Apps For Kids

Get your jaws ready, to celebrate Chewing Gum Day! People have been chewing gum for more than 5000 years. They started by chewing blobs of wax, tree sap, or bark tar. It didn’t taste good, and they couldn’t blow bubbles with it, but it satisfied the need to gnaw on something!

Two dogs, named Hero and Daquiri, share the world record for most tricks performed by a dog in one minute. They each performed 60 tricks! Teach your pet a new trick, for Pet Tricks Day. I taught my cat how to ignore me, and my pet rock can sit. What can your pet do?

You may have watched the animated TV series, Thunderbirds Are Go, in recent years. But have you ever watched the original Thunderbirds, from 19 65? The British TV series was made using Supermarionation, with life-like puppets. Today is Thunderbirds Day, so look up the original episodes, and watch the International Rescue Team at work!

Today is Love People Day. Sometimes we need to remember that we’re all part of the human race, and we should love each other. Yes, even when your brother is being annoying. Encourage the warmth of a heart full of love, with a cup of warm spiced apple cider, for Hot Mulled Cider Day.

The last school day in September, is Ask A Stupid Question Day. Don’t be embarrassed, just ask! Your teachers will be ready for October, after a day of silly questions! You can also have fun, by seeing if I can answer some stupid questions, like if I can fart.

David Rush holds more than 250 world records. He just broke another record, with his 3-year-old daughter, Felicity. David would back-spin a hula hoop from 2 meters away, and Felicity would duck through it. They completed 9 pass-throughs in 30 seconds. Now all 3 of David’s children hold world records!

It’s a beautiful sight, to see leaves turn red, orange, and yellow in the autumn. There’s a handy map for leaf peepers, to track when the colors are at their peak. SmokyMountains.com gathers data to update the Fall Foliage Prediction Map, so you can plan a trip to the forest, to collect leaf bouquets.

The largest organism in the world, isn’t a whale, or a redwood tree. It’s a 106-acre stand, of quaking aspen trees. The group of trees is called Pando, and they all grow from the same root system. The forest is made of 47,000 genetically identical stems. It’s been producing new sprouts, for 14,000 years!

It’s Coffee Day! Even if they don’t like the taste of it, most people love the smell of fresh coffee. To celebrate Mocha Day instead, mix coffee with hot chocolate. Enjoy it with a sweet, double-baked biscuit, as it’s also Biscotti Day. The long shape makes it the perfect cookie, to dunk in coffee.

Have you checked out Alaska’s “fattest bear” competition? Vote for your favorite chunkers at explore.org/fat-bear-week. Will last year’s winner, Chunk 32, win again, or will another brawny bruin prevail? After you vote, watch all the bears catch salmon, on explore.org’s Brooks Falls bearcam. They’re fattening up for winter, before they go into hibernation.