10 September 2022 Kids Alive! – formerly The Young Soldier – Issue No 7325 50p The world's longest-running publication for children!publication WIN! Kids Alive! is available online – go to salvationist.org.uk/kidsalive © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved this Peterweek...MakesaDifference this week...Living a healthy and an active lifestyle and caring for your physical, mental and spiritual well-being. EducationSunday salvationist.org.uk/kidsalive
salvationist.org.uk/kidsalive What’s Inside? 10 September 2022Kids formerly The Young Soldier – Issue No 7325 50p The world's longest-running publication for children! WIN! Kids Alive! is available online – go to salvationist.org.uk/kidsalive © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved this Peterweek...MakesaDifference this week...Living healthyandan lifestyleandcaring Educationyourphysical,mentalandspiritualwell-being.Sunday salvationist.org.uk/kidsalive 2 Turn this page upside down to read the answers Hey there, readers! We hope you’ve enjoyed reading this issue of Kids Alive! If you would like to get your own copy of Kids Alive! delivered to your home every week, why not ask your parents or guardians to take out a subscription* for you? Every week, Kids Alive! includes a cartoon Bible story, a competition, puzzles, jokes, comic strips and topical activities and articles for you to enjoy. Ask your parents or guardians to go to sps-shop.com/kids-alive, call 01933 445445 (option 1, option 1) or email subscriptions@satcol.org to set up a subscription. Subscribe* to A subscription* costs just £4.33 a month (or a one-off payment of £52) – all that fun for less money than the price of two chocolate bars a week (and healthier too!). And this way, you get a gift that lasts all year long! *This subscription offer applies in the UK and Republic of Ireland, with 51 copies delivered over 12 months. Please note that different prices apply to Europe and international orders. Availableonline! for £4.33 a month EDITOR Justin Reeves DEPUTY EDITOR Cara Mott GRAPHIC DESIGNER Philippa Martin EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Melita Day-Lewis KA! JAM CO-ORDINATOR Ibukun Baku PROOFREADER Chris Horne Kids Alive! office: 020 7367 4910 Email: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk 101 Newington Causeway. London SE1 6BN. Switchboard: 0845 634 0101Published by The Salvation Army United Kingdom and Ireland Territory (cost in the Republic of Ireland: 65c). Founder: William Booth General: Brian Peddle Territorial Commander: Commissioner Anthony Cotterill Editor-in-Chief: Major Mal Davies The Salvation Army is a Christian church and registered charity. The charity number in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 214779, in Scotland SC009359 and in the Republic of Ireland CHY6399 ISSN 1363-5662 Britishairshow.compictures Athisweek...GentleGod 4–5 KA! JAM 6 Who Am I? 7 Pick Out Patch 8–9 Giggle in the Middle 10 Aquabeads Competition 11 Colouring Corner 12–13 KA! World 14–15 Your Space 16 Patch’s Robbie’sPals:Robot Delivered to your door WHOAMI?:Abraham. PICKOUTPATCH:Page12. GUESSTHEGROUP:Implausibility. GIGGLEINTHEMIDDLE THERE’SSOMEBODYATTHEDOOR! Tom Top.CROSSWORDHanks.ACROSS:35Flower.6Fat.7Goose. 8Never.11Pen.12Spider.13Rat. DOWN:1Flat.2Twig.3Trio.4Pigeon. 6Finger.9Vest.10Rain.11Prey. FIVEX FIVEACROSS:1Crisp.2Model.3Apart. DOWN:1Comma.2India.3Pilot. WIN!
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It’s more than 80 years since Disney’s Pinocchio was released. Now there’s a brand new live-action version of this beloved tale coming to Disney Plus. Geppetto is a woodcarver who builds a puppet called Pinocchio. Geppetto loves Pinocchio so much that when he sees a falling star outside his window, he wishes that the puppet could become a real boy. During the night, the Blue Fairy grants Geppetto’s wish. Puppet Pinocchio comes to life but he must prove himself worthy so that he can become a boy for real. The Blue Fairy asks Jiminy Cricket to help Pinocchio and be his However,conscience.onemorning Geppetto sends Pinocchio off to school when Jiminy is still sleeping. Poor trusting Pinocchio soon gets himself into all sorts of trouble and falls into the clutches of ‘Honest’ John. He’ll need plenty of help from Jiminy to get back to safety and hopefully turn from wooden puppet to real boy! ‘Pinocchio’ is available on Disney Plus now. For more information about subscription prices, visit disneyplus.com
I love this week’s front cover. As soon as I saw the picture of Pinocchio holding the hand of his creator, Geppetto, I thought about my relationship with my creator, God. Pinocchio is far from perfect. The way he behaves you could hardly blame Geppetto if he decided he wanted nothing more to do with Pinocchio. However, Geppetto loves his creation and far from turning his back on Pinocchio, he keeps doing all he can to help him be the very best ‘boy’ he can be. To be honest, there have been times when I’ve thought that God wanted nothing more to do with me. The truth is, whenever I’ve felt like that it’s me who’s turned my back on God by making bad choices. God loves us and wants the best for us. We just have to remember to keep on reaching up to him, so he can guide us.
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Recently, I went to the cinema and as the film played I noticed there was an issue with the screen. Eventually, I told a staff member. At the end of the film, the manager apologised, and gave everyone a refund and free tickets to come back again.
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Use the space below to write or draw about some issues affecting people in your community. Then pray and ask the Holy Spirit to help guide you, so that you can help to make a positive difference.
I’d like to think that by speaking up I made a difference and the other cinemagoers were pleased with the outcome. But in the grand scheme of things it probably counted more as a happy surprise. Someone who always makes a real difference in people’s lives is Jesus. And with the gift of the Holy Spirit, Jesus helps us to make positive differences in people’s lives too. In this week’s Bible story, we see that with the help of the Holy Spirit, Peter heals a man and uses the opportunity to tell others about Jesus. Telling others about Jesus is very special. It gives them the opportunity to experience just how much God loves them. I can imagine that the man in the story might have felt very sad having to beg every day. He’d probably prefer to be doing fun things with his friends. But Peter was able to show him how much God cared. Instead of giving the man money like everyone else, Peter went one step further and healed him. Now the man was free to enjoy life and do things that he hadn’t been able to do before. Would you like to make a difference? Take a moment to ask the Holy Spirit how you can show others that God loves them too. ABOUT HOW GOD’S LOVE CAN HELP YOU TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Show God’s Love to Others
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How well do you know your Bible heroes? Can you name the boy who took on a giant or the girl who watched over her little brother as he sailed down the stream in a basket?
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While we were in Egypt, I told my wife to pretend that she was my sister because she was so beautiful and I was scared the Egyptians would harm me. 2 Lot and I had to go our separate ways as we had so many cattle that there wasn’t enough land to support us both. 4 you guess who I am? ? ?
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7 To see your name and birthday printed in a future issue of KA! email your full name, address and date of birth to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Remember to type ‘Happy Birthday to You!’ in the email’s subject box. HappytoBirthdayYou!Happy Birthday tto You! Pick Out Patch Guess the Group A collective noun is a word used to name a group of people, animals or things. the Here’s some more alphabetical fun with crazy collective nouns beginning with the letter I or K… 16 September Ashley Shinoy – age 13 Bailey Agnew – age 12 Sophie Perrin – age 11 Match the numbers to the letters of the alphabet they represent (for example, 1 would be A and 26 would be Z) to discover the collective noun for gnus. Clue: the word also means being hard to believe or absurdity… Knab of toads Illusion of painters Infestation of bed bugs Intrusion of cockroaches Invention of machines Kettle of KnothawksoffrogsKingdom of rats do you like my pinocchio nose? See if you can find this version of me on one of the pages in this week’s issue. 9, 13, 16, 12, 1, 21, 19, 9, 2, 9, 12, 9, 20, --------------25. onAnswerPage2 A = 1 B = 2 C = 3 D = 4 E = 5 F = 6 G = 7 H = 8 I = 9 J = 10 K = 11 L = 12 M = 13 N = 14 O = 15 P = 16 Q = 17 R = 18 S = 19 T = 20 U = 21 V = 22 W = 23 X = 24 Y = 25 Z = 26
8 Why didn’t Pinocchio’s nose ever grow longer than 12 inches? Because then it would be a foot! I was born in California in 1956. I’ve starred in many successful films including Splash, Forrest Gump and The Polar Express. I’m the voice of Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story films. I play the role of Geppetto in Pinocchio. Can you guess who I am? b u g e p p e t t o j p l n l u f h t u r t i h u S a q r z s t j n m s e E v m w e E p o b i i f L b z h p a c n k n w a f u r p c c L t v Y c I I M U A H A V B Z S R R S P L I V X O W O B I Y H W O R Y E Q C D Y C F K C I W P M A L E Q K X N H O J T S E N O H E S T R O M B O L I Z J T WPINOCCHIOORDSEARCH What do you call a whale with bad posture? A hunchback whale! What did Pinocchio say when he discovered that he could float? ‘I’m a real buoy!’ What do whales like to eat? Fish and ships! Hahaha,ha,haha! Hohaho,ha,hehe! Hohoho,ho! Hehehe,he! Hoho,haha,hehe! Hehe,hehe! Find the ‘Pinocchio’-related words in the grid BLUE FAIRYPINOCCHIO jiminy realunselfishtruthfulboy Hohaho,ha,hehe! Hehehe,he! the coachman brave cricket honest john ‘I was going to tell youanother Pinocchio joke...’ ‘...but everyone nose it!’ Who granted the fish a wish? The codmother!fairy puppet wish lampwickgeppettostromboli
CluesCrossword 9 AnswersonPage2 by Neil Locker The answers to the clues are made up using all the letters from the list of words below. The three highlighted letters have already been placed in the grid to help you. Solve the clues and use up all the remaining letters. 1 2 3 3 across: 1 Potato chip. 2 Small-scale replica. 3 Separate. down: 1 Punctuation mark. 2 Asian country. 3 A person who flies a plane. by Neil Locker CluesCrossword D R O across: 3 Summit or peak. 5 Bloom or blossom. 6 Opposite of slim or thin. 7 Children’s game: Duck, duck, _ _ _ _ _. 8 Not at any time. 11 Enclosure for sheep, for example. 12 Eight-legged creature. 13 Rodent. down: 1 Apartment or horizontal. 2 Small part of a branch. 3 Group of three. 4 Dove-like bird. 6 Hand digit. 9 Undergarment. 10 Wet weather. 11 Predator’s target. iron ROOM aDAPT mICE slip
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T his week’s competition prize is very crafty! Not only can you create all kinds of designs with hundreds of water-stick beads, there’s also a fabulous carry case to store them in! The Aquabeads Beginners Carry Case is perfect for those who’ve just begun their Aquabeading adventure. The set comes with a whopping 900 solid, jewel or star beads in 24 colours – more than enough to create whatever your imagination dreams up! Water-stick beads are super easy to use – just spray on water and they stick together. And you can take the Beginners Carry Case with you wherever you go – to a friend’s house, on holiday, on a train or even a plane!
Address:Name: Postcode: Age: 10 200 500 900 How many Aquabeads are included in the Beginners Carry Case?
The case can be personalised using your designs and comes with a creation display stand. The set includes template sheets for inspiration, such as a rabbit, dolphin, dinosaur, rainbow or ice cream. There are also design pegs, a flip tray, a double-sided Aquabeads pen, water sprayer, key chain accessories and colour straps. For your opportunity to win an Aquabeads Beginners Carry Case answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk
Remember to put ‘Aquabeads Competition’ in the subject box. Your entry needs to reach us by Friday 7 October when the winners will be chosen. You can also enter by filling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: Aquabeads Competition, Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. WIN!
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To help you get in the mood for the new Pinocchio film that’s available on Disney Plus now, here’s a picture of Pinocchio practising to be a real boy for you to colour. Email your colourings to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk
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Education Sunday is an opportunity to be thankful for those who teach us. Good teachers make learning fun and get you excited about a subject. They also give you tools that help you to be fair, just andTeacherskind. help people to understand difficult subjects or introduce them to new ideas. They can inspire, encourage and help you to get ready for the future and discover your purpose. When you learn something, the feel-good chemical dopamine is released in your brain. That helps you to cope with stress. It also boosts your energy levels and ability to fight off illness.
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So, what’s so great about going to school? Learning gives us skills that help us to have a better future. Learning is good for your brain and can give you confidence to take on new challenges or find creative solutions to problems. Living a healthy and an active lifestyle and caring for your physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
It’s also an opportunity to thank God for the freedom and joy of learning. Not everyone has this opportunity – more than 260 million children in the world can’t go to school because of poverty, war or unjust laws!
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Education Sunday is a special day of celebration for everyone involved in education. Tomorrow (11 September) churchgoers all over the United Kingdom will pray for children and teachers!
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Jesus is the best teacher of all! He used short tales called parables to help people learn about God’s love and discover the best way to live their lives. The Bible is the best book in the world to study! It tells the history of amazing people of faith. It’s full of awesome stories that help us to discover who God is.
Show others that God loves them and they don’t need to feel lost. Include them in your games, invite them to your church or kids club – or give them a small gift showing them they’re special to God. Attend an Education Sunday meeting or service near you. Pray for your teachers and for lonely people at your school. Ask God to help you as you learn together. For more info go to cte.org.uk/educationsunday2022
Be thankful for the opportunity to learn. Write down your favourite subjects and why you love learning about them. Think about how they’ll help you to prepare for the future.
Ask a grown-up to help you find some Lost Sheep or Lost Coin-related crafts online and have fun creating props for a storytelling time. Here are some ways you can celebrate Education Sunday… Read the stories of the Lost Coin and the Lost Sheep in Luke 15. Paint a picture telling the story. Or write a script and put on a short play with your friends.
Lost and Found
Education Sunday’s theme this year is ‘You Are Not Lost!’ Many children can feel lost and lonely at school. Some people find it hard to make friends, are super shy or struggle to talk about how they feel. Sometimes illness or needing to care for someone means that a young person misses out on school or social activities. The coronavirus pandemic has also made it difficult for some children to fit in socially, which makes them nervous about going to school. 13
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Jesus told stories about a coin and a sheep that were lost and then found (check out Luke 15:3–10). He wanted us to understand that when somebody feels lost and afraid, God looks for them until he finds them. Every person is valuable and precious to him, and there’s a party in Heaven when a person who feels lost makes God their friend! God wants us to have the same attitude –we can help lonely classmates experience God’s love by being their friend.
Make thank you cards for your teachers, telling them everything you appreciate about them.
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Mila, age 8, sent this Tennis Colouring to celebrate Wimbledon earlier this year. The grass looks so fresh and neat. Emma, age 7, sent us this terrific Tennis Colouring. The bright colours really make the tennis player stand out. This amazing!kitrainbowagebywasColouringFootballerfabsentIsabella,6.Thelooks
We’ve received so many coolcolourings from our readers.So we thought we’d do asuper colouring special thisweek to show off some of ourreaders’ awesome artwork!Keep them coming!
14 This tremendous Tractor Dot-to-Dot was sent by Jenni, age 8. We love the cool grass effect and the fantastic farmer –she looks like she’s enjoying her work.
15 The Kids Alive! team loves to hear from its readers. And guess what –other readers love reading your news! So why not get in touch? You can email or post your own colourings, drawings and letters. Or you could ask your Sunday school, church or corps leaders to email us or write to us with any news about the fun stuff you’ve been doing at your church or corps. Email: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk Post: Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN G e t I n T o u c h ! This Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Colouring was sent by Adrian, age 8. We’re sure Queenie would love it! lookstoneTheColouring.FootballerfantasticussentageHollie,9,thistwo-kitlush! The boldEtjoncool10,Hazel,shot!smashingtoshe’slookscolouringplayertennisinthislikeabouthitaThanks,ageforyourcreation.sentusthisbrilliantly-TractorDot-to-DotColouring.Itlookslikealovelysunnyday.Leo, age 5, really enjoyed our Colour-by-Numbers feature. It looks awesome! Great work, Leo!
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