Category: Kids News

Today is Son’s And Daughter’s Day, which seems a little silly, because everyone was born as someone’s son or daughter! Any excuse to celebrate is welcome, so try to be the kind of kid that would make your parents proud. Let’s all be nice and helpful, and kind to each other!

Capybaras, the world’s largest rodents, are known for their sociable personalities. They get along with all kinds of animals, including people. In Brazil, a pair of capybaras tested the limits of social acceptance, by wandering through a state legislative building. They were gently escorted out, before they could propose any new laws.

Today is World Lion Day. The “King of the Jungle” actually inhabits grasslands. A lion’s roar can be heard for 5 miles! They live in groups of about 15, called prides, with a male as the leader. The mane of hair around his neck gets darker with age. Lion populations are shrinking. Let’s save the lions!

Today is Skyscraper Appreciation Day. The world’s tallest building is over half-a-mile high, in Dubai. Could you climb to the top? Maybe not today, since it’s also Lazy Day. See if you can sleep 16 hours, like a cat! When you wake up, make s’mores around a fire. S’mores Day celebrates the chocolate-marshmallow-graham cracker treat.

A woman in India, has set the record for the longest hair on a living female. Renu Dhariyal stopped cutting her hair in 2015, and now it’s 8 feet 5 inches long! She spends hours washing and detangling her hair, and shares her homemade shampoo secrets on her YouTube channel.

Summer vacation is winding down, but there’s still time to visit a park. The year you’re in 4th grade in the United States, you can get into any National Park for free! Students can print a free annual pass, good for everyone in the car, at Every-Kid-Outdoors.gov. Where will you go first?

Today is the United Nations’ International Day Of The World’s Indigenous Peoples. This year’s theme is, “Honoring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-being.” It highlights the importance of traditional knowledge of Indigenous midwives, helping with the birth of babies in their communities all around the world.

Today is Melon Day. There are at least 30 varieties of melon, so if you buy them all, you can have a feast! The biggest cantaloupe in the world, weighed 65.9 pounds, while the world’s biggest watermelon weighed over 350 pounds! Plant the seeds, and maybe you can grow your own watermelon bathtub!

Books are the best. Book Lovers Day is for those who take time to appreciate a good book. If your home looks more like a library, with books everywhere, this day is for you! It’s also Rice Pudding Day, so cook up a batch of this creamy dessert, and dig in.

Even if you’re not afraid of spiders, tarantulas might freak you out. But the big hairy spiders are generally harmless to humans, and can make good pets. There are more than 900 tarantula species, including some that are blue! The smallest is fingernail-sized, while the largest is dinner plate-sized. Happy Tarantula Appreciation Day!