Apps For Kids

An accident in Carrickmaquigley Ireland, made everyone crabby. That’s because it was a truck that crashed, releasing thousands of scurrying crabs! The driver was uninjured when his truck ended up in a ditch, and the 15,000 crabs escaped to freedom in the fields. It took 18 hours to round up most of the crabs.

Today is Get To Know Your Customers Day. Stores have grown gigantic, and people shop online, so it can be hard to make a personal connection. If you’re a customer today, try to be extra-friendly to the people helping you. They can get to know that you are awesome!

Today is Fresh Squeezed Juice Day, but you can also be crafty. Cut oranges in half, then squeeze all the juice out. Scrape the pulp from the skin, thread some yarn through holes poked into the edge, and fill the cup with peanut butter and birdseed. The birds and squirrels will thank you!

Hooray, it’s that day. What day? Hat Day. Hats can keep you warm, make you look dressed-up, or be fun. Wear different hats all day long! It’s also Pothole Day. See who can find the biggest hole in the road! Since it’s Strawberry Ice Cream Day too, the prize is ice cream for everyone!

Today is Bagel Day. The dense and chewy bread can be toasted, and topped with anything you like! Enjoy it with some booch, for Kombucha Day. The fermented drink is made from tea, and contains billions of probiotics, just like yogurt. You can brew your own kombucha, and flavor it with your favorite fruits.

Today is Organize Your Home Day, so put your house in order. Organize all your craft supplies, then make a kite to celebrate International Kite Day. Uttarayan is a huge kite festival in Ahmedabad India. They hold kite fights, where you try and cut the other person’s strings! I’d rather just watch mine fly.

Look out animals, because it’s Dress Up Your Pet Day! Dress your dog in a new sweater, your cat in a bow tie, and your tarantula in a tiny top hat. Stick paper clothes on your aquarium and photograph your fish at just the right angle. Reward your pets with treats for tolerating you!

We know how fun it is, to push the button in the elevator, or ride up and down the escalator. You’ll have to restrain yourself today, because it’s Take The Stairs Day. The longest stairway in the world runs alongside the Niesen mountain railway, in Switzerland. It has 11,674 steps! Can somebody carry me?

A fence on Kangaroo Island in Australia, is protecting endangered species. The fence is predator-proof, meaning cats can’t get to the many birds and small animals that are trying to recover from devastating wildfires. The population of endangered species on the island has bounced back to 90% since becoming a safe haven.

Oh no! I hear the garbage truck coming, and I forgot to put the trash out! I guess I need the fastest wheelie bin in the world. Michael Wallhead built a motorized trash can named General Waste, that can reach speeds of 66 miles per hour. It even has multiple gears!