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Kids Alive! – formerly The Young Soldier – Issue No 7209
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CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Vet. 3 Fish. 6 Lemon. 7 Lap. 8 Cage. 10 Iron. 12 Tea. 13 Pizza. 15 Tsar. 16 Pod. SPOT THE DIFFERENCE 1 The bunting at the top is missing. 2 There’s an extra pocket on the dungarees of the girl on the left. 3 There’s a yellow stripe on the girl’s T-shirt. 4 There are two extra stars on the boy’s T-shirt. 5 The hair clips on the girl at the end of the row on the right are missing. PYRAMID PUZZLE 1 At. 2 Cat. 3 Chat. 4 Teach. 5 Chalet. GIGGLE IN THE MIDDLE RANDOM RITA: Page 13 – Mr Tumnus.
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ife wouldn’t be the same without best friends. They’re the Robin to your Batman or the fish to your chips. They can make you laugh until your sides hurt, help you feel braver than a knight fighting a dragon and support you when you’re going through tough times. So nobody deserves a special day more than our number one pals, which is why 8 June is National Best Friends Day! Lots of you won’t have seen your bestie in a long time, but we hope you’ve been able to keep in touch. It can be really difficult when you’re not able to see one another, but remember that the situation we’re in at the moment won’t last for ever! Before you know it you’ll be able to run alongside your best friend, play games together and have fun in the playground with them. Until then, there are lots of ways you can keep in touch. Have you tried video calling them? You can sing along to your favourite tunes together! Or how about writing them a letter or drawing a picture to tell them what you’ve been up to? They’ll love getting something in the post from you! Or maybe your families could arrange to do an online quiz together. You’ll all have loads of fun and it’ll help you keep connected until you can be together in person again … hopefully really soon!
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Want to give your best friend a shout out in Kids Alive!? Send an email to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk explaining what makes your best friend so amazing and we’ll publish it in a future issue! You could even do it by writing a story or poem or drawing a picture of you and your friend.
I’m not sure I have one best friend, but rather lots of really good friends who I enjoy doing different things with. Now I’m thinking about it, my best friends are probably my family and some of my really good friends feel like family to me. You’ve probably missed your friends over the past few months, but I hope you’ve been getting on with your families OK. Hopefully you’ve managed to keep in touch with your pals and never felt too lonely. Of course there’s one friend I’ve forgotten to mention and that’s Jesus. I don’t know about you, but at times when I’ve felt lonely or when my friends are busy or far away, Jesus is the friend who’s been there for me. You might not always feel it, but I promise Jesus is there and he really does care for you. What better friend could you ask for?
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READ THE COMMENT BELOW ABOUT STAYING FAITHFUL TO JESUS
Stick With Jesus! says Justin Reeves
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have a clear childhood memory of my mum saying, ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.’ My mum was pretty wise, but I’m not sure she was right about that. You see, when I was younger I got called names and it hurt! Some kids teased me because I had crooked teeth, others made fun of me because I had darker skin than them and some kids would pick on me because I went to church. Getting teased about going to church bothered me most, though. I couldn’t do much about my teeth or my skin, and my parents wouldn’t let me stop going to church. However, I could deny it, so
What’s Left? Find the words below in the grid. The leftover letters will spell out Stephen’s last words. If you get stuck, check out Acts 7:60.
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that’s what I did. For years I hid that I went to church and pretended I wasn’t a Christian. In time, I became less bothered by what people thought of me. Eventually I made a proper decision to follow Jesus and most people started to respect me for going to church and having a faith. I know being a Christian can be tough, but don’t let others put you off doing the right thing. Sure, no one likes being called names or bullied (and no one wants to end up like Stephen), but I wouldn’t want you to miss out on having a proper friendship with Jesus. With Jesus on your side and his gift of the Holy Spirit helping you, you can stay faithful!
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Travelling in Faith
Ever Faithful
CHECK OUT YOUR BIBLE – ACTS 6 and 7
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Selected verses from
Psalm 136 The Bible book of Psalms is a collection of songs that help us to tell God how we’re feeling – whether we’re happy, excited, worried or sad. There are psalms praising and thanking God, asking for his help and reminding us that, no matter what, we can always trust him. So however you’re feeling, dig in! There’s sure to be a psalm that’s just right for you.
Around the time that this psalm was written, the Israelites had been through some tough times. The miracles listed in the psalm show that God’s love was in action, helping them through every situation. God’s love is still in action today. Why not make a list of things God’s helped you with and be encouraged knowing that God’s love for you truly ‘endures for ever’!
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good… To him who alone does great wonders… To him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt… And brought Israel out from among them… To him who divided the Red Sea asunder… To him who led his people through the wilderness… To him who struck down great kings… And gave their land as an inheritance… He gives food to every creature… Give thanks to the God of Heaven… …His love endures for ever. New International Version
Dear God,
Thank you for your everlasting love that helps me each and every day.
Amen.
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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 folded t-shirt I’m holding to find it!
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Here are some gobsmacking facts about practically everything, to boggle your brain or wow your mates…
It is believed that the first margherita pizza was made for the Queen of Italy. When Margherita of Savoy visited Naples in 1889, the famous pizza chef Raffaele Eposito created a pizza with ingredients that represented the Italian flag – red (tomato), white (mozzarella) and green (basil). Another story goes that the ingredients of the margherita pizza were originally placed in the shape of a flower – margherita is the Italian word for daisy.
What’s the name of the faun Lucy meets in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
ple believe to There are loads of ‘facts’ that peo are not to be trusted. be true, but which experts say knowledge about We thought we would test your some myths… t bus what is true or false and
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How do footballers stay cool? ! They have a lot of fans
What dance does a tin opener do? The cancan!
What lies at the bottom of the sea and shivers?
When is a door not a door? When it’s ajar!
A nervous wreck!
Why did the little girl stand on her head? She was turning things over in her mind!
What do you call five bottles of cola? A pop group!
He he, he he!
Ho ho, ha ha, he he!
Why do dinosaurs eat raw meat? Because they don’t know how to cook! When should a mouse carry an umbrella? When it’s raining cats and dogs!
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: Swiss alpine house.
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He he, he he!
Ho ho, ha ha, he he!
What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it? A teapot!
What sharks would you find at a building site? Hammerhead sharks!
What do you call 100 strawberries lined up behind each other? A strawberry jam! Which fish is the most famous? The starfish!
Where do fish sleep? On the seabed!
What did the baby sardine say when it saw a submarine? ‘Look, Mum, a tin of people!’
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Crossword animals (abbreviation). 3 Haddock, for Clues example. 6 Yellow citrus fruit. 7 Circuit
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of a race track. 8 Barred enclosure. 10 Metal element, symbol Fe. 12 Hot drink or an afternoon meal. 13 Italian round bread meal. 15 Former Russian ruler. 16 Seed case of peas, for example.
down: 1 Speed. 2 Male cat. 3 Sharp tooth. 4 Of the sun. 5 Person from Madrid, for example. 9 Lawn covering. 11 Spike on by Neil Locker
a horse rider’s heel. 14 Toothed fastener.
BEST FRIEND WORDSEARCH Find the best friend qualities in the grid
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Friday 12 June was meant to be the start of Euro 2020 but there haven’t been any professional football matches in the UK for weeks. If you’ve been missing watching the top players on the pitch, how about reading about some of them instead? Football Superstars is a series of football biography books written by Simon Mugford and illustrated by Dan Green and there are some new ones coming out on 9 July. In Hazard Rules you can find out about how Eden Hazard started kicking a ball aged 4 and went on to score 110 goals at Chelsea before joining Real Madrid. Or read how Raheem Sterling has scored 116 goals for club and country since he joined the Premier League in 2015 in Sterling Rules. There are now six different Football Superstars books to collect and each one will help you to build your know-how with stats and expert tips about today’s biggest global football stars. For your opportunity to win a set of all six Football Superstars books, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk – remember to put ‘Football Superstars Books Competition’ in the subject box. You can also enter by filling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: Football Superstars Books Competition, Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. The Kids Alive! team is not working in the office at the moment, so some things are taking a little longer than usual, but we will sort out your entries as soon as we can.
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How to Make a Friendship Bracelet Want to show your besties how much you appreciate them on National Best Friends Day? Check out how to make a bright and colourful fishtail plait friendship bracelet.
What You Need • Selection of coloured thread (embroidery yarn works best, but wool will do) • Tape measure or ruler • Scissors
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Fold the strands in half and tie a knot at the folded end to form a loop.
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Spread out your eight strands of yarn so that the strands on the right are a mirror image of the strands on the left.
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Take the strand on the far left and move it into the middle. Then do the same with the strand on the far right – making sure it crosses over the strand you just moved from the left – and pull the strands tight.
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Once your bracelet is long enough to fit around your friend’s wrist, tie a knot in the end. Use scissors to trim the excess strands, leaving 4–5cm of yarn after the knot. Deliver the bracelet to your friend’s house with a note explaining how to tie it around their wrist by threading the loose ends through the loop you made in Step 2. Trim the loose ends for a nice tidy finish.
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Learning through fun at home Lots of you will be off school at the moment as most of them are shut to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. While you’re stuck at home you might be struggling to keep entertained. So we thought you might appreciate some ideas to keep you busy during this challenging time. They’re all easy to do at home and link in with the subjects you might have been learning in school.
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There are so many amazing artists and one great way to learn about them is to look at paintings they’ve done and try to recreate their style. Banksy is a famous British street artist who uses stencils. Here’s how you can create a Banksy-style painting of your own.
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Place your stencil on top of another piece of card and use a brush to paint over the stencil. You might want to use some masking tape to secure your stencil.
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Draw a simple outline on card then cut out the shape.
For a more authentic Banksy-style painting, ask your parents or guardians to thoroughly clean an old spray cleaning bottle. Put some paint in the bottle and add a little water. Then you can use your bottle to spray paint. Beware – this is MESSY!
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Geography
Map-reading skills are really important for finding your way around new places. Maps are often too small to contain lots of words – the words would have to be so tiny that they would be really hard to read. So maps often contain symbols that detail an interesting or important location. Here are some common map symbols for you to match to the words.
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Science
It’s World Oceans Day on 8 June, so we’ve got a science experiment to help you learn about how dangerous oil spills are for oceans. Here’s what you need: water, blue food colouring, vegetable oil, hot chocolate powder, large clear container, cotton balls, mini plastic boat, plastic ocean animals, small rocks or stones, sponge, spoon and a small jar. Here’s what to do...
Half fill your container with water, add a couple of drops of blue food colouring and mix with a spoon.
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Fill up your boat with oil. Then tip over your boat, so that the oil spills into the water.
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Now it’s time to make your oil – half fill a small jar with vegetable oil and add a small amount of hot chocolate powder to make it brown. Put on the lid and shake up your jar to mix everything together.
How easy do you think it will be to clean up the oil? Try using a spoon – can you get all the oil out? How about the cotton wool? Does that work? Or maybe try a sponge. As you’ve probably guessed, cleaning up oil is very difficult, which is why oil spills are so dangerous for oceans and everything that lives in them.
Check out next week’s KA! World for more ideas to keep on learning!
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Pukka Poet Michael (age 10) wrote this acrostic poem (where the first letter of each line spells out a word) for VE Day and wanted to share it with us. He’s a big fan of Kids Alive! and is thrilled he’s still been able to read it during lockdown. Beloved people coming back home Excited, joyful, beyond happiness Loved ones embracing upon the stars Looking back once again, lost lives remembered Saying ‘Never again!’
A lex Age? 12. Favourite colour? Purple, green and yellow. Favourite food? Churros. Favourite sport? Dodgeball. Favourite bit of Kids Alive! ? The Bible cartoon near the front of the magazine. Favourite Bible story and why? Noah and the ark, because it is amazing how the animals all fit in the ark, and how the predators and the prey get along with each other. Favourite TV programme? Craig of the Creek. What do you want to be when you’re older? A pilot, carpenter or a video game designer. Pets? None. Hobbies? Reading, YouTube and Lego. Tell us a joke. Why don’t you ever see elephants hiding in trees? Because they’re so good at it! What special skill or talent do you have? I am good at making models out of wood at school in design and technology. Tell us something interesting about yourself. I can raise one eyebrow. Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I like cooking and baking.
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The ‘Kids Alive!’ office is temporarily closed, 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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Read All About It! Matilda, Alfie, Harrison and Callum from Branksome Salvation Army featured in a newsletter to let the other members of their church family know what they’d been up to.
Matilda has been painting stones from the beach and putting them outside her house to make people smile.
Alfie celebrated his birthday during quarantine and received lots of cool prezzies. Despite the situation, he had a good day.
Harrison has been delivering the newspaper to his grandad Rob every morning. He gives Harrison his tokens to get The Daily Telegraph from the corner shop and then Harrison delivers it to him.
Callum has a new headset and he’s been using it to do his schoolwork online.
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…WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING SITTING IN THE SHADE?
IT’S A LOVELY SUNNY DAY, ERIC…
I WENT TO THE GREENGROCER’S TODAY TO BUY SOME ORANGES AND BANANAS…
…AND THE GREENGROCER SUGGESTED I BOUGHT GREEN ONES…
…BECAUSE THEY WOULD RIPEN IN THE SUMMER SUN.
WELL, I’M GREEN, SO I’M A BIT WORRIED…
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…THAT I MIGHT RIPEN IN THE SUN AND CHANGE COLOUR TOO!
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