Kids News - Articles with 200-400 Words

Last week, workers at a Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig received the shock of their lives, when one of their submarines emerged with this astonishingly scary looking creature - One that very few people have ever had a chance to encounter....

For those of us living in the United States, Easter is not complete until we have munched on a few Peeps - the chick and bunny-shaped marshmallows that simply melt in the mouth. It is therefore not surprising that these gooey treats are celebrities of sort - ones that have their own competitions and art shows....

Easter Sunday means different things to different people. For some it means going to church, for others a visit from the Easter bunny, and, for the residents of it means getting ready for the Big Wheel Race!...

Looking for something fun to do this April Fools' Day ? Then check out your neighborhood for a Books2Eat event, an Edible Book Festival, where attendees, create, play and eat their books!...

Ever wonder what the world looks like from the eyes of a pint-sized toddler? Then you need to visit Moshi Moshi, a Japanese restaurant in San Francisco, California, and check out their latest exhibition of pictures, shot entirely by three-year old Ruby Ellenby....

After several months of grueling tests and trials, scientists have finally declared a winner in the search for the world's strongest insect -The Onthophagus Taurus, also known as, the male horned dung beetle, an insect that spends its entire life inside cattle dung!...

For the last two years, the coveted 'Smelliest Sneaker in America' award has been won by boys. In 2008, it was 15-year-old Benjamin Russell who took the honor, while in 2009 it went to seven-year-old Joshua Boothe. However, this year the tables have turned - not only is the winner a girl, but so is the runner-up!...

We humans have learned that bubble baths go a long way in soothing frazzled nerves and helping us relax. Now, a scientist from Harvard University in Cambridge, believes that giving our waters the same treatment, may have a similar effect on our Planet, and help stop or at least slow down global warming....

This Saturday, millions of people in 3,100 cities from 121 countries, all across the seven continents will switch off their lights for one hour, starting from 8.30-9.30pm local time, in honor of Earth Hour 2010....