Kids Alive! 30 March 2024

Illustrated by Philippa Martin

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Happy Easter, everybunny! Oops, we mean everybody! Are you eggs-cited about celebrating Easter this weekend? Do you have plenty of eggs-cellent chocolate eggs to tuck in to? Or maybe you’re ready to go eggs-ploring on an Easter egg hunt. There’s no denying that chocolate eggs are a big part of Easter celebrations (and we can understand why – they’re so yummy). However, it’s important not to let the pile of chocolate treats hide the real reason people celebrate this special weekend.

Happy Easter!

Easter weekend is one of my favourite times of year. I even think there are some things that make it better than Christmas. Before you start shouting, ‘What are you talking about? Christmas is the best!’, hear me out. Christmas is amazing, but it’s also often really busy. There’s so much to prepare, school concerts and plays to practise for and loads of people to meet up with. The thing I like most about Easter is it’s usually a little more chilled. This gives me more time to relax with my family and to focus on the Easter story. If you want to join me for some Easter relaxation, there’s plenty of fab features to help you in this week’s issue. On page 11 there’s a beautiful Easter Colouring and pages 12 and 13 are full of fun ideas for how you can spend your Easter school holidays. Happy Easter!

Illustrated by Philippa Martin

Jump for Joy!

How eggs-cited do you get on Easter morning? Do you eggs-tatically hop out of bed eagerly looking forward to lots of Easter treats? Easter is an important and joyful Christian celebration. However, as we see in this week’s Bible cartoon story, the very frst Easter morning didn’t start off that way.

When Mary and her friends went to the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body, they were heartbroken. Their dear friend and teacher was dead. In that moment, all the marvellous miracles they’d seen Jesus perform probably felt like a made-up fairy tale.

However, seeing the empty tomb changed everything. Jesus wasn’t dead – he was alive! When the ladies realised what had happened and remembered the promises Jesus had made, they were flled with joy. Jesus had really won the ultimate victory over sin and death.

The great news is that Jesus didn’t come back to life around 2,000 years ago and then die again. He’s alive now! And because he’s alive we get to enjoy a loving relationship with God that will last for ever. How does that sound? Like good news?

So, as you prepare to tuck into your Easter eggs, how else will you choose to celebrate this Easter? Will you joyfully share the news that Jesus is alive, just like the ladies did on that very frst Easter morning? Or will you decide to accept the new life that Jesus offers and begin a wonderful adventure with him that’ll last for ever? However you decide to spend the Easter weekend, don’t forget to jump for joy. Why? Because Jesus is alive!

Word Fit

Place the key words from the Bible story into the right places to complete this Easter message – ‘Jesus is _ _

Read the comment on the left about having joy at Easter

DEATH ANGELS PROMISE VICTORY EMPTY TOMB

Bumper Bible Breakdown

Did you know the Bible isn’t one big book? It’s actually 66 books put together to tell one big story of God’s great love. Join us as we look at each Bible book and discover why God made the world, what went wrong and how in the end God saved the world through his son, Jesus.

Abraham’s Family Begins to Grow

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Genesis Genesis

Abraham’s son, Isaac, married Rebekah and they had twin boys named Jacob and Esau. After tricking Esau out of their father’s blessing, Jacob ran away to his uncle’s house. On his way, God appeared to Jacob in a dream and made the same promise to him that he’d made to his grandfather, Abraham. Jacob had 12 sons, but Joseph was his favourite. He made Joseph a colourful coat. Joseph had two dreams that his family were bowing down to him, making his brothers angry. They sold him off as a slave, but God was with Joseph. Eventually, Joseph became a great leader in Egypt. He forgave his brothers for what they’d done, saying that God had made everything work together for good. Jacob and Joseph were reunited and the whole family settled down in Egypt.

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Pick Out Patch

Happy Easter! My local church is hosting an easter egg hunt today and i’ve managed to find an egg! See if you can spot this version of me on another PAGE IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE.

Optical illusions use colour, light or patterns to confuse our brains – that means the illusions look different to what is actually there.

Are the long lines in the image parallel to each other? Parallel means they’re side by side with the same distance between them at all times. Despite looking like they’re slanting towards each other, the lines aren’t. It’s the short lines that confuse our brains.

What did the egg say when the Easter Bunny told a joke?

‘You crack me up!’

Where’s the best place to learn about eggs? The hen-cyclopedia!

Why do people paint eggs for Easter? It’s easier than trying to wallpaper them!

What stories do Easter eggs tell their children? Yolk tales!

Starting at row 1, use the letters from the row above to make a new word in each row until you arrive at the base of the pyramid with a six-letter word. Clue: The day on which we remember when Jesus was crucified: Good _ _ _ _ _ _.

What did the kids do when their treats were all hidden on Easter morning? They demanded an eggs-planation!

How can you make Easter preparations go faster? Use the eggs-press lane!

What plants do chickens grow on? Eggplants!

What’s a rabbit’s favourite jewellery? A 24-carrot gold ring!

What did one egg say to the other egg? ‘Heard any good yolks lately?’

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3 Male cat. 5 Official who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus: Pontius _ _ _ _ _ _.

6 Pull or yank. 7 Apostle and also the name of the man who helped Jesus carry his cross. 8 Alternative. 11 Not raining.

12 Springtime celebration for your Mum: _ _ _ _ _ _’s Day. 13 Jesus, the _ _ _ of God.

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1 Circle. 2 Church service. 3 Sports side or squad. 4 Day marking the Last Supper: _ _ _ _ _ _ Thursday. 6 The Romans gave Jesus a crown of _ _ _ _ _ _. 9 Holy song.

10 Old Testament woman. 11 Action or act.

MISSING PUZZLE PIECE

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This jigsaw of some cute lambs is missing a piece, but there are four pieces left in the box. Find the correct piece and complete the jigsaw.

COMPETITION

Do you like taking photos? Photography is a great way to save memories to look back on later or express your thoughts, feelings or ideas in a creative way. There are some incredibly talented photographers and maybe you could be one of them!

If you’d like to print some of your pukka pictures in a really easy way, check out the Photo Creator Instant Pocket Printer. You can have hours of fun getting creative with this instant printer. Get your parents or carers to send photos from their phone using the app so that you can have fun personalising your prints with stickers and marker pens. Turn your cherished memories into terrifc treasures. There’s no messy ink and no hassle – the thermal technology means you’re ready to print hundreds of labels, lists and photos any time. For your opportunity to win a Photo Creator Instant Pocket Printer, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk

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HAPPY EASTER COLOURING

It’s fnally Easter! That probably means you’ll be eating far too much chocolate – but Easter is also an eggs-cellent opportunity to think about everything that Jesus has done for us, and to get excited that Jesus is alive! So to celebrate all things Easter, add some colour to the design below. If you’d like to share your artwork with other readers, email your colouring to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Make sure you write ‘Happy Easter Colouring’ in the subject box and give us your full name, age and address. Alternatively you can post your colouring to: Your Space, Kids Alive! 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ. One last reminder, if you’re sending by post remember to fll in the details below so we know who you are. We send a gift to everyone whose colouring we publish, so don’t miss out!

HE HAS RISEN! HAPPY E ASTER!

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Living a healthy and an active lifestyle and caring for your physical, mental and spiritual well-being.

Activity Hunt

Has your school broken up for the Easter holidays now? Do you have two weeks off stretching in front of you?

That’s a lot of time to fll, so we thought you might like some super suggestions for having fun during your break.

We Like to Move It

It’s great to take time to rest during the school holidays. However, you don’t have to spend the whole two weeks sitting on the sofa! It’s good for your bodies and minds to still ft in some active time too and it can also be a way to relax as well.

Why don’t you start your holidays by setting up a family challenge? You could write a chart with activities that each family member needs to do every day. This could include 30 minutes of physical activity. The activities could be whatever you like, including going for a family walk, riding your bike, swimming or even having a dance off in your kitchen! There could also be a prize or certi for every family member who manages to complete the challenge.

The Great Outdoors

If you’re going on a family walk why not make it even more fun by turning it into a nature scavenger hunt! Before you go out on your adventure, ask your parents or carers to fnd a nature spotter sheet online so you can tick things off that you see. Or you could create your own. Here are some things that you might want to add to your scavenger tick sheet.

Let it Grow

Another really cool way to spend your holidays is planting some seeds so you can grow your own fruit or vegetables. Have a look in supermarkets for tomato or carrot planting kits. Or plan ahead and get hold of some cucumber, sweetcorn or pea seeds. These can be planted indoors in March or April or planted outside from May.

Super Scrapbooking

If you love being creative how about making a scrapbook about yourself or something you love? It could include photos, drawings or things you’ve picked up from your nature scavenger hunt, such as blossom that’s fallen off trees. You could also stick in your empty seed packets or draw pictures of your Easter adventures.

Rainy Day Suggestions

Sometimes the weather makes getting outside more diffcult. However, if you’re wearing the right clothes you can still have plenty of fun outside jumping in puddles! Even if you are stuck indoors the fun doesn’t have to stop. Here are some cool rainy day suggestions that we think you’ll love.

See what you can create using your family’s recycling. There are endless possibilities for what you can make with old cardboard boxes or plastic packaging – go wild and see what your imagination comes up with.

Re-read your favourite book!

Get baking! You could make some chocolate cornfake cakes – add some mini chocolate eggs to make them look like a bird nest too.

Write a story or draw a cartoon. See what super stories you have hiding away at the back of your brain!

Lots of people love to spring clean their house at this time of year. Tidying everything up, getting rid of things you don’t need anymore and making sure everything looks fresh and clean is super helpful and can make you feel great too.

Remember you don’t have to try to fit in all of these suggestions. They’re just some ideas. Have an excellent Easter break!

EASTER CARD COMPETITION EASTER CARD

THE RESULTS

Regular readers might remember that earlier in the year we ran an Easter Card Competition. We received so many wonderful designs and now we’re excited to show you the winning entries. Thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to our runners-up, category winners and overall winner!

CATEGORY WINNERS

UNDER-7S

13 PLUS

AGES 7 TO 9

LEILA, AGED 8

FELICITY, AGED 6

THEA, AGED 10

MADDIE, AGED 13

To send an e-card this Easter, ask your parents or carers to visit dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/charities/the-salvation-army/Easter, select your design, write a message and make a donation. It’s an environmentally friendly way to send seasonal greetings and will help to support the work of The Salvation Army.

RUNNERS-UP

KAITLYN, AGED 11

OVERALL WINNER

SAMUEL, AGED 12

Robbie’s put me in charge of his Easter breakfast this year.

He told me that’s his Easter favourite.

What are you going to do for him, Robot?

A boiled egg.

I can’t wait for my boiled egg, Robot. I’m ravenous.

i can see that. It’s a hen’s egg you’re meant to boil, not a chocolate Easter egg! oops!

I’m afraid that there’s been a bit of a problem with your boiled egg, Robbie.