Category: Kids News

Diamonds are formed naturally, when carbon atoms bond under intense heat and pressure, over millions of years. Artificial diamonds are made using high heat and pressure in a lab, in weeks. But chemists in South Korea, have been growing artificial micro-diamonds, in 15 minutes, using only graphene, silicon, gallium, iron, and nickel. That’s amazing!

Today is Escargot Day, the French word for snail, so let’s learn about these great gastropods! Some snails have lungs, and some have gills, but all have coiled shells. Their tongues, called radula, are covered with thousands of microscopic teeth. The largest land snail was more than 15 inches long, with a 10-inch shell.

Today is Scavenger Hunt Day. Here’s a list of things to find: an ant, 2 spoons, a dried-up leaf, a purple flower, a black sock, 3 pennies, a nail, a stick, mustard or ketchup, a blade of grass, a toy plane, and a paintbrush. Who will be first to find everything? What will the prize be?

Today is Tiara Day, so become royalty for the day, and wear your fanciest tiara or crown. Make your own crown jewels with rhinestones, or weave flowers into an all-natural tiara. Plus, it’s Brother’s Day. Stop fighting over who gets to be king, and hug your brother! You can each rule your own domain.

Some people don’t appreciate pigeons and their poop, especially in cities. But New York will be celebrating them on June 14th at the High Line, an elevated park in Manhattan, with Pigeon Fest. The festival will include art exhibitions, science demonstrations, a puppet show, a Pigeon Dance Party, and a pigeon impersonation pageant.

Today is World Turtle Day. Sea turtles, freshwater terrapins, and land tortoises, are reptiles with shells, that grow with them. Did you know their shells can bleed if cracked? Always leave turtles in the wild. A box turtle’s lifespan is around 40 years, but Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise, is 192 years old!

Find a penny, pick it up, all the day you’ll have good luck. It’s always lucky to find money! Today is Lucky Penny Day.  Some rare pennies are worth thousands of dollars. Keep all the pennies you find in a little bank, and next year on Lucky Penny Day, buy yourself a treat!

Have you ever gone to a salt water taffy shop at the beach, and watched a machine pull taffy? Today is Taffy Day, so enjoy a chewy treat, while you watch a taffy pulling video online. It’s mesmerizing to watch the candy spin and stretch and spin and stretch and spin and stretch.

What would you like to do today? Travel to a new place, or fill a cooler with food for a picnic? Do both, for Road Trip Day and Cooler Day! Don’t forget, Friday is also Don’t Fry Day. Make sure you use sunblock if you spend time in the sun, so you don’t fry!

David Rush has set more than 250 world records, including most records held at the same time. He beat one of his own records, for most water moved by the hands in 30 seconds. He scooped 1.3 gallons of water from a tub with his hands, and transferred it into a pitcher.