Kids Alive! 12 February

Kids Alive! – formerly The Young Soldier – Issue No 7295

12 February 2022

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ove is in the air, readers!

That’s because Monday (14 February) is Valentine’s Day – a day to let those you love know that, well, you love them!

There are many different types of love and they’re all awesome! That means that Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be about just boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands or wives.

You can let anyone know how much you care about them – parents, carers, siblings, grandparents and friends. Who will you remind that you love them on Monday?

Celebrating Valentine’s Day can be fun, but we shouldn’t really need a special day to tell people we care – we should try to remember to do this every day. That doesn’t mean you need to keep on giving out cards, flowers and chocolates – there are lots of ways you can show people you care. For example, spending quality time with a member of your family or a friend – especially doing something they enjoy – is a great way to show them that you think they’re the best.

There’s one love that’s even greater than any other.

God’s love is the biggest and best kind of love, and the Bible reminds us again and again how much he loves us. In John 3:16 it says that God loves us so much he did something incredible – ‘God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die’ (Contemporary English Version). It doesn’t get any more loving than that!

How do you feel when someone mentions love? Embarrassed?

Shy? Maybe that’s because you’re thinking of the slushy-mushy, kissy-kissy, pink hearts and flowers kind of love that Valentine’s Day seems to be about. But real love isn’t like that.

The Bible says that love is patient and kind – you can read more about real love in 1 Corinthians 13 (and check out this week’s Colouring Corner on page 11). When Jesus was asked what the most important commandment was he said it’s to love God with all your heart, mind and soul. Then he said that the second most important commandment is to love others as much as you love yourself.

That doesn’t mean you have to run around hugging and kissing everyone. It just means you have to be nice to people, try not to be selfish and consider the needs of others. What a lovely place the world would be if more people loved one another. Have a LOVEly week!

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READ THE COMMENT BELOW ABOUT REACHING OUT TO OTHERS

A Little Kindness Makes a Big Difference

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s a child, the story of Zacchaeus confused me.

I couldn’t understand what the fuss was about.

A short man climbs a tree – big deal! However, now that I’m older I realise this is a wonderful example of how Jesus shows kindness as he helps people fix their relationships with God. You see, Zacchaeus wasn’t very popular. As a tax collector, it was his job to collect money from his fellow Jewish citizens to pay the Romans. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Zacchaeus cheated the people, by increasing the tax and keeping the extra money for himself!

But Jesus, being in the business of giving people second chances, knew all about Zacchaeus. Instead of avoiding him, Jesus reached out with kindness

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and Zacchaeus’s response to this was epic! Not only did Zacchaeus offer to give half of his possessions to the poor, but he promised to pay back everyone he cheated four times the amount of money he took.

His actions showed that he was truly sorry for the things he’d done.

Jesus wants us to be like him and show kindness to everyone, even those who aren’t treated well by others. Maybe there’s someone in your class who gets left out because of their attitude or behaviour.

How could you reach out to them? A smile, sitting with them at lunch or asking how their weekend was, might make a big difference to them. This week, ask Jesus for courage to reach out and be the kind of friend he wants you to be.

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On the leaves are anagrams of words from the Bible verse below. Solve the anagrams and fill in the gaps to reveal Jesus’ mission on Earth. Clue: Luke 19:10 (International Children’s Bible).

The _ _ _ of _ _ _ came to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people and _ _ _ _ them.

Answers on Page 2

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Sharing the Good News The Good News is Shared with Zacchaeus

Kids Alive! follows the Salvation Army Youth and Children’s Ministries Unit’s Explore It! resource – go to salvationarmy.org.uk/youth-and-children/childrens-resources

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CHECK OUT YOUR BIBLE – LUKE 19:1–10

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How well do you know your Bible heroes? Can you name the boy who took on a giant or the girl who watched over her little brother as he sailed down the stream in a basket?

The Bible is filled with amazing stories of ordinary people who, with God’s help, did extraordinary things. So read the clues below and guess who this week’s Bible hero is!

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Clue 1 I was told by an angel that I would have a baby.

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After my son was born, we had some special visitors – some local shepherds and wise men from the east who brought gifts.

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Joseph and I had to travel to Bethlehem for the Roman census.

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My elderly relative Elizabeth was going to have a baby too!

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Love is in the air! There are so many ways to show someone you love them, however big or small.

See if you can spot this version of me on ANOTHER PAGE IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE.

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A group of kittens is called a litter or a kindle, but did you know there are several other collective nouns for cats? Here’s a list of some of them…

Pounce

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Destruction Nuisance

Glare

Which of these is the collective noun for a group of wild cats?

Answer on page 2

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How did the telephone propose to his girlfriend?

He gave her a ring!

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6 Warmest of the seasons. 9 Badger’s lair. 10 Cut with an axe. 11 Composition for two.

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What did one light bulb say to the other light bulb on Valentine’s Day? ‘I love you watts and watts!’

What did one watermelon say to the other watermelon on Valentine’s Day? ‘You’re one in a melon (million)!’

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What did the chef give to his wife on Valentine’s Day? A hug and a quiche!

What do you call two birds in love?

Tweethearts!

VALENTINE’S W WOORDSEARCH Find the Valentine’s-related words in the grid

HUG LOVE KINDNESS HEARTS JOY AFFECTION FLOWERS GIFTS CARDS CHERISH FRIENDSHIP CARING CHOCOLATE TEDDY BEAR CUPID

What did the painter say to her sweetheart?

I love you with all my art!

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love is... Colouring Love is mentioned a lot in the Bible! Here’s a cool design based on 1 Corinthians 13:4–8 for you to colour and remind you of all the different ways you can show love to others! Email your colourings to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk – make sure you write ‘Love is... Colouring’ in the subject box and give us your full name, age and address. Alternatively you can post your colourings to: Your Space, Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. One last reminder, if you’re sending by post remember to fill in your details below so we know who you are. We send a gift to everyone whose colouring we publish, so don’t miss out!

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What is Kindness?

ecific person ess? Do you think of a sp dn kin of nk thi u yo en wh t helpful for What do you think abou nd did something really frie a e tim a of nk thi u yo ybe net and to yourself. who is always caring? Ma kind – to others, to the pla be to ys wa t en fer dif each you. There are ing to each other. Forgive lov d an d kin e ‘B to 2 sians 4:3 le). This reminds us The Bible tells us in Ephe ternational Children’s Bib (In t.’ ris Ch in u yo ve ga ays kind to us. other just as God for e, even if they aren’t alw on ery ev to g rin ca d an that we should be kind

Random Acts of Kindness Day 2022 of Random Acts of Kindness Day is on Thursday (17 February) as part to the Random Acts of Kindness Week (13–19 February). There is no limit amount of goodness we can put into the world – kindness never ends! get The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation would like everyone to norm. the ss involved to be world changers and make kindne You can find out more information about Random Acts of Kindness Day from randomactsofkindness.org/rak-day.

Keys to Kindness Here are some of the main ways you can show kindness to people in your life.

Respect

Treating people, places and things with kindness.

Caring

Feeling and showing concern for others.

Including others, inviting them in, and welcoming them with open arms.

Integrity Responsibility

Acting in a way you know to be right and kind in all situations.

Being reliable by doing things that you’ve committed to doing.

Inclusiveness

Courage

Being brave when facing new or difficult circumstances.

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Sweet Sayings Kindness is universal. Everyone can be kind and receive kindness, no matter where you’re from, what you look like or how old you are. Here are some quotes from famous people around the world.

How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time.

Morgan Freeman No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Care Square Below is a grid full of Random Acts of Kindness.

See how many of them you can do this week to care for yourself, the planet and other people. Can you do them all?

Write a letter to someone you haven’t seen in a while

Be kind to yourself – drink more water

Give a friend or family member a hug

Be kind to the planet – recycle something Ask someone about their day

Hold the door open for someone

Make friends with someone who gets left out at school

Donate used books and toys to a charity shop Pick up rubbish you find in your local area

Clean your room without being asked

Write a thank you note to your teacher

Give someone a compliment

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Get In Touch

We love hearing from our readers and their leaders, so 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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Favourite colour? Red. Favourite food? Lasagne.

Favourite sport? Rounders.

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Reader profile questionnaire.

Favourite Bible story and why? The good Samaritan, because he helps the hurt person even though they’re enemies.

Favourite TV programme?

The Babysitters Club.

What do you want to be when you’re older? Actress.

Pets? Rocky (dog).

Hobbies? Gymnastics.

Tell us a joke. What did the sheep say when his hair was horrid? ‘I had a baa-d hair day!’

What special skill or talent do you have? I can do very cool tongue tricks.

Tell us something interesting about yourself. I love riddles.

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Is there anything else you would like to tell us? My favourite subjects are art and English.

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If you’d like to star in our reader profile section we’d love to hear from you!

Get a grown-up to send us an email using the addres s in the purple box above.

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Thanks to sisters Aurora-Rose and Phoebe, ages 9 and 7, for these wonderful worm colourings.

Footy fans – Isaac, age 8 and Oliver, age 7 – sent in these Fantastic Football colourings. Thanks, guys!

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What have you done, Robot?

I think I’m in Robbie’s bad books, Patch.

He couldn’t be bothered to do his art homework…

…So he asked me to do it for him.

It was a self-portrait but he knew I was better at drawing than him.

BUt Robbie wasn’t pleased when he got a really low mark from the teacher.

I didn’t realise it was meant to be a self-portrait of him!

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