Author: Lisa Mungovan

It’s Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day! Each minute, more than 6,000,000 cubic feet of water gushes over Niagara Falls, a group of 3 waterfalls on the border of United States and Canada. On this day in 1848, the rivers feeding Niagara Falls froze and the water completely stopped for the only time in recorded history!

A piano has 88 keys, so the 88th day of the year, is the perfect time to celebrate Piano Day. Play your piano for anyone who will listen, and open the windows so your neighbors can enjoy the music. There are also virtual pianos online, and free apps to teach you how to play.

Some people use brackets to predict winners, in basketball’s March Madness. March Napness, however, tracks the hibernation of bears. Four Paws animal sanctuaries started their bracket, with 23 brown bears hibernating in Europe. Mascha from Germany, Masha from Ukraine, Mark from Austria, and Suzana and Jeta from Bulgaria, are the only bears still asleep.

Astronomers were predicting the Blaze star, in the T Coronae Borealis system, might explode last night, but it didn’t. Now it may not happen until November. The event, called a nova, will be visible to the naked eye for a couple of days. The sky will appear to have an extra, super-bright star!

Spring is here, and so are the weeds. Luckily, it’s Weed Appreciation Day! Instead of putting weed-killer on your lawn, welcome weeds like dandelions and clover. They are some of the first flowers to bloom, and bees depend on them! You can also eat dandelions, wild onions, chickweed, and purslane. Pick your own salad!

Put your forks away. It’s Something On A Stick Day! Pierce your peas with a toothpick, freeze your juice on a popsicle stick, and skewer your entire dinner on a kebab. Dip strawberries on a chopstick in chocolate fondue. Then roast marshmallows on a stick over a campfire. Everything’s better cooked on a stick!

Today is Children’s Picture Book Day. Read all of your favorite picture books, check out new ones from the library, or create your own book! Since it’s also Black Forest Cake Day, try reading Chocolate Cake, by Michael Rosen, 5 Cherries, by Victoria Facchini, and Whipped Cream Princess, by Brooke Wilson and Chuck Horton.

March Madness is all about basketball, and some people like to use brackets and charts to predict which team will win. March Napness, however, tracks the hibernation of bears. Four Paws animal sanctuaries started their bracket, with 23 brown bears hibernating in Europe. The last bear sleeping will be the March Napness winner.

Astronomers have been watching the skies, for a stellar eruption. They believe possibly tonight, a star in the T Coronae Borealis system, will explode. The event, called a nova, will be visible to the naked eye for a couple of days. The sky will appear to have an extra, super-bright star!

Here’s a fun activity to do with someone, for Scribble Day. Each person draws a scribble on a piece of paper. Now exchange papers, and turn the line into a drawing! Scribbles can become works of art. Just look up the famous artist, Cy Twombly, for inspiration. Time to scribble a masterpiece!