Joy Drop: A belated Happy Birthday to all the leap year babies

Friends, as we begin another month of 2024 (where did the time go?) I saw the cutest little post on X (formerly Twitter) about Leap Year babies.

The tiny infants known as "leaplings" are often given knitted frog-hats to celebrate their special arrival date. I love this and it brought such a smile to my face. Babies are precious and should be loved and protected. Less than 1 per cent of the world's population was born on Feb. 29. That's unique and simultaneously adorable.

The leap day babies are wearing little frog hats <a href="https://t.co/boIudBaYrv">pic.twitter.com/boIudBaYrv</a>

There's nothing more quintessentially Canadian than the Canadian Heritage moments. I love them and often talk about "burnt toast." They are produced by Historica Canada and the 60-second bilingual offerings are a fantastic way to teach history.

The latest one is about Norm Kwong. Kwong was the first Chinese professional football player in Canada. In my work, I write and tell stories about current athletes. It is really great to learn more about important sports history. Andrew Phung voiced the end of the public service announcement. 

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