Okido issue 9 - Moon

OKIDO OKIDO magazine magazine ages ages 2–7 2–7 ISSN ISSN 1753-3139 1753-3139 £3.50 £3.50 Issue Issue 09 09 2009 2009

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OKIDO, PO Box 51971, LONDON SW9 8UZ sophie@okido.co.uk http://www.okido.co.uk Published by: Okido Studio Editor: Sophie Dauvois Creative Director: Rachel Ortas Art Director: Edmund Fung Creative production: Alex Barrow PR and Marketing: Gabby Dawnay (gabbydawnay@gmail.com) Contributors: Sister Arrow, Alex Barrow, Emmanuelle Bastien, Matt Cooper, Gabby Dawnay, Cléo Férin, Hugh Frost, Emil Gordon, Thibaud Herem, Christie Li, Lily Monsaingeon, Beth Morrison, Mathilde Nivet, Paul Noble, Robert Paul, Marilou Rabourdin, Lesley Saddington, Peter Slight, Charlotte Stowell, Kevin Tang, Miqui Viars and Charlotte Watts.

Thanks to: Stephan Silver for proofreading, Léa Akli-Guénon for colouring Seek Locate, Stella Fox for the photographs in Sukie the Cat, Invicta school, Year 5 for their moon trip and to Finn, Ruben and Jemima for their Fimo Aliens.

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Draw yourselves in an astronaut’s suit and get ready to visit the Moon with your OKIDO!

40 years ago two astronauts went to visit the Moon. They flew there in a huge rocket. OKIDO dreamt of doing it too and here are all the stories we came back with‌

Story & Illustration by: Rachel Ortas

Oh No! Look at our new Pyjamas - they are for babies!

Not at all.

They are the perfect outfits for a trip to the Moon

‘Hooray! We’ve landed on the Moon! Look at all these funny creatures. They are the Loony Moonies and they are our friends,’ says Messy Monster.

‘Come and meet them.

Hello, Loony Moonies!’

These Loony Moonies sing songs that make babies on Earth sooo sleepy, sleepy...

This one is sniffing our seas to make the tides go in and out.

‘But how come no one has seen them before?’ says Felix.

‘Because they are extremely shy.

They hide in their craters when someone is looking,’ replies Messy Monster.

‘This is the Wizard of Space! With his magic wand he makes the Moon turn around the Earth, the Earth turn around the Sun and all the galaxies turn around and around each other,’ says Messy Monster.

‘Who is this?’ asks Zoe ‘I am the Dreaming Mountain,’ says the mountain. ‘I send all my dreams to Earth.

This is how you dream.’

‘Hey! This Loony Moony is looking for some moon stones,’ says Messy Monster.

‘He picks them up and puts them in his tummy.’

‘Listen, his tummy is rumbling and now he is blowing bubbles to send love to Earth.’

‘Catch a heart. It will take us home!’

‘We are back on Earth!’

Good night Loony Moonies! Good night Moon!

Our questions with Story by: Dr. Sophie Illustration by: Alex Barrow

I always wanted to go the Moon!

Zim, how would we get there?

Well Zam, the Moon is very far - it is in Outer Space! We would need a special vehicle to fly there...

Hmm...

I could turn into a rocket!

WOW! That’s amazing Zoom! You are a real rocket! Let’s go to the Moon!!

Wait a second, Zam. Before we go into space, we need some supplies such as fuel and food...

Don’t worry Zim, I have prepared everything!

Hold this page up to a window, so you can see the inside of the rocket!

FIRST AID FOOD STORAGE

OXYGEN TANK

Are we ready for take off?

Have you put your seat belt on Zam?

Ready! Let’s go Zoom... bye bye Earth, hello Moon!

CONTROL PANEL

5,4,3,2,1 BLAST OFF!!!

SECONDARY FUEL TANKS ROCKET ENGINE PRIMARY FUEL TANKS

Look Zim, the Earth seems so small from up here...

We are approaching the Moon...

Zoom prepare to separate...

MOON’S ORBIT

Look nothing grows on the Moon.

There is no oxygen and no water.

The sky is black, but look there is the Sun! There is no atmosphere to make the sky look blue.

One small step for Zam, one giant leap for Okido!

Zam you are the first mouse on the Moon!

Yipee! I can jump so high on the Moon.

Well Zam, the force that holds us on to Earth is called GRAVITY – here on the Moon there is a lot less gravity.

Zam, get down from there before you fly out into space!

Let’s collect some moon sand, and moon rocks!

With a few jars of moon sand and big moon smiles, Zim, Zam and Zoom safely returned to Earth after their inter-galatic adventure to the Moon.

Shall we go to Mars next?

Oh no! I am so tired...

ZIM’S SPACE FACT FILE 1) There is no wind or weather on the Moon.

2) The Moon is made of rocks.

3) The craters are caused by meteors crashing into the Moon.

4) It’s really hot on the sunny side of the Moon.

5) It took Apollo 11 three days to go to the Moon.

6) 12 people have been on the Moon.

Let’s make a moon lander!

Design & Illustration by: Kevin Tang

1 Cut out the moon lander.

2 Put a paper clip at the bottom.

3 Fold down the left solar panel forward and the right one backward.

Open the solar

4 panels. Hold the moon lander above your head and let go!!

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Pull Some Moon Faces!

Is the Moon pulling faces at you or do you see a Moon rabbit?

Draw what you see when you look at the Moon.

Story & Illustration by: Beth Morrison

Colouring: LĂŠa Akli-GuĂŠnon Illustration by: Mathilde Nivet

Seek. Locate.

Foxy is on the Moon. He has discovered where the Moon people live. Can you see him?

Can you see them?

Illustration by: Sister Arrow

Game design and Illustration by: Sister Arrow

Story & Illustration by: Christie Li

Illustration by: Peter Slight

By Lily Monsaingeon and Mathilde Nivet

You need:

1 cup of flour

1/2 cup of butter (not too cold)

Soften the butter (with your fingers) and add the brown sugar, ginger and salt

3/4 cup of brown sugar

1 egg

Using your fingers or a whisk, mix in the flour and egg

Cover up with a layer of cling film. Make deep craters on the surface using round objects. Remove cling film

2 teaspoons of powder ginger

A pinch of salt

Roll the dough into a ball and let it rest in the refrigator for 2 hours

Bake in a pre-heated oven for 20 mins at 180째C (gas mark 6).

Different coloured jam

Flour the table, and roll out the dough into a big circle 3mm thick

Let the Moon cool down before filling its craters with jam. Now you can break the Moon into pieces and eat it!

One night as the moon was waxing and the stars came out to play, two astronauts sailed on a Lake of Sleep and drifted to Rainbow Bay. Paul Poem by: Robert Ferin ĂŠo Illustration by: Cl

They picnicked on the Sea of Clouds, the two of them together, one on a strawberry, one on a cow, bouncing along the weather.

ed like a shark, But a big black cloud shap came out of the lake, d popped up again, an er at cr a n w do ve do they !

Oh no! The Sea of Snakes slivered around them, gs in th n ee gr d re nd hu e On running away, there was no chance of wn to save them, do d pe oo sw ar st g tin oo but a sh to Dew Bay. and they rode on its tail

They bounced over mountains and moonscapes, into craters and canyons they roamed.

They squelched through the marsh of diseases, they paddled the soft sea of foam.

And then...

A thousand pink and blue flowers, bloomed from a silver moon tree, they climbed to the top and were moonstruck!

The Sea of Tranquility!

Les & Tots ration by: st u Ill & ry Sto

One evening Dottydog has invited Sukie over for dinner but there is nothing to eat. He has run out of bones!

“I wish I could find a bone for my friend.

I wonder where I can find one?” said Sukie.

That evening Sukie and Dottydog are stargazing out of their windows. Sukie begins to drift off into a catnap…

In her dream Sukie sees a tree on the Moon. On its branches hang a lovely collection of tasty bones.

“I need to get to the Moon straight away but how?

I know – I’ll paint a rocket,” says Sukie.

So Sukie paints a picture of a shiny rocket with the paint from the Magic Paint Pot Tree.

Sukie and Dottydog are in the rocket flying up, up into the starry sky.

They can see the Moon getting closer and closer.

Sukie and Dottydog have landed on the Moon.

They start to search for the tree of bones.

Sukie spots the tree of bones.

Not far from the tree, Sukie and Dottydog discover a crater full of bones. “Oh Sukie, this is bone-tastic! Now I shall never be hungry again,� says Dottydog.

How many bones can you see in the crater?

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Finish colouring in our drawings and watch our animations on the OKIDO website: www.okido.co.uk

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You Will Need:

• A baking tray • FIMO modelling clay • Plastic knife • Cocktail sticks • Wooden skewers • Paper clips • Anything!

Follow the instructions on the modelling clay package for baking.

Normally 110°C/230°F 30mins.

Precautions:

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The baking tray and FIMO will be HOT when they first come out so be careful! Wear oven gloves or ask for help.

Wipe your hands (wet wipes or a damp cloth) when you use different colours so your models stay clean, as darker colours may transfer onto lighter ones.

Use a clean work surface. A sheet of smooth paper on a table top is fine.

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Coom C mppeettititio ionn Send us a picture of your ALIEN to enter the alien competition and win a ‘Create Your Own’ FIMO Kit! Send your picture to alien@okido.co. uk For more information on how to ent er check our web site: www.okido.co.uk

Let’s Do Some Stargazing!

How is the Moon tonight?

Draw the Moon you see tonight: Full Moon

New Moon

Going up?

(You can write a ‘p’) The Moon is getting bigger: waxing

Going down?

(You can write a ‘d’) The Moon is getting smaller: waning

Draw what you see in the sky:

Illustration by: Thibaud Herem and the OKIDO team

Link the coloured stars to discover the constellations:

If you see a flashing star moving slowly, this is a satellite

How many planes, shooting stars, bats, mosquitoes, stars, moons & satellites can you see?

Draw with your finger – Imaginary Moon People by: Emmanuelle Bastien & Miqui Viars

Dip your finger in paint or on an ink pad and use them as stamps to draw your aliens

Anybody up there?

Anybody living on the Moon?

Memory Game to colour in

Cut out the squares, flip over, and see if you can match up the pairs!

Make a Rocket Control Panel

Models by: Matt Cooper & Emil Gordon

Collect bottle tops, plastic lids, milk containers. Clean and keep them in a special box until you have enough, then you can start building your control panel!

Begin with a large cereal box or a piece of cardboard. Glue the bottle tops as buttons, draw some planets, make a moving button with the milk container and you are ready to fly!

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This issue of Okido is a BUMPER issue with lots of stories about the Moon! Messy Monster, Felix and Zoe meet the Loony Moonies and discover what they are doing.

Zim, Zam and Zoom are going to the Moon in a special rocket. Foxy has discovered who’s living on the Moon.

Squirrel Boy wants to improve his somersaults.

Sukie the Cat finds the lost bones. Pop and Puff are at a Cosmic Fun Fair. You can play the Space Race game. Build a moon lander, cook a ginger moon, colour in, draw and much much more.

Enjoy!