There are many, many [1] international days for this or that, in addition to the commemorative weeks and months. I recently saw that March 14 is [2] World Pi Day. If you remember from school, [3] Pi is a Greek letter () and the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi is usually written as 3.14 although it is, in fact, an irrational fraction and so goes on and on - [4] 3.1415926535…. Purists time the highlight of the [5] celebration for 1:59 to get the extra three digits of Pi. I’ll be celebrating with pizza Pi(e) at work and Ken has threatened awful consequences if I blog about Pi and eat pizza Pi(e) without coming through with a pie for him and Reid after supper. I guess I’ll make the sacrifice and get a fruit Pi(e) - no time for baking, unfortunately.

I was tempted to send Reid to daycare with a Pi symbol on a paper for show and tell. It was fun to imagine what questions the teacher would ask at circle time (pun unintentional) but I like the teachers and so I restrained myself. Most of the [6] activities on the Official Pi Day site were geared to older kids but there was a reference to [7] Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi : a math adventure by Cindy Neuschwander and illustrated by Wayne Geehan. I peeked at the excerpt and it looks to be a picture book that Reid would understand and it’s one of a series featuring Sir Cumference. Older kids and adults might enjoy the [8] Joy of Pi, the site has trivia as well as information about the book. Next year, I’ll have to get Reid an [9] I love Pi t-shirt - the Junior Kindergarten teacher will want to mark Pi Day, don’t you think? Maybe s/he will play the [10] Pi(ano) Song or the [11] Pi Raps on YouTube.

Please note that I am not a math geek, not at all. I want Reid to be one, though. I am someone who loves parties and am willing celebrate just about anything. Happy [12] World Pi Day to one and all.