Baby You Can Drive My…Balloons?
Maybe you’ve been to a party where a balloon artist twists long, skinny balloons into a dog, giraffe, or other crazy shape. Usually these squishy, bouncy animals use only 4-5 balloons total. But in...
View ArticleWords That Make You Cross-eyed
We like to build with Legos, blocks, bricks and stones. It turns out we can stack words, too. A crossword puzzle is a set of words that cross where they share the same letter, and you read clues to...
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Ride That Lobster!
When you draw a picture of some creature, wouldn’t it be cool if it could come to life and hang out with you? That’s just about what happened in this story from our fan Laurel P. When folks built a...
View ArticleYour Own Tie-Dyed Crayons
We all know some crayon colors are more popular than others. The blue and red get used over and over, while the burnt sienna might not have much work to do. But what can you do with all the leftover...
View ArticleChick-Tac-Toe
Have you ever played tic-tac-toe? You and another player fill in Xs and Os on a grid of 9 little squares, and the first person to fill in 3 Xs or Os in a straight line wins. Both kids and grown-ups can...
View ArticleJuggling Act
Have you ever tried to juggle? Maybe you’re already a pro at it, or maybe you’re wondering how jugglers can catch so many flying objects with just two hands. So here’s a number you’ll like to hear:...
View ArticleDouble-Trouble Jumprope
Jump rope is fun, but it’s tricky. Every time the rope whizzes at your feet, you have to hop over. Well, a group of girls from Ohio called the Firecrackers has jacked up jumprope to a whole new level....
View ArticleWaterslide for Ducks
Everyone loves a great waterslide: it’s fun to swoosh down and make a giant splash at the bottom. But why should we humans have all the fun? Ducks love water — and it turns out they love water slides,...
View ArticleA Surprise Inside a Surprise Inside a…
Have you ever seen those little wooden dolls that split open to show another little doll inside, then another inside that one? Ever wonder what they’re called? They’re matryoshka dolls, which were...
View ArticleGoing Slideways
When cavemen invented the wheel thousands of years ago, it was probably wood or rock. It probably wasn’t a rubber tire full of air, and they probably didn’t use it to go sledding. That’s called inner...
View ArticleLast Piece of the Puzzle
Jigsaw puzzles can be easy or hard, and it all depends on three things. First, there are the shapes: If they all look the same, that’s harder than shapes that don’t match. Then there’s the number of...
View ArticleTricks of the Leg
It’s hard to look at that picture without feeling dizzy. How many people are out there? There are actually 8 women dancing on the stage, but each one is wearing an outfit that’s half white, half black....
View ArticleThe Great Pillow Fight
If you’ve ever been in a pillow fight, you know how great it feels to swing that soft, feathery pillow. And we love that “foomf” sound when the pillow thumps the other person. It turns out grown-ups...
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Pictures That Stick
It’s no fun being bored. But sometimes that’s when we have our best ideas. It looks like some people were bored at their job, so they stuck sticky notes onto the windows to make giant pictures. They...
View ArticleWho Invented Hopscotch?
Can you hop? Jumping up and down on just one leg isn’t easy. Even bunnies don’t “hop” for real: they really jump off both back feet. So hopping is the big challenge in the game hopscotch. More than...
View ArticleHow to Be a Juggler!
It’s International Juggler’s Day, a day all about the amazing act of juggling. It’s hard enough to catch a ball with one hand. But to toss a whole bunch of them into the air and catch them over and...
View ArticleNelly’s Nose
Dogs love people, and are happy to play just about any game with us. Usually they like to catch, fetch, or just chase us across the yard. But here’s a dog who likes a different game: balancing things...
View ArticleWe’re Real Rear Wheels – Say It 10 Times Fast!
Try saying “We’re real rear wheels” 10 times fast — or even just twice. Not so easy, huh? It’s a tongue twister, a set of words that’s tricky for your tongue to say, and gets trickier to say as you say...
View ArticleTry Not to Lose Your Marbles
Marbles are those pretty little glass balls that always roll under the couch, never to be seen again. But at the National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, NJ this week, marbles star in an exciting game....
View ArticleThe Wild World of Waterslides
One of the best summer treats is the waterslide: a slide with water running down it. The first park waterslide ever, built in 1923, was made of wood. Since then, we’ve gone bigger and better. The...
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