Kids Alive! 21 August 2021

Kids Alive! – formerly The Young Soldier – Issue No 7271

21 August 2021

The world's longest-running publication for children!

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Celebrating the 140th Anniversar y of Kids Alive!

1881 - 2021 Celebrating 140 years of Kids Alive!

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I’m so excited about our 140th anniversary issue!

Team KA! has been planning it for months and we’ve flicked through 140 years’ worth of back issues to bring it to you!

We have all our regular features, plus loads of cool content from the past for you to enjoy. To begin with, check out the first-ever cover of The Little Soldier on the opposite page and make sure you take on our Time Trekkers Challenge quiz for your opportunity to win a mega mystery prize! We also have a little glimpse into the future, as some of our readers share their hopes for the future on page 18.

Thinking of making plans and hopes for the future, do you know Jesus has a plan for you and big hopes for your future?

As you flick through this special issue, think about your life so far. Have you let Jesus be part of it? If not, make sure you ask him to be part of your future.

Puzzle Answers

What’s Inside?

PICK OUT PATCH: Page 21.

KA! JAM BRIDGE THE GAP God says, ‘In the last days I will send My Spirit on all men. Then your sons and daughters will speak God’s Word. Your young men will see what God has given them to see. Your old men will dream dreams. Yes, on those I own, both men and women, I will send My Spirit in those days. They will speak God’s Word.

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17 Colouring Corner 18 140th Anniversary

Reader Profiles 19 KA! 140 Challenge Fundraisers 20–21 Time Trekkers

Challenge – 1990–– 2021 1990 22 Time Trekkers

Answer Sheet 23 Tamagotchi Pets

Competition 24 Patch’s Pals:

Robbie’s Robot

DOWN: 1 Frog. 2 Eyes. 3 Crab. 4 Bakery.

6 Legend. 9 Aunt. 10 Each. 11 Soap.

4–5 Time Trekkers

Challenge – 1881––1916 1881 6 Be-Attitudes 7 Pick Out Patch 8–9 KA! JAM 10–11 Time Trekkers Challenge –

1917––1951 1917 12–13 Giggle in the Middle 14–15 Time Trekkers Challenge –

1952––1989 1952

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EDITOR Justin Reeves DEPUTY EDITOR Cara Mott GRAPHIC DESIGNER Philippa Martin EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Melita Day-Lewis KA! JAM CO-ORDINATOR Ibukun Baku PROOFREADER Chris Horne Kids Alive! office: 020 7367 4910 Email: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk Published by The Salvation Army UK Territory with the Republic of Ireland (cost 65c). 101 Newington Causeway. London SE1 6BN. Switchboard: 0845 634 0101 Founder: William Booth General: Brian Peddle Territorial Commander: Commissioner Anthony Cotterill Editor-in-Chief and Publishing Secretary: Major Mal Davies The Salvation Army is a Christian church and registered charity. The charity number in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 214779, in Scotland SC009359 and in the Republic of Ireland CHY6399 ISSN 1363-5662

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Are you ready to take a journey thro tions by Join in our 140th anniversary celebra ge. As you taking on our Time Trekkers Challen wer the Time flick through this week’s issue, ans nity to win ortu Trekkers questions for your opp 22 for an a mega mystery prize! Go to page how to enter. answer sheet and more info about

1881–1916 The first-ever The Little Soldier was published on 27 August 1881.

The masthead (below) was designed by a 12-year-old!

22 May 1884 issue

QUESTION 2 27 August 18 81 issue

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3 In 1888 The Little Soldier became The Young Soldier – here’s the first cover under the new name.

Daily Watchword was one of The Little Soldier’s regular features.

Readers were challenged to memorise a bit of the Bible as an encouragement for the day ahead.

QUESTION 1 Below is the Bible verse from 15 May 1884.

What does the ‘v.’ of (John v. 39) stand for?

15 May 1884 issue

Spot the three differences between the two illustrations (above) of ‘Little Soldiers’ holding a ‘Council of War’.

Known as the Army Mother, Catherine Booth helped her husband, William Booth, start The Salvation Army in 1865. The cover on the right features her memorial service following her death in 1890.

7 January 18 88 issue

18 October 1890 issue

QUESTION 3 Check out this illu stration of a ‘Little Soldier’ de livering copies of the War Cry in 1884!

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14 February 1884

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What was Catherine’s surname before she and William Booth were married?

A A Mumford B B Dadford C C Auntyford issue 25 October 1890

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25 June 1910 issue

Take a look at some of the moves which were part of the maple leaf drill.

6 August 1904 iss ue

QUESTION 5 The maple leaf is the national emblem of what country?

Colouring pages have been a regular feature throughout our history. Why not colour this encouraging quote from 1910?

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1908 issue 29 February

This cover of The Young Soldier from 1908 promoted the Self-Denial Appeal.

This fundraising project still runs today to raise money for The Salvation Army’s work around the world.

6 Illustrations were often printed next to stories and poems in The Young Soldier.

QUESTION 6 What is the fifth ‘Little Gardener’ holding in her hand?

20 September 1913 issue

Here’s one of the first puzzles to appear in The Young Soldier. The aim of the puzzle was to complete the story using the picture clues to fill in the gaps.

QUESTION 4 What is the picture clue below?

A Concertina B Showtina C Performatina This lovely illustration commemorated the life of The Salvation Army’s co-founder William Booth, shortly after his death in 1912. ue 1886 iss h c r a M 25

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Check out Matthew 5 to read the Beatitudes for yourself!

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ure issue birthday printed in a fut d an me na ur yo e se To of birth me, address and date of KA! email your full na y.org.uk. Remember to type arm to kidsalive@salvation ct box. u!’ in the email’s subje Yo to ay thd Bir py ‘Hap 2 1 August her – age 12 Danielle Arc 24 August Alyssia Johnson – age 12 Krystal – age 12

26 August kill – age 12 Maya Macas

22 August Samuel Fisher – ag e 10

25 August Chloe Attenborough – age 11 Daisy Schönrock – age 10

Pick Out Patch I’ve managed to get my paws on The little sOldiER FROM 1881, ALIVE KIDS! See if you can spot this version of me on ANOTHER PAGE IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE.

27 August Amalie Hooper – age 11

1880s

Kids Alive! is 140 years old, so let’s take a peek each week at some historic happenings in each decade from 1881 to 2021…

The first string of electric Christmas tree lights was created in 1882. Edward Johnson – the business partner of Thomas Edison – hand-wired 80 red, white and blue light bulbs and wound them around his Christmas tree.

The island volcano Krakatoa, lying between Java and Sumatra, erupted on 27 August 1883. It sent a cloud of gas and debris approximately 15 miles into the air and the explosion was heard about 2,200 miles away!

Slavery was banned in Brazil on 13 May 1888. About 1.5 million people of a population of around 10.3 million people in Brazil were living in slavery at the time.

How to e Make a Tim Capsule

To celebrate the 140th anniversary of Kids Alive!, we thought it would be great fun for our readers to leave a message in a time capsule for kids in the future to discover in maybe 10 or even 140 years’ time!

Choose a sturdy box and put things inside that will show what life is like for Take a pic children in 2021. You could include Kids Alive!, a take-away menu, a toy, with your tim e capsule and a colouring or a poem you’ve written, a list of favourite things and a email or post your pho to to us letter signed with your thumb print and the date. Then hide it somewhere at ‘Kids Aliv e!’ and we safe or bury it in your garden for someone to discover one day in the will publish it in Your future – or you can open it yourself when you’re much older!

Space on p ages 14 or 15

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READ THE COMMENT BELOW ABOUT SHARING THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS WITH EVERYONE

Sharing is Caring!

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s a Christian, I must admit that one of my biggest challenges is telling others about Jesus. Don’t get me wrong – I love talking about Jesus with my friends and church family, but there are times when I’m worried about how my non-Christian friends might respond if I suddenly start talking to them about Jesus.

That’s why this week’s cartoon Bible story is very encouraging. It reminds us that there are people who want to hear about Jesus – they just need someone who’s willing to share his message with them.

Paul and his friends were keen to get on the road to continue spreading the gospel. But the Holy Spirit stopped them and, in a dream, showed Paul where to go. Paul listened to the Holy Spirit’s direction and

says Ibukun Baku ended up meeting Lydia. She was delighted with their message and decided to follow Jesus. Not only that, but she immediately put her faith into action by welcoming Paul into her home – founding the official meeting place for the Philippian church.

We may not know how people will respond when they hear about Jesus, but God wants everyone to at least have the opportunity to know about him and he wants us to help him. We can do this through acts of kindness or by simply sharing the good things that God has done for us. However, if like me you need an extra dose of courage, remember we’re not alone. We have the Holy Spirit who will help us to confidently tell others about Jesus.

Bridge the Gap Use the words below to fill in the gaps from Acts 2:17–18 (New Life Version)

My Spirit Speak

Word Last

Women See

Dream Men

God says, ‘In the _ _ _ _ days I will send _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on all men. Then your sons and daughters will _ _ _ _ _ God’s Word. Your young men will _ _ _ what God has given them to see. Your old men will _ _ _ _ _ dreams. Yes, on those I own, both _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _, _ I will send My Spirit in those days. They will speak God’s _ _ _ _.’ _ Answer on Page 2

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God Did What?

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 – ACTS 16:6–15

We Sat Down and Talked to Them

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2 October 1926 issue

1917–1951 20 December 1919 issue

You may have family members who recognise this YP Singing Company badge.

It was printed alongside an article encouraging corps (Salvation Army churches) to form children’s choirs. For many years it was given to children who joined the singing company.

The Young Soldier mainly contained articles to help readers with their Christian lives. A little like Kids Alive! now, some articles and illustrations were just for fun. In 1926 there was a series called Our Nature Study Corner – here are some illustrations from an article about different species of butterfly.

QUESTION 9 What’s the name of the insect before it turns into a butterfly?

QUESTION 7 What does the YP stand for on the singing company badge?

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Every week, The Young Soldier included a Bible story. Readers would be encouraged to answer some questions about the story to help them learn about the Bible and grow in their faith. Check out this Easter illustration from 1925.

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April 4 1925 Issue

QUESTION 8 On which special day do Christians remember Jesus’ death?

Here’s a front cover of The Young Soldier from November 1920 commemorating Remembrance Day. The picture shows King George V laying a wreath at the cenotaph in Whitehall, London. This ceremony still takes place today – you might have seen Queen Elizabeth II on TV, laying a wreath at the exact same location.

This is an illustration from 1929 encouraging all readers to pray before their meals.

QUESTION 10 What is the name of the prayer that 9 November 1929 issue Christians often say before eating? sue 1925 is 4 April

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FUN ACTIVITY

Read this poem about creation that was written by a reader in 1941!

Try making the shadow shapes pictured with your hands. Shine a lamp on to a plain wall to make these animals with the shadows of your hands!

12 August 1950 issue

7 June 1941 is

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Junior soldiers in The Salvation Army wore a uniform. This is a winter guernsey for boys advertised in The Young Soldier.

QUESTION 11

During the Second World War people had to ration not only food but paper too! The Young Soldier was reduced to just four pages! Take a look at this notice from 1941!

Count the number of guernseys on this page?

24 October 1931 issue

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25 January 1936 issue

Take a look at this fun fact from 1936! Wouldn’t you love it if this happened at your school?

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12 Hidden Story Picture was a series that challenged readers to guess which Bible story was represented in illustrations.

QUESTION 12 Which Bible story is ‘hidden’ in the picture below?

This cover from 1934 celebrated Mother’s Day. Can you see the little drawings of children in the centre of the flowers?

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31 January 1948

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He he, he he!

H o h o, h a h a, h e h e!

H e h e, he he!

What type of music is scary for balloons?

Pop music!

What does everyone get on their birthday?

Another year older!

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Why did the girl put her cake in the freezer?

She wanted to ice it!

What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday?

‘Aye matey!’ (‘I’m eighty!’)

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! s i Th D raw To celebrate the 140th Anniversary of ‘Kids Alive!’, have a go at drawing this popular Victorian toy. To help you get started copy the spinning top (right) into the empty grid.

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Fit the five given words reveal into the grid correctly to r blue rke a new word in the da ve column. Some letters ha u. been inserted to help yo . ric fab Clue: Type of

BAND D BELL SINK L WIND YOLK

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Crossword Crossword Clues across:

3 Young lion. 5 The Lord’s _ _ _ _ _ _, which begins ‘Our Father’. 6 Lower limb. 7 Curved sword which is an anagram of bears. 8 Fruit from a vine. 11 The heavens. 12 Substance collected by bees and butterflies. ho, Ho 13 Speck. ho ho !

Clues

down: Ha ha,

by Neil Locker

How did the pickle celebrate its birthday?

It relished it!

ha ha, 1 Amphibian.

2 Organs of sight. ha ha !

3 Sea creature with a shell and claws. 4 Bread-making establishment.

6 Mythical story. 9 Female relative.

10 Apiece or per person. 11 Cleansing substance.

What do they serve at parties in Heaven?

Angel cakes!

What does a turtle do on its birthday? he, ItH eshell-ebrates! he he!

H o ho, ha ha, he he!

EDITORS WORDSEARCH Below is a list of every editor since 1881. Find their surnames in the grid.

John ROBERTS Miss WARD S EWENS George CLUTTERBUCK Mildred DUFF Ethel ROBERTS Catherine BAIRD E W E N S J F F U D W M Bernard WATSON Gladys MOON S T R E B O R X W A K C B U C Y D Y L O R C M C HY Max ART RYA MCC N ard Bern T L P T A Q U D U N O A L I Q J N S B C Y O R Trevor HOWES Bruce TULLOCH V W O T N A Y R B M Z N T A C R O B E R T S D S H Connie CROLY Gill LAWRENCE T H X J T F M N G B E Y S A T T I B S E N A V I Jean BRYANT Philippa SMALE O D U C S M A L E I E R N L A W R E N C E R E H Ken NESBITT Justin REEVES C O S E W O H K L D R J

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1952–1989 The 30 July 1960 issue of The Young Soldier celebrated 80 years of The Salvation Army’s work with young people and featured a special message from the Army’s international leader General Wilfred Kitching.

QUESTION 14 How many young soldier characters are holding hands?

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To mark 80 years of The Young Soldier, a new comic strip was created. Wilful Will told the story of William Booth, his adventures when growing up in Nottingham and how he moved to London before starting The Salvation Army.

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14 In the sixties The Young Soldier liked to challenge readers to learn a Bible verse each week, see if you can memorise this one!

24 December 1966 issue

10 August 1957 issue

As well as encouraging children to read about Jesus, The Young Soldier often included songs and carols so readers could sing about him too.

QUESTION 15 Follow the instructions for this puzzle from 1968 to reveal the answer to question 15.

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QUESTION 13 Fill in the gaps of the missing words of this well-known Christmas carol.

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QUESTION 18 Check out the What a Car-ry On! puzzle from 1982 on the right and complete the words beginning with car.

In the Seventies The Young Soldier often featured films and shows, a little like Kids Alive! does today. Take a look at this snippet marking Peter Pan’s 70th anniversary!

QUESTION 17 What’s the name of Peter Pan’s mischievous fairy companion?

30 January 1982 issue

In the eighties readers loved sending jokes to The Young Soldier.

14 December 1974 issue

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4 November 1989 issue

In February 1971 the United Kingdom’s currency changed from shillings and pence to pounds and pence.

QUESTION 16

Read the mastheads below to work out what the new price of The Young Soldier was.

February/March 1971

Take a look at the front cover from the 1970 Christmas Special!

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Have a go at colouring this Colour

By Number from 1986!

14 June 1986 issue

19 December 1970 issue

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From early in its history, Kids Alive!

(The Little Soldier and The Young Soldier) has used illustrations and cartoons to entertain readers.

Here’s a selection of cartoon strips from the 1920s through till today.

Throughout the 1920s The Bunny Boys got up to all sorts of mischief. In the strip on the right, one of them seems to have had an unfortunate encounter with a baby elephant!

A junior soldier called Bram first appeared in the 1950s and continued to feature (on and off) until the 1980s.

In the 1960s a family of … well, erm … Jelly Babies began to appear in The Young Soldier.

In the 1980s Bram was joined by Sally and Sam.

Nineties kids were entertained

by Frankie’s Friends.

The early 2000s saw the arrival of a talking cat from the New Testament!

And finally, regular readers will be familiar with Kiddo, his pals, and their love of sport and his mum’s cooking!

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KA! 140 Colouring

Address:

Name:

Postcode:

Age:

Check out this picture of Patch’s Pals celebrating our 140th anniversary. But this celebration needs a splash of colour, don’t you think? Well, just grab some pencils, pens and paints to colour the picture or stick some stuff on to make a collage.

Then email your colourings to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk – make sure you write ‘KA! 140 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. 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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Kids Alive! issue da

er Profiles 140th Anniversary Read e!

Celebrating the 140th Anniversar y of Kids Aliv

regularly get iversary, we asked four readers who ann th 140 our te bra cele us help To had to say…

Reader Profiles. Here’s what they in touch with us to complete special

Age? 8.

Favourite bit of Kids Alive! ?

Colouring page.

Favourite Bible story and why?

Noah’s ark, because there are lots of animals and he saves them all Eva from the flood. t from 1881 Tell us an interesting fac er was first (the year The Little Soldi n (my home) published). The Isle of Ma world was the first place in the te in a vo ld where women cou t s national election. Thi firs happened in 1881.

What is your hope for the future in 140 years’ time? looking For us as humans to be all eci y all the after the world better, esp animals.

Age? 11.

Favourite bit of Kids Alive! ?

Giggle in the Middle.

Favourite Bible story and why?

The Christmas story, because it was the day Jesus was born.

Matt h ew Tell us an interesting fact from 1881 (the year The Little d). Alexander Soldier was first publishe penicillin, Fleming, who discovered s born in was born in 1881. He wa had six He st.

Scotland on 6 Augu brothers and sisters. future in What is your hope for the rld would 140 years’ time? The wo be a ‘green’ environment.

Age? 9.

Favourite bit of Kids Alive! ?

Patch’s Pals.

Favourite Bible story and why?

The Easter story because Jesus died on the cross for us.

Tell us an No a h interesting fact from 1881 (the year The Little Soldier was first published). On 19 November, a meteorite landed near the village of ne.

Grossliebenthal in Ukrai What is your hope for the future in 140 years’ time?

I hope Kids Alive! is still being read by children!

Age? 7.

Favourite bit of Kids Alive! ?

The stories on the back page featuring Robbie’s Robot.

Favourite Bible story and why?

Daniel in the lions’ den Est her because it shows that even when you d you can are in danger and worrie pray and be safe. t from 1881 Tell us an interesting fac er was first (the year The Little Soldi store opened published). Hamleys toy n. on Regent Street in Londo future in What is your hope for the ture and 140 years’ time? More na icity. ctr ele trees. Less waste of

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FABULOUS FUNDRAISERS!

versar y of Kids Alive!

140th Anni e h t g n rati Celeb

Well done to everyone who has raised money for their Salvation Army church in the Kids Alive! 140 Challenge!

Here’s a round-up of some of our top fundraisers…

, who ‘wants to help Lexi from Brislington ing sponsored to do other people’, is be e’s already raised 140 star jumps. Sh ion Army. £120 for The Salvat

sisters Each week of the summer holidays ce of music Molly and Lottie have played a pie Facebook live on the Bourne Salvation Army re than page. Together they have raised mo buy a £280 – the money is going to help equipment basketball hoop and some other ’s new for children to enjoy at the church after-school club.

140 Challenge Grown-ups have been involved in the being too. Justin, the editor of Kids Alive!, is sponsored to run 140km to raise money for children’s work at Sutton Salvation d Army Community Church. He’s smashe far! so his target of £140, raising £194

us! Thank you for helping to We think our fundraisers are fabulo such an awesome way! celebrate our 140th anniversary in August Readers can continue the fundraising fun beyond 21 about us to if they would like to. Make sure you email or write your fundraising efforts and include some cool photos!

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Things are starting to look a little more familiar now. In 1996 YS became Kids Alive!

Check out the first cover on the right.

1990–2021 In 1990 there was another name change – this time The Young Soldier was simply shortened to YS. Here’s the first ‘newlook number!’

996 issue

6 April 1996 issue

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QUESTION 20 How many years has our comic been called Kids Alive!?

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20 The Young Soldier published lots of things to help their readers talk to God. Take a look at this Prayer Stair from 1994!

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Here’s the first front cover of the new millennium.

QUESTION 21 In which year did we celebrate the new millennium?

1 January 2000

30 July 1994 issue

Here’s an early Robbie’s Robot strip from 1992.

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Back in 2002 phone screens were black and white. Texts had a limit of 120 letters per message, so people would abbreviate words.

Work out the Bible verse from this Mble Mssgs!

QUESTION 19 What’s the name of the artist who draws Robbie’s Robot? (Check out this week’s back page for a clue!)

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4 January 1992

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2 February 2002

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Winners! picture biographies were a regular feature in 2006.

16 January 2010 issue

4 February 2006 issue

QUESTION 22 In which year did Kelly Holmes win double gold at the Olympics?

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2000

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2004

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2008

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We’ve always loved hearing from our readers. Take a look at this Patch’s Inbox from 2007, including an awesome drawing of our very own Patch the Dog.

QUESTION 23 How many mittens are in this picture puzzle from 2010?

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Check out this awesome Christmas cover from 2015 designed by nine-year-old Alisha Gallant.

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In 2012 we printed a Special Edition to welcome the Olympics to the UK. Tens of thousands copies of this issue were given away for free during the Olympic Torch Relay and throughout the duration of the Games.

31 March 2018 issue

Special Edition 2012

QUESTION 24 How many gold medals did Team GB win at the 2012 Olympics?

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For your opportunity to win a mega mystery prize, just write your answers in the spaces below. Then cut out this page, pop it in an envelope and post it to: Time Trekkers Challenge, Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN to reach us by Friday 17 September when the winners will be chosen.

Alternatively, you can email your answers to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk – remember to put ‘Time Trekkers Challenge’ in the subject box.

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