Kids Alive! 16 May Issue

Kids Alive! is now available online – go to salvationarmy.org.uk 16 mAy 2020

Kids Alive! – formerly The Young Soldier – Issue No 7206

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6 Climate. 10 Index. 11 Trot. 12 Chip. 15 Oil. Crossword ACROSS: 1 Mark. 3 Swan. 7 Angel. 8 Gap. 9 Diamond. 13 Red. 14 Tooth. 16 Text. 17 Slip.

GIGGLE IN THE MIDDLE RANDOM RITA: Page 13 – Tiddlywinks.

KA! JAM FITTING IN 1 Club. 2 Exciting. 3 Laughs. 4 Lovely.

5 Fun. 6 Together. New word: Belong.

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re you up for an awesome virtual day out? Well, Monday is International Museum Day and top museums and galleries around the world are inviting people to take tours online.

That means you can visit global exhibitions of art, culture, and nature without leaving the house, and all for free!

You could choose to see the Mona Lisa in the Louvre in Paris or head to the Field Museum in Chicago to meet Sue, the world’s most complete Tyrannosaurus rex. Check out some of the world’s strangest science exhibits at The Exploratorium in San Francisco or see Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit from the first moon landing at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

International Museum Day’s theme this year celebrates the diversity of different cultures and people, so why don’t you visit museums in some faraway places you know very little about? For example, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, The Bejing Museum of Natural History or Nairobi National Museum in Kenya.

Whether you’re potty about paintings, dippy about dinosaurs, a science geek or a space fan, visit a museum or gallery online on Monday and make the most of this fantastic opportunity to explore the weird and wonderful all over the world!

Tutankhamun’s mask is hidden on every page of this week’s comic. See if you can find them all!

I enjoy history, so I like visiting museums – especially interactive ones. Looking at artefacts and reading about them is OK, but history’s much more fun if you feel like you’re part of it.

Last summer my family visited a living copper mine museum. As well as riding a train into the mine, we attended a Victorian-style school lesson, baked bread, made chocolate lollies, dressed up as Victorians, broke rocks and panned for ‘gold’. We learnt loads and had so much fun!

Being a Christian is kind of similar. Reading about Jesus in our Bibles is OK and learning from other Christians helps too.

However, it’s not until we interact with Jesus and others that we get the most out of it. It’s when we take part and try to live the life we’ve read about that we really learn what being a Christian means. How can you take part this week?

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READ THE COMMENT BELOW ABOUT HOW WE CAN DEPEND ON JESUS TO HELP US LIVE HIS WAY

Club Together

by Cara Mott

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ow many clubs or groups are you a member of? They could include a choir, a drama group, a chess club or Scouts or Brownies. Groups or clubs like these are great fun because you get to do cool stuff with your friends. It’s also fantastic to feel like we belong to something.

This is exactly how I feel when I think about being a Christian. It’s the coolest, most amazing, topnotch, incredibly fun club ever! Being a Christian means we are part of a unique group of people who share similar ideas, values and lifestyles.

Being part of the ‘Christian Club’ means living our lives as Jesus wants us to and told us about in

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the Bible. Sometimes that’s not the easiest thing to do. However, it gets so much easier if we ask other Christians to help us. If you ever feel like you’re struggling, these other Christians should be there to guide, support and help you – that’s what it’s like being in a club. And you can help and support others too!

Most importantly, there’s one person who you can depend on any time, any day. He’ll help you through any problems you have and guide you through life. Who am I talking about? Jesus, of course! If you work with him, alive kids, you can do great things!

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Only Jesus

True Growth

CHECK OUT YOUR BIBLE – JOHN 15:1–17

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Selected verses from

Psalm 40

I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.

He lifted me out of the slimy pit.

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.

I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, Lord, as you know. I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help.

I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.

Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me.

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.

Waiting patiently for God’s help isn’t easy, but when we turn our attention to God and focus on the promises he’s made we become encouraged – our fears and worries turn to hope and praise. God is faithful – he never breaks his word and he’s promised to always love and take care of us. We can spread this hope and joy by telling others about the wonderful ways God’s helped us.

(New International Version)

Dear God,

Thank you for keeping all your promises to love and care for me. Help me to share this great news with others.

Amen.

KA! JAM is the cooles t Bible activity club around.

As a member you’ll go on amazing adventures through th e Bible learning about Jesus.

Each activity sheet is filled with lots of great stuff about be ing a Christian. You’ll also receive our mini-mag, Chatte rbox, which is filled with jo kes, games and much mor e. And to top it off, there are loads of awesome prizes to be won!

To join KA! JAM and complete the Bible activity courses online, go to salvationarmy.org.u k/ka-jam-sign-up.

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Happy Birthday to You!

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

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 Bag of golf balls I’m holding to find it!

In which game do you flick coloured counters into a small cup?

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

Trusted? Hippo milk is pink.

Peanuts can create a big bang! From peanut oil you can make glycerol, which in turn can be used to make nitroglycerine, an important ingredient of dynamite.

Peanuts aren’t essential however, as other ingredients can be used instead.

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Busted! In fact, the milk produc e about because This strange myth might have com ir skin hippos release an oil to protect the ed call – oil s Thi nt. bur sun from getting red hippusudoric acid – turns bright t it in the sun and people thought tha ’ pos hip r changed the colour of mothe t tha say ts milk to pink. But biologis drink baby hippos wouldn’t be able to oil. ic acid this milk mixed with

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In a moo-seum!

Why should you never trust stairs?

They’re always up to something !

What did the fisherm an say to the magician?

‘Pick a cod, any cod!’

Which painting is never happy?

The Moaning Lisa!

H e h e, h e h e!

Ho ho, ha ha, he he!

He he, he he!

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

What do you call a painting by a cat?

A paw-trait!

What kind of shoes do ninjas wear?

Sneakers!

What did Michelangelo say to the ceiling?

‘I’ve got you covered!’

Crossword Clues

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A man was lying in bed and looking up at the stars. Do you know what he was thinking?

‘Where’s the ceiling gone?’

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across: 1 Second book of the New Testament. 3 Aquatic bird. 7 Heavenly messenger. 8 Space between things. 9 Precious stone. 13 Traffic light colour.

14 Incisor, for example. 16 Message sent by mobile phone. 17 Lose your footing.

Crossword Clues down:

1 Breakfast or lunch, for example. 2 Mat. 4 Covered horse-drawn vehicle. 5 Back of the neck. 6 General weather conditions. 10 Alphabetical list. 11 Run at a medium pace. 12 Slice of fried potato. 15 Liquid for frying.

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Because there was no history to study!

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Why did the picture go to jail?

Because it was framed!

Why was the broom late?

It over-swept!

What was Camelot famous for?

Its knight life!

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RELICS PORTRAITS TRAINS TAPESTRY PLANES FILMS SCULPTURES TAXIDERMY SARCOPHAGUS TANKS PHOTOGRAPHS FOSSILS I was born 1929. in Germany in hday For my 13th birt ary.

I was given a di nd World During the Seco hid in the War, my family d’s office. annexe of my da perience, I recorded my ex elings in my thoughts and fe y them into a stor diary and turned et Annexe. called The Secr us There’s a famo ed after museum nam am. me in Amsterd Can you guess who I am?

by Neil Locker

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Have you seen any of the BBC Earth TV documentaries? They’re a collection of fantastic shows that are all about the natural world.

Inspired by these shows, Posh Paws' BBC Earth range have created a beautiful range of soft toys. From the great plains of Africa to the frozen Arctic, there are animals from all over the globe for you to collect in their BBC Earth range.

The latest collection brings to life the most adorable baby animals in soft toy form and the stuffing is made from 100 per cent post-consumer waste, recycled plastic bottles – nine bottles in fact! Which baby animal is your favourite?

For your opportunity to win two BBC Earth Babies soft toys*, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk – remember to put ‘Baby Animals Competition’ in the subject box. You can also enter by filling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: Baby Animals 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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Remember, the best way to enter at the moment is to email your entry to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk

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How to Bake Smiley Gingerbread People National Smile Month runs from 18 May to 18 June. Nothing makes the KA! team smile more than some tasty treats, so because 17 May is World Baking Day, we decided to give you a recipe for some smiley gingerbread people. Remember to email photos of your tasty treats to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk or post them to Your Space, Kids Alive!

101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. Remember to tell us your name, age and address.

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• 350g plain flour • 2 teaspoons ground ginger • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda • 100g butter • 175g soft light brown sugar • 1 egg • 4 tablespoons golden syrup

• Baking tray • Bowl • Sieve • Spoon • Rolling pin • Gingerbread person cutters • Wire rack • Writing icing • Extra flour for dusting surface • Grown-up to help

What To Do 1 Pre-heat an oven to 190°C (gas mark 5) and grease a baking tray (spread a thin layer of butter over the tray).

2 Sift the plain flour, ginger and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Then, using your hands, mix in the butter.

3 Add the sugar then stir in the syrup and egg to create a firm dough.

4 Spread some flour on to a kitchen work surface and, using a rolling pin, roll out your dough so it’s around 5mm thick.

5 Grab your gingerbread people cutters, cut out your shapes and then place them on the baking tray.

Make sure they aren’t too close together because they’ll expand in the oven.

6 Once you’ve used all your dough, place your gingerbread people in the oven for 10–15 minutes until they’re golden brown.

7 Remove the gingerbread biscuits from the oven and leave them on the tray for a few minutes to firm up. Then transfer the biscuits to a wire rack to cool completely.

8 Once your gingerbread biscuits have cooled it’s time to get creative and use writing icing to decorate them. Remember to give them smiles!

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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.

Geography

Have you had fun exploring the area that you live in recently? Maybe you’ve visited some local ducks, discovered a wood that you didn’t know was there or found a field full of flowers. Why not use that new knowledge to create a scrapbook or guide to your local area?

You could share it with your friends and family who live near you by emailing pictures of your scrapbook or guide to them. Below are some suggestions for things to include in your scrapbook.

Maps

Flowers or leaves you’ve found

Draw ings of the n w ildlife yo u’ve see

Photogr aphs of lo vely v iews

Infor mation abo ut the histor y of where yo u live A stor y or poem abo ut something you’ve done

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International Museum Day is on Monday 18 May. Unfortunately it’s not possible to visit museums at the moment, but how about building a museum in your home? You could create lots of paintings to make a gallery exhibition of your work – remember to sign your art and make plaques to tell people what the painting is called! You could also use play dough, building blocks or items from your recycling to create sculptures.

Choose a room in your home, display your work and invite everyone you live with to come to the grand opening.

You could even video call your friends and family who don’t live with you and show them around your gallery.

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Computing

Do you like watching cartoons or animated films? Do you know how animation works? Animation can be made using lots of drawings. To animate a dog you can draw lots of pictures of the dog doing slightly different poses. When you move between each drawing really quickly your eyes will think the dog is moving. Animation can also be made using models in the same way – by changing the models slightly and taking a photo, you can make it look like they’re moving.

Most animation we see nowadays are made using smartphones or computers, including films such as Moana and The LEGO Movie. They’re called computer-generated imagery films, or CGI for short.

We know you don’t have CGI software on your computer at home, but you could use the old-fashioned animation method and edit it using your parents’ or guardians’ smartphones and computers. Draw lots of pictures of an animal in slightly different positions, just like the dog described above.

Take photos of each picture and import them into some basic video-editing software, such as Windows Movie Maker or iMovie. Then you can make yourself a simple animation film!

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Xav ie r Age? 7.

Favourite colour? Red and green.

Favourite food? Grandma’s sauce and pasta.

Favourite sport? Football.

Favourite bit of Kids Alive! ?

Colouring.

Favourite Bible story and why?

Noah’s ark, because he helped the animals to be safe.

Favourite TV programme?

Pokémon Sun and Moon (Netflix).

What do you want to be when you’re older? Maybe a firefighter.

Pets? If I could have some I’d have chicks.

Hobbies? Playing Minecraft on the computer. Lego.

Tell us a joke. Why was Eeyore down the toilet? Because he was looking for Pooh!

What special skill or talent do you have? I like baking cakes.

Tell us something interesting about yourself. I can drum, whistle through my teeth and I can click.

Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I’ve lost eight teeth.

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Zoë Age? 5.

Favourite colour? Pink.

Favourite food? Spaghetti hoops.

Favourite sport? Running.

Favourite bit of Kids Alive!?

Colouring.

Favourite Bible story and why?

Jesus riding on a donkey, because they put their coats down and palm leaves down and sang hosanna.

Favourite TV programme?

My Little Pony (Netflix).

What do you want to be when you’re older? A doctor.

Pets? If I could have one I’d have a bunny.

Hobbies? Playing hide and seek. Going on the trampoline.

Dancing.

Tell us a joke. What did the big flower say to the little flower?

‘Hi bud!’

What special skill or talent do you have? I can hop and I can sing.

Tell us something interesting about yourself. I can do a roly-poly.

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Get In Touch

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!

From Abigail

– age 9

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SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT PENGUINS LIVE AT THE SOUTH POLE, BUT THAT’S NOT ACTUALLY CORRECT.

WE REALLY LIVE ON THE EDGE OF ANTARCTICA.

so WHERE DO POLAR BEARS LIVE, PERCY?

in the arctic, near THE NORTH POLE, PATCH.

ARE THERE ANY FROGS AT THE NORTH OR SOUTH POLE, PERCY?

no, BUT I do KNOW WHERE FROGS COME FROM, PATCH…

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