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Food Fortnight
What’s your favourite thing to eat? We think it’s hard to fnd a meal that beats a Sunday roast. A slice of juicy meat, roast potatoes, plenty of veg and a Yorkshire pudding – how could it get better than that?
Not only is a roast dinner absolutely scrumptious – it also uses lots of crops that are produced in Britain!
Yesterday (20 September) was the start of British Food Fortnight 2024, which ends on 6 October. During the next two weeks, people will be celebrating all the tasty food that’s made in Britain. They’ll also be using British ingredients to cook up their own mouth-watering meals!
Communities all around the country will be taking part. Some schools will hold special lessons and restaurants will put together amazing menus. There’ll even be a few food festivals! Plus, lots of towns and villages will be coming up with their own ways to celebrate!
Why not take part in British Food Fortnight yourself? With the help of your parents or carers, you could try growing your own fruit and veg. You could also team up with a few friends to try to cook a delicious meal using only British ingredients! You could even try making your own roast dinner.
To find out more about British Food Fortnight, head to lovebritishfood.co.uk/british-food-fortnight-2024
During British Food Fortnight, lots of people will be celebrating harvest. If you want to find out more about harvest, then turn to pages 12 and 13 of the very comic you’re holding right now!
I don’t know about you, but my mouth was watering loads while reading about British Food Fortnight! It all sounds so delicious. There are so many fantastic foods that farmers in the UK produce and British Food Fortnight is the perfect time to munch on as many tasty treats as possible!
During British Food Fortnight it’s also a great opportunity to thank farmers for all their hard work. Funnily enough it’s also World Gratitude Day today (21 September), so I’m feeling especially grateful to farmers. Thank you, farmers!
Of course, there’s someone else we should thank for all our delicious food too. Farmers put in many hours of hard work sowing seeds and collecting the harvest, but they also need things such as sunshine and rain. Those bits come from God, so thank you, God! Now I’m off to tuck into something yummy while I show my gratitude for our fabulous food!
If You Love a Good Story
Jesus Heals Jairus’s Daughter
Check out your Bible –Mark 5:21–24, 28–43
Read the comment below about Jesus healing people
Oh Happy Day!
Do you love reading stories that have a happily ever after ending? If you do, then you’re in for a treat, because this week’s Bible cartoon has not one but two happy endings!
The story starts with Jairus whose 12-year-old daughter was very ill. As a parent, I can understand how worried Jairus must have felt. If my son was seriously sick, I would do anything to make sure he got better. And that’s what Jairus did. He went to the only person he believed could help – Jesus!
But in a strange turn of events, there was someone else who was desperately ill and also looking for Jesus. We don’t know her name, but we do know she was a woman with a lot of faith. So much so that she believed just touching a tiny part of Jesus’ clothing would be enough to make
her better. And guess what? It did!
But then news arrived that Jairus’s daughter had died. If I was Jairus, I know I would feel devastated. However, Jesus encouraged Jairus not to be afraid but to believe. Then he did something incredible – Jesus brought Jairus’s daughter back to life!
What a happy day indeed! The lady and Jairus probably felt over the moon. Despite the roller coaster of emotions – including worry, fear, hope and sadness – both Jairus and the lady experienced the tender love and care of Jesus. Is there anyone you know who needs a miracle? Do you believe Jesus can help? Why not ask Jesus to show them that he loves and cares for them too?
says Ibukun Baku
Prayer Space
You might know someone in your family, at school or in your church community who isn’t feeling well. Use the space below to write or draw a prayer asking Jesus to be with them, care for them and heal them.
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.
Rebuilding the Temple
There used to be a powerful kingdom called Babylonia. Then another kingdom called Persia took over! The king of Persia, a guy called Cyrus, got rid of the Babylonian king. Cyrus was the boss now. The Jews (who came from Judah) had been held captive in Babylon for 70 years when Cyrus took over. Rather than keep the Jews as captives, Cyrus let them return to Jerusalem!
Although a few Jews decided to stay in Babylon, around 50,000 Jews returned to Judah! Led by a man called Zerubbabel, the Jews got to work. First they rebuilt the altar of the Lord so that they could make sacrifces to God. Then they got to work on rebuilding the Temple. Other nations tried to make life diffcult for the Jews, but the Jews were determined to follow God! So eventually, after lots of hard work, a new Temple was built!
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Pick Out Patch
I’m Ready to celebrate British Food Fortnight by cooking a delicious Meal for my FAMILY AND friends. 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.
The curved angles of the lines in this image make the hand shape look like it’s 3D! You can have a go at this optical illusion yourself –draw around your hand on a piece of A4 paper, then use felt-tips to add the coloured lines!
Hehe,hehe!
Find the British Food Fortnight-related words in the grid
TURKEY SEASONAL FRUIT FISH APPLES VEGETABLES
PEARS BEEF DAIRY GOOSE
PORK LAMB EGGS TOMATOES ASPARAGUS
What do you call a sleeping bull? A bull-dozer!
Knock, knock!
Who’s there?
Cows go!
Cows go who? No, silly.
Cows go moo!
Knock, knock! Who’s there?
Lettuce!
Lettuce who?
Lettuce in, we’re freezing!
Did you hear about the magic tractor? It turned into a feld!
What does a mixed-up hen lay? Scrambled eggs!
What do you give a sick pig? Oink-ment!
Farm to Table
Farm to Table
Match the things that farmers grow or look after to the food items that they produce
by Neil Locker
across:
1 Centre of the solar system.
3 Front part of head. 6 Inuit’s ice house. 7 Upper limb. 8 Do a doggy paddle, for example. 10 Former ruler of Russia. 12 Angler’s pole. 13 Room at the top of a house. 15 Birthday party treat. 16 Writing implement.
down:
1 Two-bladed paper-cutting tool.
2 Zero in football scores. 3 Amphibian.
4 School group headed by a teacher.
5 Person from New York, for example.
9 Asian country whose capital is New Delhi. 11 Underground hollow in rocks. 14 Summit.
The answers to the clues are made up using all the letters from the list of words below. The three highlighted letters have already been placed in the grid to help you. Solve the clues and use up all the remaining letters. 1 2 3 2 3
Lacross:
1 Gem produced by an oyster.
2 Head of a monastery.
3 Wading bird.
down:
1 Hairy-skinned juicy fruit.
2 Traffic light colour.
3 Language of ancient Rome.
by Neil Locker
COMPETITION
If you could choose to have any pet in the world, what would you have? We think one of the best pets to have is a cat. Cats are cuddly (unless they’re hungry), furry (unless they’re a Sphynx) and when they talk they sound like a racing car – MEEOOOW!
If you love cats as much as we do, then we’ve got the purr-fect toy for you! Teksta Purro is an interactive smart kitten that’s irresistibly soft and cuddly. Not only is Purro ridiculously cute, it even moves and meows like a cat!
Real cats are very playful and Purro loves to play too! You can watch Purro chase its mouse toy and you can feed it with its magnetic fsh. With more than 75 different sound effects, Purro is full of purr-sonality. You can choose from seven play modes, including blowing kisses, dancing and singing in meows!
For your opportunity to win your own Purro toy, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Remember to put ‘Purro Competition’ in the subject box. Your entry needs to reach us by Friday 18 October when the winners will be chosen. You can also enter by flling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: Purro Competition, Kids Alive! 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ.
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What type of cat isn’t furry?
Maine Coon Cheetah Sphynx
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AUTUMN COLOURING
It’s offcially the frst day of autumn tomorrow (22 September)! We love this season! There’ll be mountains of fallen leaves to crunch with your shoes on walks. Plus, it will be perfect weather for cosying up with a hot chocolate! To celebrate the start of autumn, why not add some 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 ‘Autumn 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. One last reminder, if 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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Harvest
Have you ever taken part in a harvest festival? In late September and early October, churches often put on special services for harvest. Lots of schools will also put on harvest assemblies.
If you go to a harvest festival, you’ll probably see big piles of food. People will also bring food donations for others who need them.
That’s all well and good, but you might be wondering what harvest festivals are actually about.
What Is Harvest?
Harvest is a celebration of all the crops that have been harvested (that means collected) from our felds throughout the year. It’s also an opportunity to give thanks to God for looking after us!
What Do We Harvest?
Did you know that more than 300 different types of crops are grown in the United Kingdom? In some felds, potatoes are grown in the soil. In other felds, thousands of strawberries are produced in strawberry patches.
If you visit a feld or greenhouse, you might fnd rows upon rows of wheat, or tomatoes sprouting from vines! All these crops are harvested, which means that they end up in our supermarkets, fridges and tummies.
Harvest History
Harvest festivals have been taking place all around the world for a very long time. In fact, people even celebrated harvest festivals in the Bible!
The Israelites would take part in the Feast of Weeks, which celebrated the start of harvesting crops. They also had the Feast of Ingathering, which celebrated the end of harvest.
Up until the 1800s, we didn’t really have harvest festivals in the UK. Then a vicar called Robert Hawker introduced the idea. He thought that it was important to give thanks to God for all the food that grew in the UK’s felds.
Give Thanks
We celebrate harvest with harvest festivals because we want to give thanks to God for providing us with all the food that we eat –even Brussels sprouts!
However, harvest festivals are also a great opportunity to thank God for everything else he does for us. We should thank God for…
The water that we drink.
The homes that we live in.
Our friends and family.
The clothes that we wear.
Always being with us, no matter where we go.
Sending Jesus to save us.
We can give thanks to God by praying to him. When someone does something nice for you, you probably say thank you to them. In the same way, it’s great to say thank you to God.
Give Back
Another way of giving thanks to God is by showing love to others. So you could say thanks to God by…
Donating food to a food bank! You could ask your parents or carers to donate food, or you could save up pocket money to buy some food to give away. Lots of supermarkets have food donation boxes, or you could take donations to a harvest festival.
Growing your own food to give away! You could grow a few crops in your garden, or even in a pot on your windowsill. Then you could share what you grow with your friends and family.
Putting together a harvest supper for friends and family! If you’ve read page 3 of this week’s issue, you’ll have learnt about British Food Fortnight. Why not use some crops grown in Britain to treat your family to a tasty dinner?
Patch’s Harvest Festival
Patch has gathered his own crops to put on a harvest festival. He’s collected a purple carrot, a green tomato and a red cabbage, but he’s lost them on these pages. Draw a line from each of Patch’s crops to the basket to help Patch get ready for his festival.
Celebrate harvest by giving thanks and giving back!
Alfe
Age? 11.
Favourite colour? Red.
Favourite food? Pasta carbonara.
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Favourite bit of Kids Alive!? Crossword.
Favourite Bible story and why? Noah’s ark, because it shows that some people don’t lie.
Favourite TV programme? BBC One.
What do you want to be when you’re older? Footballer and crossword expert!
Pets? Guinea pig, dog and a fish. Hobbies? Football, swimming.
Tell us a joke. Why did the golfer take an extra pair of socks to the golf course? In case he got a hole in one!
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Cool Colourings
We’ve received so many incredible Inside Out 2 Colourings from our readers! Here are some of them. Great work, everyone! There’s so much colour and creativity in these cool creations!
Emmy – Age 6
G e t I n T o u c h !
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Isla – Age 7
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Holly – Age 12
i’ve been getting bored of eating nothing but fish every day, patch…
…so I decided to treat myself to lunch at a fancy restaurant. was the food nice, percy?
i’ll never know, because when i arrived they asked me if i had a reservation.
so i told them that i did have one reservation, which was whether the high price of their food offered good value for money.
FOR SOME REASON THEY WEREN’T TOO HAPPY WITH WHAT I SAID AND WOULDN’T LET ME IN!
