Kids News - Fun Articles

Tony Hawk would have never in his wildest dreams imagined that he would ever be allowed to skateboard inside the White House - But anything is possible with a sports fan like President Obama, residing there....

A mischievous blackbird in San Francisco's financial district is making headlines all over the world. That's because 'Swoops' has made it a habit of attacking unsuspecting pedestrians on their way to work....

On June 13th, a record crowd of 1,000 people gathered on the lawns of the Bottle House Inn in the West Dorset village of Marshwood, England to watch the annual 'Stinging Nettle Eating' competition....

In the movie 'Bedtime Stories', Adam Sandler was treated with a yummy gumballs treat by the skies. However, the people in Japan are not as fortunate - There the skies are dishing out hundreds of . . . . . . . dead tadpoles!...

Kenji Kawakami has been inventing unusual things since he was a teenager. In high school, he built a cart-like device from salvaged scooter parts. While In college, he built a glider bicycle that didn't fly. However, his creative juices really got flowing in 1980, when he came up with the art of inventing un(usless) things....

While you may not need an excuse to eat a donut, you may need one to convince your parents - Here's a good one - It is National Donut Day!...

While humans have been able to train different breeds of horses and donkeys for riding, zebras have been almost impossible, thanks to their tendency to view every moving object as predators and panic. However, a former racehorse trainer in Dorset seems to have broken the trend with 14-month old Zebedee....

The Cadbury Chocolate Company in New Zealand hosts an annual competition entitled 'Unleash the Goo'. The rules of the contest are simple. Contestants have to purchase one or more Cadbury Creme Eggs, pick a fun way to unleash its 'goo' and film it....

The Wisconsin town of Fond-Du-Lac has been the victim of theft. However, this was not your ordinary thief looking for money or jewels, but someone dressed in a gorilla suit, trying to nab a $50 USD Styrofoam banana....