Apps For Kids

Have you ever tried a pawpaw? It’s the largest edible fruit in North America, and grows in forests. Some people call it the Hillbilly Mango, or the Kentucky Banana, because it has a tropical taste. The custard-like fruit has a hint of pineapple, banana, and mango flavor. Try one today for Pawpaw Day!

14 years ago, an orphaned elephant calf was rescued by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. Loijuk grew up and returned to the wild. Recently, she came back to visit her rescuers, so she could show off her new baby! They named her Lily, and are enjoying the time with their old and new friends!

Arr! It’s me favorite day matey! It’s Talk Like A Pirate Day! Repeat all your favorite pirate phrases, and make sure you use a gruff, sea-weathered voice all day long! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Except make that a bottle of butterscotch pudding, since it’s also Butterscotch Pudding Day. Yarar!

In Russia, passengers on a bus were surprised when an unusual rider tried to board. A horse had been grazing on a patch of grass near the bus stop. When the bus pulled up, the horse tried to get on! The bus driver closed the door in the horse’s face. How rude!

If you use enough stamps, you can mail just about anything. The San Diego Opera in California, just received a coconut! It was not in a box, but simply a coconut with stamps attached, and the address written on the husk. They believe it was sent, by an employee vacationing in Hawaii.

Denmark’s TV2 held a tele-thon last weekend, to benefit the climate. Called “Denmark Plants Trees,” the 2 1/2 hour broadcast from a forest, raised enough money to plant 1,000,000 trees! The donations will also help preserve existing forests in Denmark. They hope more countries around the world will use this great fundraising idea, and plant trees everywhere!

Do you have an old car seat in your house, from when you were a baby? You can recycle it! Car seats are only good for about 6 years after they’re made, so you shouldn’t give them away. Until September 30th, Walmart is giving a store credit for $30 for seats, and TerraCycle will recycle them!

Today is Hug A Greeting Card Writer Day. It might be hard to find one, so maybe just show your appreciation, by sending someone a greeting card instead! It’s also Reed An Ebook Day. The public library has lots of ebooks you can check out from home, to read on a phone or tablet!

A rugby ball suitable for giants has been created in England. The ball, made by Aramis Rugby, is nearly 20 feet long and 12 feet in diameter! It was lowered by helicopter, for a ceremony to award a certificate for being the largest rugby ball in the world. Now they just need some 20-foot-tall rugby players!

A TV interview about the pigeon poop problem in Chicago, was perfectly illustrated when a pigeon pooped on the man being interviewed. A pigeon at the train station let loose, right on Representative Jaime Andrade’s head! Visitors get pooped on all the time, so if you visit the Irving Park Station, bring an umbrella!