Author: Lisa Mungovan

You might know about Groundhog Day, but what about Marmot Day? Marmots are large ground squirrels. There are 15 species of marmot, and groundhogs are one of them! It’s also Hedgehog Day! They look like spiky balls, with quills that feel like toothpicks. Don’t forget Sled Dog Day! Take your dog sledding, and yell “mush!”

The state of Minnesota, is encouraging people to make their lawns more bee-friendly. They are paying people to stop spraying their grass with pesticides, and to plant white clover, creeping thyme, and dandelions. The rusty patched bumblebee is close to extinction, and yards full of wildflowers will help them survive. Hooray for flowering weeds!

Only 2 weeks ago, a giant Snickers candy bar made by the Mars Wrigley company, earned the title of world’s largest chocolate nut bar. That record was just broken by the Hershey Company. Their massive Reese’s Take 5 bar, weighs 5,943 pounds and is over 9 feet long. I wonder which candy company will be next!

Today is Serpent Day, which celebrates-es snakes-es. There are more than 3000 species of snakes, of which only 1/8th are venomous. The longest species, the reticulated python, can grow to over 30 feet. The tiny Barbados threadsnake is like a 4-inch long spaghetti noodle. Snakes smell the air with their tongue. Can you do that?

Okay parents, it’s Take Your Child To The Library Day. After everyone comes home with good books, take some time to read to each other, for World Read Aloud Day. It’s also nice to listen to an audio book. You’re never too old, to enjoy listening to someone read you a book!

Today is going to be yummy. It’s Ice Cream For Breakfast Day! Don’t eat all the ice cream. You’ll need some later, for Baked Alaska Day. The dessert is a layer of cake, topped with ice cream and meringue, that’s then baked. Since it’s also Decorate With Candy Day, you know what to do.

It’s Girl Scout Cookie season, and one scout set out to sell cookies to someone, in all 50 United States. 7-year-old Rory Clark, used a website, social media, and some help from her mom, to accomplish her goal. The Daisy Scout also learned US geography, by coloring states on a map, to celebrate her sales.

A recent photo circulating online, shows an x-ray of a woman’s dislocated and broken hips. The injuries occurred during a minor car crash, but she had been riding with her feet resting on the dashboard. When the airbags deployed, they forced her feet back at 100 miles-per-hour. Always ride sitting up, with your feet down!

2 fun things to do, are reading books and playing with kittens. At a bookstore in Nova Scotia Canada, you can do both! Otis and Clementine’s Books and Coffee, in Upper Tantallon, is a bookstore with playful, adoptable kittens running around. Start reading your favorite book to your favorite kitten, and bring them both home!

Patty Sharkey created National Big Wig Day in 2016, to inspire people to donate to the American Cancer Society’s Look Good/ Feel Better division. So today, put on a big crazy wig, have a party, and get people to donate to a worthwhile charity. Today’s also Gorilla Suit Day. You’re going to be really hairy!