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Who’s Your Pick?

December 7, 2023

Every year, TIME magazine announces a Person of the Year. This recognition goes to someone who has had a lot of influence recently or who represents the year in some way. The title has gone to such people as Elon…

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TFK Press Club

Join the TFK Press Club!

December 7, 2023

Welcome to the TIME for Kids Press Club! We always love to hear from you. Let’s make it official! By joining the TFK Press Club, you'll become a Junior Journalist and be invited to share the stories that matter most…

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Squash It!

December 7, 2023

This past May, Joy Kochar and 10 other students from P.S. 124 gathered in Columbus Park, in New York City. They set up a table with lemonade, cookies, and origami figures for sale. The kids were hoping to raise money…

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Mission of the Month: Promote Wellness

December 7, 2023

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 We all struggle with health issues sometimes,…

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Our Resolutions

December 7, 2023

What resolutions are you making for 2024? We want to know how you’ll help the causes you care about. Fill in the prompt, and send us your answer at tfkeditors@time.com. Check out examples below from a few of our TFK…

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History

Pictures of 2023

December 7, 2023

This year, we planned a moon mission. Sports teams celebrated victories, and a king was crowned. In many ways, 2023 looked like years past. But look closer and you’ll see that familiar events can be extraordinary. NASA’s Artemis crew is…

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Time Off

Top Toys of 2023

December 6, 2023

The TIME Stamped shopping experts have put together a list of the best toys of 2023. Here are a few of our favorites. From new offerings by classic toy brands to innovative tools that let you build your own fun,…

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Good Reads

December 6, 2023

We asked TFK Kid Reporters to review some great books that readers might enjoy this season. Here’s what they had to say. Atana and the Firebird Atana is a mermaid who lives alone on an island. She has never…

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Technology

Tech Industry Shake-Up

December 1, 2023

Recently, the tech industry was shaken up. The CEO of OpenAI was fired over disagreements about how to safely build artificial intelligence. OpenAI is the company that created the chatbot ChatGPT. Sam Altman ran the company. But on November 17,…

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Arts

Word of the Year

December 1, 2023

Merriam-Webster has announced its 2023 word of the year: authentic. The dictionary publisher highlights a word every year. The selection is based on increased searches on the company’s website and on world events. One definition of authentic is “not false…

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World

Baby On Board

December 1, 2023

A Sumatran rhino was born on November 25 at Way Kambas National Park, in Indonesia. This species of rhino is critically endangered, with fewer than 50 animals l…

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Community

Kid of the Week: Luke Freishtat

November 30, 2023

What inspired you to hold one? I was born in Haiti. I was starving and malnourished before I was adopted. I don’t want anyone else to be in the position I was in. Kids in Haiti face lack of…

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Technology

Best Inventions of 2023

November 30, 2023

Every year, TIME magazine puts out its list of the year’s best inventions. Some of these help us solve problems. Others make life easier, or more fun. TIME for Kids features 10 of them here. Which one do you think…

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Wish Upon a Star

November 30, 2023

The magical new movie Wish celebrates Walt Disney’s 100th anniversary. It also reimagines what it means to “wish upon a star.” Asha is the movie’s sharp-witted and adventurous protagonist. She senses evil lurking in the Kingdom of Rosas, where…

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Trolls on a Roll

November 16, 2023

Poppy, Branch, and the gang are back, in Trolls Band Together, which hit theaters on November 17. In this third Trolls movie, Poppy and her boyfriend, Branch, team up with his old boy band to save his brother Floyd. The…

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A Right Turn?

November 10, 2023

San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and other cities are rethinking an old traffic law. With rising accident rates, many officials want to ban right turns at red lights. Since the 1970s, most cities in the United States have allowed drivers…

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United States

Hunger on the Rise

November 10, 2023

Millions of Americans cannot afford to buy enough food. That’s according to a recent report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). It found that the number of households facing food insecurity jumped to 17 million in 2022, from…

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