JUMP! The magazine for creative kids!

Issue 2 – Spring 2018

What’s inside?

Find these words ….. Page 3 Spring critters come out to play! ….. Page 4 Your favorite jokes and riddles ….. Page 6 Bee inspired! ….. Page 8 Springtime reading ….. Page 10 Fishy word scramble ….. Page 11 Contributors

• Noelle Dalhouse, Piedmont Wildlife Center • LeAnn Bollin (“Bee inspired!”), Owner and founder of Kids Kits, www.kidkitsbox.com • Jacqui Mehring (Fishy word scramble), studiotempera.wordpress.com/

About JUMP!

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Can you find these words?

If you see a word that is “bolded” in this magazine, draw a circle around it. Words in “bold” are especially important because they teach you something new!

Here’s a list of bolded words that we want you to pay special attention to:

 Box turtle  Hibernate  Active  Corn snake  Venomous  Camouflaged  Turtle Trekkers  Riddle  Pollinators  Honeybee  Illustrated See if you can find them all! (Ask a grown-up or older kid if you need help.) By the end of the magazine, you should know what all these words mean!

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Spring critters come out to play!

By Noelle Dalhouse

I am a Conservation Educator at Piedmont Wildlife Center. I take our wildlife ambassadors (box turtles, snakes, opossum, owls, hawks) to schools for students to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience of seeing North Carolina animals up-close in their classrooms!

So many animals are out in the spring!

Just as we like the warm weather after a cold winter, animals do too! You'll hear more birds, see more insects, and spot more baby animals.

Turtles Box turtles are more common to see during the spring and summer months.

(That’s Legacy, our junior box turtle.)

Did you know that box turtles hibernate in winter? They begin to hibernate around Thanksgiving and then wake up around spring break.

You might spot one during a nature hike!

Snakes Snakes are also more active in spring because the weather is warmer.

Snakes don’t hibernate, but they are much less active in the winter.

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(That’s Kellogg – he’s a corn snake. He is not venomous, which means not poisonous!)

Turtle Trekkers and more!

Piedmont Wildlife Center loves having kids just like you help us with our box turtle study, Turtle Trekkers!

Always watch where you are walking in the woods! Snakes are excellent hiders because of their camouflaged scales.

They like to hide under rocks or logs.

Baby animals What do you do if you see a baby animal alone? Its mom is probably out getting food or even hiding in the nearby bushes. Don't worry, mom will be back!

It's best to watch these cute critters from a safe distance.

Don’t touch them or get too close. If you see an injured animal, tell a grownup to look up the closest rehab center to contact.

If you spot a box turtle, ask a grownup to take a few pictures of their shell for us. Put something like a key, credit card, or cell phone beside the turtle so we can see how big it is.

Your photos will help us to better understand where box turtles live (their habitats) and how we can protect those habitats.

Parents and caregivers, check piedmontwildlifecenter.org for instructions on how to become part of Turtle Trekkers!

We also offer summer camps for kids excited about nature starting at age 5!

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Your favorite jokes and riddles!

A joke is something you say that makes your friends laugh. What is a riddle? It’s like a joke, but it’s also a puzzle.

What has four legs but can’t walk or run? A table!

What can you catch but not throw?

A cold!

What has hundreds of teeth but can’t bite? A saw!

Can you make up your own riddle?

The Silly Riddle School This is a fun book we found at a book sale. To find the answers to the jokes and riddles, you lift flaps and turn wheels on each page!

You could ask your school librarian if this book is at your school. Or, try the library in the town where you live.

MAKE YOUR OWN RIDDLE! 1) First, pick something to describe – like a ball, table, cookie, the wind, a banana …

2) Think of how to describe the thing. (A basketball is round, bouncy, bumpy, and orange.)

3) Now, describe this thing to a friend without telling them what it is!

So, I want to make up a riddle about a cow.

Cows have 2 horns and 4 legs. They say “MOO!” They make milk and eat grass.

Okay, here I go: What has horns but can’t make music? A cow!

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What is a tree’s favorite drink?

Root beer!

What is the craziest bird in the world? The coo-coo bird!

(Tyler, age 10)

Who keeps the ocean clean?

The mermaid!

Why is it so easy for an elephant to get a job?

Because they’ll work for peanuts!

(Marcus, age 8)

What do you call a cat that drank too much lemonade?

A sourpuss!

How do you make a milkshake?

Put a cow on a pogo-stick!

(Kathryn, age 3)

Why did the cookie go to the doctor?

Because it felt crummy!

(Dean, age 5)

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Bee inspired!

By LeAnn Bollin Bees might seem like something to avoid because they sting, but they are actually a very important part of our lives! Did you know that without bees we might not have honey, flowers, fruits, vegetables, cotton, and other plants?

Bees are pollinators, which means that they help move pollen from one plant to another. Plants need to be pollinated to grow! But some bees, like the honeybee, are in trouble. Yikes! We humans rely on them! So, what can you do to help?

Painting bee rocks You can make these adorable bee rocks for your garden or home.

Or share them with friends to help spread the important message of the need to save our bees!

First, go on a rock hunting adventure and find the smoothest rocks to paint!

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What you need (ask a grownup to help)  Rocks  Acrylic Paint – black, yellow, and white  Paintbrush  Toothpick  Permanent Marker (Optional)  Hot Glue Gun  Wiggle Eyes Instructions 1. After you have collected your rocks, wash them with soapy water, rinse and dry well.

2. Paint the rock yellow and let dry. You may need 2 or 3 coats of yellow paint depending on the color of your rocks.

3. Next, paint 2 black stripes and let dry.

4. Paint eyes with white paint or ask a grownup to use hot glue to add wiggly eyes! If you’re using paint for the eyes, let the white paint dry before adding a tiny black dot in the middle of each white circle with the toothpick.

5. Paint wings using white paint.

6. Use a permanent marker to write #beeinspired18 on the back of your rock, and hide it around your town. It’s always fun to find painted rocks and be part of a greater cause!

Parents and caregivers: You can share photos of your child’s bee rocks on social media using #beeinspired18 for your chance to win a Kid Kits bee-themed subscription box! Kid Kits has partnered with Naturally Curated and The Bee Cause Project to raise awareness for bees, teach others the importance of bees and what we can do to help save them!

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What are your favorite books about spring?

Here are some of ours…

Do you like Clifford, the giant red dog? In this story, Clifford’s paws are too big to paint Easter eggs, but he’s great at finding them!

Ms. Frizzle is at it again! Join her class in their magic bus to find out how flowers grow!

A mother and daughter from Mebane, NC, wrote and illustrated this book about a joyful Little Tree!

This little caterpillar is superhungry! See what happens after he eats and eats and eats!

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