Apps For Kids

Today is World Wildlife Day. What animals are native to your area? Animals that seem normal to you might be exotic to people in other parts of the world! They might have to go to the zoo to see a squirrel. Sit outside quietly, and see how many animals you can spot in 15 minutes!

Today is I Want You To Be Happy Day, and Soup It Forward Day. Make a big pot of soup and give some away, and you can celebrate both days at once! It’s also What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day. I think they’d open the fridge, and get their own food!

Ever since Shaynon McFadden and Royce Robbins bought their home in Colorado, they’ve seen snakes popping up through their deck, in the yard, and even inside the house. They finally investigated, and found 150 snakes living in a den under their deck! They weren’t dangerous, but the couple had them removed and safely relocated anyway.

Have you ever wanted to read your way, through a row of books? The Book Fairies organization, set up a line of books in 2 Wyandanch New York elementary schools, that measured 3.81 miles long! After breaking the world record, for longest line of books, the 31,000 books were donated to local residents.

I’ve heard of picking a lock, but some people in New York are chiseling their way into their homes, with a pickaxe! 48 hours of gale force winds along the shores of Lake Erie, have caused houses to get coated in layers of ice, up to 3 feet thick. Temperatures have warmed, so it’s melting now.

"When beetles battle beetles in a puddle paddle battle 
and the beetle battle puddle is a puddle in a bottle...
...they call this a tweetle beetle bottle puddle paddle battle muddle."

It’s National Read Across America Day, also known as Dr. Seuss Day. Read Fox in Socks or another Seuss favorite to celebrate his birthday!

My name, Alexa, means defender of man, helper; it comes from the Greek Alexandros. Look up your name today to see what it means. It’s Fun Facts About Names Day! Egg McMuffin Day means, you get a free McMuffin at McDonald’s this morning. And Old Stuff Day means, appreciate all your old junk today!

Furry little animals are cute. So are stuffed animal toys. But a squirrel hugging a tiny stuffed teddy bear, is cutest of all! Jill the squirrel fell out of her nest, during a hurricane 7 years ago. A family rescued her, and Jill and her teeny teddy are on Instagram. Her page is called this-girl-is-a-squirrel.

Some Ohio schools are trying an alternative, to traditional after-school detention. Instead of being forced to sit in a room, students are led in meditation, mindfulness training, and yoga classes after school. The schools have seen a positive effect in behavior, because students are learning to manage their stress, instead of acting out inappropriately.

A farmer in Argentina, has discovered 4 ancient glyptodonts, in a dry riverbed. Glyptodonts were giant armadillos, that roamed the Earth 20,000 years ago. Their bony plates were fused together, so they couldn’t roll up into balls like modern armadillos. They also weighed 4400 pounds, and had shells as big as a car!