Category: Kids News

Today is Hurray For Buttons Day! Zippers are quicker and Velcro is easy, but buttons can be beautiful or whimsical, and they’re definitely quieter. It’s also Butterscotch Brownie Day. Sometimes known as blondies, the yummy dessert is made with brown sugar, but no chocolate. Save one for me!

Today is Lost Sock Memorial Day. After taking one last look behind the dryer, have a memorial service to thank them and say goodbye. Use their left-behind mates for sock puppets, or dry-erase board cleaners. Or you could just wear mismatched socks. There’s no law saying socks have to match!

A pair of goats had a night out on the town, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The goats, named Jack and Jill, were captured by police, who corralled them into their squad cars with some difficulty. The goats only lived 3 blocks away, so they were returned home to keep them out of traffic.

A couple in California returned home after a trip, to find hundreds of birds in their house. The swallows had apparently flown in through the chimney, and couldn’t find their way back out. The birds left once the doors and windows were opened, but the furniture, and everything else, was covered with bird poop.

Some of the largest cave drawings in North America, have been recently found in Alabama. Archaeologists used hi-tech digital analysis, to see giant pictures, carved into the mud covered ceiling. A 10-foot-long rattlesnake slithers overhead, along with large figures which could represent spirits. The cave glyphs are over 2000 years old.

Are all your favorite socks dirty? Who cares! It’s No Socks Day! Make sure you have clean feet. Take a walk and try to find some iris flowers blooming, for Iris Day. It’s also Coconut Cream Pie Day, and Have A Coke Day. Sounds like a super sweet snack!

Today is Mother’s Day in much of the world. Did you forget? Quick, go make your mom a card! Thank you to all the women, who act as our mothers. It’s also Give Someone A Cupcake Day. That might be a good gift for Mom! Remember to clean up the mess after baking them.

An antiques dealer in Texas, bought a marble sculpture of a head, for $35 at a Goodwill thrift store. She found out it was a 2000-year-old Roman relic, brought from Germany, by a World War 2 soldier. The sculpture will be returned to the German museum that owned it 100 years ago.

Next week, on May 15th-16th, a lunar eclipse will occur. When the sun and moon are on opposite sides of the planet, called syzygy, the Earth’s shadow falls on the moon, making it appear red. Look for shooting stars as well! Unlike a solar eclipse, you don’t need eye protection to view the show.

On Groundhog Day, a groundhog predicts how many weeks of winter remain. But on Martin Z Mollusk Day, if the hermit crab in Ocean City New Jersey sees his shadow, summer comes a week early. After a check-up with Doctor Frankenstein, Martin crawls out, accompanied by a marching band and Big Mama Llama.