Category: Kids News

What’s the most interesting thing, you’ve ever found on the beach? Maybe it was a pretty shell, a horseshoe crab, or false teeth. Craig O’Neal’s big find, was a 20-pound cannonball! He discovered his treasure buried under 4 feet of sand, while using his metal detector in Florida. It might be over 200 years old!

Humans keep in touch with each other, by phone, texting, social media, or even writing letters. Dolphins use whistles instead. Scientists found that dolphins’ whistles, helped them form relationships with other communities, over long distances. Sometimes, it even helps them find a mate. Whistling is their underwater internet.

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!

Today is Children’s Picture Book Day. Read all of your favorite picture books, check out new ones from the library, or create your own book! Since it’s also Black Forest Cake Day, try reading Chocolate Cake, by Michael Rosen, 5 Cherries, by Victoria Facchini, and Whipped Cream Princess, by Brooke Wilson and Chuck Horton.

Put your forks away. It’s Something On A Stick Day! Pierce your peas with a toothpick, freeze your juice on a popsicle stick, and skewer your entire dinner on a kebab. Dip strawberries on a chopstick in chocolate fondue. Then roast marshmallows on a stick over a campfire. Everything’s better cooked on a stick!

A family in Rhode Island, has a new hero. It’s Cooter, their dog. Cooter alerted them in the middle of the night, that something was wrong. It turned out to be a fire, on the porch outside. Thanks to their good doggie, the family escaped unharmed, and firefighters extinguished the house fire.

A maternity hospital in Florida, is used to seeing new babies, although they don’t usually have feathers. But last week, a mama duck showed off her new ducklings, who had hatched in the hospital’s courtyard. Staff escorted mama and her 10 ducklings through the hospital, so they could exit and find a nice pond.

Today is World Theatre Day. Whether you see a musical on Broadway, take part in a school play, or go to a puppet theatre, it’s great to see a live performance. It’s also Neighbor Day, so you could create a play with your friends, and perform for the whole neighborhood.

Here’s a fun activity to do with someone, for Scribble Day. Each person draws a scribble on a piece of paper. Now exchange papers, and turn the line into a drawing! Scribbles can become works of art. Just look up the famous artist, Cy Twombly, for inspiration. Time to scribble a masterpiece!

Josephs, Joeys, Josephines, get ready: today is National Joe Day. Joe is also a nickname for coffee. It’s Quirky Country Music Song Title Day too. “My T-Rex Ran Away With My Legos and All I’ve Got to Drink is This Cup of Old Joe,” would be a great song. Now YOU make one up!