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Imagine that you’re in a cricket match and … here comes the ball! It’s going to knock over your wicket unless you manage to hit it. You swing your cricket bat and feel the ball smash against the sweet spot. Thwack! The ball shoots into the sky. You haven’t got time to watch the felders try to catch it because you’re already running.
If you’ve played cricket before then you might know the joy of hitting an unbelievably good shot. You might also know the disappointment of having your stumps knocked over. With the frst games of The Hundred taking place on Tuesday (23 July), there are sure to be moments of joy and disappointment for cricket fans and players!
The Hundred is a thrilling cricket competition with a twist –each team only has a single innings (turn) per game, and in that innings there are only 100 balls thrown. This means that a game in The Hundred is shorter than an ordinary cricket match, and probably a lot more tense! Eight women’s and men’s teams based in cities around the United Kingdom will take part, hoping to make it to the fnal at Lord’s cricket ground on 18 August.
Last year, Southern Brace won the women’s fnal and Oval Invincibles were victorious in the men’s fnal. This year, as each team prepares for an intense series of cricket matches, anybody could come out on top!
The Hundred begins on 23 July, starting at 2.45pm. You can watch every game live on Sky Sports Cricket and some games live on BBC or BBC iPlayer. For more information about fixtures or tickets, visit thehundred.com.
There will be plenty of fun, freworks and fast-paced action in The Hundred cricket tournament! This event is a shorter version of traditional cricket matches. The new and exciting style might appeal to people who think cricket is a bit boring. This reminds me of the fact that lots of churches like to do big, exciting meetings or events too. These can be loads of fun and they’re especially great when they allow more people to discover Jesus. However, it’s important to remember that being a Christian isn’t always ‘fun and freworks’. It’s about being friends with Jesus and doing everyday things with him, even if they might be a bit boring! There’s a song I love called ‘The Heart of Worship’ and the lyrics talk about stripping away everything distracting and coming back to the heart of worship. That heart is Jesus, and we should always remember it’s all about him!
Experiencing Jesus
The Most Important Command
Check out your Bible –Mark 12:28–34
Have you ever been asked a question that you’re not sure how to answer? As a mum this happens to me quite a lot! In this week’s Bible cartoon Jesus is asked a tricky question too. This happened to Jesus a lot, but he was great at answering tricky questions!
At the time Jesus answered this question, people used to do lots of different things to show that they followed God. These included following the 10 Commandments and offering sacrifces to God. Despite all the Commandments being important, Jesus said that the most important one was to love God with everything we have.
Jesus wanted everyone to remember that our hearts and minds should be fully focused on God. We can do this by making sure we fnd time to talk with God, learning more about stories in the Bible and working out how God wants us to live our best life.
My children sing a song at Sunday school called ‘Shine from the Inside Out’. If you’ve not heard it, have a look on YouTube. Some of the lyrics say ‘Shine! From the inside out. That the world will see, you live in me.’ The song goes on to ask God to ‘Know me, love me, fll me, send me!’ That’s what Jesus wants us to do – make sure our insides are full of love for God frst, then we can show people we meet the love of God through our actions on the outside.
Let God fll you with his love, so that you can share it with those around you!
by Cara Mott
Say What You See
Here are some tricky puzzles for you to solve. Work out what each of the images mean. Clue – they’re all Bible related!
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.
Solomon
After David died, his son Solomon made a great start as the next king. God told him he could have anything he wanted. Solomon asked for wisdom to rule the people fairly and in the right way.
Solomon built a temple for God using the best materials. He included many beautiful designs and decorated it with the fnest gold and jewels. When the Ark of the Covenant was placed in the Temple, a large cloud flled the room showing that God’s presence had come to be with the people. Sadly, Solomon drifted away from God. He married hundreds of princesses from other nations and worshipped their idols. Solomon stopped loving God with his whole heart, so God told him that his kingdom would be taken away. When Solomon died, his son Rehoboam became king and the kingdom split in two. Israel was in the north and Judah in the south.
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I LOVE WATCHING CRICKET, BUT IT CAN BE VERY SUNNY. SO I’VE GOT MY SUN HAT, SUNGLASSES AND SUNSCREEN ON TO PROTECT ME! 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.
This pitchfork might look normal when you frst look at it. However, cover the left side of the picture with your hand and you’ll see three prongs. And if you cover the right side of the picture with your hand you’ll see there are only enough corners for two prongs!
What do you give a sick cricket player? Chicken nurdle soup!
What did the wicketkeeper say to the ball as it flew past their ear?
What’s a batter’s least favourite bird? Duck!
There are lots of cricket bats, balls and stumps all around these two pages. Count them and place the total of each item into the sum to get the grand total. Ho
Fit the five given words into the grid correctly to reveal a new word in the dark orange column. Some letters have been inserted to help you. Clue: River in central England.
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Crossword
Clues
Did you hear about the batter who didn’t understand the rules of cricket? They got to the crease and were stumped!
Why didn’t the bad fielder ever take a sick day from school? Because they never caught anything!
by Neil Locker
across:
1 Canine creature. 3 Sports team or squad, for example. 6 Disappointed. 7 Remains of a fire. 8 Tube or pipe for watering plants. 10 Eager. 12 Historical period. 13 Pastime. 15 In this place. 16 Flightless Australian bird.
down:
1 Female child. 2 Oxygen, for example. 3 Badger’s lair. 4 Male duck. 5 Polite expression of gratitude (5,3). 9 Tremble. 11 Item of footwear. 14 Busy insect.
Find the cricket-related words in the grid
WICKETS BOWLING
STUMP INNINGS CREASE OVERS UMPIRE FIELDERS
BATTER SHOTS RUNS BAT
HELMET GLOVES PADS
Crossword Clues
What do cricket players and trees have in common? They both have stumps!
What animal is best at hitting a cricket ball? A bat!
Greenwild Books Competition
Have you ever opened a door to fnd something really surprising? In Greenwild: The World Behind the Door, an 11-year-old adventurer called Daisy opens a secret door in Kew Gardens. Behind the door is the biggest surprise of Daisy’s life. She discovers Greenwild – a fantastic world packed full of magical plants and creatures!
In Greenwild: The City Beyond the Sea, the second book in the Greenwild series, Daisy returns to Greenwild for her next amazing adventure! Joined by her friends, the Five O’Clock Club, Daisy’s journey takes her to a place called Iffenwild. It’s a city that’s hidden beyond the sea, and deep beneath the waves a strange magic stirs.
For your opportunity to win a copy of the frst two books in the Greenwild series, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Remember to put ‘Greenwild Books Competition’ in the subject box. Your entry needs to reach us by Friday 16 August when the winners will be chosen. You can also enter by flling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: Greenwild Books Competition, Kids Alive! 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ.
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INTERNATIONAL MOON DAY COLOURING
‘One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!’ That’s what Neil Armstrong said when he frst stepped on to the Moon. He was the frst person to ever walk on it! It’s 55 years today (20 July) since Neil’s lunar landing and people all around the world are still celebrating it! Why not join in by adding a splash of colour to the design below? If you’d like to share your artwork with other readers, email your colouring to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Make sure you write ‘International Moon Day Colouring’ in the subject box and give us your full name, age and address. Alternatively you can post your colouring to: Your Space, Kids Alive! 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ. you’re sending by post remember to fll 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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Summer Safety
What’s your favourite thing to do on a sunny day? You might love going for a stroll around a beautiful park. Or maybe you think there’s nothing more enjoyable than building a massive sandcastle on the beach. Perhaps you can’t think of anything better than cooling down in a swimming pool.
It’s great to get out and about, but some of our favourite activities do have risks! Check out this helpful guide to out how you can stay safe while still having lots of fun.
If you walk to a park, beach or swimming pool, then you’ll probably have to cross plenty of roads.
Look for a safe place to cross the road. If possible, fnd a safe crossing point, such as a zebra crossing or a crossing with traffc lights. Think!
Cross Code ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6
The Green Cross Code is a top-notch guide for how to safely cross a road. There are six steps to follow.
Stop before crossing the road! You should check for any traffc before stepping on to the road. Stop!
Use Your Eyes and Ears!
Look and listen for any traffc. You should look to your right, then to your left and then to your right again.
Wait Until It’s Safe to Cross!
Don’t cross the road until it looks safe to do so. If traffc is coming, you should let it pass.
Keep looking and keep listening until you reach the other side of the road! Arrive!
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When you start to cross the road, keep looking and listening. Don’t run and don’t walk diagonally! Look and Listen!
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Brilliant Beaches
Waves, sandcastles and ice cream – it’s hard to beat a day at the beach. However, going to the beach does have risks. Here are a few tips for how to stay safe while enjoying the seaside.
Remember to slop on some SPF30 or higher sunscreen 30 minutes before you go outside. Also put on more sunscreen every two hours. If you go for a swim make sure you put on more sunscreen when you get out of the water.
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To fnd out more about how to stay safe at the beach, head to hmcoastguard.uk/on-the-beach
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Put on clothes that cover your skin, such as a long sleeve T-shirt, and slap on a hat that will provide lots of shade. Also, slide on some sunglasses to help to protect your eyes.
The sea can be dangerous to swim in, so it’s important to always swim at beaches where there are lifeguards on patrol. You should also know what each of the fags at the beach mean. Redand-yellow-coloured fags show where it’s safe to swim and a red fag shows you where you shouldn’t go swimming.
Superb Swimming
Another great way of spending a summer’s day is by going to a swimming pool. Once you’ve put on your goggles and swimming hats, remember these top tips to stay safe while swimming!
Swim with a buddy so that you can watch out for each other!
Never go into a swimming pool without a grown-up watching you.
Don’t run or play-fght next to the pool. Don’t push or dunk other people underwater.
If you’re not a strong swimmer, wear a life jacket or swimming armbands!
Design a Sandcastle
Design the coolest sandcastle you can come up with in the space on the right. Perhaps you can try to build it if you go to the beach!
If you feel like you’re struggling in the water, keep calm, foat on your back and call for help.
We hope you have plenty of fantastic (and safe) fun this summer!
If you’re a regular reader of Kids Alive! then you might remember that in May we ran a competition to design an imaginary friend. We received so many incredible imaginary friends – such as a smiley rainbow, an imaginary sister and a llama-corn (that’s a mix between a llama and a unicorn)! Thank you to everyone who entered! Now we’re excited to reveal ... the winning entry!
Design an Imaginary Friend Competition Runners-Up
Here are a couple more wonderful imaginary friends that blew our socks off.
This is Cake Girl, an imaginary friend created by Amelie, aged 7. The Kids Alive! team was blown away by this wonderful creation – we couldn’t cake … we mean take our eyes off of it! Well done, Amelie!
We loved this drawing of Nick, an imaginary boy with stretchy arms! It was sent to us by Sediong, aged 7.
Meet Orion, a ‘sealocmam’ with purple, pointy python shoes! Orion was sent to us by Sarah, aged 9. We thought Orion was fantastic, Sarah!
If you’d like to star in our reader profle section we’d love to hear from you! Get a grown-up to send us an email using the address in the turquoise box below. Then we’ll send
Instead of a photo Myla sent us this fab drawing of herself. Excellent work, Myla!
Myla
Age? 6.
Favourite colour? Purple.
Favourite food? Raspberries.
Favourite sport? Tennis.
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Favourite bit of Kids Alive!? Stories.
Favourite Bible story and why? When Jesus was born, because God turned into a baby.
What do you want to be when you’re older? Zookeeper.
Pets? Chickens.
Hobbies? Animal care.
Tell us a joke. What do you call a deer who can’t see? No idea! (No-eyed deer!)
What special skill or talent do you have? Catching chickens.
Tell us something interesting about yourself. I am homeschooled. Is there anything else you would like to tell us? My favourite animal is a lemur.
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CAN I HAVE A SIP OF YOUR LEMONADE, PLEASE, PATCH?
SUREAS LONG AS YOU ANSWER MY QUESTION. OK. JUST DON’T MAKE IT TOO HARD - I’M GASPING!
DO YOU SAY NINE Add FIVE IS THIRTEEN OR NINE Add FIVE ARE THIRTEEN? I SAY NINE Add FIVE IS THIRTEEN.
SORRY, ERICNO LEMONADE FOR YOU, BECAUSE… …NINE Add FIVE ARE FOURTEEN! GROAN! Please
