Author: Lisa Mungovan

Hundreds of thousands of survivors of a devastating earthquake in Turkey this week, are now homeless while facing the bitter winter weather. The earthquake demolished cities in Turkey and Syria. If you want to donate money to help, give to recognized charities like UNICEF, OXFAM, Doctors Without Borders, or the Red Cross.

Today is No One Eats Alone Day. Does your cafeteria have a table where kids can go to find a lunch buddy? Suggest one, so that no one ever has to eat alone! If you’re doing virtual learning, have lunch with a friend by facetime, or put them on speakerphone.

Do you have flannel sheets? Flannel is soft and warm, so snuggle into your bed for Flannel Day. You might also have flannel pjs, or a plaid flannel shirt. If not, find one at the thrift store, since it’s Secondhand Wardrobe Week. End your day with a treat, to celebrate Cream Cheese Brownie Day.

Today we celebrate Umbrella Day. The umbrella, or bumbershoot, has been around for over 4000 years, but the Chinese were the first, to waterproof paper parasols. Folding umbrellas didn’t show up until 19 69. There’s an umbrella shop in London, called James Smith and Sons, that opened in 18 30. After 193 years, they must be umbrella experts!

Last month, YouTuber Airrack teamed up with Pizza Hut, to set a new world record. They made a gigantic pizza, measuring 13,957 square feet. The team laid out the ingredients on the floor of the Los Angeles Convention Center, then baked it using heat lamps. It had more than 630,000 pepperonis.

2-year-old Quinnley Meixel might have been hoping to make a cake, but ended up needing firefighters to rescue her instead. She took an angel food cake pan, which has a removable center section, and got her head stuck in it. Firefighters snipped the metal apart, and removed her safely. Baking can be tricky!

A man in California, built his own solar-powered tricycle, out of stuff lying around in his garage. Milton Butler is an inventor, and he says the design came to him in a dream. The trike uses an electric motor in a storage bin, and really saves money on gas! He named his trike Duckie.

Today is Chocolate Day, and also Toothache Day. Is it a coincidence? Or is it a reminder, that eating sweets without cleaning your teeth afterwards, could give you cavities? Schedule a visit with your dentist, then reward yourself with a chocolate taste test. Sample everything from creamy milk chocolate, to extra dark chocolate.

Pizza is awesome. You can keep it simple, a crust with tomato and cheese, or you can put 30 toppings on it! Yay! It’s Pizza Day! It’s also Read In the Bathtub Day. After you eat your favorite pizza, relax in the bath with your favorite book. Just don’t drop it in the water!

A homeowner in California, called pest control, because mealworms and maggots were crawling out of a wall in their house. After cutting a hole in the wall, the technician found it was full of acorns! Woodpeckers had been stashing acorns through the chimney for years, and made a pile 20 feet high.