Category: Kids News Archive

People who steal packages from other people’s porches, sometimes get what they deserve. YouTuber Tom Mabe’s packages kept getting stolen, so he built a bait box. The fake package was filled with poop, and set to explode 40 seconds after it was moved. He recorded the thief throwing the box from his poop-splattered car!

Soap comes in scents that sound good enough to eat, like almond cookie, toasted coconut, or peppermint. Now you can also get Mountain Dew Body Wash Blast! Mountain Dew had photoshopped a picture as a joke 2 years ago, but so many people wanted it, that the soda-scented soap is now a reality!

Did you know there are cotton candy planets? They don’t exist in our Solar System, but they’ve been spotted around the Kepler 51 star. Also called super-puffs, the objects are very young planets that are the size of Jupiter, but with a light and airy density like cotton candy. They probably wouldn’t taste very good.

Today is Flashlight Day. Some flashlights have hand cranks, so you don’t need batteries! You can also use the flashlight on your phone, or a headlamp for hands-free exploring. It’s also Don’t Make Your Bed Day. With the time you save, write a tiny tale, for Short Story Day! Stories make great holiday presents.

Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. The sun’s maximum elevation will be at its lowest, meaning the period of darkness is longest. Starting tomorrow, the days will gradually get longer. In the Southern Hemisphere, it’s the summer solstice!

Santa’s not the only one who comes down chimneys. In Ohio, a family was surprised to see a squirrel behind the glass doors of their fireplace! The squirrel had scampered down their chimney. He escaped into the living room, and took a wild tour around the house, before being captured and released outside.

Andrew Taylor noticed his local park in New Zealand, was missing something very important. There were no good sticks for his dog to play with! He built a crate and filled it with nice-sized branches. The box was labeled, Stick Library, with a note to please return them. All the dogs love their library!

Have you ever had to share a bed, with someone who hogs all the covers? Simba has finally come up with a solution. The sleep technology company developed a rolling bed cover! The infinite duvet feeds through rollers under the bed, so when someone pulls the blanket, more comes out the other side!

Star Wars fans are excited. The newest Star Wars movie, The Rise of Skywalker, opens in cinemas today! The first movie came out in 1977, so kids today are lucky. Instead of waiting 42 years to see all 9 episodes of the Skywalker Saga, they can go to a marathon and watch them all at once!

Today is Ugly Christmas Sweater Day, but it’s more like, Awesome Christmas Sweater! You can buy sweaters with a dinosaur under a disco ball, a UFO with flashing lights, dancing cats, or even Darth Vader in a Santa hat! It’s also Go Caroling Day, so after you dress up, sing some songs with friends.