Category: Kids News

After knitting and sewing for a while, you may feel the need to get up and move around. Since it’s World Softball Day, organize a game and practice your fastpitch. If you want to keep your distance from others, you’re in luck. It’s also International Axe Throwing Day. Use a toy axe please!

In response to the ongoing protests against racism and police brutality, some police forces are making changes. The Police Chief in Chatanooga Tennessee, changed the department’s Code of Conduct, to require officers to intervene, if they see another police officer doing something wrong. To be a good cop, you have to stop bad cops.

What do Friday, falafel, and flip-flops have in common? They’re all fabulous. Friday’s Flip Flop Day, and Tropical Smoothie Cafe will give you a free sunshine smoothie, from 2-7 pm, if you wear flip flop sandals. Falafel is a fantastic fried fritter made with chick peas. For International Falafel Day, eat it in a pita!

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!

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.

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!

Some people play golf their entire lifetime, without hitting a hole-in-one. That won’t be the case with William Kelly. The 5-year-old boy already sank his first hole-in-one, at Florida’s Bridges at Springtree Golf Club. He used a 7 iron, at lucky Hole 13. His ball bounced 3 times, hit the flag, and dropped right in.

Last week, a man in Alaska had some unexpected visitors. Roland Rydstrom found a momma moose and her 2 calves, lounging in his backyard! The babies tasted the chairs and gates, then decided the grass was best. They spent the whole day in Roland’s yard, giving him the chance to take lots of adorable photos.

Conditions look good for a SpaceX rocket launch on Friday. The Falcon 9 will blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, around 5:30 a.m Eastern Time. It will be carrying 60 Starlink satellites. The company is planning to place thousands of satellites in low orbit, to deliver internet service everywhere in the world.

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!