Category: Kids News

Today is packed! It’s Increase Your Psychic Powers Day. Can you read my mind? If your psychic powers fail you, try sleight of hand instead, since it’s Magic Day! It’s also Carve A Pumpkin Day, Candy Apple Day, and Caramel Apple Day. My favorite trick is to make a few caramel onions too!

Knock knock. Who’s there? Boo. Boo who? Aw, don’t cry! It’s just Tell A Knock Knock Joke Day! It’s also Doorbell Day, so should we be telling Ding Dong jokes instead? And when you go trick-or-treating, should you ring the doorbell, yell “Trick-or-treat,” or say “Knock knock”. I’m so confused!

Today we celebrate Halloween. Many kids go trick-or-treating, where you go door-to-door to show off your costume, and get rewarded with candy. Or, you could hand out the candy, and eat all your favorites. Some people like to set up spooky decorations, or scare themselves at haunted houses. Whatever you do, have fun safely!

4 astronauts finally returned home, after an unexpected 8-month stay on the International Space Station. The space station was a bit crowded, while equipment failures and hurricanes kept the crew from returning on schedule. The astronauts are readjusting to gravity, after their extended float in space.

A pair of parrots who had flown away from the London Zoo, have been found. Blue-throated macaw sisters Lily and Margot, took off after a free-flying exercise last week. They were spotted 6 days later, 60 miles away. When the birds saw their zookeepers, they flew right down to the keepers’ outstretched arms.

Lots of cartoons and movies show people getting trapped in quicksand, but you seldom hear about quicksand in real life. 2 sheep in England made the news, by getting stuck in quicksand on the beach. A rescue crew used inflatable floating walkways to reach the stranded sheep, just before the tide came in.

Do you ever make a list of groceries you need at the store, or stuff you need to bring on a trip? The best part is checking or crossing off each item as it’s done. Today is Checklist Day. Make a list of things you’ve been meaning to do, then get to work!

Today is Candy Corn Day. The yellow-white-and-orange candies were invented in the 18-hundreds. If you stack them up, they look like an ear of corn. Try the Turkey Dinner pack, with green bean, stuffing, and coffee flavors! Later, celebrate Haunted Refrigerator Night. Time to clean out the moldy leftovers hiding way in the back.

A flight crew in Colorado, discovered a stowaway on a flight from Costa Rica. A blackback land crab, also known as a Halloween crab due to its orange and black coloring and jack o’lantern-like markings, had hitched a ride on the plane. The crab now has a new home, at the Denver Zoo.

Morocco’s southeastern desert, has been getting an unusual amount of rain. As a result, dry lakes are filling up, and the desert is green again. The basin had been dry for nearly 20 years. The replenished ponds and lakes are bringing more tourists and wildlife, all enjoying it while it lasts.