Okido issue 26- Space

The Arts & Science Magazine for Kids Stories Activities Games Doodles Recipes & a poem Issue #26 Space Okido is a quarterly magazine for children aged 3 to 8

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Illustration by Dora Diamant Doury

Hello Okido readers!

Welcome to your magazine.

This issue is all about space.

Have you ever wondered what was out there in the sky and beyond? Let’s explore, play and have fun making, cooking, and colouring along the way. Enjoy!

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Okido helps children learn through play. It is full of stories, activities and games that stimulate creativity and inspire scientific interest.

Messy Monster goes on a space adventure (p.4). Zim Zam and Zoom visit the Okido Space Station(p.10).

Foxy hides in the stars (p.14). Squirrel Boy and Squirrel Girl visit space (p.38).

Read the planets poem (p.34). Discover how astronauts live in space (p.30). Play the Space Race game (p.18), make a balloon rocket (p.45), prepare some alien jelly (p.42), colour in and doodle-do! (p.21)

Story & Illustration by Rachel Ortas

Yippee!!

‘So many stars! Do you want to go on a space adventure?’ asks Messy Monster. ‘Oh yes please’, Zoe and Felix reply. ‘Let’s go!’

I wonder who lives up there?

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‘Oh no, this planet is empty’, says Zoe. ‘No it’s not!’ says Messy Monster.

Sometimes you need to use your heart to see the most beautiful things!

So they all look with their hearts and all of a sudden, really funny creatures appear!

They continue their space travel and find a second planet full of friendly mushrooms. ‘They look sooo cute,’ says Felix.

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‘Hmmm, I find those mushrooms a bit strange’, says Messy Monster.

‘Another planet!‘ spots Zoe.

‘Hello there!’ says Messy Monster.

‘Hello there!’ says Messy Monster.

‘Eeek! Let’s get out of here!’ cry the friends.

‘No, no! Don’t land on our planet! You’ll upset our balance!’

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‘OOOPS! Help!’

‘We’re wobbling!

You’d better leave now...’

‘Oh dear, sorry...’

‘Bye, bye’, say the Peanut people. They are very relieved to see Messy Monster, Zoe and Felix go away...

‘Let’s continue our exploring’, says Felix.

‘I wonder if we will make any alien friends in the galaxy..?’

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The next planet is so fluffy...

‘Hmmm, so soft’, says Felix.

Wow... the planet is moving

Oh look! This planet is made out of lots of fluffy creatures!

‘Hello, we are stardusts!

Do you want to be our friends?’

It’s time to go back home.

‘Bye-bye stardusts, see you again soon!

‘Yippee!! Let’s play together’, says Messy Monster. ‘Spaceball is the best game ever!’

Questions with Zim Zam Zoom: Story by Dr Sophie and illustration by Alex Barrow

What is it like in space?

Can we visit the Okido Space Station, Zim? I want to learn about SPACE!

Me too!

Well there’s only one way to find out!

Zoom...*

(* Zoom can transform into anything)

I’ve just telephoned OSS (Okido Space Station) and they are expecting us for tea!

Whoopee!

Zoom to OSS, do you read me? I repeat, Zoom to OSS...

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Welcome Zoom!

Hold this page up to the light to see inside the space station

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Hey, we’re floating!

Whoops!

There goes my iced tea...

GRAVITY! Or lack of it. Gravity is the force that pulls us down on Earth, but in space there is very little...

What’s happening, Zim?

Oh no! How do I use the toilet?

Up here, we’re too far away from Earth to feel the force of its gravity, which is why everything is floating...

Don’t worry, Zam! There are special space toilets that have a suction vacuum!

Sound can’t travel through space either, so it’s completely silent...

Cool! So I can sleep upside down in complete silence!

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Wow! Earth looks really small from up here!

From here, we can observe our planet Earth, as well as the rest of our solar system.

Sun

Mercury

Earth Jupiter

All the planets are going round the Sun!

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Neptune

Saturn

Mars

Venus

Wow! Some planets are a long way from the Sun. It must be really cold out there...

Uranus

Whoahhh!

What was that?

That was a COMET. Comets are bits of icy dirt that ORBIT (move around) the Sun!

And what’s that?

That is an ASTEROID. Asteroids are pieces of rock that orbit the Sun too...they can be tiny or huge!

I wonder what these screens are for? I’ll just push this button...

Hey mum, is this the OKIDO TV show?

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Find Foxy Illustration by Mathilde Nivet

Foxy is in space. Can you see him?

Can you see all of these?

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Move ahead

Planet Earth

Technical problem!

Go back 3 places

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Solar System Breakfast Uranus the mushroom Saturn the tomato slice in tiny roll

Neptune the apple slice

Mars (the red planet) a cherry tomato The Sun in the middle of our solar system, an orange

Mercury the grape

Earth the kiwi and its moon a pea

Venus the banana A raisin meteorite 20

Make the orbits for the planets from a squeezy yogurt tube

Jupiter the plum

Let’s Okidoodle!

Dress yourself as an astronaut

On Earth (1) and in space (2)!

Draw what will happen in space....

Draw Saturn’s ring and fire the rocket!

Space maze Help the recycling spaceship find his way through the meteorite maze, picking up all the space debris on the way

Illustration by James Loram

How to draw a star!

1. First, let’s trace around this star

2. Now let’s follow the numbers and arrows

3. See if you can finish this star...

Here’s another way to draw a star. This one has 6 points

4. Now try to draw a star by yourself

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Punch in the dots to see the stars shine 1. Sharpen a pencil. Place an old magazine under this page 2. Press the tip of the pencil through each of the stars (dots) 3. Look at the stars against the light

Ursa Major

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Ursa Minor

Cepheus

Cygnus

Canis Minor Aquila

Cassiopeia Pegasus

Aries

Orion

1 Cetus Eridanus

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Join the stars Trace the lines to make the constellations

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Rusty Robot has lost his spaceship.

Can you help him find it? It has: - A red door - 3 windows - 2 thrusters - A blue fin - A yellow fin Game and Illustration by James Loram

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Living in space Story & Illustration by Sam Rennocks

Oh no! It looks as though these famous astronauts have become separated from their spaceships!

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Can you follow their lifelines and guide them back to their ships? Make sure the astronauts collect their belongings along the way. Find out more on the next page about the things they like!

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Space sickness is really common for astronauts in space. Since there is no gravity, it can get messy

Yuri Gagarin The first man to go into space, Yuri Gagarin was a big fan of basketball and hockey!

Somes foods like bread, fruits and nuts stay the same in space. Other foods have to be vacuum packed to keep their shape and save space 32

Helen Sharman She was the first British woman to go into space. She is a chemist and loves chocolate

Sleeping in space can be tricky with no gravity. Arms and legs tend to wobble all over the place so astronauts have to be strapped to the wall!

Laika She was the first living creature to orbit the Earth.

She was a stray dog and 1 of 3 dogs trained to enter space

There’s only a curtain that separates the toilet from the rest of the ship! If you’re close by you might hear some space farts!

Neil Armstrong First man ever to set foot on the Moon! He learnt how to fly a plane before he could even drive a car!

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Interplanetary Squabble!

Mercury was boasting, saying: “Wow! I’m really hot!

I’m the hottest in the Universe!”

But Venus said, “You’re not!

“I am far more bright and beautiful, I shine just like a star!

I am boiling I am toxic, I’m the hottest here, by far!”

“With your shining and your boiling, Answered Earth, ‘You’re full of strife, I have oceans, I have oxygen My world is full of LIFE!’

“None of you are cool as me” A dusty planet said, “I have mountains, I have storms And I am also very RED!”

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“So you think you’re cool?” said Jupiter “You’re not as cool as me!

I’m the BIGGEST in the Universe I think you must agree?”

Illustration by Alex Barrow Poem by Gabby Dawnay

So the planets went in circles, They could not decide who’d won ‘Til they noticed they were turning Round the biggest star: the SUN!

“I am deep in space,” said Neptune, “I’m the one that’s far away, I’m mysterious and freezing, And that’s all I’m going to say…”

“But Saturn”, said Uranus, “I’m the only one to turn On a sort of sideways axis, Plus I never, ever burn!”

“You’re a giant”, answered Saturn, “But you haven’t any rings And it’s rings that make ME special, Made of rocks and ice and things!”

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There’s one up here!

Let’s light up the sky with stars!

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I am a planet!

I’m the Sun and I am a star too!

I help carry all the stars!

Here are new stars for the winter sky

Can you spot all my friends? There are 10 of us!

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38 Story & Illustration by Beth Morrison

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Alien Jelly Attack!

You will need: Assortment of fruits Gelatine leaves A pint of pure apple juice Lime cordial (optional) Plastic cups

How to: 1. Prepare some tasty fruit to put inside your jelly but be careful, kiwi and pinapple prevent the jelly from setting.

2. Gently heat the apple juice on the hob or microwave and stir in 4 leaves of gelatine until completely dissolved.

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3. Pour jelly mixture into plastic cups, leaving them half full.

Add some chopped fruit.

4. Leave to set in the fridge for a few hours before pouring in the rest of the liquid and adding more fruit to create layers.

5. Put the jelly back in the fridge and leave to set overnight. To release the jelly, dip the cups in some warm water and turn over onto a plate. And there are your wibbly-wobbly Alien Jellies!

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view the how to on vimeo.com/76042018

or scan this QR code

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start with a square piece of paper

2 fold the square in the middle (the fold is shown as a dotted line)

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fold one corner over to the cross

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fold in as shown on the dotted line

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fold back along the dotted line as on the left image to look as on the right image

7 cut the tip with the scissors

10 you can make a tail by folding another square piece of paper into a fan (like this) and stapling one end 44

fold along the dotted line shown so the blue edges meet

8 unfold the paper and refold some of the folds to make the star pop up...

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...like this!

Make a whooshing balloon rocket at home. Discover how things are propelled by air pressure.

1. Cut a piece of string to a bit more than two big steps long and thread it through a straw.

Tie each end of the string to the back of a chair.

2. Blow up the balloon and fasten the end with a bulldog clip. Tape the balloon to the straw with sticky tape.

3. Move the balloon to one end and very quickly remove the clip. Watch the balloon rocket whoosh!

You can decorate your balloon to look more like a rocket!

When you release the clip, the air escapes so fast it pushes the balloon forward.

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Why did the Sun go to school?

To get brighter!

What do planets like to read?

Comet books!

How do aliens drink their tea?

On a flying saucer!

What kind of songs do the planets like to dance to?

Nep-tunes!

When do astronauts eat?

At launch time!

This issue of Okido is all about Space.

Read fabulous stories, draw, make stuff, play, create and enjoy your new Okido.

Okido helps children learn through play.

It is full of stories, activities and games that stimulate creativity and inspire scientific interest.

Issue #26 Space This issue has been printed on FSC paper using biodegradable vegetable inks.

Stories

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Doodles

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