Celebrate Pi Day with Homemade Pies!

[4kids4me]

I realized yesterday was Pi Day (3/14). I think next year I'll do my own show and focus on pies. Anyone ever done this? Pillsbury sent out an email with their own ideas.

 

[susan g]

My sorority (Pi Phi) used to have a Pi Party for everyone who had a gpa of 3.14 or higher. Obviously, we served pie. I think it could be fun and you could show a lot of products making a pie but, are most people educated enough to know what Pi even is?? Maybe they are but I'm imagining a lot of my customers would have no idea and probably think I was a little strange!

 

[katie0128]

I have never heard of this, but what a great idea!!! Can you forward the email from Pillsbury?

 

[PCMelissa]

My sorority (Pi Phi) used to have a Pi Party for everyone who had a gpa of 3.14 or higher. Obviously, we served pie. I think it could be fun and you could show a lot of products making a pie but, are most people educated enough to know what Pi even is?? Maybe they are but I'm imagining a lot of my customers would have no idea and probably think I was a little strange!

YOur sorority does not sound like the ones at my college. First there would not be Pie served... just lots of alcohol, and I do not thing they would close it to only 3.14 and above. haha.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

My sorority (Pi Phi) used to have a Pi Party for everyone who had a gpa of 3.14 or higher. Obviously, we served pie. I think it could be fun and you could show a lot of products making a pie but, are most people educated enough to know what Pi even is?? Maybe they are but I'm imagining a lot of my customers would have no idea and probably think I was a little strange!

LOL, that's what I wondered when I read this....

 

[JAE]

I learned that in school before college. It would all come back to them if you brought it up, don't you think?

 

[GeorgiaPeach]

My daughter (a senior) celebrated Pi Day this year. She is in a math club called Mu Alpha Theta. They got out of classes for the day to have a party. It included pizza "pi", having a math competition, and singing math songs! :sing:

We (my husband, son, and I) have had so much fun teasing her about "singing math songs". She did NOT appreciate it when I suggested that their math song was 99 Bottles of Beer on a Wall For those of you wondering....there is actually a song where you sing all the numbers in pi...oh my!

While it's a fun idea to incorporate pi day into a show theme....I doubt many people would get it without a bunch of explaining.

 

[lockhartkitchen]

My students in advanced class had pi day Friday! How funny you're daughter did too. My fourth grade students had ding dongs that they measured and found pi for.

 

[4kids4me]

I hope people would know Pi - it was part of the curriculum when I taught 6th grade math! ok, maybe with a little reminder? I can't seem to copy/paste the email, but if you PM me, I can email it to you directly. ([email protected])

 

[Gina M]

My middle school son Zach had Pi Day on Friday at school - whoever could memorize the most digits after 3.14 would get to throw a pie at the principal's face. They even had a picture in the paper the next day. Unfortunately, my son was sick and missed it but he was really looking forward to it.

 

[4kids4me]

I think I'm going to do this as a big neighborhood event, and invite friends that don't necessarily live here as well. I love the idea of throwing a pie at the principal. Next year they're opening a new elementary school for our area - I'll have to talk to the principal about doing this there. Although it only goes PK - 5. May be a little over their heads. But worth asking. I'll do it within our neighborhood regardless.