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Football Fever It’s Cup Final Weekend
Calling all football fans! Are you ready for a super busy weekend? There are two football !nals taking place – one today (15 March) and one tomorrow (16 March) – and we think that you won’t want to miss either of them!
At 12.15pm today, the 2025 Subway Women’s League Cup will be coming to an end, as Chelsea and Manchester City battle it out at Pride Park Stadium! More than 20,000 fans will be packed into the stadium to see which team will take home the cup. Since the Women’s League Cup started in 2011, Manchester City have won four times and Chelsea have won twice – so this really will be a battle between two of the very best teams! If you’re looking for another fab !nal to watch, then you won’t want to miss the Carabao Cup Final tomorrow afternoon. Two teams will be going head-to-head at Wembley Stadium –Liverpool and Newcastle! The Carabao Cup started with 92 teams taking part, so Liverpool and Newcastle have been through some tough games to get to this !nal. Could it be Mo Salah or Alexander Isak that scores the winning goal? You’ll have to watch to !nd out!
So if you love football, make sure to catch both of these games this weekend. We think you’ll be cheering so much that you might have lost your voice by the end of them both!
You can watch the Women’s League Cup Final on BBC One at 12.15pm on 15 March. You can watch the Carabao Cup Final on ITV1, STV and Sky Sports at 4.30pm on 16 March.
What a weekend for football fans. What I love most about this weekend is the fact that the Women’s League Cup Final is going to be on TV too! When I was a kid, women’s football wasn’t on TV much. Now there are games on almost every week. This is because lots of people have put plenty of time into promoting women’s football so that others can see how great it is!
Women’s football needed people who cared about the sport to spread the word and show others how awesome it is. The same is true for Jesus! In Matthew 28:19 Jesus tells the disciples to go and tell others about him, so that they can know Jesus too. Although Jesus was talking to the disciples, this is his challenge for us too. So, how can you spread the word this week and let someone else know how awesome Jesus is?
Associated
Paul and Peter Peter Denies Jesus
Check out your Bible – John 18:15–18, 25–27; 21:15–17; Matthew 26:33–35
HRead the comment below about Jesus using people who aren’t perfect
Learning From Mistakes
ave you ever done something wrong and wished you could go back in time to change your actions? I know there have been lots of times where I’ve wished I could whip out a time machine to go back and act differently!
I’m pretty sure Peter from this week’s Bible cartoon wished he could go back in time and change his actions too! Despite being one of Jesus’ disciples, Peter makes a mistake – actually, he makes the same mistake three times!
Despite Peter making mistakes and letting Jesus down, Jesus forgave him. Peter also went on to become one of the most important people in creating the early Church and spreading the word about Jesus. Even though Peter wasn’t perfect and got things
wrong, Jesus still used him to do incredible things.
The truth is if we learn from our mistakes then they can make us better people. When I’ve said something that’s upset someone, I’ve learnt to think about my words more carefully in the future. If I’ve been too harsh when one of my daughters isn’t listening, I’ve learnt to be more patient.
If you look around any room that you’re in, every person in there will have made a mistake at some point. Even your parents, carers and teachers! Jesus doesn’t expect us to get everything right all of the time. As long as you’re doing your best to live like Jesus, asking him to forgive anything you do wrong and learning from mistakes, he can use you to do incredible things. Just like Peter!
by Cara Mott
Spot the Mistakes
There are five mistakes (or differences) in the picture on the right. Can you find them all?
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.
Hosea and Gomer
A man called Hosea lived in the northern kingdom of Israel before it was conquered by the Assyrians. One day, God told Hosea to marry a woman called Gomer. Together, Hosea and Gomer had three kids. Gomer didn’t really love Hosea, so she left him to go and do whatever she wanted! God told Hosea that the Israelites were a lot like Gomer because they did whatever they wanted, rather than love him! God said that the Israelites would be punished for not being faithful to him. Then he told Hosea to go and find Gomer. Gomer owed lots of money to people, but God wanted Hosea to give those people what they were owed. This would mean that Hosea could be with Gomer again! This was to be a sign of God’s love for Israel. Despite Israel’s faithlessness, God would not give up on them. He would save them!
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There are 195 countries in the world. We’re going to explore 26 of them, using the alphabet to decide where to go to next!
K for Kenya
Kenya (of!cially called the Republic of Kenya) is a country found in East Africa. Kenya is the home of what are known as the Big Five – African elephants, Cape buffalo, leopards, lions and rhinos! The most popular way of greeting someone in Kenya is to say, ‘Jambo!’ This is a Swahili word which means hello in English.
A marathon is around 26.2 miles long. It’s super impressive for an athletic 20-year-old to run a marathon, so how much more impressive is it for a 100-year-old to complete one? Fauja Singh started running when he was 89, and at the age of 100 he broke the world record for being the oldest person to complete a marathon!
Hello, readers, i’M PATCH AND I’VE GOT A PROBLEM I THINK YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HELP ME WITH. i’VE LOST A VERY IMPORTANT OBJECT SOMEWHERE IN THIS ISSUE. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO HELP ME FIND IT? i HAVE A CLUE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE HERE.
You might know the date that Valentine’s Day is on or the name of the current king of the United Kingdom. However, there are also plenty of strange facts we reckon you haven’t got stored in your noggin! So here are a couple of random facts that you de!nitely (and by de!nitely, we mean don’t really) need to know.
Have you heard of the word skyscraper before?
Nowadays it’s used to describe a very tall building, but in the past it was used to describe anything that seemed tall – from ship masts to giant people. In fact, the word was !rst used in the 1780s as the name of a ridiculously tall horse!
What did the referee say to the chicken that tripped a defender? ‘Fowl!’
Why do footballers struggle to eat sandwiches?
Crossword Clues
by Neil Locker
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3 Cut (lawn). 5 Shelled aquatic reptile. 6 Dense mist. 7 Circular. 8 Command. 11 Farm animal. 12 Photographic device. 13 Cereal grass. down:
1 Step that is part of a ladder. 2 Mix with a spoon. 3 List of items in a restaurant. 4 Pane of glass set into a wall. 6 Bloom. 9 Gaming cubes. 10 Capital of Italy. 11 Ringlet, wavy lock of hair.
Because they think they’re not allowed to use their hands! What part of the football pitch smells the nicest? The scentre spot! Haha,haha,haha! Hoho,haha,hehe! Hoho,hoho! Hehe,hehe!
Answers on Page 2
Insert the 12 letters given below into the grid so that the same four words read both across and down BEEE EOOO OOOZ
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Why do footballers do well at school? Because they know how to use their heads!
Neil Locker
Ho ho, ha ha, he he! He he, he he!
Identify the mystery item in the magnifying glass
cup final WORDSEARCH
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He he, he he!
Who scored the most goals in the Greek Mythology League? The centaur forward!
When is a football pitch like a triangle? When somebody takes a corner!
What’s a goalkeeper’s favourite snack? Beans on post!
Why couldn’t the car play football? It only had one boot!
Ho ho, ha ha, he he!
Newcastle man city midfielder defender
liverpool chelsea goalkeeper striker champions trophy
I was born and raised in Solna, Sweden. I have played for AIK, Borussia Dortmund, Willem II and Real Sociedad football clubs.
I am the youngest-ever goalscorer for AIK and the Swedish national team.
I joined Newcastle United in 2022. I scored 25 goals in the 2023/24 season, becoming the rst Newcastle player since Alan Shearer to score more than 20 goals in a season. Can you guess who I am?
Did you know that spring of!cially starts this Thursday (20 March)? That means that the weather will hopefully start to get a bit warmer, and you might even be able to wear a pair of shorts when you’re out and about. When the weather’s hot, it’s always good to have a refreshing drink. One of the best chilly drinks to have is a slushy! With the ChillFactor Colour Shock Slushy Maker, you can now create your own slushies at home! You might have had a ChillFactor Slushy Maker before (you might have even won one in a Kids Alive! competition), but these slushy makers have been given a super-cool new makeover. Each cup is bright, bold and colourful, and they each have an awesome lightning bolt symbol! So if you want to have a ridiculously cool slushy maker that creates delicious drinks, then make sure to enter this week’s competition. For your opportunity to win your own ChillFactor Colour Shock Slushy Maker, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Remember to put ‘ChillFactor Competition’ in the subject box. Your entry needs to reach us by Friday 11 April when the winners will be chosen. You can also enter by !lling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: ChillFactor Competition, Kids Alive! 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ.
What symbol can be found on each ChillFactor Colour Shock Slushy Maker?
Lightning bolt Iceberg Sunglasses
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Great British Spring Clean
If your bedroom ever gets a bit messy, then your parents or carers might ask you to clean it. They might even ask you to give it a spring clean, which means to give your room a proper, serious clean – even cleaning under your bed!
Spring cleans normally take place in … well, the spring (it’s in the name)! Since spring starts at the end of this week, people all around the United Kingdom are being asked to take part in a very special spring clean – a spring cleaning of the environment!
Everyone’s Responsible
The Great British Spring Clean is a week (and a few days extra) all about looking after the environment by picking up litter in the areas we live in. It starts on Friday (21 March) and runs until 6 April.
Last year, people agreed to pick up around 425,000 bags worth of litter. You might have even taken part! The theme of this year’s Great British Spring Clean is that everyone is responsible for looking after the environment – so if you’ve not gone litter picking before, why not get involved with this year’s spring clean?
Show That You Care
Protect Wildlife
Another excellent reason to pick up litter is because litter is terrible for wildlife. Millions of small animals are killed every year by litter –lots of small animals can get stuck in bottles and cans!
Litter doesn’t just disappear. Some litter can last for hundreds of years. While litter lies on the ground, it can release chemicals that are bad for the environment, which damages animals and plants.
One of the reasons why litter picking is such a fab thing to do is because it shows that you care about where you live. A recent survey showed that 31.6 million people living in the UK felt that if the streets were free of litter, then that would help them to love the place they live in more! So show how much you love the place that you live in by helping to keep it clean!
How Can You Help?
To take part in this year’s Great British Spring Clean, you could get a group of friends or family together and agree to collect some bags of litter. You can sign up to do this at keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved/support-our-campaigns/great-british-spring-clean.
The organisers of the Great British Spring Clean say that they would count a small bin bag that’s almost full as one bag of litter, but don’t panic if your bag has more or less litter than that! As long as you’re collecting litter, you’re doing a brilliant thing!
Litter-Picking Tips
Have you decided to take part in the Great British Spring Clean? If you have, here are some litter-picking tips to follow…
If you can get your hands on a litter picker grabber stick, then de!nitely use one. Whether you have one or not, make sure you wear gloves.
Wash your hands after you’ve been litter picking. It’s a good idea to take hand sanitiser with you.
Ask your parents or carers to get in touch with your local authority so that they can tell you what to do with all of the litter you’ve collected. If they’re not able to do that, then make sure that you recycle when you throw your rubbish away.
Don’t pick up anything that might hurt you, such as sharp objects. Also, don’t take risks when litter picking. For example, if you see some litter in a river, you shouldn’t jump in to get it!
Get your parents or carers to !ll in a special form after you’ve been litter picking. You can !nd this form at keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved/support-our-campaigns/ great-british-spring-clean/clean-preparation-and-safety-advice#. Scroll down to Reporting Your Results to !nd a link to the form.
Look after the environment by taking part in the Great British Spring
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Favourite colour? Green.
Favourite food? Spaghetti Bolognese.
Favourite sport? Gymnastics.
Favourite bit of Kids Alive!? All the quizzes.
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Favourite Bible story and why? Daniel in the lions’ den, because his faith in God saved him.
What do you want to be when you’re older? I want to be a famous singer and actor. Pets? Two dogs, three cats, one fish, one bearded dragon. Hobbies? Arts and crafts, reading and baking.
Tell us a joke. Knock, knock! Who’s there? Cargo! Cargo who? Cargo beep beep! What special skill or talent do you have? Dancing, singing and gymnastics.
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Tell us something interesting about yourself. I love my dogs. Also when someone is upset at school, I would comfort them.
Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I am really thankful that God is always by my side so I feel safe.
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Cool Colouring
Check out this awesome colouring from Isaac, aged 10. We hope he had lots of fun colouring it in and it put a big smile on his face!
Cumbernauld Get Creative
There’s been loads of cool stuff happening at Cumbernauld Salvation Army. The TABBIES group (toddlers and babies) have been creating some amazing artwork – here are some photos of it. Doesn’t it all look awesome?
The Cumbernauld Salvation Army Girls’ Brigade group also celebrated Children’s Mental Health Week and Valentine’s Day by making themselves cards to celebrate who they are. What a lovely idea!
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21 March
Hollie Walker – age 13
Hollie Kelly – age 12
