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

happy New year colouring

Even though we’re a number of days into 2023 already, it’s not too late to celebrate the New Year. We hope you have lots of fun and exciting things to look forward to this year. Why don’t you think about the year ahead and all the good things that could ll it while you colour the design below? If you’d like to share your artwork with other readers, email your colourings to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Make sure you write ‘Happy New Year 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. New Year’s Resolutions

Are you excited for 2023? The beginning of a new year can be so exciting because there are 365 days, 52 weeks or 12 months full of adventures to come. It’s also a popular time to make resolutions. Resolutions are basically hopes people have or promises they make in an effort to improve their lives. If you’re not sure what things you want to change this year, here are some of our suggestions.

Healthy You

Fab Fundraising

Lots of people decide to make healthy living choices when a new year comes around. This can sometimes be because they’ve had a few too many treats over the festive season!

It’s always a good idea to try to eat plenty of healthy food, such as fruits and vegetables. And if you combine that with drinking plenty of water and exercising, 2023 will be off to a super start.

FUNDRAISING POT

There are lots of charities in the UK (such as The Salvation Army) who need people to raise money for them. This helps them help people who really need it. So why not make 2023 a fab fundraising year? You could do some small events, such as bake sales or big sponsorship events such as running or cycling events. Whatever you do to raise money for charity in 2023, it will make a difference to others’ lives.

Community Changes

Or how about making 2023 the year you make a difference for your local community? You could take part in monthly litter picks to clean up your local park or donate something to your local food bank every week in 2023.

Let’s think big! What can you do to change the whole world? Well, if we all make a resolution to be more environmentally friendly it would make a massive difference to our planet. Giving up meat is often seen as a great way to help the environment. Even if you don’t become vegetarian, maybe your family could do meat-free Mondays every week this year.

Or how about trying to reduce your family’s plastic waste this year? Take reusable water bottles when you go out, say no to plastic cutlery and straws and use recyclable foil instead of cling lm.

Make Time for God

Learn a New Skill

How often do you read your Bible or pray? There’s no better time to make a commitment to strengthen your relationship with Jesus. You could make a resolution to pray every night, or once a week, whatever feels comfortable for you. Or how about reading a chapter of the Bible every week for a whole year? See how much you can discover in that time!

Reading Challenge

Reading books is a great way to learn about people, places or cultures that are different to ours. So we think deciding to read books with characters that look different to you or live in different countries is a fantastic resolution. If you’re not sure where to start, ask your parents or carers to look online for suggestions or visit your local library to speak to a librarian.

Is there something you’ve always wanted to learn to do? Maybe you want to know how to juggle, always fancied learning to surf or have an ambition to write a book. Whatever it is, go for it this year! Make it your 2023 resolution to learn or do something new.

Remember, it doesn’t have to be a new year to make a change. Any time is good if you want to make a positive change in your life. And if you don’t manage to keep your resolution it’s OK. Just start again!

Harry

Age? 6. Favourite colour? Gold. Favourite food? Fish and chips. Favourite sport? Football. Favourite bit of Kids Alive!? Jokes. Favourite Bible story and why? The Christmas story, because I like Christmas. Favourite TV programme? Sonic the Hedgehog. What do you want to be when you’re older? I want to own a fish and chip shop when I’m older. Pets? None. Hobbies? I enjoy dancing and Roblox. Tell us a joke. Why did the pig cross the road? I’m not telling you! What special skill or talent do you have? I can do flips. Tell us something interesting about yourself. I grew a tooth in the first week of my life. Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I was only three pounds and fourteen ounces when I was born.

Festive Fun Afternoon

Molly, age 11, organised a Festive Fun Afternoon at the Salvation Army church she attends. There was music from the young people’s band and choir, a Christmas quiz and a bake sale. Molly has raised nearly £600 for the Corps Community Sponsorship Scheme as part of a school project. Great work, Molly! During the afternoon, there was also a new arrangement of the song ‘Jesus Loves Me’, which was written by 10-year-old Jacob who is also a member of the young people’s band.

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

Cool Colourings

This fab colouring of footballer Jack Leslie was sent to us by Amelia, age 8, to celebrate Black History Month. We love the colours you’ve chosen for the kit, Amelia.

All the kites in this Fly With Me Colouring look beautiful. The design was sent to us by Robyn, age 8. Imagine how incredible they’d look ying high in the sky!

Did you watch Hamza on Strictly Come Dancing last month? We wonder if Michael, age 8, was watching when he was colouring in this awesome

Black History

Month Colouring.

Great work,

Michael!

Anna, age 5, sent us this pukka Pinocchio Colouring. It looks amazing – we especially love the glitter pens you’ve used to add extra sparkle.

This super Street Dancer Colouring was sent to us by Jessica, age 13. Well done for adding some texture to the background.