24 SEPTEMBER 2022 Kids Alive! – formerly The Young Soldier – Issue No 7327 50p The world's longest-running publication for children!The world's longest-running publication for salvationist.org.uk/kidsalive Kids Alive! is available online – go to salvationist.org.uk/kidsalive this week... Saul Makes a Differencethisweek...Living a healthy and an active lifestyle and caring for your physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Going Green!
salvationist.org.uk/kidsalive What’s Inside? 24 SEPTEMBER 2022Alive! formerly The Young Soldier Issue No 50p The world's longest-running publication for children! salvationist.org.uk/kidsalive is available online – go to salvationist.org.uk/kidsalive this week... Saul Makes a thisDifferenceweek...Living a healthy and an active lifestyle and caring Goingforyourphysical,mentalandspiritualwell-being.Green! 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 Kids Alive! isavailableonline–goto Peterthisweek...MakesaDifference 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 4–5 KA! JAM 6 Fruits of the Spirit 7 Kiddo 8–9 Giggle in the Middle 10 Poetry CompetitionBook 11 Colouring Corner 12–13 KA! World 14–15 Your Space 16 Patch’s Pals: Percy the Penguin Delivered to your door KA!JAM SPOTTHEDIFFERENCE 1CaptionsaysWonkyStreetinsteadofStraight Street.2Horserider’shelmetismissing.3Extra greenurnbydoor.4Saul’sstaffismissing. 5Stripygreenawningislonger.6Extrapeg onwashingline. PICKOUTPATCH:Page10. GUESSTHEGROUP Stillness.It’stheonlycollectivenounthat hastodowithsound. GIGGLEINTHEMIDDLE Tiny.WORDFIT1Hive.23Back.4Navy.5Bird. Newword:Vicar. MISSINGPUZZLEPIECE:B. Snow.CROSSWORDACROSS:13Asia.7False.8Ill. 9Glasses.13Ivy.14Novel.16Kilt.17Knee. DOWN:1Safe.2Owl.4Slide.5Able. 6Seasons.10Loyal.11Sink.12Flee.15Van. WIN!
I don’t know about you, but when I receive a gift I do my best to look after it – especially if lots of thought and effort have gone into choosing or making it. Sadly, people have taken God’s gift of creation for granted for too long and we haven’t been very good at looking after it. Thankfully, we’re starting to realise the damage we’ve done and we’re beginning to do more to make the world better. As you read this week’s issue, think about the things you can do to look after the world God gave us (pages 12 and 13 should help). If we all do a little bit more to look after our world that would be very good.
This week, my mind keeps on going to the creation story, especially Genesis 1:31 where it says ‘God looked at everything he had made, and it was very good’ (International Children’s Bible).
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Some communities will be offering Great Big Green clothes swaps, where you can rummage through pre-loved items to find new treasures. There will be events about plastic pollution, reducing carbon footprints or tackling climate change. You can enjoy yummy food workshops offering local produce – or join litter picks or botany walks.
There’s a huge range of inspiring activities up and down the country. Help make this year’s celebration the greenest and biggest yet by getting involved. You could also set up your own event! Check out KA! World on pages 12 and 13 for more information and some top tips about looking after the world we live in. For more info visit greatbiggreenweek.com/get-involved
The Salvation Army, which publishes is passionate about caring for the planet. We hope you are too. An exciting opportunity to stand up for nature and fight climate change begins today (24 September). It’s The Great Big Green Week! Thousands of people will be joining in activities that help communities enjoy greener and healthier lives. Last year 5,000 events took place! This year there are also loads of fun and interesting activities on offer. You could create a bug house or get involved in a wildlife survey. See if you can find a storytelling event where children’s authors read books about wildlife.
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Saul had been making life very difficult for the early Christians. He believed they were a threat to the one true God. Thankfully, Jesus spoke personally to him
ast week at my church’s Bible study, a young person shared how they had prayed, ‘God, let someone ask me about you in a very obvious way.’ Later that day, they received a text message from a school friend asking, ‘How can I get to know God more?’ Through that prayer, God was able to provide an opportunity for that young person to make a difference in their friend’s faith
and from that experience Saul became a believer. Once he was filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul focused all his energy on telling others about Jesus.
We may not see Jesus in a vision like Paul, but we can be just as determined to share the good news of Jesus with others. As we learnt a few weeks ago, we’re not alone. We have God’s Holy Spirit helping and guiding us to the people and places where he wants us to make a difference.
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This means we can take a step of faith and be like the young person who prayed that God would show them someone who they could share Jesus with. This week, as you start each day, pray and say, ‘God, please guide me to someone who I can tell about Jesus.’
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Thisjourney.week’s Bible cartoon once again shows the power the Holy Spirit has to transform people. Saul the persecutor becomes Paul the ultimate believer.
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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 Our focus this week is all about conservation and climate. Trees are super important to a healthy planet. Here are some collective nouns for these oxygen-producing plants… 24 TammieSeptember–age12 Forest Stillness Coupe I’ve got my litter picker and i’m ready to join in with my local litter pick walk! See if you can spot this version of me on ANOTHER PAGE IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE. 28 AbigailSeptemberHill–age 13 Abigail Muldoon – age 13 Mollie Dixons – age 10 27 SeptemberJayden Combe – age 11 29 September Jessie-Marie Parker-Taylor – age 12 Ella Jones – age 11 onAnswerpage2Which of these collective nouns is the odd one out? Grove Stand Thicket Clump
What was the biggest moth in the world? A mammoth! did the leaf go to the doctor? It was feeling green!
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Fit the five given words into the grid correctly to reveal a new word in the darker blue column. Some letters have been inserted to help you. Clue: Church minister.
Hohaho,ha,hehe!Hehehe,he! 213 4 5 H V B I Y Ho ho, ha ha, he he! He he, he he! MISSING PUZZLE PIECE This jigsaw of a beach clean-up is missing a piece, but there are four pieces left in the box. Find the correct piece and complete the jigsaw. A B C D What do you call itwhen worms take over the world? Global worming!
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THE GREAT big green week WORDSEARCH CluesCrossword across: 1 Wintry weather. 3 Largest continent. 7 Untrue. 8 Unwell. 9 Spectacles. 13 Green climbing plant. 14 Book that is a work of fiction. 16 Scottish skirt. 17 Leg joint. down: 1 Out of danger. 2 Night bird. 4 Playground feature. 5 Competent. 6 Summer and winter, for example. 10 Faithful. 11 Kitchen water basin. 12 Run away. 15 Delivery vehicle. CluesCrossword 9 b e a c h c l e a n q n z u w a l k i n g x a y e p g r o f y d b t l t f c s f t w a q u p l i a y h r i x d r v j o n c c u e r n e a z y t u r l g e l t k l h o m m i i m d r f i q m u e m a n e a c k b d t v n o p g i y p j r s b i t c e l p l a n t i n g s k r m k c i p r e t t i l AnswersonPage2 by Neil Locker What catswhenhappensitrainsanddogs? You have to be careful not to step in a poodle! Find The Great Big Green Week-related words in the grid Why couldn’t the flower ride its bike? It had lost its petals! nature trail walking beach clean bike day car free day community upcycling allotmentslitterplantingpickrepair cafe Why is grass dangerous?so ofit’sBecausemadeblades! Why do people on Earth like the way their planet rotates? Because it makes their day! How can you tell if the ocean is friendly? It waves!
Address:Name: Postcode: Age: 10 24 26 28 How many poems are there in ‘When Poems Fall From the SkY’? Remember, the best way to enter is to email your entry to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk
When Poems Fall From the Sky is an anthology of poems published with The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. There are 28 poems written by award-winning children’s poet, Zaro Weil. Mother Nature shares dazzling poems, hilarious rhymes, timeless story-poems and heart-warming little plays with readers. From rapping fungi and magical seeds to flying wizards and ten quintillion parading bugs, every page of the book bursts with colour, mystery and sheer delight of the natural world. For your opportunity to win a copy of When Poems Fall From the Sky, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk.
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Here’s a The Great Big Green Week design for you to colour as you think about how you can live a greener life. You could also say some prayers for the environment and the world we live in. If you’d like to share your artwork with other readers, email your colourings to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk – make sure you write ‘The Great Big Green Week 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 fill 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!
Genesis 1:31 (International Children’s Bible)
Go to salvationist.org.uk/kidsalive to download a printable PDF of this page The Great Big Green Week Colouring Care for God’s Gift of Creation
God looked at everything he had made, and it was very good.
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We’re celebrating The Great Big Green Week (see page 3). So, here’s some info and tips on how to get involved in caring for the planet – not just for one week but for the rest of your lives!
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Living a healthy and an active lifestyle and caring for your physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
Turn down the thermostat that controls the heating in your home by one or two degrees. Walk, ride your bike or use public transport when possible.
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A carbon footprint measures how much carbon dioxide someone releases when they use energy. The bigger your carbon footprint the greater the impact on the climate.
Greenhouse gases trap heat energy and change the climate. They cause global warming – the rise of the Earth’s surface temperature. This can cause droughts and floods, which destroy crops and homes. Warmer oceans can harm animals and destroy the places where they live.
Buy local produce if possible. Imported goods have a much bigger carbon footprint.
Use energy-saving lightbulbs. Turn off lights, TVs and computers when you’re not using them.
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If everyone makes small changes, they can make a big difference together!
Carbon dioxide is a gas released by fossil fuels – such as coal, petroleum, gas and oil. It’s called a greenhouse gas. We use fossil fuels for electricity, heating and transportation.
God made the Earth and everything in it. He wants us to take good care of it. Nature is also awesome, beautiful and gives us joy and a sense of wonder.
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Here are some things you can recycle… Tins Paper Food waste waste Clothes Glass bottles
Adopt an animal through Worldwide Fund for Nature or your nearest zoo. Join a litter pick. Volunteer to help clean up a park or a beach if you live near the coast.
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There are loads of amazing charity shops that sell good quality second-hand clothing, toys, books or furniture. You can sometimes even find top brands at bargain prices!
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Go for a nature walk and see how many different insects, birds, plants or animals you can spot.Design a poster for your school noticeboard about caring for nature.
Making clothing, appliances or furniture uses massive amounts of energy. That’s why it’s a fantastic idea to recycle as much as you can. You can also buy upcycled or pre-loved items! Upcycle simply means giving new life to something by repairing or redecorating it.
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Why don’t you visit a Salvation Army charity shop near you to donate or buy something? You could also swap clothes or toys with some of your mates or neighbours. Make sure you get your parents or carers’ permission first!
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Every living thing is connected and needs each other! Biodiversity (which means a variety of animal and plant life) keeps soil fertile and rivers and seas clean. Trees help to keep the air clean by creating oxygen through photosynthesis. Taking care of the planet is good for our well-being, protects our health and keeps food on our plates!
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I don’t have time for TV. What do you want to be when you’re older? Dog groomer. Pets? Teddy the dog, Toffee our bunny and Hammy our hamster. Hobbies? Pony club, scrapbooking, pen pals, chess and hikes. Tell us a joke. What’s black and white and read all over? A newspaper! What special skill or talent do you have? I can tuck my ear top into my ear and make it pop back out. Tell us something interesting about yourself. I love Jesus. I have a big brother, TJ, and big sister, Taffie. We all have the same first initial and surname on post. It’s so funny! Is there anything else you would like to tell us? Please can I say hello to my pen pals, Hope and Phoebe? I also got baptised in the sea last year.
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Favourite colour? Yellow. Favourite food? McDonald’s. Favourite sport? Horse riding, tennis, Favouriteswimming.bit of Kids Alive!? Colouring Favouritesections.
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