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

THE QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE Colouring

We hope you’re enjoying the long weekend celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Just in case you find a quiet moment or you need some time out from the festivities, here’s a picture of Her Majesty for you to colour. Email your colourings to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk – make sure you write ‘The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Colouring’ in the subject box and give us your full name, age and address. The Queen’s Platinum JubileeAlternatively 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!

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Living a healthy and an active lifestyle and caring for your physical, mental and spiritual well-being. National Best Friend Day!

Pals, companions, chums and amigos – our friends come in all varieties. Whether it’s people you’ve known for years or brand-new buddies, it’s always good to share how much you appreciate them. This week you have the perfect opportunity to do that, cos 8 June is National Best Friend Day!

Fantastic Friendships!

Friendships can bring joy to our lives in lots of ways. But did you know they can even be good for our health and well-being?

Having good friendships can improve your physical health, and friends can encourage you to make good choices. For example, you might have a friend who likes to ride their bike or go swimming, which helps you to get involved too. Friends can push you to work hard and be the best you can be. Having a good friend can even help you get better quicker when you’re poorly and reduce the possibility of getting nasty illnesses.

Friends are also great to help you when you’re having a hard time and cheer you up when you’re feeling glum. Spending time with good friends can help you feel less stressed and sad, and friends can boost your self-esteem, helping you to feel more confident!

Ultimate Bestie

Quite simply, no. Some people love to have one absolute best friend who they tell everything, while others prefer a group of people to be their friends. You might have different friends for different places – some friends at school and others at church, youth groups or clubs. You might have a sibling or a cousin who is your best friend. Perhaps you enjoy long-distance friendships with people all over the country or even all over the world! Some people enjoy spending time by themselves while others prefer getting out to play with friends and meeting new people.

It doesn’t matter what your friendships are like and who you’re friends with as long as you’re happy and enjoy spending time with them. However you like to interact with your friends, take some time this week to show them some love!

Making New Friends

No matter how many pals you have, there’s always room for more! The wonderful thing about people is that we’re all different. Introverts (people who can be shy) might not like to make new friends but extroverts enjoy chatting and meeting people. If you see someone at school or at your clubs who doesn’t have a friend to play with, introduce yourself and make them feel welcome. Who knows? You might make a new bestie!

Remember, if you ever feel like you have no one to turn to, Jesus is your real best friend for life. He will always be there for you and love you no matter what. If you don’t know what it’s like to be a friend of Jesus, talk to a parent or someone at your church or youth group who can help you take those first steps to having the best friend ever!

It’s interesting to have friends who are different from you. You and your friends might have different hair or skin, your accents might be different or your family traditions, customs and celebrations might be different. It’s good to appreciate each other’s uniqueness and learn from each other.

Cool Colourings

Eve, age 10, has used lots of bright colours in her Fairtrade colouring. That’s a cool design she’s given to the T-shirt! Thanks to Isaac, age 8, who has joined the dots and added some colour to reveal a basketball player shooting a hoop.

Lily, age 8, sent us this wonderful colouring of Little Red Riding Hood spreading the love by giving a wolf a big hug!

This lovely, vibrant red panda by Maisie, age 7, really stands out against the bright green background.

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

Emilie

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Would you like to feature in our Reader Profile section on this page like Emilie? If you would, ask your parents, carers or Sunday school leaders to email the address in the orange box above and we’ll send a questionnaire for you to complete (as well as sending a photographic permission form for your parents or carers).

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Favourite bit of KIDS ALIVE!

Favourite Bible story Why

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What do you want to be when you’re older

Tell us a joke!

What special skill/talent do you have? Tell us something interesting about yourself? Is there anything else you would like to tell us?

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Age? 8. Favourite colour? Blue. Favourite food? Fish. Favourite sport? Dodgeball. Favourite bit of Kids Alive!? Colourings. Favourite Bible story and why?

The story of creation because it shows how powerful God is. He is amazing!

Favourite TV programme?

SpongeBob SquarePants.

What do you want to be when you’re older? Zookeeper.

Pets? Two cats – Shyla and Wolfy – and one fish.

Hobbies? Swimming and bike rides.

Tell us a joke. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!

What special skill or talent do you have? Gymnastics.

Tell us something interesting about yourself. I love to keep fit and play with all my friends.

Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I am in stage 4 with swimming lessons.