Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
— Pablo Picasso
Just because children possess less knowledge of how the world works, that doesn’t mean they can’t have ideas for practical and useful inventions. In fact, many people believe that children are capable of being particularly creative for the simple reason that they don’t yet know how difficult many things are, and are therefore able to imagine much more than adults. In fact, there are plenty of things we enjoy on an everyday basis that were invented by children or teenagers. And if their creativity doesn’t deserve recognition, what does? Kid Inventors’ Day is the day we celebrate all the kids who dared to defy the world and come up with better solutions than all of the adults before them.
Kid Inventors’ Day was created several years ago by people who wanted to celebrate the achievements of the youngest inventors as well as encourage more children to be creative. The date chosen to celebrate this day, January 17th, was no accident—it is the anniversary of renowned polymath, politician and child inventor Benjamin Franklin’s birthday. Due to his countless other achievements, many people don’t know that when Franklin was just 12 years old, he invented the world’s first swim flippers, making him a great role model for every child who dreams of making something nobody has ever seen before. Over the centuries, other children have invented many other things we continue to use today, such as popsicles (a very tasty accident!), the trampoline and ear muffs. Perhaps one of the most impressive things invented by a child is the language of the blind now used the world over, Braille. Louis Braille, its inventor, lost his vision in a tragic accident at age 3 and spent his early teen years developing his new language while studying at The National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris. Almost 200 years later, American teen Ryan Patterson also improved the lives of the disabled when he invented a glove with special sensors that translates the hand motions of American Sign Language into written words on a digital display.
If you have children, Kid Inventors’ Day could easily turn out to be one of the most educational and at the same time fun days you’ve ever spent together. Children’s minds are yet unlimited by the knowledge of what’s possible and what’s not, and as sometimes just believing that something is possible is enough to make it so, you may be truly astounded at the ideas your children come up with.
However you decide to spend this day, be sure to raise awareness about how much children can achieve and encourage them to reach for the stars!
thanks for the vintage pics, helen
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (verb) To conciliate (an offended power). | ||
| Synonyms: | appease | ||
| Usage: | After his grave sin, he tried to propitiate the gods with a sacrifice. | ||
Idiom of the Day
hold the ring— To monitor or control a conflict or dispute, especially in a neutral or uninvolved manner. Primarily heard in UK. |
History
Popeye Makes His Debut in the Thimble Theater Comic Strip (1929)
Popeye, the popular cartoon character who turns from sailor to strongman with a few swallows of spinach, started out as a minor character in the Thimble Theater comic strip. In its early days, the strip starred Olive Oyl and her boyfriend, Ham Gravy. However, after cartoonist E.C. Segar introduced Popeye, he became so popular that his role was expanded, and he soon replaced Ham as Olive's love interest.
Mack Sennett (1880)
| Sennett was an American movie director, considered the father of slapstick comedy in film. After directing comedies under the tutelage of D.W. Griffith, he left to form his own Keystone Company and produced the first American feature-length comedy, Tillie's Punctured Romance, in 1914. He made more than 1,000 comedy shorts, often featuring the wild antics of the Keystone Kops, and received a special Academy Award in 1937. |
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the year's first event in the Grand Slam of tennis. It is played on synthetic hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, and known officially as the Australian Championships. The championship for men began in 1905, and the women's championship in 1922. The matches became an "open" (to both amateurs and professionals) in 1969. Margaret Smith Court, an Australian known for her powerful serve and volley, is the all-time champion in the women's division of the open; she won the title 11 times between 1960 and 1973.
New 'Skywalker' Ape Species Will Need Jedi Powers to Survive
There's a new jungle Jedi out there. Scientists who discovered a new primate, which lives in eastern Myanmar and southwestern China, are such big Star Wars fans, they named the ape after Luke Skywalker.
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1773 - Captain Cook's Resolution became the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle.
1806 - James Madison Randolph, grandson of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, was the first child born in the White House.
1871 - Andrew S. Hallidie received a patent for a cable car system.
1905 - Punchboards were patented by a manufacturing firm in Chicago, IL.
1912 - English explorer Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole. Norwegian Roald Amundsen had beaten him there by one month. Scott and his party died during the return trip.
1945 - Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg disappeared in Hungary while in Soviet custody. Wallenberg was credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews.
1966 - NBC ordered 32 episodes of "The Monkees" for its upcoming fall schedule.
1972 - Highway 51 South in Memphis, TN, was renamed Elvis Presley Blvd.
1985 - Leonard Nimoy got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1997 - A court in Ireland granted the first divorce in the Roman Catholic country's history.
DAILY SQU-EEK
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2. News - the Other Day: January 15
Burt Reynolds to auction replica 'Smokey and the Bandit' Trans-Am
3. patty's son in law writes a wonderful and thoughtful music blog that is a bit off the beaten track. This man sure can write as well as dance, sing, and ponder life. It is a joy to share the world with this poet-philosopher for whom music does far more than just fill the soundscape.
Pictures of the day
Cypresses at Cagnes, an oil painting on canvas by the French neo-impressionist Henri-Edmond Cross. Cross (1856–1910) played an important role in shaping the second phase of the Neo-Impressionist movement. His later works, using broad, blocky brushstrokes with small areas of exposed bare canvas between the strokes, have been cited as precursors to Fauvism and Cubism.
The Incredible Vertical Forest Residential Towers in Milan, Italy
The award winning towers designed by Boeri Studio feature 900 trees and over 2,000 plants
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Heart Fingerless Mittens pattern by Wasel Wasel
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Spring Morning Baby Cardigan
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Women's Ribbed Hat
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Heart and Sole Slippers
RECIPE
CROCKPOT RECIPE
Cheesy Slow-Cooker Tortellini Soup
SWEETS
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... paper dolls
PUZZLE
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CLEVER
EYE OPENER
LATER, GATOR! :-)
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