Kids Alive! 15 June 2024

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EDITOR Cara Mott

DEPUTY EDITOR AND KA! JAM CO-ORDINATOR Ibukun Baku

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What makes your tummy

Perhaps it’s discovering the perfect present on Christmas morning. Maybe it’s seeing the beach for the frst time when you’re on holiday. If you’re a football fan, watching UEFA Euro 2024 might make your tummy feel like it’s doing somersaults!

Yesterday (14 June) was the It started with a match between Scotland and the host nation of the championship, Germany! Don’t worry if you missed out on watching that game because there are so many more magni to come. Twenty-four nations from all around Europe will play against each other in 51 matches. Then on 14 July, the two best teams will go head-to-head to decide the winner of the tournament!

The last UEFA Euro Championship was Euro 2020 and England almost managed to bring the trophy home! They made it to the fnal but were beaten by Italy in a penalty shoot-out! This year, both England and Scotland have another shot at winning the championship. So whether you support England, Scotland or any other nation, get ready for your tummy to do lots of fips – and get ready to hopefully do an awful lot of cheering!

You can watch live Euro 2024 matches on BBC One, ITV1 or STV. Coverage will also be shown on these channels’ online platforms. Matches will also be shown on RTÉ in the Republic of Ireland.

England’s first match will be against Serbia at 8pm on 16 June (BBC One and BBC iPlayer). Scotland’s next match will be against Switzerland at 8pm on 19 June (BBC One and BBC iPlayer).

My favourite football player is Bukayo Saka, who plays for Arsenal and England. I like him because he’s such a talented player, but that’s not the only reason he’s my favourite. I love that he’s not afraid to tell anyone that he believes in God.

Saka often points to the sky after scoring a goal as a way of thanking God and he calls himself God’s child on social media. Saka has also said in a press conference that he reads his Bible every night and that he knows God always has his back and will take care of him.

I fnd Saka’s confdence in sharing his faith in God really inspiring. It makes me want to be braver about sharing my friendship with God too. I hope you feel the same after reading this and that you feel brave enough to tell friends that you’re a child of God too!

Moritz Müller

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Check out your Bible –Hebrews 11:1–4, 7–10, 13–16

One time I went for a long walk with my cousin. As we were heading home, the sun started to set. I was scared that it would get dark and that we’d get lost! My cousin was an amazing wilderness explorer so he told me, ‘Don’t worry! I know what I’m doing.’

Do you have faith that God knows what he’s doing? That’s something that the Hebrew church struggled with! The people of the Hebrew church were being treated horribly, so it was really hard for them to have faith in God.

The Bible contains lots of letters and one of those letters was written for the Hebrew church. The writer of the letter knew that the church was having a tough time. That’s why the writer told the church about different followers of God who had put their faith in him, such as Abel, Noah and Abraham. They had faith that God cared for them and had a plan for them! It didn’t matter how hard life got. They knew that when they died they would go to a perfect new home – Heaven!

Speaking of home, the sun was still up when my cousin and I got back from our walk. My cousin hadn’t been lying! He really did know what he was doing. All I had to do was have faith and follow him!

God knows what he’s doing too. He cares for you and he has a plan for you. So just like I had faith that my cousin would lead me home, put your faith in Jesus and trust that he knows what’s best.

says Jacob Adams

Worried Walker

Jacob’s got lost on yet another walk! Help Jacob to choose the right path to get back home before the sun sets.

Bumper Bible Breakdown

Did you know the Bible isn’t one big book? It’s actually 66 books put together to tell one big story of God’s great love. Join us as we look at each Bible book and discover why God made the world, what went wrong and how in the end God saved the world through his son, Jesus.

Hannah and Samuel

Hannah was heartbroken as she had no children. One day, Hannah went to the Temple and prayed with all her heart for God to bless her with a son. Hannah promised God that if he gave her a son she would bring him to the Temple to live and serve the Lord. God answered Hannah’s prayer and she had a son called Samuel.

From a young age Samuel lived with Eli the priest in the Temple. One night, God called out to Samuel with a message for Eli. Whenever God spoke to him, Samuel listened and obeyed. Samuel grew into a great leader in Israel. His roles included being a judge, priest, prophet and counsellor to the people. Samuel also played an important role in uniting the 12 tribes into 1 nation and anointed the frst 2 kings of Israel.

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15 June

Zachary Renouf – age 10 17 June

18 June

Zara Potts – age 13

Charlie Jeffs – age 13 19 June

Rosario Plummer – age 13

Issac Dunn – age 12

Adrian Kemp – age 4

EURO 2024 IS HERE! i‘M VERY EXCITED TO WATCH SOME GREAT FOOTBALL OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. See if you can spot this version of me on another PAGE IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE.

Optical illusions use colour, light or patterns to confuse our brains – that means the illusions look different to what is actually there.

Move your eyes quickly up and down or left and right over this pattern. Do the snakes look like they’re moving? The bright and colourful patterns can confuse your brain and make it think the pattern is moving rather than your eyes.

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euro 2024 WORDSEARCH

Find some of the countries playing in UEFA Euro 2024 listed below in the grid

scotland england italy

slovenia poland UKRAINE

croatia spain denmark

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hungary switzerland

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netherlands portugal france germany turkey

CZECHIA ROMANIA SERBIA

What’s the best thing about Switzerland?

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

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Why was Cinderella kicked off the football team?

Because she ran away from the ball!

What do you call a Spanish man with a rubber toe? Roberto!

Why couldn’t the car play football? It only had one boot!

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What does a frog in Paris eat? French fies!

What lights up a football pitch at night? A football match!

Why do French people eat snails?

They don’t like fast food!

I was born in Watford, Hertfordshire. I began my football career at Crystal Palace. As the captain, I led them to the 1993–94 First Division title. I have also played for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and England. I became the manager of Middlesbrough in 2006 and the England under-21 team in 2013.

I am known for dressing smartly and wearing a waistcoat. Can you guess who I am?

ICOMPETITION

f you look up at the sky in Kaboom City, you might see a spectacular sight. At frst you might think that you can see a bird. Then you might think that you’ve spotted a plane. Then you might fnally see that it’s … a fying banana!

A fying banana isn’t a strange sight in Kaboom City because it’s home to the SuperThings! SuperThings are everyday objects that have been turned into extraordinary heroes and villains. Anything could have superpowers – a tube of toothpaste, a paper aeroplane or even a bucket full of sand!

Now with the SuperThings Legends series from Magicbox you can get your hands on legendary characters from previous collections. SuperThings fgures, SuperMachines and PowerJets are all in the mix, ready to be discovered. Once you’ve collected your own SuperThings, you’ll be set to have some amazing adventures!

For your opportunity to win a SuperThings Legends bundle, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk

Remember to put ‘SuperThings Competition’ in the subject box. Your entry needs to reach us by Friday 12 July when the winners will be chosen. You can also enter by flling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: SuperThings Competition, Kids Alive! 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ.

Where do the SuperThings live?

Kaboom City London Madrid

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National Thank A Teacher Day Card

If teachers didn’t exist, we’d all be terrible at everything! We wouldn’t know our times tables and we might even struggle to read Kids Alive! We have so much to say thank you to our teachers for, so isn’t it brilliant that on Wednesday 19 June it’s National Thank A Teacher Day? Here’s a card for you to make and give to a teacher to show them how special you think they are. Or you could send them a free e-card at thankateacher.co.uk/thank-a-teacher/thank-a-teacher-form

What You Need

The design on the right or a print of the design on the right. A piece of A5 card (or cut a piece of A4 card in half). Scissors. Paints, pens, pencils or crayons for colouring in. Bright and colourful stuff to cut out and stick on to make a collage. Glue. A grown-up to help. Your imagination.

What To Do

1 Cut out the ‘Thank you!’ design and stick it on to a piece of A5 card or print it on to a piece of card and cut it out.

2 Use paints, pens, pencils or crayons to colour in and add to the design. Or cut out some bright and colourful shiny stuff and stick it on to make a collage.

3 Fold the card in half.

4 Write a message to your teacher inside the card and give it to them.

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

M a k e M u s i c D a y

What’s your favourite type of music? Maybe you love pop music and can’t think of anything better than chilling out to a Taylor Swift song. Perhaps you’re a big fan of classical music and hearing a full orchestra gives you goosebumps. Or maybe there’s nothing better than sitting next to a re as someone strums an acoustic guitar.

It’s Make Music Day on 21 June – a day all about enjoying and celebrating every type of music! There’ll be plenty of opportunities to listen to pop music and classical music. There’ll be music that makes you feel relaxed and music that makes you want to dance. However, Make Music Day isn’t just about listening to music – it’s also about playing it!

Music Is Everywhere!

As part of Make Music Day there’ll be events all over the United Kingdom, and these events will all be free! Schools will be putting on assemblies, bands will be playing live performances and choirs will be singing their hearts out.

You’ll be able to listen to lots of wonderful music being played by people from your local community, and you might even get the opportunity to make some music of your own! Visit makemusicday.co.uk/events nd an event near you.

Music can have magnifcent benefts. Scientists have found that listening to music can help you to learn better and improve your ability to memorise things. It can even help to make you feel less tired and help to lower anxiety!

If a song’s really good then you might start dancing, and that can help to keep your heart healthy. So get involved in Make Music Day and don’t be afraid to show off your best moves. It’s good for you!

Hear More

We’re sure it won’t come as a surprise that Make Music Day isn’t the only time that you can listen to tons of music! Here are a few ideas for how you can hear more terrifc tunes.

Check out what’s available on the London Symphony Orchestra website at lso.co.uk/streaming-online. There are so many musical events that you can listen to for free!

Watch the ceremony of Trooping the Colour today (15 June) at 10.30am on BBC One. It’s a ceremony to celebrate King Charles III’s birthday and around 400 musicians will be taking part. It’s going to sound spectacular!

Go to church this Sunday. Lots of churches have a band, piano or organ that plays music during a service – and they might play lots of different types of songs!

Play More

You don’t need to be called Ed Sheeran to play music and you don’t need to own an instrument either! Here are a few ideas for ways that you can get playing.

Make your own instrument! You could make a shaker out of a water bottle and some rice. Or you could head to supersimple.com/article/homemade-guitar-craft to learn about how to make your own crafty guitar!

Talk to musicians at your church! They might be willing to help you learn how to play an instrument. If you can already play, you could even ask to get involved in a band.

Collect empty bottles. Fill them up with different levels of water and then blow into them to make a tune.

Karaoke Time!

There are a few microphones scattered around these pages. Power up each microphone by drawing a line to connect them to the amp on the right – and then get singing!

Cool Colourings

Take a look at this magnifcent Monarch

Butterfy Colouring from Emily, aged 7. We love how detailed the butterfies are. They look beautiful, Emily!

Myah, aged 7, sent in this super Springtime Colouring. The pink fowers look stunning and the letters are so colourful!

This wonderful Monarch Butterfy Colouring is from Paige, aged 7. Each butterfy is a completely different colour! Great work!

Eggs-cellent Craft

The JAM club at Leighton Buzzard Salvation Army had a fantastic Easter celebration. First they had an Easter egg hunt, then they made some truly eggs-ceptional artwork! Doesn’t it

New Junior Soldiers

A junior soldier is a young member of The Salvation Army Archie, Ava, Esme, Esther, Jack, Lola, Millie, Winton.

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Age? 6.

Favourite colour? Rainbow.

Favourite food? Pizza.

Favourite sport? Running and football.

Favourite bit of Kids Alive!? Creative Corner.

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Favourite Bible story and why? I like the story of Noah’s Ark, because it shows how amazing God is.

Favourite TV programme? Superheroes.

What do you want to be when you’re older? I want to be a doctor and a musician. Pets? Fish.

Hobbies? Running, climbing, playing football and playing the guitar.

Tell us a joke. What do you call a herd of stamps running? A stampede!

What special skill or talent do you have? I can climb on anything! Tell us something interesting about yourself. I like to collect fossils.