Author: Lisa Mungovan

Today is Cherry Cobbler Day, Walnut Day, and World Baking Day, so celebrate by baking a delicious cherry cobbler, topped with healthy walnuts. Then call your friends, to celebrate World Telecommunications Day. You can tell them about your delicious baked goods, and make their mouths water. Better yet, have a video chat picnic!

Did you know, it’s River Cleanup Day? Grab trash bags and a pair of gloves, and gather your friends and family, to beautify a stream near you. After you pull out the trash, you’ll realize how much plastic accumulates in nature. The ecosystem of plants and animals will appreciate your hard work!

Today is Do Something Good For Your Neighbor Day. It’s nice to make people happy! It’s also Love A Tree Day. Hug your favorite tree, and thank it for giving you shade and oxygen. Since it’s Drawing Day too, maybe you can draw a picture of a lovely tree, to give to your neighbor!

Today is Sea Monkey Day! Sea monkeys are actually brine shrimp. Scientists have shown that swarms of brine shrimp in the ocean, can create powerful underwater currents. They migrate vertically to the surface every night to feed, churning the ocean and causing turbulence. Trillions of organisms moving together make a huge impact!

Get out your violins, because it’s World Fiddle Day! When you’re playing Irish, bluegrass, or folk music on your violin, it’s more commonly called a fiddle. It’s also Plant a Lemon Tree Day! If you play your fiddle under a lemon tree, you can blame any sour notes on the lemons!

For people who can’t swim, water can be scary. A type of wetsuit, called the Floater, keeps the whole body buoyant, so people with a fear of water can finally learn to swim. It also helps people with disabilities enjoy the water. Time for a nice relaxing float, on Learn To Swim Day!

Researchers in Spain have found, that something as simple as walnuts, can help boost brain growth in kids. Adolescents who ate a handful of walnuts a few times a week, could concentrate better. Walnuts are rich in a type of omega-3, called alpha-linoleic fatty acid, that promotes brain development as children grow.

Today is Chocolate Chip Day. Will you use them in pancakes, cookies, or pizza? You decide! It’s also Bring Flowers To Someone Day. Your bouquet doesn’t have to be fancy. Pick a bunch of dandelions and clover. Lots of weeds have beautiful little flowers, so you can make a micro-bouquet.

Whether it’s sunny or not, be sure to wear your sunglasses today, because it’s Shades Day. They’ll protect your eyes from the sun, keep people from seeing you take a nap, and make you look super-cool while you eat pizza. That reminds me, it’s Pizza Party Day! What’s your favorite topping?

Every year, hundreds of species go extinct. Many are insects you’ve never heard of, but plenty of our favorite animals are vulnerable. Today, on National Endangered Species Day, learn about the importance of protecting animals and plants, that are in danger of disappearing forever. We all have to share this planet!