A quarter of households in the United States own cats, but statistics show that Colorado families tend to lean more dog-friendly given the year-round sunshine and potential for outdoor companionship. According to the last US Census estimate, there are actually more dogs in Denver than there are children!
So which places are more cat-dominant? Cats are the top choice for pets in Indonesia, and France has twice as many pet cats as pet dogs. Read 70 Fun Fur Facts to learn more about pet ownership across the world.
Below are five more cat-themed things to teach your kids.
1. A silly joke.
Are you kitten' me? This purrfect cat joke will have you feline fine!
What is a cat's favorite color? Purrple.
2. A new vocabulary word.
Have you ever seen a cat wearing pajamas? I certainly have not. So why do people say, "the cat's pajamas?"
The cat's pajamas are not actual clothing items. Instead, the cat's pajamas is an idiom used to describe something outstanding. For example, you could say that a new, exciting movie is the cat's pajamas.
Read more about the origin of the cat's pajamas and other silly-sounding idioms. Then try using them in your next conversation.
3. A word puzzle.
To solve a rebus, consider not just the words but the placement, size, color, and quantity of everything within the box (and sometimes just outside the box!) when trying to decipher the puzzle.
4. A fun fact.
There are 166 words in the English language that start with "dog," whereas words starting with "cat" are approximately 2.6 times more common.
Did you know that there are 437 words in the English language that begin with "cat?" How many can you think of? Once you've named as many as you can, check out this full list of words that start with "cat."
5. Teach a personal discovery.
A grown cat can jump between five and eight times its height. To put that in perspective, that's the equivalent of you jumping from the ground up to the third floor! Want to learn the science behind what makes them excellent leapers? Read about how cats can jump so high and far from Daily Paws.
How high can you jump? The current Guinness World Record holder for the highest standing jump belongs to Christopher Spell who jumped 5 ft, 7 inches in 2021. Read about more than 1600 different jump records and see how you compare.
"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." – Albert Schweitzer.
