Colouring Corner 12–13 KA! World 14–15 Your Space

BRILLIANT BICYCLE colouring

Cycling is awesome! Not only is it good for your health and well-being, it’s great for the environment too. Here’s a picture of a cyclist enjoying the great outdoors for you to colour in. Add plenty of colour to the design below and if you’d like to share your artwork with other readers, email your colourings to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Make sure you write ‘Brilliant Bicycle 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 the details below so we know who you are. We send a gift to everyone whose colouring we publish, so don’t miss out!

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

Have you read about the ritish National Track Championships on page 3? Don’t they look awesome? Cycling is great fun to watch, but it’s even better to do!

Did you get a new bike for Christmas? Whether you’ve got a shiny new ride or you’re riding your sibling’s hand-me-down, you can enjoy the bene ts of cycling.

Healthy Habits

Going Green

Cycling is brilliant for many reasons. We all know that exercise helps our bodies to be physically strong and healthy, and cycling is no exception. Some experts have even suggested that cycling can help improve our immune systems because it strengthens our lungs.

Many studies have also shown that exercise, such as cycling, can boost your mood and improve mental well-being by releasing feel-good chemicals. Isn’t that incredible?

As well as being great for our bodies, cycling also helps the environment around us.

Vehicles, such as cars and buses, pump out so many harmful emissions into the air.

Cycling is a fantastic travelling alternative that will help reduce those emissions.

Obviously the rst thing you need to start cycling is a bike. If you don’t already have one, there are cheap ways to get hold of one. First, you could ask friends and family whether they have a bike that they’re not using that you can have. Or ask your parents or carers to look online for second-hand bikes to buy. Another option is bike rental services where you can borrow bikes for a monthly fee.

If you’re planning to go cycling, it’s also really important to get hold of a helmet that is a good t for your head.

It’s crucial for keeping you safe. Knee and elbow pads are also good ideas for protecting you if you have a few tumbles.

Go Explore!

Bikeability

Once you’ve got all the equipment you need the possibilities for exploring with your family are endless! Fancy learning some bike tricks? See if there’s a bike or skate park near you. Want to explore more of nature? Find bike-friendly trails and tracks that allow you to see fabulous elds, cool canals, beautiful beaches or wonderful woods.

If you’re already a bike rider and want to take your riding to the next level, check out Bikeability. It’s the government’s national cycle training programme. It helps people learn practical skills and understand how to cycle on roads. Although the programme is aimed primarily at children, they also offer adult and family courses.

Many children will take part in Bikeability at school when they’re between seven and twelve years old. Ask your school to see if this is something they offer. If it’s not available or you don’t want to wait, you can book a course at bikeability.org.uk.

Cool Colourings

This Christmastime Colouring was sent to us by Lottie, age 8. It’s great that she used so many different colours. It makes it beautiful and bright.

Erik, age 6, has created something really cool – this is his Describe Your Own Superhero. We wonder what incredible powers this superhero has.

We received this fantastic Fly With Me Colouring from Robyn, age 5. It looks like she really enjoyed colouring this – those kites look beautiful in the big, blue sky.

Check out this lovely Pinocchio Colouring from Amelia, age 8. It looks so colourful – we love his matching hat and shoes!

New Junior Soldiers

A junior soldier is a young member of The Salvation Army Connor, Melissa, Penny, Batley.

Noah, age 7, sent this super Street Dancer Colouring. The dancer must be going for a gold medal in that out t!

Brilliant Bell Ringing

At the pop-up Nativity at Bognor Regis Salvation Army, everyone was delighted to watch Major Sarah Butler and Riley playing the bells to the tune of ‘Silent Night’. Here’s a photo of them in action.

Get In Touch!

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

Age? 6.

Favourite colour? I like red best. Favourite food? I like to eat fish and chips. Favourite sport? I like football and support Barnsley. Favourite bit of Kids Alive!? I love competitions. Favourite Bible story and why? I like Noah’s ark, because of all the animals being saved. Favourite TV programme? I like to see Steve and Maggie. What do you want to be when you’re older? I want to be a window cleaner when I grow up.

Pets? I have a pet dog called Coco.

He’s a springador, because he’s a

Labrador and a springer spaniel. Hobbies? I enjoy Lego. Tell us a joke. Knock, knock!

Who’s there? Abbie! Abbie who? Abbie birthday! Tell us something interesting about yourself. I have a poorly foot and keep having to have a pot (plaster cast) on my foot.

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