Category: Kids News

27 years ago, a wave swept 62 shipping containers of Lego off a cargo ship. People have been finding pieces ever since, in Europe and the British Isles. Tracey Williams founded the Lego Lost at Sea project, to track the 4,756,940 sea-themed pieces from one container. The first shark was recently found, one of 51,800.

The Quadrantids meteor shower, is active right now. The meteors are caused by space debris, from a metallic asteroid called 2003 EH1. The showers peak on January 3rd , but the new Moon tonight means especially dark skies, so you can see them better. Dress warmly, and wish on lots of falling stars.

If you ride a school bus, it might be one of the many new electric buses put into service, in the United States. Has your state added electric vehicles to their bus fleet? The buses don’t emit pollution, helping students, and the Earth, breathe easier. They’re also quieter, if you don’t count noisy kids.

Today is Bicarbonate Of Soda Day. What do you do with sodium bicarbonate, better known as baking soda? You can use it to bake cookies, clean pans, brush your teeth, or make a volcano! It’s also Falling Needles Family Fest Day. Make a family event of cleaning up after the Christmas tree.

Stop. Don’t take down your Christmas decorations yet. It’s only the 5th day of Christmas! You could celebrate Twelve Days of Christmas, by giving a gift each day. Any late packages, could still technically arrive on time. It’s also the 5th day of Hanukkah and the 4th day of Kwanzaa, so stay festive!

Soon people will be taking down Christmas decorations. Many communities have recycling programs to pick up live Christmas trees. Some trees are turned into mulch, while others are submerged in lakes to make underwater fish habitats. But the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge gives trees to lions and tigers to use as scratching posts!

Tick. Tock. Tick, tock, ticktock-ticktock! It’s Tick Tock Day, and the new year’s nearly here. You have 2 days to finish anything you needed to do this year! Another name for it is Still Need To Do Day. If you’re all caught up, bravo! You can relax and enjoy the rest of the year!

Have you ever heard the saying, don’t cry over spilt milk? You can’t change the past, so stop worrying about it. A tanker in Minnesota had to take that advice, after the truck’s tires dipped into the soft shoulder and tipped over, spilling its load of 6,400 gallons of milk. No one was hurt.

Every year Western monarch butterflies show up, in California’s Pismo Beach Butterfly Grove. Park rangers track the butterflies’ migration each year, as they arrive by the thousands. The orange-and-black butterflies, quietly flutter on every tree, like a beautiful living curtain. You can visit the spectacular butterfly show, until the migration tapers off in February.

Stop. Don’t take down your Christmas decorations yet. It’s only the 4th day of Christmas! You could celebrate Twelve Days of Christmas, by giving a gift each day. Any late packages, could still technically arrive on time. It’s also the 4th day of Hanukkah and the 3rd day of Kwanzaa, so stay festive!