Kids News - Fun Articles

Video game retailer, GameStop's Union Square store in Manhattan, was literally buzzing on Memorial Day weekend, thanks to some unusual customers - thousands of bees that swarmed the store's entrance!...

Why would grown men roll down a steep hill and risk all kinds of injuries? - For the 8-pound wheel of cheese of course! Welcome to the wacky cheese-rolling contest held every Memorial Day weekend in Gloucestershire, England....

Has your younger brother or sister ever clicked away aimlessly on the computer, and accidently lost your carefully typed homework? Well then, you will be able to relate to three-year old Pipi Quinlan, who recently did that - except in her case, she ended up being the proud owner of a Kobelco Earth Digger!...

Fin Keleher, knew exactly what he wanted for his eleventh birthday - An entry in the Guinness Book of Records. And it seems that the determined youngster might have achieved his dream, by placing more live snails on his face, than anyone else in the world....

On May 20th, soldiers from the Royal Welsh Army unit based in Chester, gathered to honor one of their own - Billy a nine-year old Kashmir goat, who retired after seven years of selfless service with the unit....

When Japanese Astronaut, Koichi Wakata left for space in March, one of the fun experiments he had planned to conduct was to try flying on a magic carpet. Earlier this week, this fun-loving astronaut put up a show that would have made even Aladdin proud!...

Yesterday, over 65,000 'runners' got together to participate in what has been described as the wackiest race in the world - an appropriate description, when the starting line comprises of a team of elite international runners and a man in a hot pink gorilla suit!...

On May 9th and 10th, over 55,000 spectators gathered at the Marina in San Diego, to watch 15 of the world's best pilots navigate though obstacles in fast, lightweight planes at speeds of up to 270mph, in a quest to win the Red Bull Air Race Championships....

12-year old Harry Willsher from Billericcay, Essex has just landed every kid's dream job. He has been appointed chief 'taster' for candy manufacturer Swizzles Matlow - Yes that means he (and his three siblings), will the first one(s) to taste and opine on all new candy the company is planning to introduce....