Category: Kids News

71% of the Earth is covered in water, and it’s full of animals. There are over 220,000 aquatic species that have been identified, but there could be 2,000,000 more undiscovered species. Today, on World Aquatic Animal Day, dream about all the unknown animals that humans have never seen, living deep in the ocean.

Today is Chocolate Mousse Day. One recipe of the light, chocolatey dessert, uses only heavy cream and chocolate. It’s also Official Fish Fingers And Custard Day, which will only make sense if you watch Doctor Who. It sounds revolting. I’m celebrating Burrito Day instead, by rolling my chocolate mousse up in a tortilla .

Today is Find A Rainbow Day. Rainbows in the sky are caused by reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light in water droplets. You can create your own rainbow on a sunny day by making a fine spray of water with a hose. Have a party when you find one; it’s also World Party Day!

Harper-Collins, one of the world’s biggest book publishers, has found that little changes can make a big difference. By slightly adjusting the layout and font style, they can shave a number of pages off every book. Since changing typefaces, they’ve saved hundreds of millions of pages, equaling thousands of trees, and lots of ink.

Scientists have developed a new way, to make saltwater drinkable, using solar energy. Powered by the sun, the system uses a process called electrodialysis, to separate the salt, leaving fresh drinking water. In communities where fresh water is scarce, it will make drinking water more abundant, and reduce water-borne diseases like cholera.

Today is Ferret Day. The popular pet is related to minks and weasels. They love to play! It’s also Peanut Butter And Jelly Day, as well as Children’s Book Day. Make a PB&J sandwich, and read your favorite kids books. Start with A Ferret Named Phil, by William Reimer, or Janet Nolan’s PB&J Hooray!

Today is Fact Checking Day. There were lots of wild stories yesterday, because it was April Fools Day, so maybe you didn’t believe them all. But people make up fake stories all the time, or spread news with bits of false information. Learning to check your facts, and use reliable sources, is essential.

April Fools’ Day is over, so let me set the record straight. Some of yesterday’s news was a joke! Nerd-glazed chicken, mattress ponchos, Crunch Lite bars with boiled rice, and grass covered keyboards, don’t really exist. Did I trick you? Look through today’s news, for revenge prank ideas for next year!

Have you ever tried to eat a candy bar in secret, so you don’t have to share? Crunch bar wants to help. They have a new, quieter version, called Crunch Lite. The original version is made with chocolate and crispy rice. Crunch Lite is made with boiled rice instead, for 75% less noise.

Yahoo has created a new keyboard, to help people enjoy the benefits of nature while they’re working on a computer. Their new Agricultural Interface, has 87 hand-placed tufts of turf on the keys. Users can now touch grass and stay grounded, without leaving their desks. It’s also easy on your fingertips!