Kids Alive! 1 May 2021

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like if robots tried to take over the world? Well that thought comes true for Katie Mitchell and her family in The Mitchells vs The Machines.

It all starts when Katie is accepted into the film school of her dreams and is eager to leave home and find ‘her people’.

However, her plan to fly out of her old life and into her new one is scuppered when her nature-loving dad insists on the whole family driving to her new school so they can bond during one last totally-not-awkward-or-forced road trip.

The trip isn’t the greatest success and just when Katie doesn’t think it can get any worse the family suddenly finds itself in a robot uprising! The digital operating system and personal assistant, PAL, is hurt after being rejected by its creator, and now it’s out for revenge. Everything from smartphones to Furbys is employed to capture every human on Earth and send them into space.

There’s a The Mitchells are the last humans left, so it’s up to TV re mote hid Katie, her mum and dad, quirky little brother Aaron, den on every squishy pug Monchi and two friendly, but simple-minded, pa of this w ge robots to save humanity from robot domination! eek’s comic. S ee if you can fi nd ‘The Mitchells vs The Machines’ is them all! available to view on Netflix now

If you had to save the world, what would you do – call in the military, gather a team of highly-skilled experts? I know what I’d do – PANIC!!!

When God realised the world needed saving, he didn’t panic. He came up with a plan that started with his son, Jesus, coming to Earth as a baby. Jesus grew up to become a great teacher who showed people the best way to live, died to take the punishment for the things we do wrong and was raised from the dead to show that we could live with him in Heaven for ever.

No military, no team of highly-skilled experts, but one man who called lots of ordinary people to help him and inspired them to love him, love others and live his way too. I hope you’ve accepted Jesus as your saviour and friend. If not, don’t panic – you can do it today.

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READ THE COMMENT BELOW ABOUT HOW PUTTING JESUS FIRST HELPS TO EASE YOUR WORRIES

Put Jesus First

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hat do you worry about? When I was younger I worried about how I looked and being liked by others. I’d get anxious about going to school, homework and doing tests. At the weekends I’d fret about whether my football team would win.

It’s hard not to worry, but in the Bible we read that Jesus says we shouldn’t – especially about clothes or having enough food or drink. Jesus isn’t saying you shouldn’t be concerned about those things or that you shouldn’t do something to make sure you and others have them – you just shouldn’t worry about them.

You see, the trouble with just worrying about things is that it often stops people from doing something

about stuff that’s bothering them. What I find is that when I face up to my worries or get some help, they’re never as bad as I thought they would be.

Something that really helps me is turning my worries into prayers. After speaking to Jesus about things that are making me feel anxious or sad, I always feel better. Somehow it helps me to get my thoughts and feelings into order and I feel better prepared for the things I have to face.

The really important thing about this week’s Bible story is to do your best to put Jesus first. Putting him at the centre of everything we do and trying our hardest to live his way helps us to make good choices and deal with life’s problems as they come along.

Prayer Space Turn your worries into prayers – use this space to write down or draw the things you’re worried about and ask Jesus to help you with them.

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Doing What God Wants

Kids Alive! follows the Salvation Army Youth and Children’s Ministries Unit’s Explore It! resource – go to salvationarmy.org.uk/youth-and-children/childrens-resources

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Don’t Worry

CHECKOUT OUT CHECK YOUR BIBLE YOUR BIBLE –– 1 KINGS 5–8 MATTHEW

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*Lying is wrong and you shouldn’t do it, but don’t worry, you won’t drop dead because you made a mistake and told a fib.

Praying with Jesus

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NOW YOU PRAY

Prayers are special because they’re an opportunity to share everything that’s on our minds with Jesus.

Prayers have the power to change how we feel by filling us with hope and courage.

In the Bible there are loads of examples of prayer changing people’s situations. In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Paul encourages believers to always pray. Using stories from the Bible when Jesus prayed, we want to encourage you to pray too.

Use the space to write a prayer. You can thank God for your day, share any concerns or pray for help to be a caring and honest Christian.

Acts 4:32–37 and 5:1–11

The believers were working together as one big family – selling their property and sharing the money with the apostles to help others in need. However, Ananias and Sapphira sold their property and made a plan to keep some of the money for themselves. When Peter questioned them about it they lied and said they were donating all of the money. Sadly, as soon as they lied they both died*. When the believers heard what had happened they developed a healthy respect for God.

If you’re a KA! JAM member, check out your KAPAC 27 to read the full story or sign up below to start your KA! JAM journey

KA! JAM is the cooles t Bible activity club around. As a mem ber you’ll go on amazing adventures through the Bible learning about Jesus.

Each activity sheet is filled with lo ts of great stuff about being a Christia n. You’ll also receive our mini-mag , Chatterbox, which is filled with jo kes, games and much more. And to to p it off, there are loads of awesome pr izes to be won!

To join KA! JAM and complete the Bible activity courses online, go to salvationarmy.org.u k/ka-jam-sign-up.

Or if you would like to receive the postal vers ion, simply fill in the coup on below.

To join KA! JAM just fill in the application form and send it – along with KA! JAM, 101 Newington two first-class stamps Causeway, London SE – to: 1 6BN. Applicants must be between 7 and 17 ye Name: ars old to join.

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Hi, I’m Random Rita! Each week I’m going to ask you a trivia question. You can find the answer on another page in this week’s issue look out for THis teapot I’m holding to find it!

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‘Next time, take off the candles!’

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Crossword outer casing of an egg. 7 Double act. 8 Male Clues farm animal. 10 Before long. 12 Lion-like star across:

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15 Leather strip with a buckle. 16 Admirer.

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THE M MIITCHELLS vs TTHHE MACHINES WORDSEARCH Find the ‘Mitchells vs The Machines’-related words in the grid

THE MITCHELLS KATIE LINDA RICK AARON MONCHI PAL MACHINES DR MARK BOWMAN ROBOT APOCALYPSE FILM SCHOOL ROAD TRIP WEIRD QUIRKY FAMILY ADVENTURE T W K J N O R A A X E D R H C A Z E V K C I R E L O E Q T B I L F M U S R A B M L I N D A O T P O Q P O I A E R U N N Y A U A W T T K X R C E L D I N P M B C J B H V A T R E U O V Q H Y I D C R K S W E I R D E X A O I Y M A H F A M I L Y P P A S E N I H C A M L A N F I L M S C H O O L S

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With microchips!

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Which author is a robot’s favourite?

Anne Droid!

What is a robot’s favourite type of music?

Heavy metal!

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The TimeTime-Thief Competition h

ave you read The Infinite by Patience Agbabi? It’s the first book in the Leap Cycle series about Elle, who is a Leapling – one of the special children born on 29 February and who are able to time travel!

Well, now Elle is back in her second adventure, The Time-Thief. It’s Midsummer’s Day and 13-year-old Elle and her Leapling classmates are visiting the Museum of the Past, the Present and the Future.

However, on the day of the school trip, disaster strikes and the most unique and valuable piece in the museum – the Infinity-Glass – is stolen. Worse still, Elle’s friend MC2 is arrested for the crime!

To prove his innocence, Elle must leap back centuries in time to a London very different from today. Along the way she will meet new friends and face dangers unlike any she has ever known. Can Elle find the missing Infinity-Glass and return it to its rightful home before it’s too late?

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‘The Time-Thief’ by Patience Agbabi is out on 6 May in paperback (Canongate, £6.99)

For your opportunity to win a copy of The Time-Thief, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk to reach us by Friday 28 May when the winners will be chosen – remember to put ‘The Time-Thief Competition’ in the subject box. You can also enter by filling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: The Time-Thief Competition, Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN.

What date is Elle’s birthday?

29 January

29 February

29 March

Name: Address: ____________ Postcode:

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Remember the best way to enter by emailing kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk

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National Share-a-Story Month

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National Share-a-Story Month is a celebration of the power of storytelling, so there’s no better time to grab a pen or pencil and let your imagination run wild! Below is some space for you to write a story about anything you like. If you need more space, just grab some more paper to continue the tale. Then email your story to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk – make sure you write ‘National Share-a-Story Month’ in the subject box and give us your full name, age and address.

Alternatively you can post your story to: Your Space, Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. One last reminder – make sure you include your name, age and where you live.

Go to salvationarmy.org.uk/kidsalive to download a printable version of this page

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Big Pressures There are lots of different pressures facing children, and many of them are things that your parents or grandparents didn’t have to deal with. Children nowadays live in a much more digital world and while that can be fantastic, there are lots of worries or dangers that can come with it. Many children also have less access to nature and increasing pressures at school. On top of that, the last year has been extra difficult for many people because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Sadly, because of pressures like those mentioned in the previous box, many children are experiencing mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. So taking care of children is just as important as ever.

Good Life Goals Sometimes people refer to Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which is a complicated phrase that tries to describe what children need to be happy. You could think of these as ‘good life goals’ and they include things such as not experiencing poverty or hunger, having a quality education, access to clean water, and good health and wellbeing. These are things that the United Nations believe children all around the world have a right to.

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Share Your Voice No matter how young you are, you have a voice and the organisers of National Children’s Day want to hear from you! They’re inviting children and young people to think about what they have learnt over the past year and what steps we can all make to create a kinder world. So get creative and produce a blog, poster, painting, comic, poem, song, play or podcast – anything you like! Then ask your parents or guardians to share it with The Children’s Voice through their website, thechildrensvoice.net. You could even get your whole class involved – speak to your teacher about producing something together.

Celebration of Childhood There are lots of other ways to celebrate National Children’s Day too. Here are some ideas to get you started.

Play Matters child development Play is so important to have recognised that the United Nations ild. So in the week it as a right of every ch l Children’s Day, why leading up to Nationa ial play day for you don’t you plan a spec uld be setting up a and your family? It co new playground, board game, visiting a ing else that your building a den or anyth up with. imagination can come

Nature is Important Lots of people believe it’s incredibly important for children to spend time connecting with nature. So why not plan a special nature adventure for National Children’s Day? You could go camping, even if it’s just in your back garden, go for a walk in the woods, plan a nature scavenger hunt, visit a beach, see some animals at a farm or go for a picnic.

Helping Others the lives of other children. One to improve lifestyle Dayactive use National Children’s You could Living a healthy and an and caring Campaign, which raises money Hope Feeding Army’s fantastic cause is The Salvation in other countries. The money raised helps farmers and their families farmers physical, forforlearn your mental and spiritual well-being. new techniques so they can support their families. You can find out more

at salvationarmy.org.uk/international-development/campaigns/feeding-hope.

You can also take part in the Captain Tom 100 Challenge to raise money for The Salvation Army.

All you need to do is come up with a challenge linked to the number 100 – so that could be 100 steps, building 100 sandcastles, flipping 100 pancakes, anything you like – and complete your challenge on Captain Tom Moore’s birthday weekend (30 April to 3 May). Get people to sponsor you for completing your challenge and donate the money you raise to a Salvation Army children’s project. You can find out more at salvationarmy.org.uk/fundraise-us/captain-tom-100.

The Kids Alive! team would love to see what you produce for National Children’s Day or how you celebrate, so send us an email at kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk to let us know.

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Sisters Petra (age 11) and Thora (age 8) organised a ‘move-a-thon’ and raised almost £1,700 to help The Salvation Army support vulnerable people. Petra and Thora challenged themselves and their schoolfriends to exercise for as long and as vigorously as they could. From jumping, skipping and running on the spot, to dancing and practising gymnastics, the girls got creative and motivated each other to keep going. Thora managed to move for 1 hour and 50 minutes, while Petra managed 2 hours and 26 minutes.

The siblings were inspired to do the challenge after visiting Ripon Salvation Army at Christmas to see how the church and charity was helping families who’d experienced a difficult year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ripon Salvation Army’s Christmas Appeal gave gifts to 200 families and although Petra and Thora donated to the appeal, they wanted to do more to help struggling families.

As Petra said, ‘We learn about Jesus at school but in all the stories he’s doing something – healing the ill, helping the poor or the lonely. We’d always thought we can’t heal the sick or anything like that but we could do something.’ And Thora added, ‘I’d say to anyone doing something like this, you’re going to make a real difference to people’s lives; you can change people’s lives’.

The money the girls raised will The girls pre senting their certainly help to do that! sponsorship cheque

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Cool Colouring Here is a cool colouring that we received from one of our readers

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Get In Touch The ‘Kids Alive!’ team isn’t working in the office at the moment, but we still want to hear from our readers. Please email your news, colourings, reader profiles and anything else you’d like to share with us to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk.

We’d especially like to know whether your church or Sunday school is doing something cool during this difficult time. So get in touch to let us know how you’re staying connected!

Age? 9 (nearly 10).

Favourite colour? Blue.

Favourite food? Chicken burgers.

Favourite sport? Dodgeball.

Favourite bit of Kids Alive! ?

Patch’s Pals and Giggle in the Middle.

Favourite Bible story and why?

Daniel and the lions’ den, because he trusts God. Favourite TV programme?

The Lion Guard.

What do you want to be when you’re older? Someone who helps people.

Pets? Lots – dogs, cats and guinea pigs.

Hobbies? Colouring.

Tell us a joke. What are the good things about Switzerland?

I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus!

What special skill or talent do you have? Singing.

Tell us something interesting about yourself. I have loads of brothers and sisters.

Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I love Kids Alive!

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OLIVE, CAN YOU GET US THE PAINT? WE’LL NEED TO PUT ON THREE COATS.

OK, BROWNIES. NEXT WEEK WE’RE GOING TO PAINT THIS HALL.

SURE THING, BROWN OWL. DO YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU WITH THE PAINT, OLIVE?

I’LL BE FINE, PATCH.

ONE WEEK LATER…

HOW WILL WE PUT ON THREE COATS WITH ONLY ONE TIN OF PAINT, OLIVE?

OH, OLIVE!

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