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elcome to the isle of Berk! It’s home to a village of Vikings, led by a super-tough warrior called Stoick the Vast. It’s also home to lots (and lots) of dragons! Despite sharing the isle of Berk, it would be fair to say that the Vikings and dragons don’t get along too well. In fact, we would go as far as to call them enemies!
For generations, the Vikings and dragons have been battling each other. Then, one day, a boy called Hiccup discovers an injured Night Fury dragon called Toothless. Instead of !ghting Toothless, Hiccup makes a decision that will change Berk for ever… he decides to become Toothless’s friend!
Hiccup has always struggled to !t in with the rest of the Vikings. As Stoick’s son, everyone’s always expected Hiccup to become a great warrior – but Hiccup’s shown no signs of doing that! So when the other villagers discover that Hiccup is trying to train a dragon to become a Viking, life for Hiccup gets even tougher. However, with the help erce !ghter called Astrid and a blacksmith called Gobber, Hiccup is ready to prove to his village that humans and dragons can get along!
You can watch ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ in cinemas from Monday 9 June
This film is rated PG, which stands for parental guidance. Parents or carers can read more about this rating at bbfc.co.uk before deciding whether it’s suitable for their family.
Life for Hiccup must be so tough sometimes. He doesn’t ft in with the other Vikings and everyone expects him to be a great warrior like his dad – but that’s just not his thing.
When Jesus came to live on Earth, so many people were expecting him to be a great warrior who would fx their problems by fghting and destroying the Roman Empire. However, that just wasn’t his thing either.
Jesus came to Earth to fx problems, but not in the way people expected. His way of living wasn’t about fghting or destroying others, it was about loving and forgiving them. And that’s exactly how Jesus wants you to live too. You can live like Jesus by showing love, forgiveness and compassion to everyone –even if they’re different to you. By living like Jesus, you can also show others you’re Jesus’ friend, and how fantastic it is that he loves us all.
The Lord Is My Shepherd?
Idon’t know about you, but I !nd it odd that there’s a bit of the Bible that starts by talking about God as a shepherd. I don’t have any sheep, so I don’t need a shepherd. So how does describing God as a shepherd help you and me?
David, who wrote Psalm 23, was a shepherd and really knew how to care for sheep – 1 Samuel 17:34–36 says he even killed bears and lions to protect his ock! For David, thinking of God as someone who would do anything to look after him was comforting. It helped him to know he was safe. He also knew other people at the time understood shepherds and would !nd this psalm helpful.
The other part of Psalm 23 we’re thinking about this week says, ‘I have everything I need’ (International Children’s Bible). Now, that’s a bit easier to understand. However, that’s not the same as getting everything you want. I’m sure a grown-up you know has explained the difference between needs and wants. Just as a shepherd makes sure his sheep have what they need –food, water, shelter and safety – God makes sure we have the things we need.
If David was alive today, I wonder how he might describe God. How would you describe God? Who makes sure you have everything you need? Knowing God cares for me even more than the people who love me and care about me feels great. I hope you feel great about that too.
by Justin Reeves
Wordfit
Write the list of things you need in the correct spaces in the grid. The letters in the shaded column will reveal a word that’s linked to this week’s Bible cartoon. We’ve written the Ts into the grid to help you get started.
God Is With Me
Bumper Bible Breakdown
Did you know the Bible isn’t one big book? It’s actually 66 books put together to tell one big story of God’s great love. Join us as we look at each Bible book and discover why God made the world, what went wrong and how in the end God saved the world through his son, Jesus.
A House in Ruins
Do you know what happened to the people of Judah after they were captured by the Babylonians? They spent around 70 years in exile and then many of them returned to Jerusalem! They were led by a priest called Joshua and a man called Zerubbabel, who was from King David’s family.
Even though the people had spent years in Babylonia because they hadn’t followed God, they went straight back to their old ways. In fact, they were so focused on building their own homes that they weren’t rebuilding God’s house, which was the Temple!
So God sent messages for the people through a prophet called Haggai. As long as the people put themselves !rst, they would struggle. They needed to rebuild the Temple and they needed to follow God!
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You might know the date that Valentine’s Day is on or the name of the current king of the United Kingdom. However, there are also plenty of strange facts we reckon you haven’t got stored in your noggin! So here are a couple of random facts that you de!nitely (and by de!nitely, we mean don’t really) need to know.
There are so many delicious sauces that you can have with your dinner. Lots of people love tomato ketchup, but did you know that tomato ketchup used to be sold as medicine? It was sold by a man called John Cook Bennett in 1834. John believed that ketchup could cure upset stomachs. He even created tomato ketchup pills!
We’re sorry to break it to you, but How to Train Your Dragon isn’t based on a true story! However, in 1335, the people in the town of Klagenfurt in Austria really did believe that dragons existed. A skull was found in a nearby gravel pit and people were convinced that it belonged to a dragon! In reality, it was actually the skull of a woolly rhinoceros!
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Why do dragons make such good chefs? Because they know how to make a good roast!
What does a dragon call a bus full of people? Meals on wheels!
Crossword Clues
by Neil Locker
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1 Baby’s cot. 3 Locks or tresses. 7 Food made from flour. 8 Liquid used for frying. 9 Farm bird. 13 Rowing boat paddle. 14 Path for a train. 16 Joint in your leg. 17 Cereal grass. down:
1 Shape of sugar lump or dice. 2 Frozen water. 4 On your own. 5 Regulation or law. 6 Teach. 10 Animal ridden by a jockey. 11 Item of clothing worn on your foot. 12 Body’s outer covering. 15 A long time _ _ _.
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Insert the 12 letters given below into the grid so that the same four words read both across and down
What should you do when a dragon sneezes? Get out of the way! Haha,haha,haha! Hoho,haha,hehe! Hoho,hoho! Hehe,hehe!
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by Neil Locker
What do modern-day Vikings do when they are hungry? Raid the fridge!
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How do Vikings send messages? By Norse code!
Why did the Viking buy an old boat? They couldn’t afjord a new one!
Why did the dragon stop fighting knights? Because it was tired of tinned food!
TRebel Girls Bundle Competition
aylor Swift is a global superstar, Melanie Perks is a business genius and Grace ‘Sunny’ Choi is a world-class gymnast! These are just a few of the many women and girls who have done extraordinary things in the last 10 years. Now you can read their stories in a brand-new edition of a book called Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls! Written by Elena Favilli, this new edition includes 22 real-world fairy tales about women and girls who have done amazing things in the last decade. It also has almost 90 more stories about spectacular women throughout history. You’ll learn more about famous women from the past, such as Cleopatra, Amelia Earhart and Rosa Parks. Plus, you’ll discover powerful stories you might not have known before! To celebrate the release of this new edition of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, we’re giving away a free copy –plus a big bundle of other Rebel Girls books, such as Rebel Girls Cook and Rebel Girls Stem Stars! For your opportunity to win our Rebel Girls bundle, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Remember to put ‘Rebel Girls Bundle Competition’ in the subject box. Your entry needs to reach us by Friday 4 July when the winner will be chosen. You can also enter by !lling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: Rebel Girls Bundle Competition, Kids Alive! 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ.
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WORLD OCEAN DAY COLOURING
Did you know that around 71 per cent of the Earth is covered by the ocean? It can be easy to forget how important the ocean is – and how spectacular it is too! The ocean is home to so many fantastic !sh and majestic mammals, as well as plenty of plants, such as phytoplankton. Since it’s World Ocean Day tomorrow (8 June), why not celebrate the wonderful ocean by adding a splash of colour to the design below? If you’d like to share your artwork with other readers, email your colouring to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Make sure you write ‘World Ocean Day Colouring’ in the subject box and give us your full name, age and address. Alternatively you can post your colouring to: Your Space, Kids Alive! 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ. One last reminder, if you’re sending by post remember to !ll in the details below so we know who you are. We send a gift to everyone whose colouring we publish, so don’t miss out!
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Pentecost
Every story has to have an ending. Every book has a last page, every TV nal episode, and every bedtime story has to time for you to go to sleep! So how does the story of the Bible end?
We’ve recently celebrated Easter, and that might feel like an ending. Jesus had died, and then he’d come back to life! Then he’d returned to Heaven. Jesus was gone, so surely the story of the Bible must have
The Story Continues
The day of Pentecost shows us that the story of the Bible was anything !nished, and it’s a day that’s still celebrated around the world. This year, Pentecost is 8 June, which is tomorrow! As we learn about the story of Pentecost, colour in the designs on these two pages.
Wind and Fire
The !rst Pentecost took place 50 days after Easter Sunday. Jesus’ followers had all gathered together in one house in Jerusalem. They were waiting to see what would happen now that Jesus had left them.
Suddenly, the inside of the house sounded really windy (imagine the kind of wind you might hear when you’re stood high up on a cliff-top). Plus, it looked like Jesus’ followers’ heads were on !re! The disciples were !lled with the Holy Spirit – this meant that God himself was living inside them!
So Many Languages
A big crowd gathered around Jesus’ followers – and this crowd was utterly amazed! The crowd was made up of Jews from all around the world, but Jesus’ disciples were speaking to them in their own languages! The Holy Spirit had given the disciples the ability to speak in lots of languages. Now the disciples could share the story of Jesus with everyone!
The Gifts of Pentecost
Jesus was no longer with the disciples, but the story of the Bible was far from over. On the day of Pentecost, he’d given his disciples three gifts.
Gift One – The Holy Spirit
Jesus’ followers now had the Holy Spirit living inside them. The Holy Spirit is God, so that meant that they always had God with them, no matter what they were going through. Not only was the Holy Spirit a sign that God was always with them, but he was also a sign that when they died, they’d be with God for ever!
Gift Two – The Church
The day of Pentecost brought people together from all around the world. Thanks to the Holy Spirit, many people came to believe in Jesus. In fact, around 3,000 people became Christians! From these people, churches (which are groups of people who gather together to worship and follow Jesus) were created!
Gift Three – Sharing
The third gift was that Jesus’ followers would be able to share the good news of Jesus with others! Now that the Holy Spirit lived inside them, they could trust that God would help them to say the right things, and that God would work in the hearts of the people they were talking to.
It’s Not Over!
The gifts of Pentecost weren’t just for Jesus’ followers back then! He gives them to people who follow him now, too. If you follow Jesus, then the Holy Spirit lives inside you. You can be part of a church – a family – who you can praise God with. Finally, you have the gift of being able to share the good news of Jesus with everyone around you!
So are you a follower of Jesus? If you are, then you’re part of God’s story. It’s a story unlike any other, because it will never end!
Celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit this Pentecost!
If you’d like to read more about the first Pentecost, check out Acts 2 in a Bible!
Leia
Favourite colour? Turquoise.
Favourite food? Macaroni and cheese.
Favourite sport? Ballet.
Awesome Artwork
Children from Cumbernauld Salvation Army enjoyed being really creative around Easter. The JAM (Jesus and Me) group made Jesus and his donkey to celebrate Palm Sunday. The Girls’ Brigade made a rainbow, which reminds us all of hope. The TABBIES (toddler group) made a lamb to remind everyone that Jesus is the Lamb of God. Then, all children attending the Easter fun clubs crosses with their handprints. Great work, everyone!
Favourite bit of Kids Alive!? Chatterbox. (KA! JAM mini-mag.)
Favourite Bible story and why? Jesus’ execution, because it shows that he loves us.
Favourite TV programme? Doc McStuffins.
What do you want to be when you’re older? Artist.
Pets? Don’t have any. Hobbies? Swimming.
Tell us a joke. What do you call an old snowman? Water!
What special skill or talent do you have? I can go on pointe and walk on pointe. I can put my feet the wrong way around.
Tell us something interesting about yourself. I love to draw and make things. Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I love to sing.
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Cool Colourings
We love receiving cool colourings from our readers. Here are some super skateboarding ones! We also received the brilliant poem below, which Patch enjoyed so much he wants to say well done too!
Free as a Bird by Milcah, age 8
Freedom is having your own money. Freedom is wearing nice clothes. I can be as free as a peacock. Freedom is being strong.
Freedom is soaring through the sky. I can be as free as an eagle. Freedom is doing what you want. Liberty is having fun! I can be as free as a penguin.
Age 6
Kelsie, Age 14 Great work! You’re a star!
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Age 6
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