It is almost the end of the day on January 31st but given it is Backwards Day, shouldn’t it be fine to publish my post at the end of the day anyways?! So here are a few quirky and fun ideas for you on how to celebrate Backwards Day. Hint: you can use these ideas to have fun on any day of the year. That is, you can make any day you wish backwards day!!

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Fun Tips to Celebrate Backwards Day

Reverse Dress-Up

Encourage everyone to wear their clothes backward. This can include shirts, pants, and even accessories like hats or scarves. Maybe have an impromptu “Backwards Fashion Show” to showcase everyone’s creative ensembles.

Backward Meals

Eat breakfast for dinner and dinner for breakfast, or something similar.

Writing and Speaking in Reverse

Have a mirror writing competition where participants write words, phrases, or even short stories in reverse.

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Challenge participants to speak in reverse or hold a backward speech contest where they express themselves in a way that defies the usual flow of language. Maybe nouns where verbs should be and vice versa.

Reverse Karaoke

Sing popular songs backward or challenge participants to perform their favorite tunes in reverse. You can have others try to guess the song as the participants attempt to perform it backwards. Prizes for best performances and most guesses maybe?

Backwards Storytime

Share a familiar or favorite story by reading the text backward. This is sure to be challenging to all, and you never know what new narratives you will end up with! I for one think this might inspire many to write new stories.

In addition, you could make it a movie night too by playing movies in reverse or selecting films with themes that involve traveling back in time or backward storytelling.

Inverted Games

Play traditional games with a twist. For example, try playing board games or card games backward, reversing the rules or the order of play for a unique gaming experience. For the classic Sorry game, start with the pieces in the middle and try to reach the starting point, and maybe the one who does it last wins?

Arts and Crafts the Other Way

Instead of drawing/sketching something first and then painting/coloring it in, do it the other way around. Fill up your paper with colors and then draw something to fit the patterns (or not). Or you can pick any of these cool art books that use this concept:

• The Reverse Coloring Book™: The Book Has the Colors, You Draw the Lines! by Kendra Norton (Drawing books). Check out the series here.
• Or this similar series of books where you draw outlines of beautiful watercolor images and turn them into pieces of art 
• I am especially loving this one: Color in Reverse: Watercolor Florals: Let your creativity and pen flow over delightful watercolor designs
• One last delightfully whimsical series i want to share with you is this Forest Chronicles Reverse Coloring Books

Likewise, you could make reverse crafts too. I need to think up some ideas for this but if you have a few, do let me know!

Reverse Poetry

Did you think I will skip poetry? Check out my Poetic Sundays post here for ideas on how to write backward poems. You can also look at this one if you wish – using reverse words instead of rhyming words. Here is one amazing reverse poem (credit to the original author)

In Conclusion

Remember, the key is to embrace the spirit of fun and creativity on Backwards Day, turning everyday activities into extraordinary and amusing experiences.