Author: Lisa Mungovan

Today is Jaguar Day. Wildlife conservation efforts in Mexico have had a huge impact on the jaguar population. The number of Mexican jaguars is increasing. The majority of the big cats live in the Amazon rainforest, where there is also some good news. Brazil is creating more parklands and planting millions of trees!

Today is Leftovers Day. Heat up round two of your Thanksgiving feast, to eat all the leftovers before they get moldy in the fridge. You can always combine leftovers, into a big pot of soup. Save room for dessert, because it’s also Lemon Cream Pie Day. You can never have too much pie!

Because yesterday was Thanksgiving Day, today is You’re Welcome-Giving Day. It’s the polite thing to do! Plan your lunch: it’s Maize Day, the original name for corn. Since it’s Sinkie Day, eat over the sink, and you’ll have nothing to clean up! Finally, floss the kernels out of your teeth. It’s Flossing Day!

Do you ever ask your parents or grandparents, about life when they were young? Today is a Day Of Listening, to encourage people to set aside time, and record their family’s stories. You could conduct an interview, with a list of questions, or just enjoy stories about the old days. Don’t forget snacks!

In the United States, the day after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday. It’s when many people start holiday shopping, and stores have big sales. If the crowds are too much for you, celebrate Buy Nothing Day instead. Some people even organize Zombie walks, wandering blankly around stores, filling their baskets with nothing!

A new electric hydrofoil boat, is coming to Lake Tahoe. The foils on the Candela C-8 speed boat, lift the boat into the air, leaving no pollution, fuel leaks, noise, or wakes. The lake never freezes, so people will be able to use the pollution-free boat to travel across the lake to go skiing.

The National Dog Show takes place today in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. 2,000 dogs of 205 different breeds will compete, for the top title of Best In Show. Dogs are broken into 7 categories, including sporting, terrier, toy, hound, non-sporting, working, and herding. Which group would your dog fall into? Watch the furry contest on TV.

Today is Red Planet Day, named for the planet Mars. It looks like a reddish-orange star in the night sky. Mars is red because the surface is full of iron oxide. It’s rusty! We’ve sent multiple rovers to its surface, to explore and take pictures. Someday, humans might live on Mars!

Today is French Toast Day. Some people call them bread-eggs, because you make them by soaking slices of bread, in a milk and egg mixture, before cooking them on a skillet. It’s also Make Your Own Head Day. Sculpt a replica of your head, using clay, paper mache, or maybe even french toast!

Today in the United States, it’s Thanksgiving Day. In 1621, in Plymouth Massachusetts, English colonists and the Wampanoag people, who had helped the colonists survive the winter, celebrated with a harvest feast that lasted several days. The Native Americans had taught them to grow corn, squash and beans. Maybe you’ll eat some today. Happy Thanksgiving!