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t’s a big day in the world of rugby, because the 2021 Six Nations tournament kicks off in Rome. At 2.15pm today (6 February) Italy will take on France before England face fierce rivals Scotland at 4.45pm. Round one’s fixtures will be completed tomorrow when Wales go up against Ireland at 3pm. Last year’s tournament was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, but was eventually won by England in October. That seventh win means England have won the most titles since the tournament became the Six Nations in 2000. Italy and Scotland are yet to go on a title-winning Six Nations run – will one of them add their names to the roll of honour this year? There are five rounds of matches before the tournament concludes on Saturday 20 March, so there will be plenty of tremendous tries, super scrums and dramatic drop goals to enjoy. And the great news is all the matches will be available to watch on BBC or ITV in the UK. So grab your flags and get ready to start IRELAN cheering for your team!

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Have you ever wondered why a rugby try is called a try? In the early days, when a player placed the ball over the try line it simply gave their team an opportunity to try to score a goal. I remember that when I was a kid my dad would often tell me to ‘try your best’. It didn’t matter whether or not I succeeded or reached my goal, he just wanted me to try hard. Of course, if you always ‘try your best’ you’ll start succeeding at some things and discover what you’re good at.

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When I was still young, I decided to try to pray and read my Bible more often. My goal? To improve my relationship with Jesus. Guess what – my friendship with Jesus got better. I’m still trying and I feel closer to Jesus all the time. Is it time for you to give Jesus a try?

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READ THE COMMENT BELOW ABOUT THINKING OF AND PRAYING FOR PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR YOU

Stand-Up Carers

by Justin Reeves

ne of the most important days of my life is a day that I don’t even remember. It was the day when my mum and dad took me to The Salvation Army and made a promise in front of the whole church. They promised to do their very best to teach me about Jesus and encourage me to live his way. In The Salvation Army we call this a dedication – other churches have similar ceremonies called a christening or a baptism. One of the cool things about the dedication ceremony is that everybody in the church is asked to stand as a way of promising to help and support the parents and the child as they grow up. I know there are people who were at my dedication who

still think of me and pray for me now. As a grown-up I’ve attended a number of dedications and stood up to promise to help and support families and children as they grow together. Whether it’s as a dad, an uncle, a family friend, a Sunday school teacher or Editor of Kids Alive! I think it’s really important to teach children about Jesus and to help look after them as they grow up. I wonder who looks after you and helps you to learn about Jesus. Take a quick moment to think about those people and use the space below to write down their names or draw a picture of them. As you write their names or draw, say a thank you prayer for the things they do for you.

Thank You, Jesus, for… Write the names or draw a picture of people who look after you and help you to learn about Jesus in the space below and say a prayer for them

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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 2:21–40

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 of Jesus from the Bible, 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 ask for courage to make the right choices.

Mark 6:14–29

John the Baptist was an honest man with a strong faith, who encouraged people to turn away from doing wrong by living God’s way instead. He was arrested for telling off King Herod for marrying his brother’s wife, Herodias. King Herod liked John, but Herodias couldn’t stand him! So, when her daughter impressed King Herod on his birthday, Herodias used the opportunity to ask for John to be killed. Herod could have protected John, but he chose to do what his wife wanted instead. If you’re a KA! JAM member, check out your KAPAC 12 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! To join KA! JAM and complete the Bible activity courses online, go to salvationarmy.org.u k/ka-jam-sign-up. Or if you would like to receive the postal vers ion, simply fill in the coup on below. 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. Date of birth: Address:

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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 teapot I’m holding to find it!

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Popcorn used to be banned in cinemas! Back in the early 1900s movie theatre owners didn’t want people littering cinema floors with this tasty snack or disturbing other cinemagoers with loud crunching noises. But popcorn was sold cheaply outside the cinemas and some movie-watchers used to smuggle bags of it inside. Eventually movie theatre owners realised how much money they could make from selling popcorn themselves, and the rest is history!

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

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SIX NATIONS WORDSEARCH Find the Rugby Six Nations-related words in the grid

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We thought you might like to know a little more about the captains that will be leading their teams out for the Six Nations 2021, so here are some stats and facts on some of rugby’s best players.

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There are also trophies awarded for victories in specific matches. The Calcutta Cup is contested between England and Scotland, the Millennium Trophy is awarded to the winner of England versus Ireland and the Centenary Quaich Trophy is competed for by Ireland and Scotland. Then there’s the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy for France and Italy to battle for, the Auld Alliance Trophy for Scotland and France to contest and the Doddie Weir Cup for the winners of Wales versus Scotland. Plenty of silverware up for grabs!

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Did you know that there are several trophies to win within the Six Nations tournament? Apart from the Six Nations Championship Trophy there’s also the Triple Crown, which is awarded to a home nations team if they manage to beat all the other home nations (the home nations are England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales).

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Healthy Homeschool Lunch body Eating healthy lunches is also an important way to make sure your here’s So home. at doing be and mind are ready for all the learning you’ll a quick and easy suggestion for a healthy and delicious lunch.

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Ask a grown-up to place the egg in a small saucepan of water and boil for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes place the egg in cold water and leave to cool.

Remove the eggshell and mash the egg in a bowl with the mayonnaise and pepper.

Fill your bap with the egg mayonnaise filling, then add the shredded lettuce.

And Relax Always remember to make some time to relax, especially if you’re finding homeschooling stressful. Try to find a little bit of time during the day to do something you love, just for fun.

Lots of people find cooking or baking fun. If you do, why not get in the kitchen this week and cook up something scrumptious?

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! A K m o r f s r e Pray s r e b m e M M JA

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. We thought you might like to see some of the prayers that KA! JAM members have written. They’re fab! Here’s a prayer wri tten by Lana. course, Kirsty n e M n o ti c A e In th enges that the ll a h c e th t u o b learnt a ’s a prayer re e H . d e c fa h early Churc ople who are e p r fo te ro w e that sh persecuted. d, Dear Father Go r tection for you ro p r u o y r fo k We as d, especially rl o w e th d n u people aro e ecuted becaus rs e p re a o h w those u. Give them o y e rv e s d n a they love going one day p e e k to e g ra u the co support each to m e th lp e H at a time. ship and to rely w o ll fe ir e th in other fully on you. . ur name. Amen o y in is th k s a We

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

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Age? 8. Favourite colour? Red. Favourite food? Chocolate brownies. Favourite sport? Tennis. Favourite bit of Kids Alive! ? Giggle in the Middle. Favourite Bible story and why? Noah’s ark, because I like the animals, it is my name and I like to see rainbows to remember God’s promise. Favourite TV programme? Captain Underpants. What do you want to be when you’re older? An explorer or an engineer. Pets? Aqua dragons. We used to have three guinea pigs. Hobbies? Art, playing on my Nintendo Switch. Tell us a joke. What’s a hungry dragon’s favourite day of the week? Chewsday! What special skill or talent do you have? Lego building skills. Tell us something interesting about yourself. I love dragons and have a big collection of them. Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I have loads of teddies. I like to fly my drone with Dad.

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WE’RE HAVING AN ITALIAN THEME THIS EVENING, GIRLS.

YES, BROWN OWL.

SOON…

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WHERE ARE THE PIZZAS, OLIVE?

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