Category: Kids News

Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight to Hawaii, received a happy surprise. Under each seat, was a free ukulele! Guitar Center had donated the instruments, and supplied instructors to give all the passengers a free lesson. By the time the plane landed, they could all play “Hello, Aloha” together. What a fantastic flight.

Today is World Bamboo Day. Besides being the favorite food of adorable giant pandas, bamboo is used to make everything from furniture, to paper, to socks. It’s the fastest growing plant in the world, growing nearly 12 inches per day! The evergreen bamboo makes a great garden hedge, if you plant the non-invasive kind.

Today is Reed An Ebook Day. Check out a library e-book, from home. New York Public Libraries offer their Books For All collection, to anyone in the country, on a free e-reading app, called Simply-E. The Brooklyn Public Library is also offering free library cards to young adults, through Books Unbanned.

Today is Hug A Greeting Card Writer Day. It might be hard to find a writer, so maybe just show your appreciation, by sending someone a greeting card instead. It’s also Rice Krispies Treats Day. You only need crisp rice cereal, marshmallows, and butter, to make these delicious treats. Save one for me!

Last year in Canada’s Dinosaur Provincial Park, a hadrosaur fossil was discovered. It’s taking a long time to slowly excavate the dinosaur, which is believed to be a complete skeleton. It even has its fossilized skin, and may have preserved organs. It died 76,000,000 years ago, so a few more years won’t matter.

It’s International Eat An Apple Day! If there’s an apple orchard near you, go pick your own, because they’re ripe now. It’s also International Red Panda Day. Over 100 zoos worldwide will be celebrating, by creating Red Panda Rangers: children who spread the word about endangered red pandas. They are more like raccoons than pandas.

Make some time to move your body today, because it’s Dance Day and Gymnastics Day. You could combine them, and try rhythmic gymnastics, using balls and ribbons. Or, since it’s also Batman Day, you could do the Batusi. Dance your way to the comic book store, which may be giving away free Batman comics.

If you went to the beach this summer, did you see any trash? Whether it was left by rude beachgoers, scattered out of trashcans by the wind, or carried in on the waves, trash needs to be picked up by humans. Hit the beach with a garbage bag today, for Coastal Cleanup Day.

Today is Apple Dumpling Day! Peeled and cored apples filled with butter, cinnamon and sugar, are wrapped in dough. After they bake in the oven, they’re like balls of delicious apple pie! It’s also Locate An Old Friend Day. Ask your parents about your first playdate, then say hi to your oldest friend!

If you have trouble making up your mind when picking an ice cream flavor, don’t go to Snow Cap. The Arizona ice cream shop just set a world record, for the most milkshake flavors on display. They have 266 different milkshake flavors, including peanut butter and onion ring, banana and chili, and orange fishburger.