Category: Kids News

On Sunday, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost robotic spacecraft, landed on the Moon. It was the first successful lunar touchdown, by a commercial lander. The Texas company will conduct experiments sponsored by NASA for 2 weeks, which is one lunar day. The data collected, will help return humans to the Moon later this decade.

My name, Alexa, means defender of man, helper; it comes from the Greek Alexandros. Look up your name today to see what it means. It’s Fun Facts About Names Day! Many last names, like Miller, Smith, Weaver, or Cook, were based on jobs. Maybe your ancestors, were the town Bakers!

Today is the United Nations’ World Wildlife Day. This year’s theme, is Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet. Spending money to protect endangered species and their habitats, also promotes biodiversity and helps the planet survive harsh weather. It’s all good for humans, too! Make a donation to your favorite wildlife group.

Today is Soup It Forward Day. Make a big pot of soup and give some away, and suggest that person do the same. Maybe next week, you’ll get some soup in return! It’s also What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day. I think they’d open the fridge, and get their own food!

"When beetles battle beetles in a puddle paddle battle 
and the beetle battle puddle is a puddle in a bottle...
...they call this a tweetle beetle bottle puddle paddle battle muddle."

It’s National Read Across America Day, also known as Dr. Seuss Day. Read Fox in Socks, or another Seuss favorite to celebrate!

Eagles all over North America are starting to lay eggs. Eagle pairs add to the same nest year after year, building them up to 8 feet deep and 9 feet wide! California eagles Jackie and Shadow, have 3 eggs on pip watch. You can watch too, at Friends of Big Bear Valley.org.

Do you know, if you were named after someone special? Sometimes baby names honor a beloved family member, a favorite place, a character from a story, a historical figure, or someone famous. Find out what your names mean, and why your parents chose them for you, to celebrate Namesake Day.

I can’t wait to eat dessert, because it’s Banana Cream Pie Day! Find an easy recipe online, and tuck your bananas into a bed of custard. If you want to be really lazy, dip a banana in pudding, spray whipped cream on top, and eat it between 2 graham crackers.

Do you have any old stuff lying around the house? Gather it all up, because it’s Old Stuff Day! Play with your old toys, figure out which old clothes you’ve outgrown, and take a look at your old bad habits. Now get rid of anything you don’t need, and enjoy what’s left!

Today is Dr Seuss’s birthday. His books, like The Cat In the Hat, and Green Eggs and Ham, help children everywhere learn to read. It’s also International Rescue Cat Day, the perfect time to adopt a cat from a shelter. Perhaps a stray cat has already adopted you. Give him a stripey hat!