National Chocolate Day is Today!

Break out the chocolate and whip up a cake, make chocolate chip cookies or brownies that will leave you and your family smiling because it's National Chocolate Day!

Get in the "bittersweet" spirit by getting in a chocolaty mood by reading one of these chocolate inspired stories, coloring a coloring sheet or learning more about this creamy and oh-so-delicious holiday!


Fiction 
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Ronald Dahl

The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling

Non-Fiction 
Chocolate by Hershey: A Story About Milton S. Hershey by Betty Burford
The Story of Chocolate by Caryn J. Polin

Color a super-sweet coloring page dedicated to this day at Lil-Fingers.com (Scroll down page to view July 7th National Chocolate Day) 
http://www.lil-fingers.com/coloring/specialdays.php

Learn a little more about National Chocolate Day at this HolidayInsights.com page 
http://holidayinsights.com/other/chocolateday.htm

Get a deeper insight into everything chocolate by stopping by the National Confectioner's Association Chocolate Council site: http://www.thestoryofchocolate.com/ to learn what ingredients make this yummy treat, the many types of chocolate, and even where it comes from! A marvelously fact-filled site for the chocolate connoisseur in you!

Go on a chocolate factory tour! See the following website for some of the top chocolate factory tours in the U.S.: http://www.gadling.com/2011/01/28/5-best-chocolate-factory-tours-around-the-u-s/