Category: Kids News

Quick, cover your kitty’s ears. It’s Take Your Cat To The Vet Day. They need their vaccinations just like humans! It’s also Eat A Peach Day. A big, juicy, peach, is delicious on a hot summer day. Since today’s also Be An Angel Day, do nice things for people. Like giving them a peach!

There’s a new baby, at Illinois’s Brookfield Zoo. Visitors witnessed the birth of an addax, which is a critically endangered African antelope. The male calf was the first baby for mom Ivy, and the 5th for dad Ishnala. They are part of the Species Survival Plan, to keep the addax from going extinct.

A new project by the Med Sea Foundation, aims to plant 1,000,000 seagrass seedlings, off the coast of Sardinia. Covering 19 square miles of the ocean floor, the plants will provide a habitat that also anchors sediment, regulates acidity, and traps more carbon-per-inch than rainforests. Other coastal areas are following suit, helping the environment.

Last month, the space programs of India and Russia, both launched missions to the far side of the Moon. Russia’s spacecraft unsuccessfully crashed into the Moon, but India’s Chandrayaan-3 could still be the first to land in the lunar south polar region. The rough terrain makes landing harder, but it could hold water ice.

Who is your favorite poet? Right now it might be Dr. Seuss or Shel Silverstein. As you get older and explore other poets, maybe it will be Maya Angelou, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, or Shakespeare. Maybe you’ll become, your own favorite poet! Spend the day reading or writing poems, in honor of Poet’s Day.

Today is Spumoni Day. Even though it’s often hard to find, it’s my favorite ice cream flavor! It has cherry, pistachio, and chocolate layers with candied fruits and nuts. It’s also Senior Citizens Day. Seniors can tell you awesome stories about the olden days before cell phones. Just ask!

Trisha Seifried and her cat, set a new jump-roping world record. She convinced Kit Kat to skip a rope 9 times, in one minute. They might have been able to do more, but Kit Kat insists on a treat after each hop, which slows them down. The clever kitty also enjoys giving people high-fives.

Scottish farmer Crawford Niven, didn’t think sunflowers could thrive in his northern climate. After he was happily surprised to find they would survive, he planted 13 acres of sunflowers! 250,000 of the 7-foot-tall flowers line a winding trail, that draws visitors from all over the world. Happy yellow sunflowers bring smiles to their faces.

The final game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup took place this morning. Spain defeated England, 1 to 0. Yesterday, Sweden won their match over Australia, for 3rd and 4th place. Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, and about 2,000,000 people were able to attend one of the matches in person.

National Lemonade Day, helps kids become entrepreneurs. Set up a lemonade stand, to start your business. If you really want to impress people, butterfly pea flower, can make your lemonade turn purple, pink, or indigo. First make a tea with the flowers, then pour it into a glass of lemonade, for a colorful show!