Author: Lisa Mungovan

Are all your favorite socks dirty? Who cares! It’s No Socks Day! Make sure you have clean feet. Take a walk and try to find some iris flowers blooming, for Iris Day. It’s also Coconut Cream Pie Day, and Have A Coke Day. Sounds like a super sweet, Coke-coconutty snack!

Mosquito bites are itchy, annoying, and deadly if they’re carrying diseases. The mosquito’s proboscis looks like a needle, but it has blades, microneedles, and can vibrate and bend at a 90-degree angle, to get through your clothes. Entomologist John Beckman, developed a stretchy fabric, that blocks mosquitos. It’s like spandex chain-mail!

Only 1/4 of Earth’s ocean floor has been mapped, but in the last few years, scientists used satellite data, to locate 19,000 new seamounts. The latest discovery is the 10,200-foot-tall Nazca Ridge. Underwater mountains are formed by volcanic activity. Some are more than 6 miles high, even taller than Mount Everest!

Don’t you wish there was a book about your cat? Today is Make-A-Book Day, so create one yourself! You can make a simple book by folding sheets of paper in half, and stapling them together at the fold. Will you write a long story, or make a picture book with colorful drawings? Have fun!

It’s so frustrating when you forget your password, and your mom probably can’t help you find it! Today is World Password Day. It’s important to update passwords with something difficult to hack, but make sure you can remember it yourself! Try using random words, and don’t use 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 or the word PASSWORD, for your password!

Last Saturday at the Indy 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, an unauthorized runner joined the race. The extra contestant was a friendly dog, excited to be part of the pack of people. The dog stopped to greet a police officer, who took him to Indianapolis Animal Care Services, so the pup’s family can find him.

It’s Bike To School Day, so grab your helmet, and get pedaling. Maybe your parents would like to bike with you! If you scrape your knee, or get a tummyache, you can tell the nurse thank you, and Happy School Nurse Day. And don’t forget, it’s Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank teachers for their awesomeness.

Have you ever seen a Venus fly trap, a sundew, or a pitcher plant? Today is World Carnivorous Plant Day, and those are some of the plants, that eat meat. Carnivorous plants use different methods to trap insects, like slippery sides, sticky hairs, or jaws that clamp shut. Bugs don’t bug them!

Have you ever been a tourist? When you’re a visitor in another city, it’s nice when people are friendly and helpful. It’s Tourist Appreciation Day, so give visitors to your town a welcome smile! It’s Crepe Suzette Day also, so pretend you’re in France eating the thin pancakes with buttery orange sauce.

Will you skip your homework, for No Homework Day? Don’t blame me if you get in trouble! Today is also Beverage Day. Did you know you can go for 3 weeks without food, but only 3 to 4 days without water? Water’s the best thing for your body to drink, but it’s also in most other beverages.