Category: Kids News

Does your dog ever tilt its head, when it’s listening to you say words like leash, stick, or ball? Researchers think it’s because they’re trying to match a word, with an object. After testing many dogs, they found the especially smart ones tilted their heads, when concentrating on commands to go get different toys.

How can you celebrate Sandwich Day, Marzipan Week, and Peanut Butter Month, all at once? Make a peanut butter and marzipan sandwich. Marzipan is made from ground almonds and sugar, so your sandwich will be super-nutty. You can make any kind of sandwich you want, as long as it’s between slices of bread.

Today is Jellyfish Day, so start out by watching these amazing creatures. Search for “world jellyfish day,” on NOAA.gov, to see how jellies swim, and glow in the dark. Most jellyfish have stinging tentacles, and some can reach 100 feet long. Jellyfish don’t have brains, and they eat and poop from the same opening!

There’s a tiny new baby, at the Folly Farm Zoo in Wales. Lady Coconut, a Kirk’s dik-dik, gave birth to a female calf named Bounty. Kirk’s dik-diks are the smallest species of antelope, with adults growing only 15 inches tall. Bounty and her mom are both doing well.

A plant named Rhea, is blooming at Eastern Connecticut State University. Rhea is a corpse flower that blooms once every 7 years, and smells like rotting flesh! The 8-foot tall flower only lasts 48 hours, and opens at night. Catch a glimpse of the Titan Arum, and marvel over the awful stench!

Today in Mexico, as well as many Latin American communities, is the celebration of Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos. People remember their loved ones who have died, with small altars holding flowers, candles, and some of their favorite things. Beautifully decorated sugar skulls, and parades, also honor deceased family members.

In 19 69, Cookie Monster made his first appearance on the Sesame Street tv show. He’s been messily eating cookies, ever since. Today is Cookie Monster Day, so shove a cookie in your mouth. But since it’s also Eating Healthy Day, eat some fruits and vegetables first. Your body needs healthy food for fuel.

Today is Look For Circles Day. Start by looking at your eyes in the mirror. Your pupils are little circles, and your irises are bigger ones. Now search your house for circles, then find circles in nature. How many can you count? If you get stuck, just open a book and look for O’s!

Rock climbers have to be really good, to conquer El Capitan. The rock formation in California’s Yosemite National Park, is extremely difficult to climb, but it was no match for 8-year-old Sam Baker. The second grader ascended 3000-feet, with the help of ropes, anchors, and his dad. Sam’s been climbing nearly his entire life.

Are you a fan, of Taylor Swift? Apparently, so is everyone else. Songs from the singer’s latest album, Midnights, hold all Top 10 spots on the Billboard Music chart. It’s the first time in history, that has ever happened. In fact, all 20 songs from Taylor Swift’s album, are now in the Top 100. Amazing!