Category: Kids News Archive

What would it be like, to be an astronaut on the SpaceX Crew Dragon? NASA has released an app called Rocket Science: Ride to Station, that lets you find out! Users can experience a takeoff on the Crew Dragon, or on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner. Choose your mission and crew, then head to the ISS.

Timothy Paule Jackson and Nicole Lindsey, had a great idea for all the vacant lots in Detroit Michigan. They gave the land to bees! Their organization, Detroit Hives, will transform places where houses and buildings were torn down, into bee paradises. The land will have flowers, gardens, and beehives, making it beautiful for everyone!

Working in an office might sound slightly boring, but if you’re lucky, your chair will spin really fast! Even better, you could replace your chair with a big bouncy yoga ball. But best of all, would be sitting on a dinosaur chair! The colorful brachiosaur’s long neck supports your back. I’d bring him home!

Just in case you haven’t turned on a TV, listened to a radio, or seen any ads on your computer, don’t forget to go buy gifts. It’s Shopping Reminder Day! Remember, making gifts for people is awesome, so maybe you only need glue. It’s also Play Day With Dad. Will you let him win?

Today is Blasé Day. The French word for jaded, being blasé about something means you’re unimpressed. Some dessert is just “meh”. A parfait is impressive, especially since it’s Parfait Day! That’s also a French word, meaning perfect. The dessert has layers of cream, fruit, nuts, yogurt, or anything else to make it perfectly delicious!

New research is showing great news for whales in the South Atlantic Ocean. At one point, the population of humpback whales in the area had dropped to only 450. Since whale-hunting was banned in the 19 80’s, the population has grown to around 25,000. That’s proof that with enough help and protection, endangered species can recover.

The Goddard Police Department in Kansas, apprehended an unlikely trio of friends. A camel, a cow, and a donkey were wandering down the road together! Police joked that they were halfway to a Nativity scene. Maybe 3 Wise Men will show up next! The animals were safely returned to the nearby Tanganyika Wildlife Park.

The next time you have a cough, try chocolate instead of cough medicine. Chocolate leaves a sticky coating in your throat, that protects the nerve endings that cause you to cough. The professors at Hogwarts recommended chocolate to Harry Potter, but it might make you feel better in real life also!

Have you seen pictures of the new Tesla Cybertruck? The electric vehicle is shaped like a trapezoid, and definitely unlike anything else on the road. Many people hate it, but others love the futuristic design. In a demonstration of its unbreakable windows, the windows broke. Oops! 146,000 people pre-ordered the stainless steel Cybertruck anyway!

Today is Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day. Have a talent show with your family and friends. No matter what your talent is, whether it’s playing an instrument or sport or video game, having loud burps or smelly farts, or making really tall piles of whipped cream from a can, be proud of your abilities!