OKIDO magazine ages 2–7 ISSN 1753-3139 £3.50 Issue3 January 2008
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 Designer: Emily O’Dwyer Contributors: Alex Barrow, Emmanuelle Bastien, Mike Chan, Clara Courtaigne, Gabriella Dawnay, Beth Morrison, Mathilde Nivet, Paul Noble, Peter Slight, Sabrina Tabuchi, Kaz Takahashi & Miqui Viars. We can all be contacted at info@okido.co.uk Thanks to: Christopher Gordon for text editing, Bonnie & Emil for being on the photographs. Thanks to the Wellcome trust for its support OKIDO is printed on 100% recycled paper and biodegradable vegetable ink by CALVERTS print co-operative. Calverts is an accredited Forest Stewardship Council, or FSC, printer, using paper made from well-managed forest products; from 100% post-consumer recycled paper (see www.calverts.coop)
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Cut-out cityscape by: Mathilde Nivet
d e e n e W LIGHT
Welcome to planet OKIDO! You can write and draw on your OKIDO magazine. It’s yours to read and play with. Have fun! You can start by switching on the lights: Colour in the windows where people are still awake
Story & Illustration by: Rachel Ortas
Tonight Zoe and Felix are looking at the stars.
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Lo ok,
o c is r e t I want to go to Mars s n o M y s Mes
I want to see the stars
We are on Mars, the red planet.
Hey! I can see two moons
It is so much fun to have a ride on the Mars Rover!
pla ne t.
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Go od
Ni gh t!
Let’s go home...
be autiful blue
Our questions with
Story by: Dr. Sophie. Illustration by: Kaz Takahashi
In the morning the Sun comes up and Zim wakes up. During daytime the Sun is up and we have light.
Next comes the evening and it starts to get dark. Then it’s nighttime. Zim can see the stars and the Moon.
Why do we have day and night?
Where does the Sun go at night? Does the Sun hide behind the mountains?
Is the Sun like a big lamp that can be switched off by an astronaut?
Is the Sun chased away by some hungry wolves?
The Sun is round and very big. The Earth we live on is also round. The Sun does not move and it’s light is on all the time Good morning!
Good night! ...It’s daytime in England
When it’s night time in Australia... It’s nighttime, I can see the stars and the Moon
It’s daytime, I can see the Sun
We have day and night because the Earth goes round and round. The Earth spins slowly all the time. The Earth takes a whole day to make a complete turn.
Illustration by: Mathilde Nivet
It is daytime. Can you find where foxy Can you find these animals? Are they awake or asleep?
is sleeping?
Seek.
Locate.
It is nighttime. Can you find where foxy Can you find these animals? Are they awake or asleep?
is?
Don’t let the nightmares bite
I am scared....
“Help, Help! I can see monsters.
Get out of my room!”
Story & Illustration by: Miqui Viars
It is dark inside my bedroom....
I am so tired....I yawn and the friendly Mr Yawn comes out of my mouth
“Hello!” said Mr Yawn. “There is nothing to be afraid of...
Close your eyes, sleep tight, I won’t let the nightmares bite...”
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RS! HEY MONSTE RE A THE KIDS KE A GOING TO MA US IN BOX TO LOCK
THIS BOX IS DEFINITE LY NOT A LUCKY B AG! QUICK! LET’S ESCAPE
Cut along the line Fold on dotted line Glue as shown
Make a Box to trap your nightmares in. Design & Illustration by: Miqui Viars & Emmanuelle Bastien
Use this box to get rid of your nightmares. Draw them on a piece of paper or whisper them into the box and close the lid. Once your nightmares are tucked away you will sleep peacefully all through the night.
NIGHTMARE BOXED BY : --------------------
S IT THIS I E FOR TH RES A NIGHTM
BOX IS THAT FOR US?
WHERE IS THE EXIT?
HEY GUYS... I THINK WE ARE TRAPPED
LP! HELP! HE BLACK IS IT A HOLE?
Story & Illustration by: Mike Chan www.chanmike.com
One night in the zoo, the keeper heard some noises whilst on his patrol. Let’s follow him and his torch to find out what he sees in the zoo.
Wao, woo, quack, quack, grunt, grrr‌ The animal shadows are having fun dancing in the zoo. Maybe the zoo will become normal when the sun comes up.
All the wires have been mixed up. Follow the wire and colour in the electric object as we did with the pink lamp.
Illustration by: Clara Courtaigne
Electricity can be dangerous! Don’t ever play with plugs and wires!
Draw the missing electric objects in the different rooms. (use the objects from the opposite page; the plugs are the same colour as the missing objects)
Story & Illustration by: Beth Morrison
Space Tomatoes & Rocket Courgettes! Recipe courtesy of The Bonnington CafĂŠ
Choose a courgette and two tomatoes
Cut them in two and empty them (keep the insides)
Almond flakes, oats, grated cheese (1 cup each) & 1 egg
Mix the ingredients with the inside of the vegetables
Fill the tomato halves with the mix you have just made
Now fill the courgettes with your mix as well
Once the vegetables are filled, bake them in the oven for 30 min (220 oC)
Your rocket and tomatoes have landed on your plate and are ready to eat.
Short Days and Long Nights Poem by: Gabriella Dawnay Illustration by: Alex Barrow
When the shadows are long And stretch into the night When the birds stop their song For they seem to take fright.
When your breath comes in puffs Just as white as a cloud And the wind chills your cheeks So you shout very loud
“Please stop freezing my nose And stop blowing my hair I am cold to my toes And it’s simply not fair!”
But look up at the sky And you’ll see before long That the stars seem to fly And the Moon has a song.
He is round as a ball With a buttery glow. He is crescent or small, And again he will grow‌
Never mind days are short And the shadows are long When the stars have their dance And the Moon has his song.
Illustration by: Peter Slight
Shadow puppets are easy to make and lots of fun! Cut out each animal shape on the opposite page or cut out your own drawings. You can stick them onto a pencil or lolly stick if you like. Next, hold them between a bright light and the wall. The shadow will then appear on the wall. See if you can make it very big! See if you can make it very small! Can you make up your own shadow puppet story?
To make the ‘eyes’ push a pencil through into some modelling dough or blue-tack
Can you tell which six of the light bulbs will not work?
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This issue of Okido is about day and night, light and dark and stars and planets. With ZIM ZAM ZOOM, you will discover why we have day and night. Messy Monster is going to Mars and Squirrel Boy is being abducted by aliens! You will find out with Foxy that some animals sleep at night and some animals sleep during the daytime. Have fun catching nighmares, making shadows, cooking rockets, playing electric games and much more. Enjoy!