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Olympic Mindset

February 18, 2026

Top athletes from all around the world are competing at the Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. Many of them spoke with TIME ahead of and during the Games. Here’s a compilation of quotes from those interviews. They offer a glimpse…

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Star Power: Penelope Jordan

February 13, 2026

Meet 10-year-old Service Star Penelope Jordan. She opened a lemonade stand to raise money for Columbus House, a New Haven, Connecticut, nonprofit group that serves people facing homelessness. She’s raised more than $20,000 so far. TFK Kid Reporter Vicky Sun…

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A TIME for Kids book titled Amazing Athletes appears next to large text reading “Book Bites,” with illustrated sports balls like a basketball, football, baseball, tennis ball, and soccer ball.

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Book Bites: Amazing Athletes

February 12, 2026

These facts come from the pages of TIME for Kids books, which help curious kids learn more about their favorite topics. With the 2026 Winter Olympics underway, let’s dive into some cool facts about athletes. LEBRON JAMES is widely regarded…

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Bright lights shine over a large stadium during an Olympic ceremony, with the Olympic rings glowing above the stage.

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Olympic Moments

February 11, 2026

The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games officially began on February 6, with an elaborate opening ceremony that lasted nearly three hours. It took place in Milan, the second most populous city in Italy. Athletes from each participating country marched,…

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On the left, the book cover Blurmp: A Blurmp in Time shows cartoon characters popping out of a box. On the right, an author wearing glasses smiles at the camera, with a TIME for Kids Kid Reporter badge in the corner.

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Time-Traveling Feline

February 10, 2026

TFK Kid Reporter Marvin Pierre read A Blurmp in Time and interviewed Jim Benton, its author. Read Marvin’s thoughts below. Jim Benton is an author and illustrator known for his humor, expressive drawings, and silly characters. His books include a…

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Ant Expert

February 9, 2026

TFK Kid Reporter Dylan Patel is an ant enthusiast. He traveled to the California Academy of Sciences, in San Francisco, to speak with entomologist Brian Fisher. Here, Dylan shares what he learned about a career devoted to studying insects. Brian…

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Mission: Raise Money

February 6, 2026

Join a community of kids who are making the world a better and brighter place. TFK Service Stars know that even the smallest actions can make a big impact. Mission of the Month It’s fun to find creative ways to…

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Flying to the Finish

February 6, 2026

A 16-year-old runner from New Zealand has set a world record. On January 31, Sam Ruthe ran a mile in 3:48.88 (three minutes and just under 49 seconds). The race took place in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the fastest mile…

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Winning Books

February 6, 2026

Got any great book recommendations? The American Library Association (ALA) does. Last month, the organization gave out awards. Two of the biggest were the John Newbery Medal and the Randolph Caldecott Medal. The Newbery is for the most outstanding contribution…

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An athlete wearing a blue racing suit adjusts an armband with the Olympic rings and an American flag.

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Get Ready

February 6, 2026

Erin Jackson, a speed skater with Team USA, slips on an Olympic arm band for a February 2 training session in Milan, Italy. The Winter Olympics began February 6…

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Six More Weeks?!

February 5, 2026

A groundhog saw the future on February 2. Punxsutawney Phil is the mascot of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, in Gobbler’s Knob, Pennsylvania. His handlers declared his “prediction” in front of a crowd of thousands: six more weeks of wintry weather…

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Two archaeologists wearing gloves examine a carved stone wall inside an ancient tomb surrounded by excavation stones.

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Zapotec Tomb

February 5, 2026

A 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb has been found in Southern Mexico. The Zapotec are an Indigenous people. On January 30, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, called the tomb “the most significant archaeological discovery of the last decade in Mexico.” It contains complex…

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A group of NASA astronauts in blue flight suits pose together behind large red letters spelling “NASA.”

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Space School

February 5, 2026

Imagine traveling to space. What skills would you need? You’d need to know how to fly your spacecraft. You’d need to know how to stay healthy in orbit, too. NASA astronauts must learn these skills and others. They complete the…

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Good Goals

February 4, 2026

Jack Leandro loves ice hockey. “He was pretty much born in the rink,” his mom, Lyndsey, told TIME for Kids. As a baby, Jack watched his dad and grandfather play. He was on the ice by age 2. Jack lives…

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Star Power: Joshua Conger

January 30, 2026

Meet Service Star Joshua Conger, 14. He started Joshua’s Joyful Giving, an organization that donates toys to kids receiving treatment at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County, in California. TFK reader Vera So spoke with Joshua about his efforts. What…

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A group of skiers wearing numbered race bibs climb uphill on skis, using poles to move across a snowy mountain slope.

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What Is Skimo?

January 29, 2026

When you think of skiing, you probably picture going downhill. But the sport of skimo, short for ski mountaineering, involves going uphill, too. It’s the only new sport at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Skimo is an emerging sport, with competitions…

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A colorful graphic shows a TIME for Kids book called “Big Cats, Small Cats” next to the text “Book Bites,” in yellow with a purple ball of yarn under it.

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Book Bites: Big Cats, Small Cats

January 29, 2026

These facts come from the pages of TIME for Kids books, which help curious kids learn more about their favorite topics. Dig your claws into these fun facts about cats! The TIGER is the world’s biggest cat. It can weigh…

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