Category: Kids News

Cracker Jack caramel popcorn and peanut snacks, have been a favorite at baseball games in the US, for over 100 years. Now, inspired by female athletes, Cracker Jack will feature a twist in their packaging, by introducing Cracker Jill. 5 different designs will be available at ballparks this summer, supporting the Women’s Sports Foundation.

Archaeologists worked with an expert weaver, to unravel the mysteries in the world’s oldest pants. The 3000-year-old trousers, found in China, are made of wool. The original weaver switched techniques as they went along, to make the pants stretchier in the middle, with thicker knees, and a sturdy waistband. They’re perfect for horseback riding.

There are 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, and 1760 yards in a mile. Also, there are 10 millimeters in a centimeter, 100 centimeters in a meter, and 1000 meters in a kilometer. The second group is the metric system, which certainly seems easier to remember. Happy Metric System Day!

Today is World Health Day, commemorating the creation of the World Health Organization. This year’s theme, is Our Planet, Our Health. Protecting the Earth from pollution and climate change, and the spread of disease, also improves everyone’s health. The pandemic showed us, how connected we all are. Viruses don’t pay attention to boundaries.

Today is Beaver Day! Beavers are the national animal of Canada. The master engineers build dams and canals, and make lodges out of mud and sticks. Their dams create valuable wetlands. They can stay underwater for 15 minutes, and use their flat tails like rudders. Beavers eat trees for dinner, including the toothpick.

Someone in England, tossed their cookies all over the road. Actually, a truck lost its load of McVitie’s digestive biscuits, causing the road to be shut down. Police invited people on Twitter, to post their best biscuit puns. They also joked that they needed a pot of tea.

Did that plane, smell like french fries? Maybe it’s the Airbus jumbo jet, that just completed 2 flights, using cooking oil for fuel. The world’s largest passenger jet, retired after 15 years of service, is testing different fuels and hydrogen propulsion systems. The goal is to reduce flight emissions, to help fight climate change.

Who wants to go for a walk? It’s Walking Day, so get those legs moving. Is walking not exciting enough for you? Well, it’s also Jump Over Things Day. Fill your pockets with snacks, and pretend you’re a kangaroo. Since it’s Twinkie Day and Tomato Day, treat yourself to both healthy and junk foods.

Yum-yummy-yum, today is Caramel Popcorn Day! The salty-sweet treat has been around since the 18-hundreds. It’s Teflon Day too. If you make your own caramel corn, you’ll be thanking Roy Plunket for inventing Teflon, or polytetraflouroethylene, and Marion Trozzolo for the Happy Pan. Teflon is the non-stick coating that makes cookware easy to clean!

Today is World Table Tennis Day. It’s a lot easier to fit a ping-pong table in your house, than a tennis court. Table tennis began as a parlour game in Victorian England, and became an Olympic Sport in 19 88. If you don’t have a ping-pong table in your house, use your dining room table instead!