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Celebrate Leap Day on Thursday! 2/29/24
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🐸 WHY? What is leap year?
The Earth takes about 365.25 days to complete one orbit around the Sun, known as a solar year. However, our calendar typically considers a year to be 365 days long. To account for this discrepancy, we add an extra day to the calendar approximately every four years. This additional day is known as a leap day. In 2024, we celebrate Leap Year by adding a leap day to the end of February, our shortest month, on February 29th.
🐸 Leap Day Trivia
- Question: What is the term for someone born on Leap Day?
Answer: Someone born on Leap Day is called a “leapling” or a “leap year baby.” - Question: What is the approximate likelihood of being born on Leap Day?
Answer: The likelihood of being born on Leap Day is approximately 1 in 1,461 (or 0.068%). - Question: Which famous pirate is said to have died on Leap Day?
Answer: Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, is believed to have been killed on November 22, 1718, which corresponds to Leap Day in the Julian calendar. - Question: What is the name of the leap year system introduced by Julius Caesar?
Answer: The leap year system introduced by Julius Caesar is known as the Julian calendar. - Question: Which Roman emperor adjusted the leap year system to the one we use today? Answer: Emperor Augustus adjusted the leap year system to the one we use today, known as the Gregorian calendar.
🐸 7 Fun Ways to Celebrate Leap Day!
Here are seven simple ways to add some fun into your Leap Day in 2024!
- Create a Leap Day Meal: Decorate with frog-themed decorations, serve leap year-themed snacks and drinks. See on Amazon
- Try a Frog-Themed Game like the FROG BALANCE TREE GAME – In the first game, 2 or 4 people take turns to release frogs, if one side loses balance, it will fail. In the second game, the player places the little frog in a designated position based on the rolling of the dice, adding an opportunity element to the game. See on Amazon
- Dress up the kids in a special Leap Day T-shirt – See on Amazon
- Celebrate Leap Day with Frog Kisses! – See on Amazon
- Read “Sir Leaps-A-Lot Saves The Day” See on Amazon
- Play the Jumping Jack Game – One carrot will make Jack jump, but which carrot is it? See on Amazon
- Incorporate games or activities that involve jumping or leaping like the Pogo Stick for Toddlers! See on Amazon
🐸 Wishing you a FUN Leap Day 2024 🐸
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