Category: Kids News Archive

Workers were doing some renovations at Montclair State University in New Jersey, when they heard the sound of breaking glass in the wall. They had discovered a bottle with a note in it! The original bricklayers, William Hanley and James Lennon, had written their names on the note 112 years ago, to leave their mark!

Tony Fisher decided it wasn’t a big enough challenge, to solve a Rubik’s cube. The British man created the world’s largest Rubik’s cube puzzle, that stands 6 feet 8 inches tall! He also holds the record for the smallest cube, at 5.5 mm tall. The giant cube does turn, but won’t be winning any speed records!

The government of West Java, in Indonesia, is trying a new approach to keep kids off their cell phones. They are giving baby chicks to students! The Mayor believes raising chicks will keep kids busy, and give them a sense of responsibility. The chicks that grow into the biggest chickens, will be awarded prizes.

A restaurant and bar in Portland Oregon, has another purpose. Fido’s Taphouse is a foster home for dogs! The restaurant helps find homes for pooches, that come from animal shelters that are too full. People can come in and play with the dogs, and adopt one if they find a new best friend!

Have you ever played a record on a jukebox? Today is Jukebox Day, so find a restaurant that has one, and pick a good song! Sometimes diners have jukeboxes, and they might have pies too. Today is Bavarian Cream Pie Day, so that should make it easy to choose a flavor!

After a week on the loose, a red panda has been returned to his home at a French zoo. He escaped during a snowfall, when branches fell into his enclosure and he used them to climb out. He was discovered in a garden miles away, but was unharmed by his adventure!

Peter and Minke van Wingerden live in the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, but that hasn’t stopped them from having a farm. They’ve built a 3-story floating farm on one of the city’s waterways! The farm doesn’t depend on roadways or take up land space, and it uses rainwater from the roof!

A stray dog in Ontario Canada, found 5 orphaned kittens out in the cold. She knew they needed help to survive, so the dog curled up around the kittens and kept them warm. A driver passing by spotted the group, and took them to a shelter. Now Serenity and her kittens will get forever homes!

If you live in Los Angeles, you can help make the world greener for free. The city is giving up to 7 young trees to residents, to plant in their yards. They have to agree to water the saplings once a week for the first 5 years, but the city supplies the stakes, ties, and fertilizer.

Today is Cake Day! Will you make one from scratch, and practice all your measuring skills? You could use a boxed cake mix instead, and add some special ingredients, like chocolate chips or raspberries. You can even buy a cake, and focus on the best part of this special occasion, which is eating cake!