Kids Alive! 20 March 2021

Kids Alive! is now available online – go to salvationarmy.org.uk 20 March 2021

Kids Alive! – formerly The Young Soldier – Issue No 7249

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

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Hide and seek - find a smiling sun hidden on every page!

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PYRAMID PUZZLE 1 At. 2 Rat. 3 Star. 4 Tears. 5 Easter.

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CODED MESSAGE ‘Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud’.

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MORE OR LESS? 1 Less – 70 per cent. 2 More – 2.2 billion people. 3 More – 4 litres of water. 4 Less Only 2.5 per cent is freshwater – which means it can be used for drinking… but only about 1 per cent of this is accessible. The rest is trapped in glaciers and snowfields. 5 More The average percentage of water in a person’s body is around 60 per cent.

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hat makes you happy? Is it whizzing down a hill on your bike? Or do you love getting your colouring pencils out to get creative? Perhaps it’s tucking into your favourite dinner or watching your favourite TV programme.

Whatever makes you happy, you should make some time to do it, because 20 March is International Day of Happiness! In the last year it’s not been particularly easy to stay happy, so it’s important that we find positive ways to look after ourselves and each other.

The theme for International Day of Happiness this year is ‘Keep Calm – Stay Wise – Be Kind’. The idea is that these three steps can help us to cope with what’s going on around us and reach out to others who might be struggling.

If you want some ideas for how to keep calm, stay wise and be kind for International Day of Happiness, there’s a Coping Calendar on their website – dayofhappiness.net – which has loads of suggestions. Some of the ideas include connecting with nature, playing a favourite game from when you were younger, writing a letter to someone you love, immersing yourself in a new book or thanking three people and telling them why you’re grateful for them.

Remember this day is all about setting aside time to make yourself and others happy – so go and share some smiles!

There’s a smiling sun hidden on every page of this week’s comic.

See if you can find them all!

I hope you’re in a good mood, because today (20 March) is International Day of Happiness. If you did get out of the wrong side of bed this morning, hopefully something will brighten your day soon.

There are loads of things that put a smile on my face: family and friends; Plymouth Argyle winning football matches; eating roast dinners, pasties, curry or ice cream; music; being by the seaside or in the country; sunny days and, of course, my job!

There’s something missing from my list, though, and that’s Jesus.

As Christians, knowing Jesus should be all we need to be happy.

That doesn’t mean our lives will be permanently perfect, but knowing Jesus and trying to live life his way can help us through the most difficult of times and even keep us smiling. Now that’s the kind of happiness we should share with others. Keep smiling, readers!

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READ THE COMMENT BELOW ABOUT TELLING OTHERS ABOUT JESUS

Get Your Brave On!

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hen I was young, I read loads of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys whodunnits. I loved the thrill of their hair-raising missions and how they solved each mystery! There was always a bit of danger too that made the adventure super-exciting.

Reading about an adventure is very different to going on one. In this week’s Bible cartoon Jesus sends out his disciples on a thrilling and scary adventure of their own. Their mission is to go into nearby towns and tell people about Jesus’ salvation.

He warns them that they will face some difficulties and dangers. Jesus wants the disciples to trust God completely, so this time he sends them out without any money or food. But they won’t have to go totally

says Melita Day-Lewis

empty-handed. Jesus gives them an amazing secret weapon – his power to heal people and work miracles!

I can imagine that the disciples felt both excited and scared at the same time, but they were up for the challenge and felt that the adventure was worth it! In Luke 10:17 you can read what happened – the mission was a success and they returned happy and excited!

Telling others about Jesus and asking to pray for them can be very scary. But it’s always worth it. I hope you’ll get your brave on, just as the disciples did and say yes to Jesus’ mission. Jesus will give you his power and it’s an awesome experience when God answers your prayers and changes lives!

Mystery Maze Help the disciples find their way to a nearby town to tell others about Jesus

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Mystery 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 – MATTHEW 10:1–16

Living For Jesus

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Steve English

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 your day, share any concerns or pray that everyone will be kind and generous to others in need.

Mark 10:17–27 and 12:41–44

A rich man knelt before Jesus and asked, ‘How can I receive eternal life?’ Jesus said, ‘Obey the Ten Commandments’. The man replied that he already did, so Jesus said, ‘Sell all your possessions, give the money to the poor and follow me.’ The man was sad and walked away – he didn’t want to lose his riches. Sometime later in the Temple, Jesus saw a widow put two small coins into the collection box.

Jesus said, ‘Compared to others, she’s given the most because those two coins were all she had.’

If you’re a KA! JAM member, check out your KAPAC 21 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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apply for membership of Kids Alive! Jesus And Me . I understand that joining KA! JAM doesn’t mean I have joined The Salvat ion Army and that it is not free subscription to Kid a s Alive!

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What did the tree say to the spring flowers?

‘It’s a re-leaf to see you!’

He he, he he!

Why did the little girl stand on her head?

She was turning things over in her mind!

a plant that roars?

A dandelion!

They leave some big shoes to fill!

Did you hear about the Oxo cube that loved jokes?

It was a laughing stock!

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: Christian springtime festival.

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Ho ho, ha ha, he he!

Ho ho, ha ha, What happens when What do you call he he! a clown retires?

‘If you eat any more cake you’ll burst!’

‘OK, Mum, just pass the cake and run for cover!’

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Did you hear about the person who went to an underwater gym ?

They pulled a mussel!

HAPPINESS WORDSEARCH

Find the happiness-related words in the grid

CONTENT JOYFUL PEACE OF MIND PLEASURE PLAYFUL CHEERFUL DELIGHTED HOPEFUL SATISFIED GLAD COMFORTABLE EXHILARATION P E J O Y F U L A Y D N E O I B H T N E T N O C A L N A X A E I W I C O C U D E L I G H T E D M E F G E R U S A E L P F O R T L S L R P N L D O F E E J A A M B A T V R M E R S L D S Y I P E T I H N I E N F K Y Q I A N C H O N U A L E X J B D X A T L U F E P O H L E N D E I F S I T A S E

He he, he he!

Ho ho, ha ha, he he!

How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh?

Ten tickles!

Someone asked for a donation for the local swimming pool.

So I gave them a glass of water!

Why was the horse so happy?

Because it lived in a stable environment!

When are your eyes not your eyes?

When the cold winter wind makes them water!

Where do mermaids sleep?

On waterbeds!

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1 Spring animal. 3 Burial place (the one

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treat. 9 Day before Lent: Shrove _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 13 Plant shoot seen in spring. 14 Planet’s path. 16 Nobleman.

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down: 1 Bird or fool about. 2 Spring month.

4 Musical play. 5 Cartoon rabbit, _ _ _ _ Bunny. 6 Fruit tree’s spring flowers.

10 Beneath. 11 Woodwind instrument.

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ango and Brash are a pair of crime-busting alligators!

They live deep underground in the se wers and, armed with their Very Exciting Spy Technology, the y travel through the toilet sy stem to fight the forces of evil and uncover criminals.

They’ve already starred in one brilliant book, and now they’re back in a brand-new adventure – InvestiGators: Take the Plu nge. The SUIT (Special Undercover Investigation Team) headqu arters is under attack and Mango and Bras h are going undercover and underground disguised as city sewer wo rkers to unclog a sticky situation. However, when their search for the criminal Crac kerdile backfires, the toilets they travel through get block ed and the InvestiGators take the blame for it!

For your opportunity to wi n a copy of both InvestiGato rs books in the series, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.o rg.uk to reach us by Friday 16 April when the winners will be chosen – remembe r to put ‘InvestiGators Comp etition’ in the subject box.

You can also enter by filling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: Inv estiGators Competition, Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6B N.

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Swamp Seaside Sewers Name: Address: ____________ Postcode:

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World Poetry Day

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Age:

It’s World Poetry Day tomorrow (21 March). Whether it’s acrostics or sonnets, limericks or haikus, there are loads of different types of poem to explore to celebrate this special day. Below is some space for you to write your own poem – just grab a pen or pencil.

Then email your poem to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk – make sure you write ‘World Poetry Day’ in the subject box and give us your full name, age and address. Alternatively you can post your poem 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 on the left so we know who you are.

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What’s the Problem?

Water is all around us – it covers about 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface – so you might wonder why so many people do not have access to safe water. Well, only 2.5 per cent of this water is fresh, meaning it can be used for things like drinking, washing and cooking.

where not everyone can Sadly, there are parts of the world e people must travel a get clean water from their tap. Som is often long way to collect water, and this e down to women and children. Som school children are even forced to miss ing lect col y because they are too bus er wat the water. And then, sometimes rly is dirty and can make people poo if they drink it.

What Can Be Done? is and charity that publishes Kids Alive!)

The Salvation Army (a Christian church This es. hom r ess clean water close to thei helping people around the world to acc sn’t their natural springs, so their water doe could mean helping people to protect can they can collect rainwater which they get dirty. Or giving people big tanks so it e, hom at er wat n . If children have clea use for drinking, washing and cleaning s ney jour long e and they don’t need to mak means they are less likely to get poorly play. do other things like go to school and to collect water. This means they can

Water Projects Around the World

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ks In Kenya, rainwater harvesting tan have been installed in schools.

Access to clean water for drinking and washing hands means kids can stay healthy and hygienic and focus on learning and having fun with their friends.

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the There are lots of water projects around . them of world. Here are the details of a few

In the Democratic Republic of Congo there are lots of natural springs but sometimes the water gets dirty before it can be used. The Salvation Army has helped communities to build concrete protection around their natural springs so they can collect free-flowing fresh water.

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In Malawi, boreholes have been drilled so people can easily access underground stores of water. A source of clean water close to home means women and children don’t need to travel long distances to collect it.

In Kenya, sand-dams are constructed across riverbeds during the dry season. It builds up a store of water over the rainy season which can then be accessed year-round. The sand acts as a natural filter for the water so it is safe to drink.

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Drink tap water rather than bottled water – it’s around 500 times cheaper!

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If it’s yellow, let it mellow… Do you really need to flush the loo every time you go?

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Want to Learn More? at y’s international clean water projects Find out more about The Salvation Arm ter.

-wa evelopment/areas-work/clean salvationarmy.org.uk/international-d Salvation Army’s Feeding Hope Regular readers might remember The ured in previous issues. fundraising campaign that we’ve feat ope to learn Visit salvationarmy.org.uk/feedingh n and more about the Feeding Hope campaig le. ilab ava s check out the resource

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Darcie’s s r u a s o n i D

Darcie (a ge 5) got in us know what she touch with us to le ’s been le t recently. arning ab You can ou read her What hav email belo t e you be w. en to hear fr om you – up to? We’d love send us a kidsalive@ n email a salvation t army.org .uk.

Dear Kids Alive!

At school we have been learning about famous artists. We have learned about Jackson Pollock, who didn’t paint with a paintbrush, but with drips and splats from sticks and toothbrushes instead.

And we learned about LS Lowry who drew pictures of matchstick people and animals.

I liked listening to the song about him called ‘Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs’.

For my homeschooling I drew some of my own art. My school sent me a link to a video that showed me how to draw a dinosaur. I drew a tyrannosaurus and a brontosaurus. I hope you like them.

Lots of love, Darcie (age 5)

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Cool Colouring Here is a cool colouring that we received from one of our readers

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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!

Age? 9.

Favourite colour? Dark blue.

Favourite food? Pasta.

Favourite sport? Horse riding.

Favourite bit of Kids Alive! ?

Reader profiles.

Favourite Bible story and why?

The birth of Jesus, because I like celebrating Christmas.

Favourite TV programme?

Junior Bake Off. What do you want to be when you’re older? An author.

Pets? Two rabbits, Snowball and Sooty.

Hobbies? Horse riding, scouting, art, making slime.

Tell us a joke. What do you get when you cross a shark and a snowman? Frostbite!

What special skill or talent do you have? Baking, singing, playing the ukulele.

Tell us something interesting about yourself. I was born with a hole in my heart and have had lots of operations.

Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I love Lego! I have lots. I once went to Legoland near London.

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THIS WEEK, WE’RE GOING TO BE THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD BROWNIE.

CAN YOU THINK OF ANY?

GENEROSITY!

KINDNESS! POLITENESS!

VERY GOOD, GIRLS. AND HOW ABOUT PATIENCE? THAT’S SOMETHING WE ALL NEED.

DOES ANYONE KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO HAS LOTS OF PATIENCE?

I DO, BROWN OWL! DR DASGUPTA! WHENEVER I GO TO SEE HER SHE’S ALWAYS SUPER BUSY…

THE SALVATION ARMY – A CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND REGISTERED CHARITY

…SHE HAS LOADS OF PATIENTS!

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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