Author: Lisa Mungovan

Clear out a big space and get 7 more people, because today is Square Dancing Day! 4 couples form a square, then perform the moves that a caller calls out. Bough to your partner, doe-see-doe, then eat a box of candy for Chocolates Day! It’s not a square dance move, but it will be yummy!

The Canadian Army, has a new Master Corporal. She’s big and white-haired, although she’s only 5 years old. Her name is Juno, and she’s a polar bear! Juno received the honorary promotion for her 5th birthday, on Remembrance Day. Along with the other polar bears at the Toronto Zoo, she educates visitors about climate change.

Palm oil is an ingredient in many foods, cosmetics, and fuels., but he palm oil industry is a major cause of deforestation. It destroys the rainforest habitat, of orangutans and other endangered species. Canadian scientists have found an eco-friendly replacement, that could help companies stop depending on palm oil. The orangutans say hooray!

American Girl dolls aren’t usually dressed in extravagant clothes, but 3 special dolls have custom gowns, covered in 5000 Swarovski crystals. The dolls were auctioned off for charity, to raise money for the First Responders Children’s Foundation. Their Toy Express Program gives toys to kids, whose parents work on the front line, saving lives.

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!

You know what really hurts? Stepping on a LEGO piece! 5 women in Florida braved the pain, to set a world record by walking 2.04 miles barefoot, over a pile of LEGO bricks. They walked around a LEGO track for one hour, while medical professionals stood by, in case of severe injury.

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!

This month, Kids News turned 3! Have you heard all 5500 news stories? We love telling you about daily celebrations, science, dinosaurs, robots, kids, space, the environment, world records, animals, and more. We hope you enjoy listening every day. Happy birthday to us and to you, because we’ve all had a birthday this year!

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!