Category: Kids News

Kitchen Klutzes of America, unite! It’s your day! It’s okay if you drop the bowl of cake batter, or forget to put the lid on the blender. We’ll forgive your clumsiness in the kitchen, and keep a fire extinguisher ready. It’s also Sewing Machine Day. Sew a chef’s hat, and an apron for protection!

A delicious dinner today, would be fantastic fried fritters made from chickpeas, for International Falafel Day. Eat your falafel in a pita pocket, with lots of toppings. It’s also Jerky Day, but don’t act like one! Jerky is dried and salted meat, but plant-based meat, mushroom, tofu, and eggplant jerkies are also available.

Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman Day! The first Superman comic was published in 19 38. Superman was also the first superhero with special powers, a colorful costume, and a secret identity. Make a cape out of a towel, and pretend you’re Superman today!

Today is Red Rose Day, and Loving Day. Although red roses are a symbol of love, Loving Day is about overturning a racist law. In 19 58, interracial marriage was illegal in many states. Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving went to the Supreme Court, to fight for mixed-race marriages to be legal everywhere.

Yay! It’s Peanut Butter Cookie Day! Mix a cup of sugar, a cup of peanut butter, and an egg together. Put spoonfuls on a cookie sheet, press them down with a fork, and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until they are just barely brown at the bottom. It’s the easiest cookie recipe ever!

Skyler Rozell-Whitaker will start his summer vacation, with a new world record. The 7-year-old set the record at his local library, for wearing the most sweaters at once. It took Skyler more than an hour to get dressed in 50 sweaters! The sweaters will be saved for the library’s fall sweater drive.

International Lynx Day, is all about the elusive, medium-sized cat with tufted ears. In North America, lynx species include the bobcat and Canadian lynx. Spain is home to the Iberian lynx, and the Eurasian lynx lives in central and eastern Europe. Both are endangered due to loss of habitat, hunting, and lack of prey.

Today is Making Life Beautiful Day. Cleaning your room, planting flowers, and creating art, are all ways to beautify your surroundings. But the best way to make life beautiful, is by being kind. Treat people with respect, don’t discriminate, don’t be a bully, and ask everyone else to do the same!

Today is Pizza Margherita Day, so forego all the extra toppings, for a simple pie with tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil. Sometimes less is more! For dessert, how about some cake? It’s German Chocolate Cake Day! It’s named after Sam German, who developed the dark baking chocolate used in the recipe.

Don’t you think that tree needs a nice sweater? Get out your crochet or knitting needles and create one, because today is Yarn Bombing Day. Crochet a colorful sleeve right onto a bike rack, signpost, or telephone pole. Then end your day with an ear of roasted corn, for Corn On The Cob Day!