TIME for Kids

Japanese comedian Yasuko has drawn attention after purchasing a new item for a local children's cafeteria (kodomo shokudo), according to a Fukui Shimbun report. Fans reacted warmly online, commenting that it looked fun and lively, while Yasuko joked that she might come back in her spare time to help kids with their homework.

A runner completed a final easy training run two days before the Malmö Marathon. With a sick child at home, the run shifted to the evening after dinner rather than the usual morning routine, which the runner says rarely works well as a self-described morning person. Despite the timing change and running slightly faster than planned, the session went well ahead of the race in Malmö, Sweden.

A parenting roundup lists roughly five movies recommended for family viewing in October, aimed at parents looking for screen-time picks to share with their children during the month. The piece suggests titles suitable for kids and positions movie nights as an easy seasonal activity, drawing interest from families planning autumn entertainment.

A new fitness program is using videos to help children become more physically active and combat rising inactivity among young people. The initiative aims to make exercise more accessible and engaging for kids, particularly as screen time and sedentary lifestyles continue to raise health concerns. Details on where the program operates and who is behind it remain limited in initial coverage.

The children's channel Lucas & Friends is running a live broadcast of toddler learning content, combining nursery rhymes, kids songs, colors, numbers and first words. The continuous live format lets parents keep educational entertainment running for young children at any time, which is part of why the stream is drawing a wide global audience right now.

Robert E Kelly, the professor who became famous as 'BBC Dad' in 2017 when his children burst into his live BBC interview from South Korea, is back in the news as his kids are now grown. The family, including his wife Jung-a Kim who famously dived in to corral the children, remains a beloved internet memory, and people are reflecting on how much time has passed.

A viewer rewatched Don Bluth's 1982 animated film The Secret of NIMH for the first time since early childhood and reports it still holds up as genuinely unsettling, even for an adult. They say they enjoyed it more than expected, noting Mrs. Brisby's constant fearfulness felt relatable. It is a personal film-memory post rather than news.

LeBron James appeared on Good Morning America to talk about Halloween and promote his new children's book. The segment also highlighted additional spooky reads for young readers ahead of the holiday. The basketball star has been expanding his work into publishing with books aimed at kids.

A musician known as seanc has released a new track called Yorkshire on BandwagonFM, a music-sharing service popular with fediverse users. The track was recorded in 2014 after the artist listened to Radiohead's album Kid A for the first time, and he describes it as sounding 'pretty neat'. The release is a small independent share currently circulating among a niche music community.

Former Japan women's football captain Homare Sawa is drawing renewed attention for her comments on her fourth-grade daughter's international education. In an interview with AERA with Kids, Sawa said she wants her daughter to know the 'breadth of the world' that she experienced through her time in the United States, explaining her thinking on raising a child with a global outlook.

A Doc McStuffins exhibit is now on display at the Children's Museum of Atlanta, giving young visitors a chance to step into the world of the popular Disney Junior animated series about a toy doctor. The family attraction is drawing local interest as an outing option for parents of preschool-aged children in the Atlanta area.