Patrick Kampert

It's autumn, but you can still catch some rays. Put the sun's power to work and make a solar oven to bake up yummy snacks. To make the oven you'll...

Chicago kids Michael Perkins and DeWayne Warren act like old pros in the gritty PG-13 movie "Hardball," about a youth baseball team at a Chicago housing project. But before the...

"There's all that anxiety about your sophomore record, and I've been very, very pleased," she tells KidNews. "My dreams continue to come more true every day, and that's what my...

Mattel is hoping that wizard wannabes will turn the quest for the new Harry Potter Casting Stones into a bigger collecting craze than Pokemon cards. To become powerful wizards, kids...

On page 5, our experts reported on how the exhibits in the Chicago Children's Museum, the Field Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry work for kids. But it's...

Chicago Bulls rookie Eddy Curry, 18, knows what it's like to be the new kid. The first-round draft pick has spent the summer training and getting to know his teammates....

Sunburn Here's a stinging stat: According to the American Academy of Dermatology, kids get 80 percent of their lifetime sun by age 18, and even a few bad sunburns during...

Got some time on your hands? Celebrate the dog days of summer by chilling with a canine friend. Pick a shady spot and teach an old dog (or pup) a...

Anne Hathaway knows she has a royal deal going. She's not only a college student-- she's a movie princess. Hathaway plays the lead role of Mia in Disney's "The Princess...

Billy Gilman says the last thing he wanted to be was a one-hit wonder. Luckily, the 13-year-old singer doesn't have to worry. His second album, "Dare to Dream," released in...