David Archuleta US WeeklyDavid Archuleta and the other contestants were featured in a recent US Weekly article titled “Before they were idols.”

Today they’re wowing millions On Fox’s ‘American Idol,’ but the top 12 were once just kids making music - and mischief.

“I love to play outside,” says Archuleta (age 5 at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA, with, from the left, cousin Chason, mom Lupe Archuleta, brother Daniel and sister Claudia). “I’d catch bugs, ducks, frogs, and snakes.”