Kids News - Articles with 200-400 Words

At some point or another, we have all played and lost at Hangman, the fun game that involves one player thinking of a word, while the rest try to read his/her mind and guess, before the poor 'stick' man gets hanged. While a lot of words are difficult to figure out, there is apparently one, which is the hardest word of all - And, we guarantee you will never be able to guess what it is!...

Green cars have a come a long way -There are hybrids, pure electric cars and even those that run on biodiesel fuel. Now, there is the Imagine PS, a vehicle propelled by the ultimate green energy - Humans!...

While salad spinners, (those plastic bowls that 'spin' dry your leafy greens to keep them crisp), are useful kitchen tools, they are a one-trick pony. Now, two innovative girls have figured out a way to turn them into life-saving devices!...

Venus, the brightest natural object in our skies is aptly named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. However, behind the exquisite twinkle, lies an environment so hostile that the planet is often referred to as Earth's evil twin!...

For a foodie like me, the biggest reason to visit the newly opened Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando,is to buy the unusual candy and sample Harry's beverage of choice - Butterbeer!...

Nick Gjoka is probably the world's biggest E.T. fan. He has not only seen the movie numerous times, but also, has an E.T. memorabilia collection so large, that he has lost count of the number of items....

Ask any busy teenager to name one best friend, and the answer will be Pop-Tarts! There is nothing like popping a freshly toasted one in your mouth for that extra boost of sugar, especially after a long hard night of cramming for exams....

On August 5th, a large chunk of ice broke off from the Arctic's Petermann Glacier, creating a floating island that measures 100sq.miles or four times the size of Manhattan. While icebergs calving off the Northern Hemisphere's largest glacier is not an unusual event, it is the size that has aroused everyone's interest....

For most of us, even the sound of a buzzing bee is frightening enough - So you can only imagine how it must feel to have thousands of them hanging out on your face, hands and wherever else they can find an empty spot....