Kids

Back in October, Jimmy Kimmel asked parents to film themselves telling their kids that they ate all their Halloween candy and then upload the video to YouTube. The resulting prank became a viral hit. On Monday, Kimmel struck again, asking parents to give their kids terrible early Christmas gifts and then film the results.

Needless to say, the kids were not happy. But you will be when you see their cute reactions.

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While babies star in their share of adorable videos, the fun really starts when the young-ens grow up and learn to talk. Once they’re old enough to realize that a camera is on them, that’s when the cuteness meter really starts to go off the charts.

Here are ten of our favorite videos starring kids from 2011. Check them all out below and then vote for which one you think is the cutest. (For more on each video, click on the titles in blue.)

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A cute kid appropriately named Havoc (yes, that’s his real name) makes an epic mess in the family kitchen with cereal, milk and dry dog food.

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Okay, new fathers, pop quiz: it’s 2 a.m. and your infant hasn’t stopped crying for an hour. What do you do?

If you don’t know, maybe it’s time to enroll in baby boot camp.

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Parents upset about the education their children are receiving at the Notre-Dame de Caderot school in southern France didn’t merely hold meetings or complain to the school board.

Instead, they stormed the building and took several teachers and the school headmistress hostage.

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If you’re giving your kids breakfast cereal and thinking you’re doing a good thing, you may want to think again. According to a new report, some are no better feeding them cake and cookies.

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I was first introduced to "Elf on a Shelf" by Mike Scott at Scott's House of Flowers!  I don't have any children so I didn't buy one but the entire "Elf on a Shelf" phenomenon has exploded recently  and I wanted to find out if you have one or if you knew about them.

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Four-year-old Kanden Jones may not know the difference between taking a nap and blacking out, but he sure knows how to use an iPhone.

It was a guys’ day for the kid and his grandfather Carl Jones when the two were out deer hunting in the woods. When the worst happened — thankfully not a hunting disaster — Kanden was left with an unconscious grandpa.

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The bright lights, loud music and long lines can often keep autistic kids from engaging in a holiday ritual many children enjoy: an annual visit with Santa.

So one mall opened early last Sunday morning for some low-key “sensitive Santa” time.

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If you’re having a baby soon and want to avoid giving the child a name everyone else in his or her kindergarten class will have, you may want to check out BabyCenter’s list of this year’s most popular baby names.

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If you’re someone who wants your kids to know more about food — something we should all know more about — you’ll probably find a new app in development pretty interesting.

Taggie, the brainchild of recent Dutch design school graduate Niels van Hoof, uses your smartphone camera to scan a barcode of food items. It then launches a 3D augmented reality animation to give children a short, fun lesson about the food’s origin, growth process, and different varieties.

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The latest numbers show about eight percent of American kids drop out of high school before graduating. Want to keep your kids from becoming a statistic? Then pay attention to how they do in the sixth grade.

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