Category: Kids News

Today is Virtual Vacation Day. You can visit a museum or national park online, using Google’s Arts and Culture site. If you have a virtual reality headset, you can stroll through other cities, or even explore another planet. No computer? No problem. Find a sandbox, and pretend you’re at the beach!

It’s feeling like spring, so go outside. It’s Take A Walk In The Park Day! Count how many different birds you hear, and see what flowers are starting to bloom. It’s also Pencil Day, so bring along pencils and paper, and make a list, or sketch a picture. Yay for erasable writing!

The Palm Beach Zoo in Florida, has welcomed a trio of capybara pups. The healthy triplets were born to parents Iyari and Zeus. Capybaras, native to South America, are the largest rodents in the world. They are known to be friendly, and are often spotted getting along with other animal species.

March Madness is all about basketball, and some people like to use brackets and charts to predict which team will win. March Napness, however, tracks the hibernation of bears. Four Paws animal sanctuaries started their bracket, with 22 brown bears hibernating in Europe. The last bear sleeping will be the March Napness winner.

It’s Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day! Each minute, more than 6,000,000 cubic feet of water gushes over Niagara Falls, a group of 3 waterfalls on the border of United States and Canada. On this day in 1848, the rivers feeding Niagara Falls froze and the water completely stopped for the only time in recorded history!

A piano has 88 keys, so the 88th day of the year, is the perfect time to celebrate Piano Day. Play your piano for anyone who will listen, and open the windows so your neighbors can enjoy the music. There are also virtual pianos online, and free apps to teach you how to play.

Today is Mom And Pop Business Owners Day. Visit a small, family-owned business the next time you need something, because they need something too. Your business! Try checking out a Magic Shop, since it’s also Smoke And Mirrors Day. Magicians use those things, to hide what they’re doing. Presto-here’s-your-change-o! Now practice your new tricks.

At 8:30 pm today, turn off all your lights for Earth Hour. People around the globe will participate at 8:30 in their time zone, creating a wave of darkness sweeping across the Earth. Earth Hour was created to bring attention to each person’s part in protecting our planet. What will you do to help?

It’s time to celebrate Take Your Parents To The Playground Day. Gather some snacks from the kitchen, and a ball or frisbee, then surprise them with your plans for a picnic at the park! Be sure to push them on the swings, and catch them when they come down the slide, haha!

Spring is here, and so are the weeds. Luckily, it’s Weed Appreciation Day! Instead of putting weed-killer on your lawn, welcome weeds like dandelions and clover. They are some of the first flowers to bloom, and bees depend on them! You can also eat dandelions, wild onions, chickweed, and purslane. Pick your own salad!