Author: Lisa Mungovan

Blowing soap bubbles is fun. You can even bounce them on your hand, if they’re strong enough. Chang Yu-Te, a student in Taiwan, perfected the art of bubble-bouncing, by bouncing a single soap bubble 290 times, before it popped! He broke the world record, after learning about bubble performers online.

A family visiting Tennessee, had hoped to see a bear on their trip. They got a little more than they asked for! While they were inside visiting with family, a bear opened their car door, and climbed in the back seat. He was probably hoping they’d packed some snacks for the road!

An aggressive turkey named Gerald, was terrorizing a neighborhood in California for months. He liked to attack elderly people, who visited the Morcom Rose Garden. Wildlife Emergency’s director Rebecca Dmytryk, disguised herself as an old lady, and lured him with blueberries. When Gerald attacked, she captured him, and released him with other wild turkeys.

Last year, a Tennessee farmer turned his 910-pound pumpkin, into a kayak. The year before, a man in England carved his 1364-pound pumpkin into a boat. Annual Pumpkin Regattas in Nova Scotia and Oregon, have been cancelled this year due to COVID-19, but you can race your own pumpkin boat in the bathtub.

Try out your best howl and learn about wolves. It’s Howl At The Moon Day! Then visit a pumpkin patch, and eat something pumpkin-spice flavored, for Pumpkin Day. While you’re at the pumpkin farm, look for mules. A mule is a cross between a donkey, and a horse. Now you can celebrate Mule Day!

COVID-19 has made everyone wary, of spreading germs. What do you do when you want to play pinball, but you don’t want to touch the buttons? Go to Add-A-Ball Amusements, in Seattle Washington. They have touch-free pinball machines, that are operated by foot pedals. You can always find a safe way, to have fun!

A new 3D solar panel, can increase light absorption by 125%. That means they can collect 10 times more energy, from the same amount of material! The solar panels have a checkerboard look, and are thinner and more flexible. More clean power, means less carbon is released into the atmosphere. That’s great news for the Earth!

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made a historic touchdown on an asteroid last week, to collect dust and rock samples. Unfortunately, it grabbed a bit too much, and the collection door won’t close. Its dusty treasure is leaking out into space! NASA will stow the sample quickly, and wait patiently for its return to Earth.

Since the earliest cave paintings made in prehistoric times, humans have been creating art. Today is International Artists Day, so look up artists from different countries and time periods. Try to find one favorite, from every continent. Do you like realistic sculptures, abstract paintings, or street art? Find an artist from your hometown too!

Today is Greasy Food Day, and Sourest Day. Eat french fries with vinegar, or fried cheese curds with lemons. Make sure you eat while listening to punk rock music, since it’s also Punk For A Day Day. Use some of that grease to spike your hair, and put a sour snarl on your face!