An Inside Look at What Today's Kids Like

It's important to keep up with what today's kids like. It not only gives you insight into their world but also what they like and engage with.

Here is a list of kid-nominated entries for the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards.

I would encourage you to print this out and give it to your leaders who serve in the elementary grades. These can be great talking points for your volunteers to engage kids with.

When you show kids that you care enough about them to enter their world, it will open their heart to hear what you have to say.

This is not an endorsement of the people on this list but is simply an insight into what kids like.

TELEVISION

FAVORITE KIDS TV SHOW Are You Afraid of the Dark? Danger Force High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Raven’s Home

That Girl Lay Lay The Baby-Sitters Club

FAVORITE FAMILY TV SHOW Cobra Kai iCarly Marvel Studios’ Loki Marvel Studios’ WandaVision The Flash Young Sheldon

FAVORITE REALITY SHOW American Idol Kids Baking Championship LEGO Masters America’s Got Talent The Masked Singer Wipeout

FAVORITE CARTOON Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Looney Tunes Cartoons SpongeBob SquarePants Teen Titans Go! The Loud House The Smurfs

FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR (KIDS) Havan Flores (Chapa / Volt, Danger Force) Malia Baker (Mary Anne Spier, The Baby-Sitters Club | Gabby Lewis, Are You Afraid of the Dark?) Olivia Rodrigo (Nini, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) Raven-Symoné (Raven Baxter, Raven’s Home) Sofia Wylie (Gina, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) That Girl Lay Lay (Lay Lay, That Girl Lay Lay)

FAVORITE MALE TV STAR (KIDS) Bryce Gheisar (Elliott Combes, The Astronauts | Luke McCoy, Are You Afraid of the Dark?) Cooper Barnes (Ray Manchester / Captain Man, Danger Force) Joshua Bassett (Ricky, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) Luca Luhan (Bose / Brainstorm, Danger Force) Raphael Alejandro (Matteo Silva, Bunk’d)

Young Dylan (Young Dylan, Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan)

FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR (FAMILY) Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch, Marvel Studios’ WandaVision) Hailee Steinfeld (Kate Bishop, Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye) Mary Mouser (Samantha LaRusso, Cobra Kai) Miranda Cosgrove (Carly Shay, iCarly) Peyton List (Tory Nichols, Cobra Kai) Yara Shahidi (Zoey Johnson, Black-ish, Grown-ish)

FAVORITE MALE TV STAR (FAMILY) Iain Armitage (Sheldon Cooper, Young Sheldon) Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton / Hawkeye, Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye) Jerry Trainor (Spencer Shay, iCarly) Nathan Kress (Freddie Benson, iCarly) Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso, Cobra Kai)

Tom Hiddleston (Loki, Marvel Studios’ Loki)

FILM

FAVORITE MOVIE Cinderella Clifford the Big Red Dog Disney’s Jungle Cruise Space Jam: A New Legacy Spider-Man: No Way Home Tom & Jerry: The Movie

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS Angelina Jolie (Thena, Marvel Studios’ Eternals) Camila Cabello (Cinderella, Cinderella) Emily Blunt (Lily Houghton, Disney’s Jungle Cruise) Emma Stone (Estella / Cruella, Disney’s Cruella) Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, Marvel Studios’ Black Widow) Zendaya (MJ, Spider-Man: No Way Home | Chani, Dune)

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR Dwayne Johnson (Frank Wolff, Disney’s Jungle Cruise | John Hartley, Red Notice) John Cena (Jakob Toretto, F9: The Fast Saga) LeBron James (LeBron James, Space Jam: A New Legacy) Ryan Reynolds (Guy, Free Guy | Nolan Booth, Red Notice) Tom Holland (Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Spider-Man: No Way Home) Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto, F9: The Fast Saga)

FAVORITE ANIMATED MOVIE Disney and Pixar’s Luca Disney’s Encanto PAW Patrol: The Movie Sing 2 The Boss Baby: Family Business The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

FAVORITE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE Awkwafina (Otto, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Sisu, Raya and the Last Dragon) Charlize Theron (Morticia Addams, The Addams Family 2) Keanu Reeves (Sage, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run) Reese Witherspoon (Rosita, Sing 2) Scarlett Johansson (Ash, Sing 2) Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run)

MUSIC

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST Adele Ariana Grande Billie Eilish Cardi B Lady Gaga Taylor Swift

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST

Bruno Mars Drake Ed Sheeran Justin Bieber Shawn Mendes The Weeknd

FAVORITE MUSIC GROUP Black Eyed Peas BTS Florida Georgia Line Jonas Brothers Maroon 5 Migos

FAVORITE MUSIC COLLABORATION “Beautiful Mistakes” — Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion “Best Friend” — Saweetie featuring Doja Cat

“Leave Before You Love Me” — Marshmello & Jonas Brothers “Rumors” — Lizzo featuring Cardi B “Save Your Tears” — The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “STAY” — The Kid LaROI & Justin Bieber

FAVORITE GLOBAL MUSIC STAR Adele (U.K.) Camilo (Latin America) Tones and I (Australia) Tems (Africa) BTS (Asia) Rosalía (Europe) Olivia Rodrigo (North America)

FAVORITE SONG “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” — Taylor Swift

“Bad Habits” — Ed Sheeran “Easy on Me” — Adele

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish “Take My Breath” — The Weeknd “Up” — Cardi B

FAVORITE BREAKOUT ARTIST Chlöe Glass Animals Jack Harlow Olivia Rodrigo Saweetie Walker Hayes

FAVORITE ALBUM

30 — Adele Certified Lover Boy — Drake Fearless (Taylor’s Version) — Taylor Swift Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish Justice — Justin Bieber Red (Taylor’s version) — Taylor Swift

OTHER CATEGORIES

FAVORITE MALE CREATOR Austin Creed Mr. Beast Ninja Ryan’s World Spencer X

Unspeakable

FAVORITE FEMALE CREATOR Addison Rae

Charli D’Amelio Emma Chamberlain Kids Diana Show

Lexi Rivera Miranda Sings

FAVORITE FEMALE SPORTS STAR Candace Parker Chloe Kim Naomi Osaka Sasha Banks Serena Williams Simone Biles

FAVORITE MALE SPORTS STAR Cristiano Ronaldo LeBron James Patrick Mahomes II Shaun White Stephen Curry Tom Brady

FAVORITE VIDEO GAME Brookhaven Minecraft

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