The Journal of Nonsense

YouTube video by The Journal of Nonsense Are You Obsessed With Spaghetti?

Not sure if you like spaghetti or LIKE LIKE spaghetti? Take our handy-dandy quiz! youtube.com/shorts/GITTd... #nonsense #kids #magazine #spaghetti

YouTube video by The Journal of Nonsense Name These Waffles!

Is Janice a good name for a waffle?
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Tired of your kids telling you the same 3 jokes? Well, it's time for them to learn to write new ones! Ethan from The Journal of Nonsense is teaching kids how to write jokes! Come on out to Uptown Kid Lit on 9/7/25.

It's your kid's turn to challenge an illustrator to draw something weird, silly, or otherwise unusual! Leave your child's suggestions in the comments with their first name and age. If we pick your child's suggestion, you'll win a 3 month subscription to The Journal of Nonsense! #kidlit

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Complete this fact to make it total nonsense! Leave your answer in the comments. #kidlit #weather #thunderstorm

What's the best way to keep away mosquitos? Let us know in the comments. #kidlit #mosquitos #veryimportantsurvey

Have You seen this mountain?! #kidlit #mountains #sillygoose

Can’t wait to read it!

Celebrate pride month with this nonsense recipe! #kidlit #pride #rainbow #nonbinary

We've packed this issue with 127% of your recommended monthly amount of Nonsense. #silly #kidlit

Ugh! We spilled cheese on this joke. Can you figure out what it was supposed to say? #kidlit #cheesyjokes

What phrase is hidden in the white box? Leave your answer in the comments.

We didn't get to finish writing this flower fact, because we were busy watering ourselves to see if we'd grow. Help us out by leaving a comment to make it nonsense!

Read between the cheese to figure out this cheesy joke! #jokes #cheesyjokes #dadjokes #kidlit

To help everyone remember whether Memorial Day comes at the beginning or ending of the summer, we put together this easy-to-remember song. #MemorialDay #kidlit #frogs #otters #mnemonicdevices

Unlike other summer reading lists, our reading list includes only existing reads. #reading #kidlist #summerreading

Not sure if this quiz is fun? Take this quiz to find out. If you get 4 or more "yes" answers, this quiz is fun! #kidlit #silly #kids #quizzes

Can you spot the hidden bees? #hiddenobjects #puzzles #bees

Lenny the Aardvark (our social media manger) told us it's important to post every day to build an audience. We couldn't think of anything to post today. So, we made a video about how we couldn't think of anything to post. Enjoy!

We need your help naming that radish! Leave your suggestions in the comments. #kidslit #radishnames

Can you spot the difference? #puzzles #games #nonsense

This month's Nonsense Maker is Nick Fierro, a comedian who likes to draw human hands on photos of cats. And like the old saying goes, when life hands you photos of cats with human hands, you make a video with a catchy theme song.

Survey: What Happens to the Moon During The Day? Let us know your answer in the comments. #kidlit #moon #veryimportantsurvey

This Mother’s Day, don’t just make mom breakfast in bed. Make her breakfast that IS bed. Follow this simple recipe! #mothersday #recipes

Print out these coupons below and give them as a gift to the special maternal figure in your life (mom, stepmom, grandma, queen bee*.) But wait, there’s a twist! Mom gets to fill-in-the-blank on the coupons and you have to do whatever they say! #mothersday #kidlit

*only if you're a bee.

Let us know in the comments what you think this acronym stands for. Hint: It's not Annoying Monkey Vampires.

Is the bag of lentils giving you encouragement while you draw? At The Journal of Nonsense office, we have a can of kidney beans who reads us inspirational passages.

We asked for nonsense and you delivered! Thanks to Max (age 10) and Nelson (age 7) for sharing their Frank-Filling nonsense with us! #kidlit #Franks #silly #kids #magazines #hotdogs

We were too busy smelling the flowers to finish this ridiculous flower fact. Help us out by leaving a comment to make it nonsense!