Kids Only March/April 2010

The Fun Magazine for Kids and Families!

March/April 2010

What’s Inside Spring Fun Balloon Match-Up Coloring Word Search Veggie Fun & Facts Underground Magic

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The FUN Magazine for Kids

And Families March/April 2010 PUBLISHER Terri Mendez EDITOR Laura Bach GRAPHIC DESIGN Martha Ann Cole ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES Carmen McCullough 334.396.2276 Erin Capilouto Sommer 334.233.2621 Chad Bivins 334.399.9433 (Pike County) Published by Creative Marketing Concepts 1085 Chesson Hill Drive Fitzpatrick, AL 36029 Phone: 334.725.0093 email: k ­ ids@cmconline.biz

Our mission at Kids Only is to provide children with a fun, safe, educational magazine they can enjoy independently & with their parents.

We are committed to promoting literacy, critical thinking, and creativity among our young readers. It is our goal that children will read, write, solve problems and laugh every time they pick up Kids Only magazine!

Happy spring!

We hope that you’re enjoying the warmer weather and all that spring has to offer. This season is a time for planting, growing, and watching nature come into bloom. Spring also brings great holidays like St. Patrick’s Day and Easter.

In this issue of KIDS ONLY, we have lots of fun puzzles, jokes and activities for you. You’ll learn about birds and play around with some veggies. Do you know what a cotyledon is? Read this issue & find out!!

Make sure that the little ones in your house have fun with the ‘Two for Tots’ section. It’s just for them!!

Remember to send in your art for the art contest.

You can have your art published & win a great prize!

Enjoy your reading and have fun!

Laura Bach Editor

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I get my name from the sound my wings make when I’m flying.

I can fly up to 25-30 mph!

My tongue can take up to 13 licks a second!

I can fly up, down, right, left, backwards, upside down and do loop-de-loops!

I flap my wings 50 to 200 times per second.

I am a hummingbird!

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I am a lima bean seed! I am a dicotyledon. I have two cotyledons, or seed leaves.

Inside me you can see the tiny baby plant!

Jelly beans!

I am a corn seed! I am a monocotyledon. I have only one seed leaf! You can see the baby cornplant inside of me.

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Can You Hit The Target?

Add the numbers in each section of the shapes below. Write the sum for each section in the center of the shape.

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Why was the Easter Bunny upset?

He was having a bad hare day.

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Want a night out without breaking the bank?

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Balloon Match Up! Draw a line from each balloon on the left to its match on the right!

Did you know that the first successful human flight was made in a hot air balloon? In 1783, two French brothers by the name of Montgolfier created a giant linen and paper balloon.

In November of that year, they filled it with hot air and sent two friends into the sky above Paris. The balloon 9 is reported to have traveled 5 miles.

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Find the Difference

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In each row below, one of the Easter eggs is different from the others. Circle the one that is different.

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for Tots

Printing Practice

Use the dotted lines below to print the names of these animals.

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Bee Scramble Bees are very important! They help to pollinate growing plants and trees. Can you unscramble these “bee’” words?

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For Sale I wanted to make a little money, so I went through my _________________ looking room in your house

for things to sell. To my surprise, I found ___ toys I don’t play with anymore. I also #

found some pants that were ___ sizes too small! There was so much stuff, I decided to #

put an ad in the paper to see what I could sell. The ad went like this: For Sale • One large ____________ ______. Great for _______________ your friends with! noun

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Parents’ Page

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etting your kids to open up to you isn’t always easy. Let’s face it, your child is not likely to jump in the car and tell you, “I had a bad day. My feelings were hurt when no one sat by me at lunch.” More than likely, you’ll notice your child’s mood & have to piece together information or simply take your best guess! But with some well thought-out strategies, you may just get your child talking!

One thing to remember is that children often need downtime after an intense day at school.

Try not to bombard them with questions the minute they walk in the door. Let them relax a little before fielding questions! Also, boys tend to open up more when they’re sitting beside you rather than face-to-face. Car rides can provide you with the perfect setting!

One way to encourage communication is to start doing things they like. If your daughter enjoys cooking, let her help you make dinner. If your son likes basketball, go out & shoot hoops with him. When you’re engaged in an activity with your children, they are more likely to talk with you. It doesn’t all have to be heavy conversation, but you can slip in some important topics while you’re having fun together!

Sometimes you may be busy when your child approaches you. DO NOT MISS THESE OPPORTUNITIES! Household chores & phone calls can wait. You’ve got to be available if your child comes to you to talk. Ask specific, open-ended questions, and don’t dismiss what they’re saying. What they tell you may not seem like a big deal to a parent, but you never know what weighs on the mind of a child.

One last suggestion to find out what’s going on with your child is simple…car pool! You won’t believe how much you’ll hear as children are gabbing in the back seat. They’ll be much less inhibited with a friend along and you’ll get a better insight into their lives.

As with any relationship, don’t push too hard. Be patient, be available, be creative… and hopefully you’ll have great conversations with your child!

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Let’s Tell Time!

Draw lines between the clocks that show the same time.

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Happy spring

Look at the veggie pictures below. Unscramble their names, and write them correctly in the boxes below the pictures!

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Can You Count The Toys?

Count the toys, then write the correct number in the box.

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Color the Eggs!

OOPS! The bunny on the right forgot to color some of his eggs. Use your crayons or markers and color the white eggs on the right the same color as the eggs in the same places on the left.

Underground Magic!

Seeds might seem to be dead, but in fact they are only waiting patiently for water and sunlight.

When seeds have water, sunlight and air, they will begin to germinate, or "begin to grow."

The seed is planted and begins to soak up water from the soil.

Roots begin to grow down into the soil and take in food for the plant.

The stem pushes up through the soil. The seed leaves uncurl and begin to gather the sun’s energy.

Soon, real leaves appear and make food for the plant to continue to grow.

The plant grows, and when it’s big enough will produce more beans for us to eat and plant when we need them. 19 19

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Kids’ SuDoku Here’s How it’s Done...

Fill in the squares with the numbers 1 to 4 so that every row has each number once, every column has each number once, and each 2 x 2 box has each number once.

Try this one . . . it’s a little harder Fill in the squares with the numbers 1 to 6 so that every row, column and 3 x 2 box has each number once.

Make sure you don’t repeat the numbers.

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Answers on page 29

Fairytale Ballet Camp is a delightful camp that provides young dancers with a wonderful summer experience learning about classical ballet. Using the famous fairytale ballets for inspiration and creativity, including Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty, the camp will include daily ballet classes with emphasis on musicality, movement and shapes. Dancers participate in enriching activities, including games, arts and crafts that relate to ballet. All of the activities are taught by members of Montgomery Ballet’s outstanding faculty.

ages 4-8

Fairytale Ballet Camp

May 31- June 19, 2010

Julie McDaniels as Clara with in The Nutcracker, Photographer Chris Helton

For more information call the ballet at 334-409-0522, or visit www.montgomeryballet.org

Sharon McGee, LPC-S, LMFT, RPT

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t is widely understood that a nutritious diet has a positive impact on the physical health of a child. Unfortunately, we do not always understand its connection to a child’s behavior and emotional and mental health. Having healthy meals, snacks and water throughout the day can improve a child’s behavior, learning and mood.

Research has shown that children who eat a healthy breakfast consistently score better on standardized tests, have better behavior and show less symptoms of hyperactivity than children who do not eat breakfast.

However, children who eat high sugar items for breakfast have the opposite results with lower test scores, more behavior problems and a mid morning drop in blood sugar resulting in difficulty concentrating and staying awake.

Healthy snacks are also important. When a child comes home from school, a healthy snack containing little or no sugar and some type of protein such as cheese, nuts or peanut butter can energize a child’s body and mind, helping them concentrate on homework or actively participate in after school activities. It is amazing what a healthy snack with a glass of milk or water can do for a child’s behavioral and emotional state. However, sugary snacks in the afternoon are more likely to produce behavior problems and moodiness in the early evening hours just as parents are trying to get children settled for bed.

Remember, children are more likely to adopt healthy eating habits if parents model this behavior in a realistic way. Being rigid about healthy eating may lead to splurging. It is also important not to overlook water as part of nutrition. What’s the secret to getting a child to drink water? Start young, and be consistent in presenting water more often than juice.

Children will develop a taste for it, and their body will produce a craving for it.

Sharon McGee is a Licensed Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist in private practice in Montgomery, AL.

Counselor’s Corner

The Healthy Connection between Good Food, Learning and Behavior

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Drawing Contest Do you like to draw? We would love to see your art! Send your art to us no later than April 15 and you may have a chance to win a gift certificate for Barb’s on Mulberry AND.... your art will be published in the next issue of Kids Only!

Send Art by April 15.

Drop by or send art to: Barb’s on Mulberry Art Contest, 1923 Mulberry Street Montgomery, AL 36106

Name ________________________ Grade __________

Don’t forget to have your parents sign the permission line!

Address ______________________ City ______________State ___ Zip _____ School __________________________________________________________ Parent’s Signature _________________________________________________ E-mail Address ___________________________________________________

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Why is everyone so tired on April 1st?

They just finished a 31 day March!

All birds hatch from eggs that are laid by the mother bird.

Some birds lay a certain number of eggs and don’t lay any more until the new baby birds have hatched and left the nest.

Others will continue to lay eggs to replace eggs that disappear from the nest. Bird eggs are a tasty treat for many other animals that raid the nests and take the eggs for food.

Minute Mystery One afternoon, 3 very large men crowded together under one small umbrella.

Surprisingly, no one got wet. How did this happen?

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answer on page 29

Scientists wanted to see just how many eggs a certain bird would lay.

The scientists took the egg from the nest of a flicker ( a type of woodpecker) every day for 73 days.

This bird laid 71 eggs during the 73 days! How egg-ceptional!

Tomatoes were first grown by Indians in the mountains of South America many, many years ago.

Tomatoes came to America after 1776.

Americans used to think tomatoes were poisonous.

Around 1825 a man named Colonel Robert Johnson ate an entire bushel of tomatoes to prove they were not poisonous.

The Italian word for tomato is “pomodore.”

Today each American is said to eat 70 pounds of tomatoes every year.

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Graphs Are Great!

Graphs are able to help you solve problems by seeing information in a special way!

Mrs. Wilson’s fourth grade class took a survey to see what vegetables they liked to eat.

Then they listed the information on a picture graph. Look at the graph and answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Each picture stands for one child that liked that veggie.

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1. How many kids liked tomatoes? ______ 2. How many kids liked broccoli? ______ 3. What is the total number of children who liked onions and peppers? _____ 4. How many children liked carrots and mushrooms? ______ 5. How many more kids liked tomatoes than onions? ______ answers on page 29

Spring is in full bloom.

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Leprechauns Are Tricky!

Leprechauns love to play tricks. This one has scrambled the words in these sentences!

Can you unscramble them and write the corrected sentences on the lines? Don’t forget to capitalize the first word of each sentence and put a period at the end.

1. spring grow flowers in begin to the

3. to kites love kids fly 4. hatch eggs from birds 5. is wind air moving

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2. tricks like leprechauns play to

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Experience the magic!

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Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin and his staff remind you...

There’s No Future in Drugs

Cops and Kids... ...together we can make a difference.

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Crystal Meth .... Leads to Death!

Sheriff Bill Frankin, 8955 US Highway 231, Wetumpka, AL 36092

How many chocolate bunnies can you put into an empty Easter basket?

One. After that, it’s not empty!

Bananas are the most popular fruit in the USA. A bunch of bananas is called a “hand.”

A single banana is called a “finger.”

Bananas are shipped to the USA from many other countries.

A “plantain” is a kind of banana.

They can be eaten boiled, fried or mashed like potatoes!

The great explorer, Alexander the Great, brought bananas to Europe almost 2400 years ago!

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SuDoku page 20

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Answer Key

Leprechauns page 27:

C A R R O T I P C

Minute Mystery page 24: It wasn’t raining!

Graphs are great! page 26 1. 8 2. 5 3. 5 4. 12 5. 5

Bee Scramble page 12 1. hive 5. nectar 2. honey 6. wings 3. pollen 7. spring 4. flower

1. Flowers begin to grow in the spring.

2. Leprechauns like to play tricks.

3. Kids love to fly kites.

4. Birds hatch from eggs.

5. Wind is moving air.

Veggie Scramble page 17 lettuce beet artichoke tomato broccoli carrot peppers asparagus

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Joy to Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

Adventure Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

LD Embroidery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Alabama Christian Academy . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Metro Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Ascend Tutoring Services . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Montgomery Ballet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Barb’s on Mulberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Montgomery Pediatric Dentistry . . . . . . . . 17

Carmichael Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Name Dropper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Cousins Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Nancy’s Italian Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Early Learning Academy/RSA . . . . . . . . 12

New Park /Jim Wilson & Assoc. . . . . . . . 2

Elmore County Sheriff’s Department . . 28

Peppertree Steaks & Wine . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Hawkins Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Pump it Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Information Transport Solutions. . . . . . . 31

Seven Oaks Equestrian Center. . . . . . . . . 28

ITEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Sommer’s Place/Sommer’s Grill . . . . . . . . . 12

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