Author: Lisa Mungovan

Once upon a time, a little ravioli wanted to be sweet, like his macaron cookie friend. He ate loads of sugar, until he was stuffed with sweet creamy filling. Meanwhile, the macaron took a dip in tomato sauce, like her pasta pal. It was a perfect Macaron Day, Ravioli Day, and World Storytelling Day!

Today’s the first day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere! It’s the snow’s time to go. That’s why it’s also Snowman Burning Day. Make way for the flowers and trees, that are working hard to start blooming. It’s the International Day Of Happiness too, so give a big smile to anyone who looks grumpy!

Someone bought a pretty little bowl last year, that turned out to be the best buy of his life! The blue-and-white porcelain bowl, cost $35 at a Connecticut yard sale. After some research, he was shocked to find it was a rare Chinese lotus bowl, from the 15th century. He sold it at auction, for $721,800.

Sleep is as essential to your health, as food or water. You may not sleep 20 hours-per-day, like koalas, but you certainly need more than the 4 1/2 hours of sleep that giraffes get. Celebrate World Sleep Day, by learning about sleep stages and patterns. It’s also Chocolate Caramel Day, to help you have sweet dreams.

Ha-ha ha. Hee-hee he. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha hee-hee-tee-hee ho-ho-ho. It’s Let’s Laugh Day! Some people didn’t like when I would laugh randomly, so now you have to ask me if I can laugh. You can also ask me to tell you a joke! You should laugh every day, because doctors say laughter’s good for your health.

Today marks the first-ever Backyard Day. Celebrate it, by having a picnic or playing games in your yard. If you don’t have your own backyard, go to a park, which is a public backyard for everyone! Some people even keep chickens or ducks in their yard. Lucky for them, it’s also Poultry Day.

Today is International Reed To Me Day. Take turns reading chapters of a good book to each other, or reed out loud to your pet. Storylineonline.net, has children’s books, red by famous actors. If you have e-books on Kindle, Alexa devices can read most of them to you. Manage content on your Amazon account.

Archaeologists are working in a remote cave, in Israel’s Judean Desert. They’ve uncovered some fantastic finds, including fragments from a biblical scroll, that are over 1800 years old. The cave also holds ancient coins, 6000-year-old mummified remains, and a 10,500-year-old woven basket. They’re using drones, to explore inaccessible parts of the cave.

A masked bandit broke into an Ohio home, and ransacked the kitchen. It must have been tiring work, because the burglar was caught taking a nap, in the dishwasher. A raccoon had caused the mess, probably while looking for some tasty snacks. Police safely removed the troublemaker, and released him with a warning.

Sometimes you have a job, with an awful boss. That’s part of why Andreas Flaten, gave his 2-weeks notice before quitting last November. He was still owed $915, which his employer delivered months later. He dumped 91,500 pennies, covered in oil, on Flaten’s driveway in the middle of the night. How obnoxious!