Kids Alive! 8 November 2025 by The Salvation Army UK and Ireland

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BULL’S EYE: 1 Globe. 2 Apple. 3 Noise. 4 Nudge. 5 Erase. 6 Table. New word: Gannet. BIG MYSTERY: Chinook helicopter. CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 See. 3 Huge. 6 Under. 7 One. 8 Rust. 10 Step. 12 Era. 13 Major. 15 Bean. 16 Mug. DOWN: 1 Squirrel. 2 End. 3 Harp. 4 Ghost. 5 Leapfrog. 9 Skate. 11 Amen. 14 Jam.

GIGGLE IN THE MIDDLE

JAM PRAYER PROMISE Don’t‘ worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.’ Philippians 4:6–7 (New Living Translation). PATCH’S PROBLEM: Page 11.

3 Remembrance Day and Ed’s Bit 4–5 KA! JAM 6 Bumper Bible Breakdown 7 When I Grow Up 8–9 Giggle in the Middle 10 FurReal Competition 11 Colouring Corner 12–13 KA! World 14–15 Your Space

16 Patch’s Pals Naughty Norman

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Remembrance Day Discover the Stories

This Tuesday (11 November) at 11am, everyone in your school might be asked to be completely quiet for a couple of minutes. In fact, most people around the UK will be silent too – and they’ll spend those minutes remembering. They won’t be trying to remember what their plans are for that afternoon, or what they’re having for dinner though. Instead, they’ll be remembering the people who’ve served to protect our country, both in the past and the present. Some people might think about soldiers who fought in the Second World War, as this year is the 80th anniversary of the war’s end. They might also remember anyone else who’s been impacted by war. That’s because this Tuesday is Remembrance Day!

There are a few reasons why taking time to remember is a brilliant idea. The first reason is that it’s important to be thankful for the sacrifices that people have made for us. The second reason is that remembering the wars that have been fought helps us to realise how amazing peace is – and teaches us that peace is something that we should always strive for!

Why not spend some time discovering the spectacular stories of some people who worked to protect our country? Then, when you’re silent on Tuesday, you could think of the people you’ve learnt about and be thankful for the sacrifices they made!

Discover spectacular stories to help you remember at britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/stories

Sunday 9 November is Remembrance Sunday, which means there’ll be special church services around the UK. The National Service of Remembrance takes place tomorrow (9 November) at 10.15am, and you can watch on the BBC, ITV and Sky.

Who keeps you safe? At home, maybe it’s your parents, carers or older siblings. At school it’s probably your teachers, or perhaps your friends.

On Remembrance Day, we think about people whose job it is to keep us safe – members of the Armed Forces and emergency services. That’s why people go to special church services, lay wreaths at cenotaphs or wear poppies. Remembering and being thankful for the sacrifices these people have made, or still make today, is so important. It’s also important that we think about people who are living in places where there is fighting today. So while you’re taking part in the two-minute silence for Remembrance Day, remember those who died to keep us safe, and those that work hard to keep us safe today. But also think of those who live in places that are far from safe right now, and pray that one day they will have peace.

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Trust As You Wait

Ihave a friend who isn’t very well, and every day I pray for them to get better. It’s been quite a long time since I started praying, and even though I wish they could get better straight away, I know that God’s listening to every prayer. He cares about my friend and about me, so I can trust that he will answer in the right way and at the right time.

There’s a lot of waiting happening in this week’s Bible story too. Elijah was a prophet who loved and followed God. But King Ahab and his people worshipped a fake god named Baal. Elijah challenged them to a contest to show whose god was real. Both sides would prepare a sacrifice and pray for fire from Heaven to burn it. The god who answered with fire would be the one true God.

Elijah was just one man facing 450 prophets of Baal, but he wasn’t afraid. He trusted God completely. The prophets of Baal prayed and shouted all day long, but nothing happened. Elijah even teased them, saying, ‘Maybe your god is asleep!’ Then Elijah prayed and God answered in an amazing way.

Read the comment to the right about waiting for an answer

Sometimes, like Elijah, we have to wait and keep trusting God. Maybe you’ve prayed for something for a long time and wondered, ‘Is God even listening?’ The good news is – yes, he is! God always hears our prayers, and he loves us more than we can imagine. Even when we have to wait, we can have peace knowing that God will answer in the very best way, at the very best time.

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Prayer Promise

Fill in the gaps below to complete the Bible verses and reveal God’s promise about what happens when we pray. Clue – Philippians 4:6–7 (New Living Translation).

worry hearts pray thank peace

‘Don’t _ _ _ _ _ about anything; instead, _ _ _ _ about everything. Tell God what you need, and _ _ _ _ _ him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s _ _ _ _ _, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your

and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.’

Is God There?

Check out your Bible1 Kings 18:22–27

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.

All We Need

When someone becomes a Christian, they should love and follow Jesus. However, one church in a city called Colossae believed they needed to also follow lots of old rules. They even believed that to be a good Christian, followers of Jesus had to try to speak to angels! When Paul heard about this, he knew that he needed to write them a letter. So Paul sent them a letter to make something very clear – being a Christian isn’t about following rules or talking to angels. It’s all about following Jesus! Jesus was all that the church in Colossae needed, and it was important that they were reminded to trust in him.

Paul also wanted the church to know that because of everything Jesus had done for them, they should live lives that pleased him. Finally, Paul reminded the church that talking to God by praying was incredibly important!

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When I Grow Up

What do you want to be when you grow up? To help you learn about a job that you might be interested in, we’ve asked a grown-up to tell us all about what they do for work. It’s time to meet an…

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HELLO, READERS, I’VE LOST A VERY IMPORTANT OBJECT SOMEWHERE IN THE ISSUE. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO HELP ME FIND IT? I HAVE A CLUE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE HERE.

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Army Musician!

My name is Nick, I’m 36 years old and I’m a trumpet player in the Coldstream Guards Band. Being an Army musician is fun. We are involved in lots of state ceremonial events, including Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, Trooping the Colour (which celebrates the monarch’s birthday) and the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my wife and two young daughters. I also like going to the gym and supporting the best team in the world – Chelsea! Every day as an Army musician is different, but I get to do the thing I love most, which is playing the trumpet. Everyone in the band also has an admin role, and I’m in charge of clothing for the band. This means that I organise tailoring for uniforms and make sure everyone has what they need.

The best thing about my job is that it doesn’t feel like work! I look forward to going to work and making music with my amazing friends and colleagues. In the band, we’re like one big family, which I think is a rare and special thing to have at work. My advice for becoming an Army musician is to practise, practise, practise! Have a passion for music and work hard to become the best musician you can be. Also, look after your physical fitness and have a positive attitude!

What do you call a nut stuck to a wall? A walnut! What’s the opposite

Starting from the outer segments and working towards the middle, write the answers to the clues so they all end with the same letter. Some letters have been included to help you. If answered correctly the outer segments will spell out a new word. Clue: seabird known to be greedy. I

When do ducks usually wake up? At the quack of dawn!

On Monday mornings, rolling out of bed is easy... ...but getting up off the floor is another story!

What did the cow say to the turtle? ‘Get a mooooove on!’

How do farmers party? They turnip the beets!

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What do you call a jacket that’s on

Crossword

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1 Perceive with your eyes. 3 Massive or vast. 6 Beneath. 7 First whole number. 8 Reddish-brown colour that forms on iron left outside. 10 Pace or a rung on a ladder. 12 Historical period. 13 Army officer or important. 15 Pod vegetable. 16 Large cup.

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1 Bushy-tailed tree-dwelling animal. 2 Finish. 3 Instrument with many strings. 4 Member of the Trinity, the Holy _ _ _ _ _.

5 Game of jumping over each other. 9 Flatfish or footwear for an ice rink. 11 Last word of prayer. 14 Sweet spread.

If you’ve ever visited the Scottish Highlands, then you might have seen a Highland cow before. They’re stunning animals with long, shaggy hair on their heads and massive horns. However, you might not have seen a Highland calf (which is the name for a baby). They’re so ridiculously cute that if they weren’t so tricky to care for, we’d like to take one home with us!

Now, with a furReal Maggie the Feed and Follow Cow, you can have your own baby Highland cow at home! Not only is Maggie ridiculously cute – she’ll also walk to follow her bottle. Plus, she can make cute and funny animal sounds. You can even bottle-feed her, just like a real calf! So what are you waiting for? Give this competition a shot, because if you win Maggie, we’re sure you’ll be over the Moooo-n.

For your opportunity to win your own furReal Maggie the Feed and Follow Cow, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Remember to put ‘furReal Competition’ in the subject box. Your entry needs to reach us by Friday 5 December when the winners will be chosen. You can also enter by filling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: furReal Competition, Kids Alive! 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ.

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REMEMBRANCE COLOURING

How long do you think this colouring page will take you to finish? In the time that you’re colouring, you could listen to a few songs or watch a film. Instead, we want to encourage you to use this colouring to take the time to remember the people who have served to protect us – just as we learnt about on page 3. As you’re adding a splash of colour, use this time as a fab opportunity to reflect, remember and be thankful! If you’d like to share your artwork with other readers, email your colouring to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk Make sure you write ‘Remembrance 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 fill 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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World Kindness Day

What would the world look like if everyone decided to only be kind to one another? Rather than arguing over ridiculous things or hurting one another, every person would do their best to show love to the people around them! We think the world would be a much happier place.

Before you call us silly, we already know that’s a wild thought. There are more than 8.2 billion people living on this planet, which is more people than we can even count –so the idea of every single one of them deciding to be kind is … well, a bit bananas!

However, we do have an idea that isn’t at all bananas – and it’s an idea that we really do believe will make the world a better place!

Be Kind

Here’s the idea – we want every Kids Alive! reader to choose to be kind on World Kindness Day.

World Kindness Day takes place this Thursday (13 November), and it’s organised by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. During this special day, people from all around the world will be encouraged to perform small acts of kindness.

By acting kindly, people will be showing those around them that they love them and care for them. They’ll be proving that being kind really is better than being mean!

RAKtivists

Keep being

There’s even a special name that’s being used for someone who decides to take part in World Kindness Day. They’ll be called RAKtivists, which stands for Random Acts of Kindness Activists. Activists are people who work to try to bring about change in the world – so by becoming a RAKtivist, you’ll be trying to bring about change by being kind!

Famous Acts of Kindness

If you’re still not convinced that showing kindness to others is a fab thing to do, here are a couple of stories about people who made a difference by being kind.

Elizabeth Fry

Elizabeth was born in 1780, and lived during a time when lots of people were struggling with poverty. So Elizabeth started a school for girls who didn’t have much, and also arranged for kids to get important vaccinations, which protected them from getting sick.

When Elizabeth visited a prison for women in 1813, she was so disgusted by how the women were being treated that she set out to change the prison for the better. She even worked to help women after they’d been released from prison. Rather than judge these women for their pasts, Elizabeth chose to be kind to them!

Iván Fernández Anaya

In December 2012, a runner called Abel Mutai thought that he’d just crossed the finish line in a very competitive race. In fact, he thought he’d just won first place! However, the truth was that Abel was a bit confused – and he still had 10 metres left to go!

When a runner called Iván saw that Abel had stopped running too soon, Iván had the opportunity to snatch first place. Instead, he helped Abel to get to the finish line and win. Iván chose to be kind, even though it meant he didn’t get to receive a gold medal.

Your Turn

If you want to show kindness to others, just like Elizabeth and Iván did, then take part in World Kindness Day. You could…

Write a letter for someone you love to show them how much you care for them.

Help to clean up litter in your local community. Be friendly to someone who’s lonely at school.

Help your parents or carers to cook dinner, or do the washing up.

Donate food to a local food bank.

Lend your favourite book to someone

Once you’ve chosen to be kind on World Kindness Day, keep on making that choice every single day!

Show love to others on World Kindness Day!

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Emmanuel

Favourite colour? Orange.

Favourite food? Ice cream.

Favourite sport? Basketball.

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Patch’s Pals.

Favourite Bible story and why?

Moses, because God used Moses to show Pharaoh how powerful he is.

Favourite TV programme? CrunchLabs.

What do you want to be when you’re older? Pastor or engineer.

Pets? None.

Hobbies? Engineering, coding.

Tell us a joke. Why did the chicken hop on the school bus? To get to the chicken school!

What special skill or talent do you have? Flipping, coding, making stuff, dancing.

Tell us something interesting about yourself. I love to lift dumbbells. Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I love telling jokes.

Rutendo, aged 9, has done a great job with this super-cool street dancer colouring!

is awesome, Rutendo! I love the outlines you’ve added to the dancer’s outfit. It looks incredible!

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G e t I n T o u c h !

The Kids Alive! team loves to hear from its readers. And guess what –other readers love reading your news! So why not get in touch? You can email or post your own colourings, drawings and letters. Or you could ask your Sunday school, church or corps leaders to email us or write to us with any news about the fun stuff you’ve been doing at your church or corps.

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This colouring from Arinchayan, aged 3, celebrates Black History Month, and we think it’s brilliant!

This really lovely Notting Hill Carnival colouring is from Grace, aged 8. It’s giving us fabulous summer vibes!

Look how much colour Yantile, aged 8, has managed to squeeze into her street dancer colouring. It makes us want to get up and have a dance!

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Junior Soldiers

A junior soldier is a young member of The Salvation Army

Adesewa, David, Tony, Harlow; Faith, Harry, Macclesfield; Adli, Gabrieller, Jenelle, Mireya, Nora, Pheobe, Nunhead; Faith, Lilian, Stockton; Angela, Ben, Emmanuel, Kelsie, Pauline, Shane, Sutton-in-Ashfield.

Here’s another fab street dancer colouring! This one is from Scarlett, aged 9. The dancer looks like they’re having a great time!