Kids News - Fun Articles

On September 13th, children all over the World will celebrate Roald Dahl Day. Though this beloved children's author, who penned classics lie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, BFG and James and the Giant Peach, died 18 years ago, his books remain as popular among young readers today, as they were when first published....

It takes most suppliers years to convince supermarkets to carry their product. For Elsa Amiss it was a simple walk in the (duck) park. Yesterday, this entreprenuerial 10-year old won the 'Food Champion of The Year Award' for her fledgling duck egg business....

Elephants are such majestic and serious looking animals that one can never imagine them just frolicking and have a good old time. However, these pictures taken in Northern Kenya, shows that nellies like to have fun just like the rest of us....

Where is that remote? - Somehow those pesky remotes have a way of disappearing - under the sofa or rug or that blanket you snuggled into the last night. Fear not, as usual some brilliant scientists have come up with a way to make your life easier - change the television channel or volume by simply waving your hand!...

Eleven-year twins Gunner and Hunter Greer, are two happy sixth graders this week. They have just been declared winners of the 2008 INC. Magazine's 'Best Lemonade Stand Contest'. In addition to the fame, they also received a $1,000 USD Savings Bond and a Nintendo DS Game....

The small town of Hoschton in Northeast Georgia, is being invaded by scarecrows - about 4,800 of them to be exact. At least that was the final count when the deadline for making the mannequins passed at midnight on September 1st....

First there was Cinders, a pig, with a mud phobia, and now an Arctic Seal who hates ice and keeps trying to escape to the warm waters of the Mediterranean....

How do you modernize and add room to an old cruise ship? By sawing through the middle, adding a new module, and sealing it all back together. While it sounds almost impossible, this has already been done successfully on three cruise ships over the last four years....

Looking for a fun party idea? How about 'Dinner in the Sky ', with 22 of your closest friends. As the name indicates, it involves eating a meal suspended by a crane, as high as 164ft above the ground....