Category: Kids News

New Zealand has given the title of Fish of the Year, to the blobfish. Once named the world’s ugliest animal, the blobfish beat out species like longfin eels, big-bellied seahorses, and great white sharks. After enduring insults at the bottom of the ocean, New Zealanders honored the blobfish with its moment in the sun.

Today is World Puppetry Day. Sesame Street has some of the most famous puppets, like Elmo, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie. Some puppets, called marionettes, are controlled by strings, like Pinocchio. People have been telling stories with puppets, for 4000 years! Use an old sock, to make your own puppet and have a show.

3. 2. 1. It’s Countdown Day! You can count down the days to almost anything, like the years until your 100th birthday, the days until summer vacation, or the minutes until dinner. How long until you can celebrate Teenager Day, or until you’re old enough to get tattooed, for World Tattoo Day? Start counting!

Today is the International Day of Forests. Find a secluded spot in the woods, then lie on your back and look up at the trees. Listen to the birds, and smell the aroma of the leaves, because it’s Fragrance Day. It’s also Memory Day, so don’t forget your way back out of the forest!

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It’s crispy on the outside!

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Today is World Poetry Day, so I wrote a haiku poem. It has 3 lines, containing 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables. It’s also French Bread Day, and Common Courtesy Day. Use your manners, when you eat all the delicious bread!

What do frogs and sparrows have in common? They both have today, to celebrate! It’s World Sparrow Day, so try to spot the little brown birds in your yard. They’d love some birdseed! World Frog Day is a good time to visit a pond. Can you find any frog eggs or tadpoles?

Once upon a time, a little ravioli wanted to be sweet, like his macaron cookie friend. He ate loads of sugar, until he was stuffed with sweet creamy filling. Meanwhile, the macaron took a dip in tomato sauce, like her pasta pal. It was a perfect Macaron Day, Ravioli Day, and World Storytelling Day!

Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day, honors the legendary Mr Rogers. His television show taught kids and adults alike, about kindness and patience. Wear a cardigan, be kind to everyone, and watch Mr Rogers. Today is also the International Day Of Happiness, so give a big smile to anyone who looks grumpy!

Every year since 1971, on the first day of Spring, Michigan’s Lake Superior State University holds a Snowman Burning festival. Their snowman is 10 feet tall, and made of wood and paper. The smoke is meant to ward off blizzards. Have your own Snowman Burning party, by melting a mini-snowman on the stove.

The vernal equinox this morning, marked the moment the Sun crosses the equator, and there are equal hours of day and night. That’s when Spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere, and Autumn starts in the Southern Hemisphere. The days will keep getting longer, until the first day of Summer. Happy Spring!