Excuse Me, Do You Happen to Know ZEE Time?

Ever feel like that around the end of October it seems like you're slowly getting shortchanged on your outdoor after school playtime because it's getting dark outside earlier and earlier? Well it's not just your imagination, there really is a difference between Summertime and Wintertime, and it's all due to something called Daylight Saving Time.

It all started way back in 1784 when one of the founding fathers of the United States - Benjamin Franklin wrote a funny essay (see - adults still have to write essays too) about when he took a trip to Paris and noticed how the people there never seemed to get to work before noon, and that giving them an extra hour to enjoy the daylight during the summer months would help make them a lot happier when they got done working. He was just joking, but somebody would eventually take him seriously.

Flash forward to the year 1905 when an Englishman named William Willet realized that old Ben actually might have had a pretty good idea and he suggested it to his country's leaders as a way to save on energy costs. Today, over 70 different countries use Daylight Saving Time.

The best way to remember when to turn your clocks forward or back is this little phrase ' 'Fall back in the Fall and Spring Forward in the Spring.' One thing to keep in mind though, no matter what time of year it is, it's always a good time to enjoy a Zee Zee's snack.The main benefit of Daylight Saving Time is to help people get more daylight during summertime. We set the time on our clocks an hour ahead during those summer months to enjoy those beautiful summer nights just a little bit longer. It also helps save energy by helping people use less electricity for lights when they are most active.