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KOTY Nominee: Meet DJ Annie Red

January 19, 2022

Who will become Kid of the Year for 2021? The answer will be revealed on February 9 during a TV special on Nickelodeon. In the weeks leading up to the show, we’ll be introducing the top five nominees. Read on!…

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KOTY Nominee: Meet Orion

January 6, 2022

Who will become Kid of the Year for 2021? The answer will be revealed on February 9 during a TV special on Nickelodeon. In the weeks leading up to the show, we’ll be introducing the top five nominees. Read on!…

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KOTY Nominee: Meet Mina

December 30, 2021

Who will become Kid of the Year for 2021? The answer will be revealed on February 9 during a TV special on Nickelodeon. In the weeks leading up to the show, we’ll be introducing the top five nominees. Read on!…

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Sneak Peek: More Than Peach

November 6, 2021

Bellen Woodard is known as the world’s first crayon activist. In 2019, she started a brand of multicultural crayons called More than Peach. Last year, she was a top-five TIME Kid of the Year honoree, and she’s a 2021 TFK…

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Inspired Art

January 22, 2021

At first, November 25 seemed like an ordinary Wednesday for Tyler Gordon. But that changed when the 14-year-old artist received an unexpected phone call. Who was it? Kamala Harris, who was then vice president-elect of the United States. Days before…

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Best Inventions of 2020

December 28, 2020

Each year, TIME for Kids picks the coolest and most helpful new inventions. Kid of the Year Gitanjali Rao, 15, is an inventor. This year, we let her take the lead. Gitanjali selected these items from TIME’s list of the…

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TFK Kid Reporters: Meet Lauryn

September 14, 2021

Meet Lauryn Chew, one of the 10 outstanding kids selected to be a TFK Kid Reporter this school year. Lauryn is 13 years old and lives in Irvine, California. She loves to Rollerblade with her friends and do ballet. Lauryn…

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TFK Kid Reporters: Meet Donnell

September 21, 2020

Meet Donnell Meekins, one of the 10 outstanding kids selected to be a TFK Kid Reporter this school year. Donnell is 10 years old and lives in Carson, California. Donnell likes board games and playing the drums. As a TFK…

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TFK Kid Reporters: Meet Rory

September 8, 2020

Meet Rory Hu, one of the 10 outstanding kids selected to be a TFK Kid Reporter this school year. Rory is 10 years old and lives in Cupertino, California. She loves the musical Hamilton and hopes one day to interview…

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Power Up Online

October 23, 2025

Your career journey can take you anywhere you want to go, and power skills will help you along the way. Read about how people in four careers use power skills to get the job done. Then visit the Your Hot…

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Kid-Approved

December 8, 2021

Looking for a cool new book this season? TFK Kid Reporters read and reviewed some of the best books of the year. Barb the Last Berzerker: Book 1 Barb of Bailiwick is the last Berzerker of her generation. The rest…

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TFK Reads: Scaredy Cat

August 25, 2021

A summer day is the perfect time to chill out with a good book. TFK Kid Reporters have reviewed some of the hottest books of the season. Below, TFK Kid Reporter Donnell Meekins shares his thoughts on Scaredy Cat, by…

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Kids Report on COVID-19: Eshaan in Texas

March 18, 2020

We asked our team of TFK Kid Reporters for their perspective on the coronavirus pandemic. Here, TFK Kid Reporter Eshaan Mani, from Houston, Texas, shares his thoughts. “Coronavirus Declared a Pandemic, Says World Health Organization.” These words flashed across my…

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Environment

Kid Heroes for the Planet

April 1, 2022

We celebrate Earth Day each year on April 22. It’s a day to do the planet some good. But many people work hard year-round to protect the Earth, including young people like you. Read about these incredible Kid Heroes for…

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A New View

March 22, 2019

In the first 13 books of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, readers have gotten to know Greg Heffley, the hero and narrator. He’s a goofball who gets into trouble a lot. But the latest addition to the series…

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Kid Reporter Alumni Spotlight: Eshaan Mani

February 23, 2026

Each year since 2000, our editors have selected a team of students to report for TIME for Kids. That’s more than 250 kids who’ve joined our crew! And nothing brings us more joy than seeing former TFK Kid Reporters pursue…

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Comic Craze!

March 20, 2020

When Raina Telgemeier was a kid in the 1980s, she fell in love with comics. “They were the perfect combination of all the things I liked: characters and stories and humor and artwork,” she told TIME for Kids. But she…

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Content featured on Service Stars Two kids wearing winter gear stand on a frozen lake. One holds a fishing rod, the other drill with an ice auger.

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Gone Fishing

March 5, 2026

Two summers ago, while fishing on Lake Minnetonka, in Minnesota, Vick Tan caught a five-pound largemouth bass. That’s a big fish. Pulling it out of the water “was an incredible experience,” Vick, now 16, told TIME for Kids. He says…

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Step into Another World

September 19, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Vicky Sun read The Library of Unruly Treasures and interviewed its author, Jeanne Birdsall. Read Vicky’s thoughts below. In The Library of Unruly Treasures, a bold 11-year-old named Gwen MacKinnon goes to stay with her Uncle Matthew…

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Seeking the Truth

October 18, 2024

TFK Kid Reporter Milo Bhushan read A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall and interviewed its author, Jasmine Warga. Read Milo’s thoughts below. Ever since Rami Ahmed started sixth grade, he’s felt invisible. Having no friends to hang out with,…

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