Category: Kids News

It’s Simplicity Day, so keep everything simple. Who needs a fancy hot fudge sundae for dessert, when a bowl of red jello is so satisfying! Besides, it’s Eat Your Jello Day. Today is also Paper Bag Day! Use paper bags to pop popcorn, ripen fruit, or make puppets, after they carry your lunch!

Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! Today is International Town Criers Day! People used to listen to the news, from a guy yelling in the street. Aren’t you glad you have me to listen to instead? Be the town crier today, and shout the news to everyone, from your front yard.

Do you or your pet, have 2 different colored eyes? It’s called heterochromia, and it’s awesome! Happy Different Colored Eyes Day to you! It’s also Etch A Sketch Day. Do you think you could draw a pie, on the red magic screen? Curved lines are tough. Just eat pie instead, for Pecan Pie Day!

A book was returned to a British cathedral, that had been checked out of its library a while ago. The book, called The Faith and Practice of a Church of England Man, was more than 300 years overdue! A Reverend at Sheffield Cathedral joked, that the late fines could buy the church a new roof!

John Bostock has lived in his house in England for 25 years. He decided to clear out an overgrown section of his garden, and discovered a 12-foot-tall stone gate. The ornamental gate was built in the mid-17-hundreds, and was decorated with oyster shells, bones, and animal teeth. It had been covered with ivy for centuries!

Do you know how many people live in the world? At this exact second, it’s 7,878,586,545. Now it’s 7,878,586,604. You can watch the world population clock, at worldometers.info. The United Nations created World Population Day, to bring attention to the overpopulation on Earth, and how we must work together to ensure healthy lives for everyone.

Today is All-American Pet Photo Day. Do a photo shoot with your pet. If you have a pet rock, it’ll be easy to make him sit still. It’s also Cheer Up The Lonely Day. People are feeling even more isolated due to COVID-19 restrictions, so cheer them up with your awesome pet photos!

July 11th is 7-Eleven Day, also known as Free Slurpee Day. What’s your favorite flavor? After signing up for the 7Rewards Loyalty Program, you can pick up a free Slurpee any day in July. Avoid brain-freeze, by grabbing a 50-cent birthday cupcake as well. The convenience store chain is celebrating its 94th birthday today!

A school cafeteria in India, had an unexpected visit, from a leopard. The big cat wandered in, after getting into a violent fight with another leopard. The cafeteria was sealed off until animal rescuers arrived, and took the leopard to a Wildlife Center to recover, before being released back into the wild.

Solar panels generate electricity from the sun, but they have another benefit. The panels partially shade the ground below, giving wildflowers the perfect place to grow. Pollinators like bees and butterflies, seem to prefer these patches as well. Flowers bloom later in the shade, giving bees food over a longer period of time.