Author: Lisa Mungovan

Do you need new socks? Don’t go shopping. You can knit your own, to celebrate Worldwide Knit In Public Day. Start with big knitting needles and chunky yarn, and follow the steps on a learn-to-knit video. You can also try finger-knitting, if you don’t have needles. Proudly display those knitting skills!

Today is Weed Your Garden Day. Make sure your vegetables aren’t getting buried in unwanted plants, and that your flowers have room to thrive. If you didn’t plant anything this spring, don’t worry. The weeds can be your garden! Dandelions, plantain, wood sorrel, chickweed, and many other weeds, are actually edible. Pick a salad.

Today is World Softball Day. Organize a game and practice your fastpitch. If you want to work on your aim alone, you’re in luck. It’s also International Axe Throwing Day. Use a toy axe please! You can also look for a local axe-throwing club, to safely practice your strength, technique, and accuracy.

Kitchen Klutzes of America, unite! It’s your day! It’s okay if you drop the bowl of cake batter, or forget to put the lid on the blender. We’ll forgive your clumsiness in the kitchen, and keep a fire extinguisher ready. It’s also Sewing Machine Day. Sew a chef’s hat, and an apron for protection!

A delicious dinner today, would be fantastic fried fritters made from chickpeas, for International Falafel Day. Eat your falafel in a pita pocket, with lots of toppings. It’s also Jerky Day, but don’t act like one! Jerky is dried and salted meat, but plant-based meat, mushroom, tofu, and eggplant jerkies are also available.

Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman Day! The first Superman comic was published in 19 38. Superman was also the first superhero with special powers, a colorful costume, and a secret identity. Make a cape out of a towel, and pretend you’re Superman today!

Today is Red Rose Day, and Loving Day. Although red roses are a symbol of love, Loving Day is about overturning a racist law. In 19 58, interracial marriage was illegal in many states. Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving went to the Supreme Court, to fight for mixed-race marriages to be legal everywhere.

Yay! It’s Peanut Butter Cookie Day! Mix a cup of sugar, a cup of peanut butter, and an egg together. Put spoonfuls on a cookie sheet, press them down with a fork, and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until they are just barely brown at the bottom. It’s the easiest cookie recipe ever!

Skyler Rozell-Whitaker will start his summer vacation, with a new world record. The 7-year-old set the record at his local library, for wearing the most sweaters at once. It took Skyler more than an hour to get dressed in 50 sweaters! The sweaters will be saved for the library’s fall sweater drive.

International Lynx Day, is all about the elusive, medium-sized cat with tufted ears. In North America, lynx species include the bobcat and Canadian lynx. Spain is home to the Iberian lynx, and the Eurasian lynx lives in central and eastern Europe. Both are endangered due to loss of habitat, hunting, and lack of prey.