauren from Buffalo, New York | Elephant Roundup Day[86] |  |
| November 19, 1996 | Tape Your Face Day[86] | ||
| November 26, 1996 | Corey from North Carolina | Whisper Day[87] | |
| November 27, 1996 | Girl Day[88] | ||
| December 4, 1996 | Jessica from Toronto | Fingerprint Day[25] | |
| December 5, 1996 | Rename Yourself Day[25] | ||
| December 16, 1996 | Issac from Mexico | Posadas[25] | |
| December 17, 1996 | Paper Airplane Day[25] | ||
| December 19, 1996 | Ashley from Indiana | Apples for a Teacher Day[89] | |
| December 20, 1996 | Make an Ornament Day[89] |
| Date | Brought to You By... | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 24, 1997 | [...] where it can be worn with the outside in and the inside out. You might look weird, but not as weird as Inside Out Boy.[25] | ||
| January 25, 1997 | Write Yourself a Letter Day[25] | ||
| February 11, 1997 | Charles from Wisconsin | Mardi Gras [89] | |
| February 12, 1997 | Look Up Day [89] | ||
| February 15, 1997 | Jerry from Kentucky | Chocolate Day[90] | It's the day you've been waiting for. From dark chocolate, white chocolate, milk chocolate to chocolate milk, hot chocolate and even chocolate covered candies. Enjoy chocolate in all its delicious forms! |
| February 16, 1997 | Read Lips Day[90] | ||
| March 2, 1997 | Charles from Wisconsin | Dr. Seuss's Birthday[91] | Celebrate the birth of Dr. Seuss and read one of his books. There's no excuse cause his books are really quite profuse. |
| March 3, 1997 | Read the Ingredients Day[91] | ||
| March 19, 1997 | Claire from Australia | Adopt A Dinosaur Day[92] | Out of all the great dinosaurs, which is your favorite? If you could adopt a dinosaur what would you name it? Dinosaurs are extinct, but find out what they eat just in case. |
| March 20, 1997 | Vernal Equinox[92] | ||
| March 24, 1997 | Kallie from Missouri | Abracadabra Day[93] | It's the birthday of master magician, Harry Houdini and a great day to learn some magic! See if your library has a book on magic tricks that you can use on your friends. |
| March 25, 1997 | Why? Day[93] | ||
| April 20, 1997 | Jamie from England | Backwards Day [94] | |
| April 21, 1997 | The Queen's Birthday [95] | ||
| April 27, 1997 | Melody from New York | Morse Code Day[96] | Happy Birthday to Samuel Morse, the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code! He turned every letter in the alphabet into a series of dots and dashes. Learn Morse code and send your friends coded messages. |
| April 28, 1997 | Arbor Day[96] | ||
| July 13, 1997 | Joseph from Louisiana | Cloud Appreciation Day[97] | |
| July 14, 1997 | Bastille Day[98] | ||
| July 25, 1997 | Noah from Wisconsin | Frozen Fruit Freeze Day[46] | Ahhh, the refreshing taste of ice cold fruit juice. Today, make your own frozen fruit pops. Just pour juice into paper cups or an ice cube tray, place a stick in each mold, and put them in the freeze. Give 'em a little time to freeze, and enjoy! |
| July 26, 1997 | Create a Signature Day[46] | ||
| September 13, 1997 | Leigha from England | Yawnathon[99] | |
| September 14, 1997 | I Love my Elbows Day[100] | ||
| September 21, 1997 | Logan from Canada | Secret Note Day[101] | Today, leave anonymous notes for your parents. Tell mom she's doing a great job and sign it a friend. Tell dad he's looking good and sign it a secret admirer. Your parents may suspect it's you who wrote the notes, but we'll keep it our little secret. |
| September 22, 1997 | Ice Cream Cone Birthday[101] | ||
| October 1, 1997 | Sarah from Michigan | Rosh Hashanah[102] | Happy Jewish New Year! It's the first day in Tishrei which is the start of the Jewish new year. The Hebrew calendar is an old one; dating back more than 5000 years. Jews celebrate this holy day with spiritual renewal. |
| October 2, 1997 | Skip Day[102] | We can't tell you to skip school, but we can tell you to skip to school. Don't walk anywhere; skip everywhere you go. Skipping is the happy way to travel and it could be contagious. | |
| October 14, 1997 | Allison from Minnesota | Feed the Birds Day[103] | Do something nice for the winged wildlife in your yard. Put out some seeds or other bird foods for your feathered friends, and find out what kind of exotic birds you can attract. |
| October 15, 1997 | Twist and Shout Day[103] | ||
| December 20, 1997 | English from Oklahoma | Make An Ornament Day[104] | Make your Christmas tree special this year with an ornament you made yourself. Cut up construction paper, string popcorn, bake a cookie ornament, or color a ping pong ball. Save your ornament, and next year add another one. Your tree will be uniquely you. |
| December 21, 1997 | The Beginning of Winter[104] | ||
| December 28, 1997 | Heather from Utah | Good Posture Day[105] | |
| December 29, 1997 | I Love Vegetables Day[106] |