Category: Kids News

Today is Hamburger Day, a good time to try the Impossible Burger. It tastes like a hamburger, but it’s meat-free. It’s also World Hunger Day, so think about ways you could help others eat. Donating to food banks, planting apple trees to share fruit with your community, and buying locally grown food, could help.

Have you ever heard of Swallows Return To San Juan Capistrano Day? It happens in March, when the migratory birds come back to Argentina. Well, today is The Slugs Return From Capistrano Day! It’s a joke, because slugs don’t migrate, and they only travel 40 feet a night. See if any are in your garden!

Today is World Otter Day. These playful mammals spend their days in the water, swimming, hunting for fish, and making water slides. There are 13 different species of otter, with thick fur, and long bodies ranging between 2 and 6 feet in length. Sea otters have up to 1,000,000 hairs-per-square-inch!

Have you ever seen a piano, with keys that moved by themselves? Today is Old-Time Player Piano Day. Pianolas were operated by foot pedals, forcing air through a roll of paper filled with holes. It’s also Nothing To Fear Day, so take a deep breath and conquer your fears, especially if they’re self-playing pianos.

Today is Cellophane Tape Day. Invented in 1930, clear tape does more than seal packages. Artist Mark Jenkins, uses tape to make sculptures! You might be lucky enough to come across his figures in unusual situations, on the streets in your city. Learn how to use his tape-casting method at tape-sculpture.org, and make your own!

On a hot summery day, you need 2 things: an icy snack, and skin protection! It’s Grape Popsicle Day, and Sun Screen Day. 11 year-old Frank Epperson invented popsicles in 1905, when he left a stick in his grape soda and it froze. They were originally called Eppsicles. Apply your sunblock, then enjoy popsicles in the sun!

Have you ever sat in a room that was so quiet, you could hear yourself swallow? A room in Minnesota called the Anechoic Chamber, is so quiet, you can even hear yourself blink. The steel box is suspended on springs, and lined with fiberglass ridges, that neutralize all soundwaves.

Today is Sally Ride Day. In 1983, she became the first American woman in space. At the time, the 32-year-old was also the youngest person traveling in space. Sally studied physics in college, before working for NASA. Would you like to be an astronaut? It’s also World Redhead Day. Celebrate your beautiful hair!

Today is World Lindy Hop Day. The Lindy Hop is a dance from the 19 twenties. If you don’t know anyone that can teach you, look it up and try it! Eat some cheesecake while you dance, because it’s also Blueberry Cheesecake Day. Dessert while dancing sounds sweet.

Break out your cape and plastic fangs, because today is Dracula Day! The famous vampire drank blood, but you can celebrate with fruit punch instead. It’s also Paper Airplane Day. Make a whole fleet of folded aircraft, and see which designs fly straightest, farthest, or loopiest. Find directions for different planes at Foldnfly.com!