Ziwira Kids March 2015

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FO R K I D S

BUILDING THE FUTURE w w w. z i w i r a . c o m

HELP

SUSTAINABLE

Save the environment

TURN Old things into new

SAVE T RE E S, SAVE

32 pages of inspiring projecs

T HE PL ANET

T IGH HL Y G I R H O ST

T IGH HL Y G I R H O ST

CELEBRATE

FURRY FACTS

LEARN

World Water Day and World Earth Day

About your favorite animal

Why the earth is heating up?

T IGH HL Y G I R H O ST

CONTENTS

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08 04 Party Time 08 How to Make Seed Balls 12 The Greenhouse Effect 24 Tigers 16 What is Sustainability?

22 Why Should I Recycle?

30 Green Love 28 Activities

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BUILDING THE FUTURE

Publisher Ziwira CEO and Founder Adam Merza adam@ziwira.com Editorial Saba Khan saba.khan@ziwira.com Nasreen Rasool nasreen.rasool@ziwira.com Zane Small zane.small@ziwira.com Stephanie Gay stephanie.gay@ziwira.com

MARCH 2015

HELLO KIDS We are so glad to present this all kids magazine to you. Ziwira Kids is specially designed for all you young boys and girls, so that you can

Fizzah Khan

learn and teach others in your group the basics of saving our planet!

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Have you heard about greenhouse gases, recycling and sustainabil-

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ity? Well, in this very first issue of Ziwira Kids, we will learn all about

Nadir Khan nadir.khan@ziwira.com +971 56 7481747 Design Asif Habib asif.habib@ziwira.com Head Office

these three very important topics.

We all love tigers, but do you know that they are fast disappearing! In our fact file about tigers, learn more about the beautiful and most loved animal. Apart from this, you will have loads of fun doing the activities that we have compiled for you, and of course, there will be party time!

Want to celebrate the Earth Day ? Read on to know how…

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PARTY TIME

PARTY TIME

Do you love birthday parties? Let’s get together and have a special party for Mother Earth.

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PARTY PARTY TIME TIME

World Water Day

Save Water

On Sunday, March 22, 2015, people all over the world celebrate World Water Day. It is a day to understand and analyze the reason why water is so special for us.

Always wash your hands to be clean and remember to close the tap when you are finished!

We need water for:

Be Safe Never drink dirty water. It can make you very sick.

Drinking Washing Growing plants and trees Building Producing energy

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Another great day to celebrate is Earth Day on April 22, 2015. On this day we celebrate our beautiful planet and all its creatures. We also think about how important it is to love and protect nature.

What can I do?

Join in the Earth Day activities at your school Plant a tree Pick up litter Swap toys with your friends instead of buying new ones Color a picture of the Earth and stick it on your wall

Party Rules Enjoy healthy organic snacks at your Earth Day Party. Say no to sugar, chips and sodas.

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SEED BALLS

HOW TO MAKE SEED BALLS Planting seeds is a great way to have fun and help save the environment.

Make some seed balls using wildflower seeds and see what happens when you throw them!

Native wildflowers were part of the natural environment. Sometimes people remove them to plant other flowers that look better, but don’t belong there. By planting these seeds, you can help to restore the natural ecosystem. This will make the insects, birds and the soil much happier.

WHAT YOU NEED • • • • • • •

1/2 oz (1Tbs) native wildflower seeds.

3 1/2 oz (7 Tbs) dry, organic potting soil 1 1/2 oz (3 Tbs) dry clay Water A mixing bowl A cookie sheet for drying the seed balls Wax paper

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HERE’S WHAT TO DO 1

Line cookie sheet with wax paper.

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Mix seeds and potting soil together.

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Add dry clay and mix again.

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Slowly add water while still mixing the seeds, potting

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soil, and water into a well-blended paste.

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When you are able to form a ball of the blended material without it falling apart, you are ready to stop mixing.

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Mould the mixture into small (~1 inch diameter) balls and place cookie sheet or tray with wax paper. You should have 8 to 10 balls.

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Allow balls to dry in the sun for at least one day.

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SEED BALLS

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NOW THAT I HAVE MADE SEED BALLS, WHAT DO I DO WITH THEM?

All you have to do is throw them at a patch of dirt and watch it explode!

Once it rains (or you water them), they have everything they need to grow.

They also make great gifts! Put them in a plastic bag and give them to all your friends.

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The Greenhouse Effect Around the Earth, there is a layer of air called the atmosphere. When humans cut down trees or cause pollution, this sends harmful gases like Carbon Dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. These are called greenhouse gases.

Pollution from factories is poisoning the air

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DISCOVER

During the day, the sun heats up the earth. At night, the earth cools down and the warm air goes back into the atmosphere. But the greenhouse gases trap some of the heat. This makes the Earth very hot. The more we pollute the air, the hotter it will get.

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DISCOVER

Many polar bears are dying because of the Greenhouse Effect. The warm air is melting the ice where they live.

Sadly, many people are cutting down trees.

What can we do?

Trees absorb CO2 so, if we plant more trees we can save the atmosphere.

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SUSTAINABILITY

What is Sustainability?

Can you say this word?

Sus – tain – abil – ity Whew! It’s a long word, but it’s REALLY important!

If something is sustainable it should last forever.

Our planet Earth is a beautiful place. It used to look really different hundreds of years ago. There were a lot more animals, trees and water. All of these things that we need to survive are running out and in the future, they may be lost forever.

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Few hundred years ago, our planet looked different with more animals, water and trees.

SUSTAINABILITY

BEFORE

AFTER

Here’s Why: People are killing animals for food, clothing or jewelry People waste food and water every day

Only 5 white rhinos are left in the world

Trees are cut down to make space for buildings and farms There is too much pollution in the air, oceans and on the land Sustainability means looking after each other and our planet. It means living in a way that keeps humans, animals and nature healthy. Sustainability means helping our earth to last for a long, long time!

Imagine if we had no more trees or no more water in the oceans? What would that be like?

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SUSTAINABILITY

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SU Here’s how you can help save the Earth: - Never waste food or water.

- Plant as many trees as you can.

- Eat healthy, organic food.

- Never harm animals.

- Don’t throw your paper or plastic away. Collect it all in a box and ask a grown up to take it to the recycling bin.

- Tell all your friends to be SUSTAINABLE!

Recycle paper + Save the trees

Recycle plastic + Save the ocean

RECYCLING

Do you know what that means? When you recycle, you turn old things into new ones so you don’t harm the earth.

Hello kids! My name is Earth Boy and I love to recycle!

EARTH BOY

I love to collect empty toilet rolls, then I paint them or color them and make new toys like these binoculars.

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Why is it good to recycle?

Most dirt goes to a huge rubbish landfill. There is so much dirt in the landfills, that it is poisoning the air. Some of the dirt gets thrown on the ground or goes into the ocean or the forests and harms the animals who live there. This is called pollution.

Pollution is really bad for the environment.

Paper is made from trees, so if we recycle paper, we don’t have to cut down so many trees.

Plastic is made in factories that send harmful gases into the air and makes us sick. So, if we recycle plastic, the factories don’t have to make so much and our air will be cleaner.

How

I put my trash into different boxes. One box is for paper, one box is for plastic, one box is for glass and one box is for cans. When the box is full, I help mum to take it to the Then it goes where they

recycling bin. to the factory, turn the old

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Do you want to recycle too? Come on, it’s fun!

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I did it!

I helped to save the Earth!

box is for cans. full, I help mum to

take it to the recycling bin. Then it goes to the factory, where they turn the old things into new ones.

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TIGERS

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The tiger is the largest wild cat in the world. They vary in size and color depending on where they live.

Tigers are an endangered species. This means that if we don’t save them, there will be no tigers left in the future. There are 3,200 tigers in the world.

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PARTY TIGERS TIME

Each tiger has a unique black striped pattern on its fur that goes skin deep.

Tigers can live in different habitats.

Some live in snow and others live in tropical rainforests.

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Tigers like to live and hunt alone. They usually hunt in the dark.

Like most cats, tigers love the water and are very good swimmers

Poachers are people who kill tigers to sell their fur. This is against the law. Humans have also destroyed many of the tigers’ habitats.

A baby tiger is called a cub. Cubs are blind when they are born.

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by Charles Timmerman

PUZZLE

WORD JUMBLE

Car and Truck Puzzles and Activities for Kids

Can you un-jumble the letters below to make a word?

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WILDLIFE WORD SEARCH Find the animals in the box below and highlight them in different colors. When you have found all the names there will be six unused letters left. Once you put these letters in the correct order you will discover the name of an animal that most children love to watch‌ What is it?

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PARROT

BAT

RAT

R L S OO N Y H A

ELEPHANT

GORILLA

FISH

SEAL

A I E P H T E S R

GIRAFFE

BEER

HIPPO

RHINO

T O A I P A T M I

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LION

TOAD

OTHER

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ANIMAL FACES Recognize the animals in the pictures below and write their names in the space provided. Let’s see if you know all of them well enough!

Some animal names to choose from: GORILLA

CHEETAH

TORTOISE HYAENA ZEBRA TIGER

BEAR

ELELPHANT

RHINOCEROS BUFFALO FOX PARROT

Two Storybooks to be won.

LEOPARD EAGLE LION BEETLE

LEOPARD

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PARENTS PARTY + TIME TEACHERS

GREEN LOVE A note for parents and teachers There is nothing more fulfilling than seeing a child become excited about something good. Ziwira Kids is aimed at doing just that. We want to excite them about sustainability, and that should also be the starting point for teachers and parents.

Use this magazine as a guideline and springboard to start communication and action towards sustainable living amongst children. After all, they are the ones to whom we pass the baton when our work on this earth is done. If we grow them green from the root up, sustainable living will come naturally to them.

While most of the text is written in a simple style so that older kids can navigate through it themselves, it is recommended that you read it with them, explaining as you go along.

The activities can be repeated more than once to see how much they remember from the first time.

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1. Lead by example – Curiosity conquers! If the little ones see you separating the rubbish, they will naturally want to know why and will definitely want to join in.

2. Make it fun – Explaining or barking instructions will turn off their receptors. Rather turn it into a game or tell a story using funny voices.

3. Get kids involved – Mums are always paranoid about mess, but it can be a great learning tool. Let them dig in and plant something themselves. The sense of accomplishment will make them appreciate and remember the experience.

4. Read to them – When choosing reading material for the home or classroom, choose books that have a theme of sustainability e.g. recycling, learning about nature, extinct animals etc.

5. Volunteer with your kids – If you make it a habit of taking food scraps to the local animal shelter or volunteer for that beach clean-up and tag the kids along with you,

Safari Ostrich Farm, established in

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THE GARDEN ROUTE NATIONAL PARK

Follow these 5 basic rules for teaching sustainability to children: