Kids Alive! 13 March 2021

Kids Alive! is now available online – go to salvationarmy.org.uk 13 March 2021

Kids Alive! – formerly The Young Soldier – Issue No 7248

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SUDOKU: BIG MYSTERY: Box of chocolates.

GIGGLE IN THE MIDDLE RIDDLE-ME-REE: A fridge.

RANDOM RITA: Page 10 – Pumpkin pie.

KA! JAM FAMILY FUN Parivaar – Hindi. Fjölskylda – Icelandic.

Teaghlach – Irish. Rodina – Czech. Eamilie – German. Famille – French. Al’usra – Arabic.

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Are you thinking of asking for a Yes Day? Be warned!

Yes Days come with rules: they have to be earned – chores and homework need to be completed first; you’re not allowed to do anything dangerous or illegal; there’s a budget – you can only spend a set amount of money; activities must take place within 20 miles of home.

I know it can feel like grown-ups are boring, old spoilsports when they say no to fun things. But take it from a fun-loving grown-up: when adults say no to stuff, we’re just trying our best to help you enjoy life safely.

Some people think that God is a boring, old spoilsport. But I know that’s not true. Remember, God created you and the world you live in. He also loves you and wants you to enjoy the world he gave you – he just wants you to enjoy it safely.

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READ THE COMMENT BELOW ABOUT APPRECIATING YOUR FAMILY

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here have been times when my family has driven me crazy. One time my brother threw my favourite toy into the middle of a thorny bush! There were times when my parents wouldn’t buy me something I really wanted. My grandpa would sometimes tease me and my grandma always won when we played cards!

There are times when I’ve driven them crazy too!

But no matter what, we love each other and will always celebrate the good times and help each other through tough times. That’s family!

This week’s Bible cartoon is about the love between Jesus and his mum, Mary. Just imagine what it must have been like to be Jesus’ mum! Her life was full of wonderful, exciting moments and awful,

sad experiences. There were times when she was over the moon – such as the day shepherds came to worship Jesus after he was born. But on the day she saw Jesus suffering on the cross she was very, very sad. Even then, Jesus thought about his mum and asked his friend John to take care of her.

Why don’t you take time to think about all the ways your parents, grandparents or guardians show that they love you? For example, cooking meals for you, helping you with homework, looking after you when you’re ill, fixing stuff that’s broken or buying you gifts. Then take some time to show them how much you love and appreciate them – not just on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, but throughout the year!

Family Fun Below is a list of words in different languages that mean ‘family’. Match each word to the correct language.

Parivaar

Fjölskylda Teaghlach Famille Eamilie Rodina Al’usra Kazoku 4 KA - p4-5 - 13 March.indd 1

Japanese Icelandic German Arabic

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French Czech Hindi

Answers on Page 2

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Love Story

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 1:46–55; 2:7; 2:22–38; 2:41; JOHN 19:25

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Praying with Jesus

with KA! JAM Co-ordinator Ibukun Baku

NOW YOU PRAY

Prayers are special because they’re an opportunity to share everything that’s on our minds with Jesus.

Prayers have the power to change how we feel by filling us with hope and courage.

In the Bible there are loads of examples of prayer changing people’s situations. In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Paul encourages believers to always pray. Using stories from the Bible when Jesus prayed, we want to encourage you to pray too.

Use the space to write a prayer. You can thank God for how much he loves and cares for you and pray that your friends will develop a friendship with Jesus too.

Mark 9:33–47 and 10:13–16

The disciples were arguing about who was the greatest of them, so Jesus explained that being great meant putting others first. He called over a child and said, ‘Welcoming children in my name means you’re welcoming me and God too.’ Then Jesus warned that anyone who caused a child to stop trusting God would face big consequences.

Later, some children came to see Jesus but the disciples stopped them. Jesus was cross! He said children were a part of God’s kingdom and people needed to trust God like they did. Then he blessed the children.

If you’re a KA! JAM member, check out your KAPAC 20 to read the full story or sign up below to start your KA! JAM journey

KA! JAM is the cooles t Bible activity club around. As a mem ber you’ll go on amazing adventures through the Bible learning about Jesus.

Each activity sheet is filled with lo ts of great stuff about being a Christia n. You’ll also receive our mini-mag , Chatterbox, which is filled with jo kes, games and much more. And to to p it off, there are loads of awesome pr izes to be won!

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To join KA! JAM just fill in the application form and send it – along with KA! JAM, 101 Newington two first-class stamps Causeway, London SE – to: 1 6BN. Applicants must be between 7 and 17 ye Name: ars old to join.

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Kirsty Bewsher – age 12 Isabelle Murray – age 12

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Why do sons love Mother’s Day so much?

Because it’s always on son day (Sunday)!

Why do mother kangaroos hate rainy days?

Because their kids have to play inside!

What did the mum cat say when her kittens brought her warm milk on Mother’s Day? ‘It’s purrrr-fect!’

What do you call a mum who can’t draw?

Tracey!

Complete the grid so that every col umn, row and colour-grouped box contains the numbers 1–6

What did the panda give its mum on Mother’s Day? A bear hug!

What did the mum spider say to the baby spider?

‘You spend too much time on the web!’

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Why aren’t there Mother’s Day sales?

Because mothers are priceless!

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Why was the strawberry late for Mother’s Day brunch?

It got caught in a jam on the way!

Crossword Clues

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What did the mother say to the foal?

‘It’s pasture bedtime!’

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12 Motor vehicle. Clues 13 Money pouch. 15 Gemstone 1 Pen point. 3 Round dish. 6 Chess threat to king.

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Why is a computer so smart?

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Easter Colouring !

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Easter is just three weeks away, so how would you like the opportunity to win a crate of Real Easter Eggs? There are six in the crate, so you could drop the other five off to friends as a special Easter surprise. Each egg also contains a copy of the Easter story! To enter, colour in the Easter design below – grab some pens, pencils and paints or stick some stuff on to make a collage. Then email your colourings to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk to reach us by Friday 26 March – make sure you write ‘Easter Colouring Competition’ 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. If you’re sending by post remember to fill in your details on the left so we know who you are.

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Where it Began st pandemic Coronavirus isn’t the fir ere have been the world has faced. Th ry. Smallpox was many throughout histo caused symptoms a horrible disease that y breathing and such as fever, difficult ck! spots filled with pus. Yu y In the early 18th centur there were many breakouts and it killed hundreds of thousands of people every year.

Evidence exists suggesting that the first use of vaccines was in China as early as 1,000 years ago!

But vaccinations became more widely known and used after a doctor from Gloucestershire used a sample of cowpox to prevent people living near him from getting smallpox.

News spread across Europe and then the world. Within 20 years Edward Jenner’s vaccination technique saved millions of lives and allowed smallpox to be wiped out.

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Routine Vaccinations Today In the UK, a smallpox vaccination isn’t needed anymore, but there are lots of diseases where vaccinations are used to prevent a lot of severe illness or death. Vulnerable people, including younger children are invited to have a flu vaccination every autumn and babies as young as eight weeks old receive vaccinations against illnesses such as polio, diphtheria and whooping cough to help keep them safe.

All vaccinations have to go through lots of stages of development and safety checks before they’re allowed to be use d.

This includes a lot of medical research and clinical trials. This enables scientists to make sure that vaccinations are safe.

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-1 vid also ble illness. Hopefully it develop vaccines for Co rri ho is th m fro e di or get ill navirus can mean far fewer people rol the spread of coro nt co to e ac pl in t pu e means that restrictions mething that feels mor so to ck ba t ge y wl slo can to be lifted. This means life any people as possible m as r fo nt rta po im so hers. normal. That’s why it’s ect themselves and ot ot pr ll wi it – ine cc va have a coronavirus

At the moment, the UK government is working its way down a list of people to give them a vaccine.

The eldest and most vulnerable people are at the top of the list – perhaps your grandparents, aunties or uncles or even parents have already had their vaccine. By the time schools break up for the summer holidays, most of the grown-ups in the UK should have been offered a first dose of vaccine.

family So if members of your d yet, te haven’t been vaccina one in they should be offered However, the next few months. n aren’t at the moment childre ientists being vaccinated as sc nals and medical professio say that they’re at a low risk from getting ill.

Find out more s or guardians If you and your parent e about the would like to learn mor d coronavirus vaccine an why it’s important, they can visit one of the following websites.

ronavirus-covid-19/ nhs.uk/conditions/co ation’ – then click on ‘Vaccin youtube.com/watch?v=9Du0WNW_uqs – a CBBC Newsround explanation on how the coronavirus vaccine works

bbc.co.uk/newsround/51312915 – Operation Ouch! explains how vaccines work

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Cool Colourings Frey a

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Age? 8.

Favourite colour? Blue.

Favourite food? Olives and carrots.

Favourite sport? Football.

Favourite bit of Kids Alive! ?

Colouring.

Favourite Bible story and why? Noah’s ark, because Noah’s ark had animals on it and I love animals.

Favourite TV programme?

David Attenborough.

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

Pets? Three guinea pigs (Poppy, Rosebud and Phoebe).

Hobbies? Spending time with friends, family and pets.

Tell us a joke. What did one leaf say to the other leaf?

‘Leaf me alone!’

What special skill or talent do you have? I can nearly do the splits.

Tell us something interesting about yourself. I hate it when people destroy the Earth and animals’ habitats.

Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I love sloths and Border collies.

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Here are a couple of cool colourings that we received from our readers.

Have you checked out the Easter Colouring Competition on page 11? It’s the perfect excuse to get creative and try to win some delicious chocolate!

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Catch Up With KA! JAM Here are a prayer and story written by Kirsty while she was working through her KAPAC 40 worksheet.

KAPAC worksheets are part of KA! JAM. Have you heard of KA! JAM before? KA! JAM is a cool club that’s free to sign up to. Members can go on amazing adventures through the Bible to learn about Jesus. You can find out all about it by flipping to page 6 of this week’s issue. It’s loads of fun, so what are you waiting for?

You can also sign up to KA! JAM and complete the course online.

Visit salvationarmy.org.uk/ka-jam-sign-up to join the club now!

Get In Touch

The ‘Kids Alive!’ team isn’t working in the office at the moment, 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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PENGUINS LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN SPLASHING ABOUT IN ICY WATER, PATCH.

GERONIMO!

ARE YOU COMING IN, PATCH?

ER, NO THANKS, PERCY.

YOU SCAREDY-CAT, PATCH! HAVE YOU GOT COLD FEET?

I CERTAINLY HAVE, PERCY! THAT’S WHY THERE’S NO WAY I’M…

THE SALVATION ARMY – A CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND REGISTERED CHARITY

…GETTING THE REST OF ME COLD AS WELL. BRRR!

Published by The Salvation Army. © The Salvation Army United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland, 2021.

Printed by Walstead Roche Ltd, St Austell.

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