National Geographic Kids magazine - the perfect balance between learning and fun! A must-have for children ages 6 and up. Each issue is packed with colorful photos, games, puzzles, fun features and facts about animals, science, technology, and more.
CHECK OUT THE BOOK! BOLTS OF LIGHTNING CAN SHOOT OUT OF AN ERUPTING VOLCANO. Wedding gowns have been made out of toilet paper. The 22 SMALLEST U.S. states could all fit inside ALASKA. The world’s LARGEST milkshake was 6,000 gallons—enough to fill more than 100 bathtubs. HAWAII IS MOVING ABOUT 3 INCHES CLOSER TO JAPAN EVERY YEAR. A SLINKY COULD STRETCH FROM A SIXTH - FLOOR WINDOW TO THE GROUND. A 5,000-YEAR-OLD piece of CHEWING GUM was discovered in Finland. A stack of a billion dollar bills weighs more than 15 Army tanks.…
WHO SAYS YOU CAN’T DANCE IF YOU HAVE TWO LEFT FEET? DANCING DOGS What’s got 32 legs, a lot of hair, and some serious moves? A conga line of eight dogs! Alexa Lauenburger holds the record for the most dogs in a conga line after teaching eight of her four-legged friends—Sally (at front), Jennifer, Katy, Emma, Nala, Sabrina, Maya, and Specki—to do the trick. Somehow, we don’t think cats would be as easy to train. EGG-CELLENT EATER Think she saved room for dessert? Leah Shutkever holds the record for the fastest time to eat three pickled eggs, finishing them all in 7.8 seconds, or about three seconds per egg. Shutkever’s not a picky eater—she also holds the records for the fastest time to eat a burrito and the fastest time…
NAME Bobbi FAVORITE ACTIVITY Exploring underwater caves that start in the bathroom FAVORITE TOY Wadded-up toilet paper PET PEEVE Flushing I THINK THE GOLDFISH WILL BE VERY HAPPY IN THIS NEW BOWL. I’d better lIck thIs to make sure It’s OK for them to eat. NAME Franklin FAVORITE ACTIVITY Taste-testing meals for restaurant reviews FAVORITE TOY Rubber chicken PET PEEVE Frozen dinners WHAT CAN I SAY? I THOUGHT I WOULD FIT. NAME Zara FAVORITE ACTIVITY Performing contortions at the circus FAVORITE TOY Hula hoop to leap through PET PEEVE Tiny dogs THE DOG DID IT. NAME Ishmael FAVORITE ACTIVITY Tracking dirt from potted plants through the house FAVORITE TOY Dust bunnies PET PEEVE Brooms…
7 drool-worthy facts about flavor 1 A cherpumple is a holiday dessert where a cherry, a pumpkin, and an apple pie are baked into a three-layer cake. 2 Scientists think that kids might crave sugar more during growth spurts. 3 During a banana shortage in Britain during World War II, people made “mock bananas” from parsnips, sugar, and banana flavoring. 4 Celery used to be a popular flavor of Jell-O. 5 Ants prefer salty foods over sugary ones. 6 According to one study, flying on a plane numbs your taste buds and reduces your ability to taste by about 30 percent. 7 The Carolina Reaper pepper can be up to 880 times hotter than a jalapeño.…
CHECK OUT THE BOOK! 1 PICTURE PATH A group of neighbors worked with city officials, professional tile masons, and mosaic artists to decorate the 16th Avenue steps in San Francisco, California. Their artwork covers 163 steps in a sea-to-sky theme, flowing from marine life at the stairway’s base to birds, leaves, and stars at the top. 2 STEP BACK IN TIME Each wall of India’s ancient Chand Baori is crisscrossed with steps—about 3,500 in total—that once made it easy for people coming from all directions to quench their thirst at the well at the bottom. 3 GRAND ASCENT Rumor has it that author J.K. Rowling found some of her Harry Potter inspiration from the Lello and Irmão bookstore in Porto, Portugal, which she visited a lot while working in the…
HOME IS WHERE THE SHELL IS Next time you see a shell on the beach, leave it there — it could be an animal’s home! Mu ko Lanta Marine National Park, Thailand At first, hermit crabs thought this beach was claw-some. Tens of thousands of land hermit crabs swarmed the sand after tourists disappeared during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. But soon the crabs were in trouble. “Hermit crabs can’t create their own shells,” zoologist Niki Khan says. “So they use leftover shells from sea snails.” But with so many hermit crabs skittering on the beach, sea-snail shells became scarce. Plus, visitors had taken shells from the beach as souvenirs. So some hermit crabs were using plastic and other trash to protect themselves. That’s when park rangers and local residents came…
