Category: Kids News

The San Diego Zoo in California, has named their 4 cheetah cubs. Mom Kelechi’s little boys are named Nyasi, Owadgi, Ohani, and Nkala. The brothers will form a lifelong group, called a coalition. There are only around 7,000 cheetahs left in the wild, so zoo breeding programs help to save the species.

Using a map app on your phone is handy. But today, on Reed A Road Map Day, unfold a paper map, to get a bigger picture and see exactly where everything is. Use it to take a walk, and collect rocks, since it’s Geologists’ Day. What kind of rocks did you find?

In the Star Trek Universe in 2063, Zefram Cochrane took his first flight at speeds faster than Warp 1, in the Phoenix. It alerted the Vulcans of Earth’s entrance into the interstellar community. Today is Star Trek First Contact Day. Watch some episodes of Star Trek, learn a little Klingon, and live long and prosper!

Do you have sugar, butter, cream, and salt in your kitchen? Then you have everything you need to celebrate Caramel Day. Find a recipe, to learn how to melt sugar into a delicious caramel sauce. It’s also Dandelion Day, and did you know they’re edible? Dip some sunny dandelions in caramel, and eat them!

Happy Easter! Today Christians celebrate the resurrection, when Jesus Christ rose from the dead almost 2000 years ago. New life and Spring are represented by Easter bunnies, and colored eggs! Even if you don’t celebrate Easter, you can join in egg hunts, eat candy, and appreciate the spring flowers.

Get your pillows ready. It’s International Pillow Fight Day! Try not to bust open the pillow, or anyone’s head. Some cities even have a giant community pillow fight! It’s also Tag Day, so maybe you can make a new game, and tag people with pillows. Not it!

Walking in straight lines is overrated. Today is Walk Around Things Day, so walk around every pebble, or walk around your mom. Walk around your cat, and walk around your dog. It’s also World Rat Day, so give all the rats a friendly wave, as you try to walk around them too!

Have you ever tried to go to a website, and gotten a 4O4 error, “not found” message? Since today is April 4th, it’s 4O4 Day. If you want information, you can find it at the library instead. By the way, write your school librarian a thank-you-note, because it’s School Librarian Day.

Today is World Drummer’s Day. The wonderful thing about drumming, is that you don’t even need a drum! While playing on a drum kit, bongos, or a kettle drum, each make unique sounds, you can just use your hands on your belly, to drum out rhythms. Keep the beat going all day long!

Today is Vitamin C Day. Vitamin C is found in lots of fruits and vegetables, like oranges and spinach. It’s also Carrot Day, a good source of beta-carotene, which your body converts to Vitamin A! Eat your food outside, so your body can make Vitamin D from sunshine. Vitamins are the ABC’s of Health!