Fun For Kidz articles from January 2003

Fun For Kidz archives from January 2003

Make snowball fights more fun than ever with this snowball thrower.
January 1, 2003... A good throwing arm is perfect for snowball fights. However, an arm gets tired, especially during long-distance battles which are really the most fun. When the opponents are quite a distance apart, you rarely get snow in your face or down your...

Treats from nowhere!
January 1, 2003... Winter holidays are lots of fun because they are a time when family and friends get together for holiday dinners and exchanging gifts. You can surprise your family and friends with "Treats from Nowhere!" How It Looks With your family...

Hidden picture puzzle.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] candy corn ornament ring carrot tent candle (2) socks flag ice skate jingle bell worm ball pear cherry (2) tepees flower pot canoe house cone fish donut (2) matches

When is winter holiday?(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Is winter holiday always in December? Everywhere in the world? Did you know that in the bottom half of the world, winter holiday is in July? Instead of watching 4th of July firework displays, kids are bundling up in heavy coats and gloves. ...

The castaways! Chapter eight: cold weather.
January 1, 2003... "Brrrrrr!!!" shivered Pa. "We got this tree house finished in the nick of time. It is getting chilly out!" As if on cue, the snowflakes began to fall. First there were small, soft, pretty ones; then the family began to see larger and larger...

Let it snow!!(mthematical games)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... 1. Friends Freddie, Greta, Hose, Ivana, and Josef went skiing on the slopes. They went down the slopes the following number of times: 1, 5, 8, 13, and 19 but not necessarily in the order of their names. Given the following information, can you...

Schotzie's doghouse: winter fun.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Jude and I live in Florida so our weather is pretty much like summer all year long. We usually have about two days in December when it's cold enough to wear my cute, red, doggie sweater. (It looks very good on me.) But I remember once we...

Sand castles.
January 1, 2003... "Want to build a snowman or something?" I asked Marty as I waited for him to put on his boots. It was Saturday morning, and it had snowed all night long. Eight inches of good-packing snow was already on the ground, and more was falling....

Build an igloo.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Have you ever had a snowball fight, or made a snowman, or even a snow fort? If you live in a climate where it gets cold enough to snow even part of the year, you've probably played in the fluffy white stuff. But have you ever built an entire...

Farmer Bentley's: amazing discovery.
January 1, 2003... As your mom looks outside, she makes an amazing announcement--a snow day! You run outside to play and notice a tiny snowflake on your mitten with its lacy, delicate pattern. Every child is unique. But is every single snowflakes are all...

Paint a snow picture.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... "Now that you have a day off from school, do something different with all those snowflakes piled high in your yard. Make a snow picture! You'll Need: * 3 plastic spray bottles * red, blue, and yellow food coloring * water You'll...

Seeing a snowflake.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The design of a snowflake is determined by the amount of moisture or water vapor in the air, as well as the temperature of the air. As the air cools, snowflakes become smaller, and the crystals become more tightly packed. Snowflakes have six...

Winter sporting fun.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Find the winter, sports-related words in the puzzle. Search up, down, forward, backward, and diagonally. Unused letters spell out a winter-sports message. BOBSLED COLD CROSS COUNTRY DOWNHILL FUN HOCKEY ICE ICE SKATING OUTDOORS SKIING...

Winter science activities.(Science)
January 1, 2003... For many people, winter is a favorite time of the year. They love the crisp, cold nights, the fires in the fireplaces, sledding and ice skating or cross-country or downhill skiing. Of course, most people are happy when winter is over, too, and...

Quilting a keepsake snowflake.(Arts & Crafts)
January 1, 2003... You've probably heard the expression "no two snowflakes are alike," but chances are the ones you'll catch will be melted before you can examine them closely. Like snowflakes, there are no two people exactly alike, either. Here's an opportunity...

Snowflake fun.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... and looked out the were falling. Soon the covered the and and even. and pulled on their,zipped up their, and put on their. Outside, they lay down in the snow and moved their and "See our, they cried. Just then trotted out of...

A-maze-ing snow.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Find your way through the snow-maze by connecting letters to spell SNOW eight times. You may move any direction, but no letter can be connected more than once. Then, write the remaining letters in the spaces, and you'll spell out 10...

Taming winter's chill.(Cooking)(winter clothing tips and hot beverage recipes)
January 1, 2003... The winter snows can be a lot of fun for sledding, ice skating, and building snowmen and snow forts. But winter weather can also be hazardous if you don't take precautions. Here are some hints for taming winter's chill. * Dress in...

It's all in the cards.(card collecting)
January 1, 2003... The cards have been shuffled. The game begins. But if you're a playing card collector, you'll be more interested in the design of the cards than the game itself. Some playing card collectors have more than 2,000 decks of playing cards! As...

The know on snow.(snow fall and sledding safety)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Half the land surface of our planet is covered with snow and 10 percent of the oceans. (That's eight million square miles of winter's white and about six million square miles of ice.) Cool stuff. Right! One who studies snowflakes is called...