Apps For Kids

Bert ter Hart is doing a phenomenal job, of social distancing. The Canadian man set out on a sailboat back in October, on a solo journey around the world. He is making the trip without electronic navigational devices, using only a sextant and an almanac, to guide his way. He’s completed 2/3 of his trip.

Yum-yummy-yum, today is Caramel Popcorn Day! The salty-sweet treat has been around since the 18-hundreds. It’s Teflon Day too. If you make your own caramel corn, you’ll be thanking Roy Plunket for inventing Teflon, or polytetraflouroethylene, and Marion Trozzolo for the Happy Pan. Teflon is the non-stick coating that makes cookware easy to clean!

The Idaho man who holds over 100 world records, just broke the record for most catches in 30 seconds with a fire sword.. David Rush successfully flipped a flaming sword 57 times! He performed the feat outside his house, while neighbors watched from afar. The distance protected them from flying swords, flames, and coronavirus!

It may feel like spring in many places, but ice is on the heads of the Hair Freezing Contest winners. The annual event takes place in Yukon Canada, at the Takhini Hot Pools. Contestants stay submerged in warm water, and freeze their wet hair into icy-cool hairstyles in the freezing air!

8-year-old Lennox Farley entered a writing contest in New York, and came in first place out of all the 2nd graders. His winning story, called The Magic Microwave, was published, and Lennox just held his first book signing on Facebook! Fold sheets of paper in half and staple them, then write your own book!

In the Star Trek Universe in 2063, Zefram Cochrane took his first flight at speeds faster than Warp 1, in the Phoenix. It alerted the Vulcans of Earth’s entrance into the interstellar community. Today is Star Trek First Contact Day. Watch some episodes of Star Trek, learn a little Klingon, and live long and prosper!

Using a map app on your phone is handy. But today, on Reed A Road Map Day, unfold a paper map, to get a bigger picture and see exactly where everything is. Use it to take a walk, and collect rocks, since it’s Geologists’ Day. What kind of rocks did you find?

When Dan Stuglik and Amy Simonson got married in Michigan, their 160 family and friends couldn’t attend, because of coronavirus restrictions. The couple decided to fill the church, with cardboard cutouts of their guests instead. Everyone was on time, they all came in one car, and there were no crying babies!

Are you getting bored in your house? Try putting a puzzle together. For one that will challenge even the best puzzlers, try an impossibly difficult clear jigsaw puzzle. The Little Flower Pot Shop on Etsy, sells a puzzle with crystal-clear acrylic pieces! Don’t drop any on the floor, or you’ll never find them!

People who work in hospitals, don’t want to expose their families to coronavirus. They carefully wash everything, and try to stay in separate rooms. In some cities, people are making it easier for them to self-isolate, by loaning them campers and RVs. Then they don’t have to worry as much! Thank you, healthcare workers!