Siamsa 2013 sample pages

Are you ready for Siamsa Christmas fun?

It’s full to the brim with jokes, quizzes, games, tricks, arts and crafts and so much more!

There’s something for everyone inside – so what are you waiting for?

Dive in and let’s get Christmas started!

Don’t forget to enter the competitions!

ANNUAL SIAMSA ANNUAL 2013

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2011

ISBN 978-1-78090-388-0

Folens Publishers, Hibernian Industrial Estate, Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24

9 781780 903880 Printed in Ireland

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CONTENTS

Spot The Difference...............................................4 Santa’s Sack...........................................................5 Pet Corner.............................................................6 Ski Penguin...........................................................8 Going Potty!..........................................................9 Christmas Crackers..............................................10 Ahoy There Mates!...............................................11 The Cat’s Whiskers...............................................12 The Animal Quiz..................................................13 Aimsigh Na Difríochtaí........................................14 Bake It! Marshmallow Crispies............................15 Draw & Colour.....................................................16 Find Them...........................................................17 Happy New Year..................................................18 Knock Down In One?...........................................19 Christmas Traditions Around The World...............20 Draw & Colour.....................................................22 The Christmas Quiz..............................................23 Spot The Difference.............................................24 Christmas Crackers..............................................25 Pixies..................................................................26 Make It! Handprint Turkey Craft...........................27 Christmas Fun!....................................................28 The Book Quiz.....................................................30 Funny Facts.........................................................31 Memory Game....................................................32 Koala Facts..........................................................33 Christmas Crackers..............................................34 Colour Sudoku.....................................................35 Pixies..................................................................36 Memory Game Questions....................................37 Space Words........................................................38 Favourite Family Photos......................................39 Christmas............................................................40 The Sports Quiz...................................................42 Tracker - 12 Days Of Christmas............................43

Christmas Crackers..............................................44 Mini Sudoku........................................................45 Ponc Go Ponc.......................................................46 Wander Words.....................................................47 Life In Space........................................................48 Santa’s Late Night Visit........................................52 I Tried Santa........................................................53 Spot The Difference.............................................54 Faigh Na Focail ...................................................55 To Catch A Catburglar!.........................................56 What’s In The Fridge?..........................................57 Laura Saves The Day............................................58 Poetry & Photo Competitions!.............................62 Chef’s Special......................................................63 Pet Corner...........................................................64 Santa..................................................................66 A Walk In The Market Yard...................................67 Mini Sudoku........................................................68 Funny Facts About Sports....................................69 Find Them...........................................................70 Tracker - Arctic....................................................72 Lenny Says..........................................................73 Wander Words.....................................................74 Colour Sudoku.....................................................75 Catch It!...............................................................76 Competition Time!...............................................77 Solutions.............................................................78

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If you would like to see your pets in the ‘Pet Corner’ in Siamsa 2014 please e-mail siamsa@folens.ie with ‘Pet Corner’ in the subject line. Please remember to include your pets’ names, your name, age and school address.

A selection of photographs will be published in Siamsa 2014.

Pet’s name : Holly Sent in by Hannah (a ge 10)

Pet’s name: Hol ly Sent in by Frey a Moir (age 10)

wball Pet’s name: Sno 10) O’Sullivan (age Sent in by Kate

Pet’s nam e: Lucy in by Sop hie Hynes (a

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DRAW & COLOUR Draw the picture by using the grid and then colour it in. We’ve helped start you off.

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LIFE IN SPACE Have you ever wondered what life is like for an astronaut, living and working in space? The way astronauts do ordinary things like eat, drink, wash and sleep is all affected by weightlessness.

Can you imagine trying to eat a bag of popcorn when it all escapes and floats around you?

How about going to sleep – would you float out of your bed and bump your head on the roof?

And as for going to the toilet ... Luckily there are many clever devices and systems which have been developed to make life for astronauts as much like being on earth as possible!

FOOD

On space missions you can’t just pop out to the supermarket for fresh fruit and vegetables! A supply of food big enough to last for the entire mission must be packed and brought along. When space travel first started, food was bite-sized and there was very little variety. Now however, some fresh food can be eaten, as there are fridges on board.

The food must be nutritious for the astronauts, light, easy to prepare, and easy to clean up – crumbs floating around the space station are not a good idea! Food can be freeze-dried, packed in pouches or in plastic containers – very like microwave meals here on earth. Drinks need to have straws or special lids to prevent spills. If you tried to drink an ordinary cup of tea it would float away drop by drop!

Astronauts strap themselves to their seats so they won’t float away while they’re eating. Even cutlery can be attached to the table by strings!

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