Author: Lisa Mungovan

Today is Button Day! Zippers are quicker and Velcro is easy, but buttons can be beautiful or whimsical, and they’re quiet! It’s also Fast Food Day, so get your meal at a drive-thru restaurant. Then, find your teddy bears, because it’s Have A Party With Your Bear Day! Don’t forget the honey!

Do you ever need some quiet time? A scuba diver in Egypt, just spent 6 days underwater! Saddam Al-Kilany completed the world’s longest scuba dive, by staying submerged in the Red Sea for 145 1/2 hours. A medical team supervised his dive, which was cut short for health reasons. I wonder where he pooped? Yuck!

Countries around the world, are working hard to test COVID-19 vaccines. The next problem, is making sure everyone can get vaccinated. GAVI is a Vaccine Alliance, that’s protected millions of children by providing vaccines against many deadly diseases. They’ve raised enough money, to provide 1,000,000,000 doses to developing countries, as soon as they’re ready!

The 5-day celebration of Diwali began yesterday. It’s the Hindu Festival of Lights, marked by oil lamps and candles, fireworks, feasts, and gifts. Do you have any friends that are Hindu? Ask them to tell you about their family traditions. Make foods like samosas or sweet gulab jamun, for a taste of the festivities.

My raisin bran is crunchy, and kind of chewy too. I’ll bake it in a bundt pan, and make a cake for you! That’s a little poem I made up, for I Love Writing Day. It’s also Raisin Bran Cereal Day, and Bundt Cake Day. Bundt pans can make ring-shaped cakes, or beautiful jello.

Today is Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day! Look way in the back for moldy leftovers, and compost them. Don’t forget to recycle any disposable containers, because it’s also America Recycles Day. Plus, it’s Philanthropy Day, which is giving money to good causes. Buy less, donate more, and give the landfills nothing!

You’d be right to wonder what on Earth was going on, at a school in France. Posters outside the school warn parents, not to throw their children over the fence! Apparently, after arriving late with their students and finding the gate locked, some parents just tossed their kids across the top into the schoolyard.

When Hurricane Delta hit Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula last month, Ricardo Pimental turned his home into a modern-day Noah’s Ark. He opened his doors to dogs, rabbits, chickens, sheep, and a hedgehog, to shelter them from the storm. He saved over 300 animals! Ricardo’s helping them find forever homes, because his house is a bit crowded.

Archaeologists are used to studying fossils and ancient relics, that have been around for hundreds or thousands of years. Usually, they can take their time. But archaeologists in Norway, are racing to study a 1000-year-old Viking ship, before microscopic fungi eat it. They have to learn everything they can, before the ship completely disintegrates.

Today is Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day. Don’t be so uptight, stop taking everything so seriously, and have some fun. Start your silliness, with Family PJ Day. Spend the day in your pajamas! One thing you shouldn’t loosen up, is your seat belt. For Seat Belt Day, promise to always, always, always buckle up!