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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…
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) in a race in Boston, Massachusetts. It’s the fastest mile ever by…
Got any great book recommendations? The American Library Association (ALA) does. Last month, the organization gave out two highly anticipated awards. The John Newbery Medal is for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature. It was awarded to All the…
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…
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…
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…
If you traveled to space tomorrow, what skills would you need? You’d need to know how to operate your spacecraft. You’d need to know how to stay healthy in orbit. You’d need to know how to conduct a spacewalk. NASA…
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. By age 2, he was on the ice. He learned…
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…
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…
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…
TFK Kid Reporter Hanming Wang read The Road from Nowhere and interviewed its author, Avi. Read Hanming’s thoughts below. In his newest book, award-winning author Avi transports readers to a tiny silver-mining town in 1893. The Road from Nowhere takes…
Some people who decide to get a dog or cat rescue their new pet from an animal shelter. The animal might come from far away—even another country. Vijay Bissoondutt is the manager of the Humane Society of the BVI, an…
Researchers say a series of handprints on a cave wall on the island of Sulawesi, in Indonesia, may be the oldest rock art ever found. The prints were likely made more than 67,000 years ago. Other cave art found in…
Heavy snow and dangerous cold blasted the United States earlier this month. The chill impacted states as far south as Georgia and Florida. In the Midwest, heavy snow affected travel. Beginning January 17, parts of Ohio saw a series of…
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket arrives at its launch pad on Merritt Island, Florida, on January 17. The rocket is expected to take off for the moo…
Michaela Benthaus is an engineer from Germany. On December 20, she became the first wheelchair user in space. Benthaus rode aboard a Blue Origin capsule rocket with five other passengers. The capsule blasted off from Van Horn, Texas. It carried…
On January 15, NASA completed its first medical evacuation from space. Its SpaceX Crew-11 mission ended early when an astronaut had a medical issue that couldn’t be treated at the International Space Station. At a press conference, NASA administrator Jared…
Viaja por el antiguo Egipto. Aprende sobre los faraones poderosos y sus legados duraderos. Mira una estatua de 36 pies de altura de un antiguo rey. Descubre las maravillas de la Gran Pirámide de Guiza. Los visitantes pueden ahora verlo…
