Kids Alive! 18 February 2023

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Pets are awesome! Whether they’re uffy, feathered, snuggly or scaly, they bring oodles of joy. That’s why it’s a great idea to give pets some extra attention on Love Your Pet Day!

Love Your Pet Day takes place on Monday (20 February). Join pet lovers everywhere as they pamper their pets and celebrate their special relationship. Your pets might have wagging tails, brilliant colours or exotic origins. They might be terrestrial, aquatic or caged. It doesn’t matter what they are, scientists tell us that pets can make people happier and less stressed!

They’re special friends and it’s important to take care of them. Pets need to be loved, exercised, well fed and watered, with cages and coats kept clean. On Monday go the extra mile by giving them a special treat, replacing a broken toy with a new one, playing with them or taking them for an extra-long walk. Even if you don’t own a pet, you can visit an animal shelter or spend time with a friend’s pet.

If you only have toy pets, such as teddies, why don’t you have a tea party with them or dress them up in some new clothes? Whatever you do, make sure you nd a way to make your pet’s day!

There’s an opportunity to win some living aquatic pets in this week’s competition. Check out page 10!

Patch’s

READ THE COMMENT BELOW ABOUT MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE

Choose Love

says Ibukun Baku

Have you ever heard of the green-eyed monster? Don’t worry, it’s not real! It’s just a phrase to describe the jealous feeling people get when they really want something that someone else has. Being jealous is an emotion like being happy or sad, but it’s also an emotion that must be kept under control. Otherwise, it can lead to some bad choices, just like in this week’s Bible cartoon.

Cain and Abel both brought their offerings to God. Abel gave the best gift he could, but Cain didn’t. As a result, God accepted Abel’s offering but not Cain’s. So Cain became very angry and jealous of Abel – he had a case of the green-eyed monster.

When you’re upset, do your parents or carers try to calm you down? God tried to calm Cain down,

because he knew that Cain was about to make a bad choice. Sadly, Cain didn’t listen to God and ended up hurting his brother.

Everyone feels angry or jealous at some point in time. It’s not that it’s wrong to feel that way, but it is wrong to hurt others because of it. The best way to deal with a case of the green-eyed monster is to smother it with love. Choosing actions and thoughts of love will quickly snuff out any negative feelings.

This week have a read of 1 Corinthians 13:4–7. This popular Bible passage is a great reminder of what true love looks like and will hopefully help you make the right choice should you ever get a case of the green-eyed monster.

Heart-tastic!

Read the scenarios below and tick the green heart next to the responses that show love rather than jealousy

B Listen patiently as her friend explains to the class

Name:

My Identity in Jesus My

Did you know that when you become friends with Jesus he gives you a new identity? You’re a member of God’s Kingdom and with the help of the Holy Spirit, you now have the power to follow Jesus’ way of living.

I Am… BLESSED

As a friend of Jesus, God has blessed you with every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3). Spiritual blessings are much more than simply having really nice things.

God made you, he loves you and because of Jesus you can now enjoy a close relationship with him. Not only that, but God has blessed you with the Holy Spirit who gives you spiritual gifts to help you live your life like Jesus.

Spiritual blessings all work together to give you a deep, joy- lled happiness in your heart. Because you know that God loves you –you can trust him even when things aren’t perfect. So continue to be blessed as you enjoy spending time with Jesus.

Every day this week, tell yourself ‘I am blessed’. This will help God’s truth stay in your heart. Use the chart below to help remind you and tick each day once you’re done.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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18 February

Kupoluyi Moyosoreoluwa – age 11

19 February

Jonty Renouf – age 13

Hannah McMillan – age 8

21 February

Charlotte Rigg – age 14

Nathaniel Giles – age 7

Pick Out Patch

20 February

Daniel Hearn – age 13

i’VE DRESSED UP AS MY FAVOURITE ANIMAL FOR lOVE YOUR PET DAY. MEOW! See if you can spot this version of me on ANOTHER PAGE IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE.

The cosmos or universe is so enormous and stupendous it’s mind-boggling! Here are some facts about space that are … well, cosmic!

Dark Energy and Mystery MatteR

Space is full of galaxies, stars, planets, black holes, comets and asteroids. However, these make up only about ve per cent of the energy and matter in the universe! There’s a lot more out there and scientists don’t fully understand what it is.

24 February Gloria Oriakhi – age 13 DARK MATTER DARK ENERGY

Scientists can see that the universe is growing. They believe there’s an energy in space that’s making the universe increase. They don’t know what it is or where it comes from, but they can tell that it’s there. Scientists call it dark energy. There is also stuff in space that’s not regular matter or a black hole. This dark matter is a mystery to astronomers.

NASA picture

The matter we understand. All the planets, comets, stars, galaxies, black holes and more

The ‘grey hairs’ surrounding Earth are dark matter hairs

What kind of snake would you find on a car? A windscreen viper!

What do you call a sleeping bull? A bull-dozer!

He he, he he!

Why do fish live in salt water? Because pepper makes them sneeze!

What fish only swims at night? A star sh!

What do you get when you cross a snake with a pie? A pie-thon!

Where do cows go at the weekend?

To the moo-vies!

What do you get when you cross a crocodile with a cockerel? A croc-a-doodle-doo!

What kind of dog is most like a cat?

shepherd!

DOG BIRD

RAT

What game do mice love to play? Hide and squeak!

by Neil Locker

Answers on Page 2

Crossword Clues

by Neil Locker

DID YOU KNOW?

Dog noses are at least 40 times more sensitive than ours! These amazing animals have an incredible sense of smell that enables them to follow scent trails days after they were left.

Crossword Clues

across:

1 Edge of your mouth. 3 Item of footwear. 6 Number or finger. 7 Unwell. 8 Sparrow, for example. 10 Give assistance. 12 Fisherman’s pole. 13 Last Greek letter. 15 Peter Pan’s enemy: Captain _ _ _ _. 16 Obtain or acquire.

down:

1 Spotted insect. 2 Dog with a wrinkly face. 3 Location. 4 Mediterranean tree. 5 Large mammal. 9 Device that plays music and talk shows. 11 Large stone. 14 Omelette ingredient.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

Spot

COMPETITION

Pets are fantastic. It’s lovely to have something to look after and care for, but they can be a lot of work. If you’re looking for an easy pet, check out Aqua Dragons!

Aqua Dragons are the perfect rst pet and Aqua Dragons

Underwater World is the perfect habitat to introduce children to these fascinating creatures. Aqua Dragons are real live aquatic creatures that you can hatch and grow at home. Their scienti c name is Artemia Salinas and they have been living in the sea and salty lakes for millions of years – right back to the time when dinosaurs roamed the earth!

The Aqua Dragons Underwater World is an education kit that features everything you need including food, eggs and instructions. While caring for your Aqua Dragons you will see them eat, play and grow. Just add water and the Aqua Dragons hatch in only two to three days, before growing up to 1cm in length. The set also includes an ownership certi cate and a booklet all about Aqua Dragons.

For your opportunity to win an Aqua Dragons Underwater World, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk

Remember to put ‘Aqua Dragons Competition’ in the subject box. Your entry needs to reach us by Friday 17 March when the winners will be chosen. You can also enter by lling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: Aqua Dragons Competition, Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN.

Aqua Dragons are available from Smyths Toys and all good toy stores

Two to three

Name:

Address:

Postcode: Age:

Remember, the best way to enter is to email your entry to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk

patch colouring

This week, the Kids Alive! team are showering our poochy pal Patch with extra love because it’s Love Your Pet Day. We know it’d really make him smile to see some cool colourings of himself, so we’ve got a special Patch Colouring for you to add a splash of colour to. If you’d like to share your artwork with other readers, email your colourings to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk – make sure you write ‘Patch Colouring’ in the subject box and give us your full name, age and address. Alternatively you can post your colourings to: Your Space, Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. One last reminder, if you’re sending by post remember to ll in your details below so we know who you are. We send a gift to everyone whose colouring we publish, so don’t miss out!

Name:

Address:

Age:

Postcode:

Living a healthy and an active lifestyle and caring for your physical, mental and spiritual well-being.

So you want to be…

A Vet

Heigh-ho! It’s off to work you go – don’t worry, it won’t be for a long time yet! But what do you want to be when you grow up? There are loads of great jobs to choose from but sometimes it’s hard to decide. From our reader pro le answers we know lots of our readers want to be vets when they grow up. So, with it being Love Your Pet Day this week, we thought we’d tell you a little bit about what the job is like.

Treating and Testing

If you love the idea of looking after and helping sick or injured animals, then being a vet could be the perfect job for you! Vets can work in places such as veterinary practices, farms or zoos. That means animals might come to visit vets at their surgeries or the vets could go out to visit the animals.

A usual day for a vet involves diagnosing and treating sick animals. That could include performing tests on animals, such as X-rays or scans, carrying out health checks, giving vaccinations and even performing operations on ill or injured animals. Vets might also give advice to people about caring for their animals and making sure they have the right kind of food.

It’s Great Because…

The greatest thing about being a vet is having a job that involves spending lots of time with animals. It’s also cool because you get to look after those animals and make them better when they’re sick or hurt. However, not all the jobs vets do are fun. There are dif cult decisions to make and sometimes it’s not possible to help every animal get better.

What You Need

To become a vet you’ll need a university degree. Veterinary courses usually take ve years to complete – some even take six years! To get a place on one of these courses you’ll need ve GCSEs, including maths, English language and science. You’ll also need three A levels and three A levels, including biology and probably chemistry, physics or maths.

Put It to the Test A B

To become a vet you need to have a very good knowledge of animals. Give your knowledge a test by matching the animals below to the food that they eat.

C

D

1 Banana

2 Hay

3 Flies

Answers on Page 2

Personality Profile

To be a very good vet you need...

A love of animals

Patience and kindness

To be great at science

4 Grain

Good decision-making skills

Top observational skills

Tick off each of the things you need to be if being a vet might be a good job for you.

Remember to do your best in all your subjects at school. You might know what you want to be now, but you can always change your mind. Doing the best you can in every subject will mean you have lots of choices!

Keilah

Age? 13.

Favourite colour? White, gold and black.

Favourite food? Macaroni cheese and pizza.

Favourite sport? Football.

Favourite bit of Kids Alive!?

Crossword.

Favourite Bible story and why?

Joseph the dreamer, because he never gave up. And he still loved his siblings after what they had done.

Favourite TV programme? Anime.

What do you want to be when you’re older? I want to be an anime animator and an architect.

Pets? Dogs.

Hobbies? Playing football and watching movies. Listening to music.

I like reading books.

Tell us a joke. What do you call an alligator with a vest? An investigator! What special skill or talent do you have? I can play the piano and the drums.

Tell us something interesting about yourself. I can read and finish a book in four hours.

Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I have made up to three books.

Cool Colou ri ngs

Louise, age 6, sent this really cool Rocket Colouring. Our favourite bit is the awesome rainbow effect she’s created on the rocket and planets.

G e t I n T o u c h !

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

How beautiful is this Penguin Awareness Day Colouring sent by Bella, age 11? She’s done such a fantastic job making these brilliant birds stand out in a super-colourful way.

This Pinocchio Colouring was sent to us by Dylan, age 5. We love the way he’s used spots to add colour to the picture. Great work, Dylan.

Amelia, age 8, sent this terri c Teddy Bears’ Picnic Colouring. It looks like the bears are having a fabulous time, especially with that smiley sun shining over them!

This colouring of Ebinehita Iyere was sent to us by Megan, age 12, to celebrate Black History Month. Ebinehita’s hair looks amazing!

Here’s another pukka Pinocchio Colouring. This one was completed by Scarlett, age 6. Great use of imagination to add some extra rain clouds –Pinocchio still looks happy despite the weather!

I’M NOT VERY HAPPY WITH MY DOCTOR, PATCH.

WHY’S THAT, ERIC?

I THINK HIS DIAGNOSIS OF MY PROBLEM IS WRONG.

DOCTORS TAKE MANY YEARS TO TRAIN, ERIC. YOU SHOULD TRUST THEIR EXPERIENCE.

ANYWAY, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE’S WRONG?

BECAUSE HE SAYS THE PAIN I’M FEELING IS DUE TO… OH DEAR!

…A SPRAINED ANKLE!