Kids Alive! 18 April 2020

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DOWN: 1 February. 2 Tee. 3 Dodo. 4 Wheel.

5 Elephant. 9 Let go. 11 Stub. 14 Ash. Crossword ACROSS: 1 Fit. 3 Dawn. 6 Bread. 7 Eel. 8 Ugly.

10 Clap. 12 Rot. 13 Tiara. 15 Comb. 16 Hot. GIGGLE IN THE MIDDLE There’s Somebody At the door!

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f you love our planet you’ll be interested to know that it’s Earth Day on Wednesday (22 April), when people all over the world will celebrate ways to look after the planet, such as cutting down on plastics, planting trees and protecting wildlife. You might be young but you can make a big difference by getting involved!

This year, Earth Day celebrates its 50th anniversary.

The theme is Climate Action and we’re all being encouraged to play our part in slowing down global warming. Even small changes, such as unplugging TVs and phones, eating more meat-free meals and walking or cycling instead of using cars, can help to turn the tide.

Because of the coronavirus outbreak, Earth Day isn’t only an opportunity to care for the environment – it’s a time to care for people! Communities worldwide are experiencing challenging times. We all need to stay at home and stick to social distancing rules to help protect each other. You could also commit to joining us to pray every day at noon for people impacted by coronavirus. Why not make a phone call, send a message or write a letter to someone who is feeling sad or lonely? It will probably make a world of difference!

You could also mark Earth Day by drawing or painting a picture about caring for people or the planet, or writing a poem about nature or animals. Email your cool creations to us at kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk and we will publish them in Your Space on pages 14 and 15.

There's a globe hidden on every page of this week's comic.

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It’s happened! I’ve finally turned into my dad. With my family spending more time at home, I’m constantly shouting, ‘WHO LEFT THIS LIGHT ON?’ Turning off lights we’re not using is one small thing we can do to help make a big difference to our planet.

Talking about big differences, I was encouraged to read how the amount of CO2 that’s being pumped into the air has fallen because fewer people are using their cars and travelling by plane. What a difference it would make if we kept using our cars less once we’ve got coronavirus under control.

I’ve also been encouraged to hear how people are choosing kindness by checking in on others. Asking someone if they’re OK and if there’s anything they need might seem like a little thing to do but it can make a real difference. What can you do to make a difference this week?

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READ THE COMMENT BELOW ABOUT JESUS’ PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES

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here might be times in life when we think we are on our own and nobody cares – not even Jesus.

Sometimes we might even convince ourselves that Jesus doesn’t exist. These may be times when we’re alone and feel scared or confused. That’s the cool thing about this week’s Bible story – it reminds us that even in confusing and scary times Jesus is alive and he’s walking right beside us!

In the cartoon Bible story, a couple of Jesus’ followers were walking and talking about the scary and confusing events that had occurred over the previous days. Jesus started walking with them and

says Nathan Bright

spoke to them but they didn’t realise it was him!

It wasn’t until Jesus joined them for food and did something his followers had seen him do before – break bread – that they recognised him.

This is how it can be in our lives too. We can be going about our everyday lives without realising that Jesus is right there with us. However, it’s important for us to remember that Jesus is with us all the time.

This week, let’s try to be mindful of Jesus’ presence in our lives. He really is alive and he’s interested in everything we do!

MINI CROSSWORD Solve the clues below and write your answers into the grid.

Across: 1 In this week’s story, what Jesus did for his disciples to recognise him. He broke _ _ _ _ _. 5 In the Bible, what Jesus did to his disciples’ feet.

6 Where were the disciples walking to in the Bible cartoon?

Down: 2 The time of year that Jesus rose from the dead: _ _ _ _ _ _. 3 What Jesus chose to do to save us.

4 Jesus died for us, because he _ _ _ _ _ us. 5 When Jesus came alongside his disciples they were going for a _ _ _ _.

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Walk to Emmaus

CHECK OUT YOUR BIBLE – LUKE 24:13–35

Nathan Bright / Steve English

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Selected verses from

Psalm 19

The Bible book of Psalms is a collection of songs that help us to tell God how we’re feeling – whether we’re happy, excited, worried or sad. There are psalms praising and thanking God, asking for his help and reminding us that, no matter what, we can always trust him. So however you’re feeling, dig in! There’s sure to be a psalm that’s just right for you.

Have you ever been blown away by a stunning sunrise or sunset? Maybe that’s how David felt when he wrote this psalm. As he gazed at the heavens he realised that God was real and powerful! David’s song of praise reminds us that everything God has created tells a story about how awesome God is. All you have to do to ‘listen in’ is to look up!

The heavens tell about the glory of God. The skies announce what his hands have made.

Each new day tells more of the story, and each night reveals more and more about God’s power. You cannot hear them say anything. They don’t make any sound we can hear. But their message goes throughout the world. Their teaching reaches the ends of the earth.

The sun’s tent is set up in the heavens. It begins its path across the sky like an athlete eager to run a race. It starts at one end of the sky and runs all the way to the other end.

(Easy-to-Read Version)

Dear God,

Thank you for creating this beautiful world. When I look at everything you made, help me to see how awesome, powerful and beautiful you are.

Help me to take care of our planet as well.

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As a member you’ll go on amazing adventures through th e Bible learning about Jesus.

Each activity sheet is filled with lots of great stuff about be ing a Christian. You’ll also receive our mini-mag, Chatte rbox, which is filled with jo kes, games and much mor e. And to top it off, there are loads of awesome prizes to be won!

To join KA! JAM and complete the Bible activity courses online, go to salvationarmy.org.u k/ka-jam-sign-up.

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Here are some gobsmacking facts about practically everything, to boggle your brain or wow your mates…

Jupiter’s moon Io has more than 400 volcanoes with about 150 erupting at any given time! That makes it the most volcanically active body in the whole solar system. Io is one of many moons that orbit Jupiter. The moon gets squeezed and stretched as it’s tugged around by the gravitational pull of the planet and its moons, causing Io’s inside to heat up and volcanoes to erupt.

Hi, I’m Random Rita! Each week I’m going to ask you a trivia question. You can find the answer on another page in this week’s issue look out for this stationery SET I’m holding to find it!

Which country in Africa is known as the ‘rainbow nation’?

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He he, he he!

Why are people always tired in April?

Because they’ve just finished a March!

Ho ho, ha ha, he he!

EARTH DAY WORDSEARCH Find the Earth Day-related challenges in the grid

Why did the leaf go to the doctor?

It was feeling green!

Why is grass so dangerous?

Because it’s full of blades!

Why did the sun go to school?

To get brighter!

What happens when it rains cats and dogs?

You have to be careful not to step in a poodle!

What did the ground say to the earthquake?

‘You crack me up!’

Why are recycling bins optimistic?

Because they’re full of cans!

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PLANT-BASED MEALS CARBON FOOTPRINT PLANT A FOREST PLASTIC AUDIT GO ZERO WASTE COMPOST CREATIVELY READ DON’T STREAM FIX AND DIY DON’T BUY How do you know the ocean is friendly?

It waves!

P Y L E V I T A E R C P L L T N I R P T O O F L A D A W M E A L S N I A N O T N I C P E J B X S T N S L T X U L A X A T B T O H K A A B A L N I A B P R D U F G T E D C S U M A A Z R O D N D A E Y O C E A I E R D I U D V C A R B O N X E Y D M A E R T S T N O D S I G O Z E R O W A S T E T

What do trees wear to pool parties?

Swimming trunks!

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I spent my sch o ol days outsid the Swedish p e a rl ia ment protesti against the co ng untry’s carbon emissions.

This started a worl movement call dwide climate strike ed Fridays for Future.

I sailed to the 2019 UN Clima te Action Summit to avoid flying .

I was nominate d for the Nobe l Peace Prize in 2019 and 2020 .

Can you guess who I am?

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1 Healthy. 3 Sunrise. 6 Food from bakery. 7 Snake-like fish.

8 Unattractive. 10 Applaud.

12 Decay. 13 Jewelled headdress.

15 Hairdressing implement.

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1 Winter month. 2 Golfer’s peg.

3 Extinct bird. 4 Type of firework, Catherine _ _ _ _ _. 5 Large mammal. 9 Release (3, 2).

11 Remnant of pencil or to injure your toe. 14 Remains of fire.

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The answers to the clues are made up using all the letters from the list of words below. The three highlighted letters have already been placed in the grid to help you. Solve the clues and use up all the remaining letters.

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Kids Alive! issue date: 23 Febuary 2019 – approval required by: Friday 15 February

Rubik’s Competition This year Rubik’s Cube is celebrating the 40th back anniversary of being crowned Toy of the Year a in 1980. To celebrate, Rubik’s have given us ’s Here s! prize as bundle of goodies to offer what’s included in the five-prize bundle. cubes in Rubik’s Edge is a single layer puzzle with nine 192 possible the square. Turn, twist and rotate it to find the you think combinations. But beware, it’s harder than tion! posi ge chan as only the corner pieces can game.

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Kids Alive! issue date: 14 December 2019 – approval required by: THURSDAY 5 December

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What You Need • Old comic or magazine – make sure it’s a colourful one like Kids A live!

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Starting in one corner, fold the paper in an accordion style – fold one way then flip it over and fold again – so that the folds are about 1cm wide. This is your top wing.

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Learning through fun at home Lots of you will be off school at the moment as most of them are shut to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. While you’re stuck at home you might be struggling to keep entertained. So we thought you might appreciate some ideas to keep you busy during this challenging time. They’re all easy to do at home and link in with the subjects you might have been learning in school.

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Grab some sticky notes and write the numbers 1 to 20 on them – one on each sticky note. Stick them to a door in a random order. It needs to be somewhere there aren’t any breakable things around, so ask your parents or guardians first.

Read each of the sums below and try to work out the answer as quickly as possible. When you know the answer, throw a small beanbag at the number on the door. You can play with other people you live with to see who is quicker.

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If you don’t have beanbags or your parents or guardians don’t want you throwing things around, use A4 pieces of paper and place the numbers around the room or even around your whole home.

When you solve a sum find the number to stand on. Make some more sums to continue the fun!

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Unfortunately this summer’s Olympic Games have been postponed until next year. But that doesn’t mean you can’t bring some Olympic fun to your home!

Here are two marvellous ideas you can do using masking tape!

Bring a winter Olympic sport into spring by using masking tape to create a curling rink. You’ll need a hard floor for this, such as tiled, wooden or laminate flooring. Use the tape to mark a start line and also to create a square at the other end of the room. Using small beanbags or balls, try to slide or roll them into the winner’s square.

Turn your living room into a long jump pit – minus the sand!

Use a strip of masking tape to mark the start line. Then use more masking tape to record how far you manage to jump.

But no run-ups – just stand at the start line and jump as far as you can! Challenge the people you live with to beat your effort!

Art

Wave your pens and pencils in the air, because this week (20–26 April) is National Stationery Week. So there’s no better time to get doodling. Here are some simple animal sketches.

Grab your pens and pencils and see if you can copy them – no tracing allowed though!

Check out next week’s KA! World for more ideas to keep on learning!

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El i n Age? 11.

Favourite colour? Rainbow sparkly.

Favourite food? Roast dinner.

Favourite sport? Hockey and netball.

Favourite bit of Kids Alive! ?

Story on the back and game page.

Favourite Bible story and why?

David and Goliath, because it shows that the smaller can be better than the bigger.

Favourite TV programme?

Cyw (it’s a Welsh TV programme).

What do you want to be when you’re older? A professional harpist.

Pets? A rabbit called Nibbles.

Hobbies? Sewing, watching films and doing pottery club.

Tell us a joke. What do you call a dog that does magic tricks?

Labracadabra!

What special skill or talent do you have? I’m good at crafts and being creative.

Tell us something interesting about yourself. I can play the harp.

Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I can speak Welsh.

From Catherine

– age 7

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From Hanna

Get In Touch The ‘Kids Alive!’ office is temporarily closed, but we still want to hear from our readers. Please email your news, colourings, reader profiles and anything else you’d like to share with us to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk.

We’d especially like to know whether your church or Sunday school is doing something cool during this difficult time.

So get in touch to let us know how you’re staying connected!

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…SO I’VE BOUGHT A ROWING MACHINE TO HELP US KEEP FIT.

being at sea for such a long time isn’t good for OUR FITNESS LEVELS…

DOPEY DICK, I WANT YOU TO UNPACK IT, SET IT UP AND GIVE IT A TRY.

LATER…

SO, HOW DID YOU GET ON WITH THE ROWING MACHINE, DOPEY DICK?

AYE, AYE, CAP’N!

NOT VERY WELL, CAP’N PETE!

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