Winter Fun

FACEB O OK. CO M/ FUNFO RKI DZ • FUNFO RKI DZ.COM

Presents...

3 Check It Out! 4 June in Winter 8 Bringing Home the Gold 10 10 Fun Winter Things 12 What’s Your Winter Name?

13 Snowball Cookies 14 Puzzles 16 Find the Perfect Snow 19 Draw a Snowboarder 20 Bathtub Chemistry 21 Ice Bubbles 22 Frozen Fun 24 The Sledding Challenge 26 Cowboy Clark & Larry 27 Facts About Flakes 28 28 Ziggy’s Mail Zone 29 29 Kids Corner 30 30 Puzzle Solutions 2

Sergey Novikov/Shutterstock.com

Playing in the snow is a favorite winter activity. Imagine waking up in the morning and finding everything outside covered in white. Maybe it snowed so hard that school has been cancelled. That gives you an entire day to play outside. What do you do first? Once you’ve had breakfast and are dressed, go out and build a snowman. If there is a lot of snow, you might ask your mom or dad to take you sledding.

It doesn’t matter what you do. The important thing is to head outside and have fun! Catch snowflakes on your tongue. Lie down in the snow and make a snow angel. Invite some friends over and have a snowball fight or build a snow fort. Just enjoy all the fluffy white stuff before it melts. And when you come inside, be sure to warm up with a cup of hot chocolate.

3

4

5

6

7

by Carrol J. Swanson • illustrated by Joan Waites “Has the man lost his mind?”

“What are those newfangled contraptions on his feet?”

The questions flew like snowflakes, but John Thompson paid them no heed. He tightened the straps of his long skis, slipped a mailbag on one shoulder, and turned toward the towering Sierra Nevada Mountains.

“We’ll expect you back with the mail,” the California postmaster said. But, in fact, no one at the Placerville post office thought they would ever see John Thompson again.

The year was 1856, and the gold rush was in full swing. Each winter, roads to the gold-mining towns were buried under tons of snow, making travel by wagon or horseback impossible. Without a way to transport supplies and mail, business came to a halt. Finally, postal authorities advertised for someone to make winter deliveries. Although it had been 20 years since Thompson left Norway to settle in America, he remembered his boyhood love of skiing. He made a pair of skis and reported for duty at the post office.

When Thompson set off, there was no room in the mailbag for provisions, so he carried his food in his jacket pockets. Because he wanted to travel light, he took no extra clothing.

The journey to Carson, Nevada, was mostly uphill through mountain peaks 1400 feet high. He made the 90-mile trip in three days and was mobbed by miners overjoyed to receive their mail. Most of them had never seen skis before and mistakenly thought they were fancy snowshoes. They promptly named their hero “Snowshoe.”

Traveling without a map, Snowshoe used the sun and stars for navigation. At night he slept with his feet facing the flames of his campfire. Pine branches served as his mattress, and the mail sack cradled his head. In the most severe blizzards, he camped in one of the many caves dotting the mountains. And when thaws made the snow too wet for skiing – he walked!

8

Although he often crossed tracks made by wild animals, he never carried a weapon. Once he met a pack of howling wolves who snarled hungrily, showing their glistening fangs. As they surrounded him, he quickly skied away. “I would have given much for a gun that day,” he later wrote in his journal.

Between mail deliveries, Snowshoe carved new skis and worked to improve the leather foot bindings.

But he never had much time to rest. Every time someone was lost or injured, Snowshoe was called to the rescue. Leaving his wife and son in their warm farmhouse, he would once again challenge the mountains. Stranded miners, snowbound travelers, lost gold diggers – he found them all.

Besides the mail, Snowshoe packed household items, tools, and medical supplies. When the town of Genoa, Nevada, set up a printing press, he brought bundles of paper to print their first newspaper! And on return trips, he carried bags of gold to be deposited in Placerville banks.

John Thompson died in 1876, but he has not been forgotten. Local museums display many of his personal belongings. Ski races are held in his name, and modern-day Olympic Ski Team members train on the slopes of his beloved mountains.

The legends of Snowshoe Thompson are everywhere!

9

10

11

RozochkaIvn/Shutterstock.com

by Janet Hammond (Swirling Frozen Tongue)

Winter is better when you give yourself (and all your friends) funny winter names!

Your Winter First Name: Find the 4th letter of your real last name below. If your last name has fewer than 4 letters, use the last letter. The word beside this letter is your new first name.

A = Silly

E = Swirling

B = Gutsy

F = Slippery

C = Dizzy

G = Windy

D = Wacky

H = Crazy

I = Cranky J = Chilly K = Fuzzy L = Blustery M = Frosty

N = Zippy O = Creaky P = Zany Q = Shivering R = Loony

S = Woolly

W = Hot

T = Icy

X = Stormy

U = Speedy

Y = Furry

V = Goofy

Z = Hungry

Your Winter Middle Name: Find the 3rd letter of your real first name below. If your first name has fewer than 3 letters, use the last letter. The word beside this letter is your new middle name.

A = Snow B = Sleet C = Glacier D = Groundhog E = Igloo

F = Tundra G = Arctic H = White I = Blizzard J = Hockey

K = Sled

O = Alpine

S = Polar

W = Avalanche

L = Ski

P = Toboggan

T = Penguin

X = Dark

M = Icicle

Q = Fleece

U = Cocoa

Y = Shovel

N = Frozen

R = Reindeer

V = Numb

Z = Winter

Your Winter Last Name: Find the 1st letter of your real first name below. The word beside this letter is your new last name.

A = Parka B = Boots C = Face D = Nose E = Leg

12

F = Breath G = Pants H = Mittens I = Lips J = Tongue

K = Fingers

O = Hair

S = Socks

W = Hat

L = Brain

P = Skates

T = Ear

X = Scarf

M = Toes

Q = Teeth

U = Hands

Y = Heart

N = Shirt

R = Drift

V = Flake

Z = Mouth

These cookies are easy to make and use only 4 ingredients.

Best of all, they look like fluffy snowballs!

Stir together 2 cups shredded coconut and 1/4 cup flour in a large mixing bowl.

Add 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix well.

Drop dough by tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet. Be sure the cookies are 2 inches apart. Bake in preheated 325°F oven for 15 minutes or until light brown.

When they’re done, remove the cookies from the cookie sheet right away. Let them sit on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Enjoy your snowball cookies!

13

by Shannon Caster

Across

3 What Frosty's eyes were made of 4 White rabbit found in cold areas 7 What's left when the snow melts 8 Bladed footwear 10 Lots of this can fall from the sky.

11 Worn on hands 13 Frozen column of water hanging off roof 14 No two are alike.

16 Vehicle that slides over the snow 18 Rolled up people with carrot noses

Down 1 2 5 6

Big furry white animals living in the Arctic Left behind when walking in the snow They keep your head warm Black and white animals living in Antarctica

9 Round objects whizzing through the air 12 Long slats worn on the feet 15 Used to slide down a hill 17 Round shelter made of ice and snow

by Miriam Sagasti

by Evelyn B. Christensen

Penguins love to eat fish! Can you find which fish goes with each penguin? For an extra challenge, try using just your eyes.

1

2

A

14

B

3

4

C

D

5

E

©Liz Ball www.hiddenpicturepuzzles.com

iron fish bird face shoe pants peach canoe match candle 3 socks padlock 2 hearts golf club 2 carrots toothpick thumbtack tennis ball boomerang slice of bread

by Evelyn B. Christensen

Want to snow the answers?

To solve these three puzzles, start with the number in the top circle. Do each operation as you come to it to reach the final number in the last circle. You may have to fill in the numbers, the operation signs, or both.

Happy skiing!

Page 30 Can you find 2 solutions for Slope C?

15

One cold January morning, you look out your bedroom window. It snowed last night! Fresh, clean, beautiful, sparkling snow! Dreams of snowmen, snow forts, and yes, snowballs hurling through the air dance through your head. You run out before breakfast and are disappointed – big time! The snow doesn’t stick together.

It’s powder snow, which is great for downhill skiing, but the pits for everything else. But, wait! As the sun climbs higher in the sky, the snow might turn into good snowball and snowmen snow! From the warmth and dryness of your room, find out if you have packing snow with this Good Packing Snow Alert. All you need to do is press its switch. If the red LED lights up, get ready to get your boots and coat on – fast!

What You Need: SNOW SENSOR • • • • • •

2 – Popsicle (or craft) sticks 2 – 3/4" 6-32 machine screws 2– 6-32 nuts 1 – small piece of sponge (about 1-1/2" X 1/2" X 3/4") 1 – small plastic snack bag tap water

MAIN CIRCUIT

• 6" length of a 1x4 board • 1 – 400-Point Solderless Experimenter's Breadboard (Jameco part #20601) • 1 – transistor (Jameco part #178511) • 1 – red LED (Jameco part #333973) • 1 – 1k resistor (Jameco part #690865) • 1 – 470k resistor (Jameco part #691500CG) • 1 – Popsicle stick switch (See drawing 4.)

• 1 – 9V battery • 1 – 9V battery connector • foam mounting tape • several feet of #22 or #24 insulated solid copper hook-up wire – length depends upon several things. See text.

(Jameco part #2152876. Color doesn't matter.)

16

Making the Snow Sensor Make two 1/8" holes centered about 2" apart in two different Popsicle sticks.

Three-fourths-inch long, 6-32 screws will be put through these holes. (See Drawing 1.) Cut a small piece of sponge (see the What You Need list), and sandwich it between the two Popsicle sticks within the hole spacings. As shown in Drawing 1, fasten the sticks together loosely, keeping the sponge in place, with the two screws and nuts. Soak the sponge and Popsicle stick assembly in a dish of water for at least an hour. Meanwhile, make sure the sensor wires are long enough to stretch from the Snow Sensor, which is put outside a window, to the Main Circuit, which you will probably want to put near your bed. When ready, attached the wires to each of the sensor screws as shown, and tighten them.

Put the Snow Sensor in a small plastic snack bag, and seal it without pinching the wires.

DRAWING 1

DRAWING 2

Outdoor Sensor

Top View of Experimenter Breadboard

(Sensing unit is sealed in plastic bag.)

3/4" 6-32 bolts and nuts (1/8" holes must first be drilled in Popsicle sticks.)

wires to Popsicle stick switch

Hook-up wires connect the sensor to the breadboard.

wire

Popsicle / craft sticks

LED

small piece of wet sponge

red wire

battery (+)

short wire

transistor

Making the Popsicle Stick Switch

Note: Place transistor so its flat side is facing as shown.

black wire battery (-)

1K resistor wire

The Popsicle Stick Switch is mounted directly to the 1x4 board. Drawing 4 shows details for making this switch.

Also look at Drawing 3 for the switch’s location.

470K resistor

DRAWING 3 The Indoor “Perfect Snow Detector” Popsicle stick switch

Wiring the Experimenter’s Breadboard Carefully follow Drawing 2. Make sure you place the LED and transistor as shown in the top view in Drawing 2 so you put the right wires in the right holes.

The two resistors and two wires aren’t as tricky, although it's important you put all the wires in the right holes.

Put the Snow Sensor outside a window, and let the wires come between the window and the frame. Since the wires are so thin, you shouldn’t have a problem.

6" length of 1x4 board

red wire

battery (+)

wires

Connect to Outdoor Sensor.

black wire battery (-)

Final Stuff Use foam mounting tape to attach both the breadboard and battery to the base. (See Drawing 3.) Connect the wires from the battery and the switch to the breadboard as shown. Also, connect the end of the Snow Sensor’s wires to the breadboard.

base

See Drawing 4.

DRAWING 4 Side View of Our Famous Popsicle Stick Switch 1/2" long 6-32 machine screw and two nuts (Drill 1/8" hole in stick and put screw through hole.)

3/4" #6 wood screws

(Drill 1/8" holes in stick and put screws through holes.)

Small piece of sponge or spongy packing material

Popsicle stick

wires

base

6" length of 1x4 board

1/2" #6 round head wood screw

Make sure these screws only touch when the stick is pressed down.

Connect to breadboard.

17

Using It Once you see snow out your window, press the switch down. If the red LED lights, the snow should be good packing! Since the battery is only used when you press the switch, it should last for years. However, the water in the sensor will dry out unless the plastic bag is sealed perfectly. If you have a problem with the alert, simply open the bag a little, and put some water on the sponge!

Hint: If your sensor is in the shade and the LED won’t light, you still may be able to find good packing snow where the sun hits the snow!

18

d by Andrew Wales written and illustrate

Snowboarding is going down snowy hills while riding a wide board strapped to your boots. Our snowboard racer is shooting the slalom course and is zigzagging between plastic poles. Let’s get started!

Figure 1 First, we’ll sketch out the basic shapes: an oval for a head and a rectangle for the body.

Notice the knees are bent. The bottom parts of the legs look as if they’re coming at us. The snowboard is a long oval shape.

Figure 2 Now let’s add arms. Draw them in two parts: from the shoulder to the elbow and from the elbow to the wrist. Add the hands. The dotted lines on the snowboard show us which part of it to erase.

You’ll find out why in a bit. Begin drawing the flag behind the snowboarder and the details of his face.

Figure 3 Get creative with your snowboarder’s outfit! Draw designs on the suit and helmet. Add lines to show the folds of the cloth in the flag. Remember that part of the snowboard you erased? Use that space to draw snow shooting up in front of it. Make more snow using straight and wavy lines.

You are finished!

19

Do you enjoy taking warm bubble baths when it’s cold outside? Try this unique and unusual science project the next time you soak in the tub. In this experiment, you will be a chemist, and you will mix chemicals to make something you will find useful and fun.

WHAT YOU DO: • You must mix the three chemicals together in the right amounts, and carefully mix them together.

• Put 3 spoonfuls of baking soda in the cup.

• Add 3 spoonfuls of cream of tartar.

• Add 1/2 spoonful of cornstarch.

• Stir the chemicals together until they are well mixed. The better you mix the chemicals, the better your new chemical will work for you. What is this new chemical? You have made yourself a BUBBLE BATH with chemicals you found in the kitchen! Fill a bathtub with warm water, and add a little soap to the water. Get undressed, and get into the tub. Now mix in your bubble bath powder, and get ready to see all the bubbles your chemicals will make for you! Have fun soaking in your science experiment!

THE SCIENCE SECRET

WHAT YOU NEED: baking soda cream of tartar cornstarch a spoon a paper cup

PARENTS’ NOTE: THESE THREE CHEMICALS ARE ALL USED IN COOKING. THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS.

20

When these three chemicals are put in the water, they make a gas called carbon dioxide.

The carbon dioxide bubbles up through the water and, if your water is soapy, gets caught inside the soap. It makes bubbles that stay all over the surface of the water. The bubbles are fun to scoop up and wash yourself with. When they break against your skin, they make you tingle and feel nice.

I bet you have blown bubbles outdoors. I also bet that you blew those bubbles on a nice, warm, sunny day in summer.

But have you ever blown bubbles outdoors on a freezing, cold day in winter? If you haven’t, this will be a super, amazing experiment for you to try. You won’t believe what happens to bubbles when they meet the freezing cold of winter!

What You Need: • a piece of paper about 3 inches wide and 8 inches long • a rubber band • soap solution – Gently stir together 2 cups water, 1/2 cup Dawn dishwashing liquid, and 2 teaspoons sugar.

• a winter day that is below freezing with no wind

What To Do Roll the paper into a tube 3 inches long, and slip the rubber band around it to hold it. Put the soap solution in a paper cup. Put on warm clothes and go outdoors. Practice blowing a bubble by dipping one end of the tube in the soap and blowing into the other end. You should be able to blow a bubble about the size of a small ball. If the bubble sticks to the end of the tube, shake the tube to set it free.

Two Science Experiments to Try 1. Warm air rises. Hot air balloons “fly” because they are full of warm air, which causes the balloon to rise. YOU are warm inside. Take a big breath of air and HOLD YOUR BREATH as long as you can. The air will warm up inside your lungs. Now use your warm breath to blow a bubble.

The bubble will be filled with warm air, and it will float UP in the cold winter air! Bubbles you blow in the summertime float down because the air inside and outside the bubble is warm. Bubbles ONLY float UP in the wintertime when the air is cold!

2. Your bubble will only float up a little way.

Then, the air inside will get cold, and it will float back down.

When you can reach the bubble, HIT IT GENTLY WITH YOUR FINGER. Guess what will happen? Because the soap solution is made with water, and the bubble is so thin, it will SHATTER as if it were made of glass! In freezing weather, bubbles do not POP – they BREAK! Try it and see.

21

by Beverly McLoughland illustrated by Roy Green Use words that are pleasing, Like freezing and snow, Iceberg and igloo, And blizzard and blow.

Try Arctic, Antarctic.

Say shiver and shake.

But whatever you say, Never say bake.

Skating Party

by Lisa Hart

Mittens, scarves, And hats pulled low.

We’re bundled up From head to toe.

Skates laced tight, Cheeks all aglow.

Sliding, gliding To and fro.

22

RDaniel/Shutterstock.com

Out the door And through the snow Toward the rink, Away we go.

by J.T. Waite illustrations by Shannon Comins colored by Gaurakisora Tucker I asked my best friend Marty

for the ideal winter sport.

He scratched his head, he winked his eye,

he gave a little snort.

“There’s bowling in a skating rink,

there’s football on your skis.

There’s track and field in stadiums

built out of Christmas trees.

There’s baseball played on snowy drifts

with icicles for bats There’s tennis on a frozen court

in winter coats and hats.

There’s swimming, golf, and volleyball

with old Jack Frost, by gosh.

There’s boxing in your boots and scarf

and fleece-lined Mackintosh.

There’s marbles in the blinding snow.

There’s shuffleboard on ice.

Gymnastics done in freezing sleet –

I’ve tried that once or twice.

But if I really had to choose

from all I’ve seen and read, The winter sport that can’t be beat

is soccer on a sled!”

23

by Karen Holtz

The sun was setting over the snowy landscape, bouncing its final rays of orange across an almost deserted hill. Only one remained. One solitary figure stood poised atop the hill, sled in hand. Accompanied only by the echoes of laughter and delighted screams of sledders already warming by the fire, he stood ready to challenge the sun’s rays to one last run.

He felt a strange wave of calm come over him as he stared out across the frozen ground. He had planned his route carefully. He lined up his sled, aiming it toward the trail that would bring him home. It was a time-old challenge. Could he beat the setting sun? Would he make it home before the last traces of light seeped out of the darkening winter sky?

Climbing aboard his newly polished sled, he hunkered down as low as he could. Only his eyes and the top of his hat peeked above the front of the old wooden toboggan. It was the same one his father had used to race down that very hill.

The moon was already in the sky, as if to bear witness to the challenge. Its faint light was straining to enliven the snow crystals on the chosen path. He nodded to the moon, his co-pilot on the night’s last run, and pushed off.

24

His stomach lurched as he crested the hill. The sled slowly picked up speed, faster, faster, until all he could do was to hold on. His watering eyes, wild with excitement, were victim to the icy wind as tears froze upon his rosy cheeks. His nose was assaulted by the scent of pine as he sped past the giant trees, now only silhouettes against the orange sky.

As if one with the toboggan, he leaned one way, swayed another, hurtling down the hill toward the finish line. Closer to the bottom he flew. He ducked his head down completely, trying to get every last ounce of speed out of the hill as he bounced up out of the valley and started to slide across the flat ground that led home.

As soon as the sled slowed, he jumped off and started running down the winding trail.

He headed toward the lights twinkling at him from his back porch. Down the trail, round the bend, through the gate. He leaned his sled up against the shed and took the porch steps two at a time, encouraged by the warming smell of hot chocolate.

He was met at the door by his mother, her face stern as she pointed to her watch.

His father glanced up over his newspaper with a questioning look. He didn’t need an answer. The look on his son’s face told it all. With a wink, his father went back to his newspaper.

With one last look outside, he smiled as the last rays of sunlight disappeared.

He nodded at the moon and shut the door. Champion for one more day.

25

Cowboy Clark and Larry walked onto the ballfield, which was newly covered in three feet of snow.

“Good thing I’ve got my cowboy boots on,” Cowboy Clark said proudly.

Larry didn’t have the heart to tell his good buddy that those doggy booties he wore weren’t actually cowboy boots.

“Hello, boys,” Mrs. Whiskers purred from atop a tree branch. She jumped down off the tree and landed perfectly between her two friends. “Watch this,” she said, flicking her tail in Cowboy Clark’s face. She rolled onto her back and started to twist one way and then the other way, leaving an imprint in the snow.

“You’ve about lost your mind,” Cowboy Clark exclaimed.

Rolling onto his back and wiggling, Larry said, “It’s fun! Come on, join us!”

“I’m not getting on my back in the freezing cold.” Cowboy Clark continued on walking and talking. “As my grandpa taught me, never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction. I’ll leave you two to your foolery.”

Mrs. Whiskers and Larry twisted this way and that way for a while, laughing the entire time.

They laughed so hard, they had to stop to catch their breath.

Cowboy Clark yelled over, “You two done?”

Mrs. Whiskers saw Cowboy Clark sitting under a tree. She got up and walked over. Just as she got within a foot of him, she leaped onto the tree trunk, ran up it, and landed on a large branch that hovered over where Cowboy Clark sat. She bounced, causing all the snow that had gathered on the branch to plop onto Cowboy Clark’s head. She shouted, “Come on – you’re being a doggiedowner. Have a little fun!”

Larry burst out laughing and said, “Instead of a snowman, you’re a snow dog.”

“Mrs. Whiskers!” Cowboy Clark howled.

26

The largest snowflake in the world was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.

Snowflakes are ice crystals formed in the clouds by water vapor.

Snowflakes can be grown in a snowflake laboratory.

It takes about 15 to 60 minutes to grow a large one.

All snowflakes have six sides, or points.

A snowflake falls at the rate of 3 to 4 miles per hour.

Wilson Bentley, a farmer from Vermont, was the first person to photograph a snowflake. It was in 1885, and he was 19 years old.

Snowflakes are not white! They are really clear, but they reflect light, so they appear white in color.

Arkadia/Shutterstock.com

Although no two snowflakes may look exactly alike, all snowflakes fall in one of 35 different shapes.

27

ATTENTION READERS!

Write to Ziggy, the Fun For Kidz dog. If you write to Ziggy, he will write back to you! Send letters to: Fun For Kidz, Attn. Ziggy PO Box 227, Bluffton, OH 45817-0227

Dear Ziggy, My name is Matthea Oden. I am 12. I just got my first issue of Fun For Kidz. I like it! I have a rabbit. She is a Jersey Wooly. Her name is Fuzzy Wuzzy. I am homeschooled.

Love, Matthea Oden Loveland, CO

Dear Ziggy, Hi! I am Julie Stone. I live in Helena, Montana. I am 8 years old. I have three sisters and one brother. I have read two issues of Fun For Kidz, and I think it is the best magazine in the whole world. I love horses and I like to draw.

Sincerely, Julie Stone Helena, MT

Dear Ziggy, My name is Darby. I am deaf. I love animals so much. We have two dogs named Peeka and Boo and two cats named Tiger and Midnight. We also have a black bunny that I named James. Thanks for making Fun For Kidz. It’s fun to read.

Darby Pocza Little Rock, AR

Dear Ziggy, I am in the fourth grade, and I am 10 years old. My hobbies are swimming, roller blading, skating, and playing with my cat.

Your friend, Steven Bagby Spring Creek, PA

Dear Ziggy, I have some riddles for you. What salad is a winter salad? Cold slaw. Where does Frosty the snowman keep his money? In a snowbank.

What did the snow say to the ground? I’ve got you covered.

Ricky Browne Forest Grove, OR

Dear Ziggy, My name is Ramona. I am 9 years old. I have been getting Fun For Kidz for over a year. My Grama’s cat had kittens. My Grama let me have a kitten. I named her Stardust.

I have a joke for you. What did one strawberry say to the other?

“If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be in this jam.”

Sincerely, Ramona Parker Tulsa, OK

28

Dear Ziggy, My name is Gracie. My dad made me a dollhouse out of wood. It is like a mansion for my dolls. The shingles on the roof are made out of tongue depressors. I have lots of little furniture for it. I am going to decorate it for Christmas with a tiny Christmas tree.

I also like to sew and knit. I learned to knit from my Grandma. I also like karate. I have a pet guinea pig. His name is Flashlight. I am homeschooled. I love your magazine.

Your everlasting fan, Gracie Sterling Richmond, VA

Dear Ziggy, I love Fun For Kidz. I have one dog. His name is Max. He is a Golden Retriever. I use to have a pet snake. My sister and I caught him, but a few days after we caught him, he got away. I miss him a lot. His name was Dingo.

Chris Wahl Beaverdam, IL

Dear Ziggy, My name is Molly. I have been busy!

I started guitar lessons. I also have piano lessons. I play fiddle and started basketball, so you can see I am pretty busy.

Today we got a trampoline! It’s awesome because we haven’t ever had a trampoline. I am very excited about jumping on it. My brother and I love it.

Bye for now, Molly Pohl Orlando, FL

Send Us...

your stories, photos, drawings, poems, and jokes & riddles for publication! We can’t wait to see what you send in!

EMAIL TO: kidscorner@funforkidz.com

OR MAIL TO: Kids Corner, PO Box 227 Bluffton, OH 45817-0227

Our Best Things to Do in Winter by the Deitering Kids Sledding – because we can go down big hills fast!

Hiking – because we go to a park with lots of snowy trails.

Snow forts – because we build huge forts with lots of rooms. It takes us days.

Snowball fights – because it’s fun to try to not get snow down your neck.

Snow days – because we don’t go to school and can play!

Fun For Kidz Readers Having Winter Fun

Tom and Aiden like sledding and riding their zip line!

Gio has fun making snow angels!

Parker and Hunter go skiing with their grandparents.

29

©Liz Ball www.hiddenpicturepuzzles.com

Dot to Dot on page 14

Mystery Puzzle Picture on page 15

Winter Fun on page 14

Feed the Penguins on page 14 1– C, 2 – E, 3 – A, 4 – D, 5 – B Slippery Slopes on page 15 A. 6 B. + 3 C. + ÷ x - and x + + ÷

30

Gift Giving for Friends & Family Don’t forget to let us know where to send your magazine!

Give the kids on your gift list

Fun For Kidz magazine and they’ll run to the mailbox all year long!

Contact us:

Kids love mail!

by email customerservice@funforkidz.com call 419-358-4610 (9 AM - 5 PM E.T.) US Post PO Box 227, Bluffton, OH 45817

Check out more

Fun For Kidz activities on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram!

Order on our website, FunForKidz.com, or call us at 419-358-4610 (9 AM – 5 PM E.T.).

V i s i t U s O n l i n e ! F a c e b o o k . c o m / F u n F o r K i d z • w w w. F u n F o r K i d z . c o m Vol. 21 No. 1 • JAN/FEB 2022 Publisher: Thomas M. Edwards Editor: Marilyn Edwards Associate Editor: Diane Winebar Graphic Design: Gaurakisora Tucker Marketing Director: Jonathan Edwards Circulation Manager: Mark Studer Science Editor: Larry White Science Illustrator: Alan Wassilak Cowboy Clark & Larry Editor: Lisa Rehfuss Cover Artist: Chris Sabatino

FUN FOR KIDZ (ISSN 1536-898X) is published bi-monthly by the Bluffton News Publishing and Printing Company, P.O. Box 227, 190 Sunset Dr., Bluffton, OH 45817.

Telephone: 419-358-4610. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Fun For Kidz, P.O. Box 227, Bluffton, OH 45817-0227. Periodical postage is paid at Bluffton, OH and Preston, ID.

Subscriptions: All subscription inquiries and changes of address should be addressed to FUN FOR KIDZ at P.O. Box 227, Bluffton, OH 45817. Telephone: 419-358-4610.

Subscription rates are six issues (1 year) $32.95; twelve issues (2 years) $55.90; eighteen issues (3 years) $68.85. Canadian postage - first class - $18 per year, all other foreign countries first class airmail - $37.50 per year.

FUN FOR KIDZ, INC. accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any Replacement Issues: We will replace one damaged or lost-ininjuries arising out of the use or misuse of ideas, materials, and the-mail issue per year. Your request must be made within 45 activities featured in its publications or products. days of the specific issue’s date: January 1, March 1, May 1, July Copyright © 2021 by the Bluffton News Publishing and Printing 1, September 1, or November 1.

Co. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. FUN Attention Readers: Send in your letters, short stories, FOR KIDZ™, and the FUN FOR KIDZ logo™, are trademarks of FUN poems, jokes & riddles, and drawings for publication. Send to: Kids Corner, PO Box 227, Bluffton, OH 45817.

FOR KIDZ, The Bluffton News Publishing and Printing Co.

Ross Mahon/Shutterstock.com

/funforkidz

Next Issue funforkidz.com Super Slow Sloths Elephants Don’t Wear Boots Adorable Red Pandas Adopt a Lovable Lemur Monkeys, Apes, and Gorillas

Cook for Zoo Animals Camels, Llamas, and Alpacas Give an Alligator a Bath Do Snakes Eat Scrambled Eggs?

Plus – Poems, Puzzles, Cartoons, Contests, Cooking, Science, Drawing, Fiction and Nonfiction, Jokes & Riddles, Kidz Corner, Ziggy’s Mail Zone, and MUCH MORE! $7.95