Fun For Kidz articles from July 2008

Fun For Kidz archives from July 2008

Snorkeling fun.
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Would you like to swim like a fish in the big blue sea? I swim like a fish every time I snorkel. Snorkeling is fun and easy. Even if you can't swim very well, you can snorkel. All you have to do to snorkel is lay...

Sports numbers.
July 1, 2008... Fill in the blanks with the correct numbers. Then use a calculator to do the arithmetic. The answer is a Magic Number. [] In baseball, the batter is out after so many strikes. + [] a perfect game score in bowling x [] A full golf...

Insulation.(Poem)
July 1, 2008... Insulation I found in-line skating demanding. Not once did I finish up standing. I got bruiserd at the start, But now I am smart. I carry a pillow for landing. illustrated by Roy Green

Ski race.(Computer Fun)
July 1, 2008... "Red is in the lead, but what's this! Blue is catching up fast! Looks like it's going to be a photo finish. Oh no! Red hit a patch of bad snow! He's slowing down! Blue wins by two ski lengths!" With this program you and a friend can...

Riding the back roads with Max.(Brief article)(Column)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Max and his owners, Linda, Craig, and their seven-year-old son, Ed, are driving the back roads of America. Perhaps you have seen Max with his head out the window. If not, here is a letter describing his most recent...

Croquet, a scientific sport.(Science)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Playing croquet is fun, hitting the balls through the wickets and against the stakes to score. Did you know that it is a sport played by teams? Croquet was once as popular as tennis is today! Do you remember a...

Fish on!
July 1, 2008... When your mind begins to wander, it happens. When you take your eye off the grasshopper fly bobbing down river, it happens. The fly dips underwater. That's when you feel it: a fish is at the end of your line. The take is so quick that your...

Swish!(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Basketball is a fast sport that is fun to play and watch. Twenty basketball terms are hidden in the puzzle. Search forward, backward, up, down, and diagonally. Unused letters then spell out a mystery basketball term. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

You Can!(Poem)
July 1, 2008... You Can! You can squirm. You can wiggle. You can do a little jiggle. You can hop. You can crawl. You can be a tree standing tall. You can bark. You can fly. You can be an eagle in the sky....

Making returning boomerangs.(WORKSHOP)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 2006, Fridolin Frost from Germany won the title World Champion in the International World Cup boomerang competition. This competition among boomerang throwers is held every two years. In the past, teams from...

The castaways!(Short story)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Please, can we go on a canoe trip today?" asked Georgie. "Please!" he added for good measure. Peter thought about it. He and his father had built a new canoe by hand. They carefully crafted each part of the...

Things to do with the Buckley family.(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... The Packer's Knot is a binding knot usually used in a smaller line. This knot is sometimes used in baling and in parcel tying and is perhaps the most practical. It is simply a Figure Eight Knot tied around the standing part with the end...

Many sports: word search.
July 1, 2008... There are 16 different sports hidden in this word search puzzle. These words may go across, down, forwards, backwards, and diagonally. The leftover letters will reveal the 17th sport. Circle the sports as you find them and check them off the...

The baseball card stunt.(Stunts & Puzzles)
July 1, 2008... Here is a stunt you can do with baseball trading cards which you can buy at most large general merchandise stores. These cards are about 3 x 5 inches in size and have a picture of a different baseball player on each card. In the example, we use...

Baseball stats.
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can you turn Ball into Base by changing one letter at a time? Use the hints to help you. B A L L [] [] [] [] The pitcher warms up in the -- pen. [] [] [] [] Nine innings is a -- game. [] [] [] []...

Kids know sports.(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Across 1 A small race car 3 A cowboy sport 6 To get the quarterback down 8 Kansas City team 9 He's "amazing" for Cubs 10 A wrestling team 11 A military team 13 Famous stock car driver 14 No score or...

Super Sleuths!
July 1, 2008... Jenny, Dylan, and Tanya are three kids with a nose for adventure! They call themselves "Super Sleuths"--detectives who seek out and try to solve the mysteries of the world. Of course, anybody who loves to learn and discover new things can be a...

The heart of a champion.(Vanderlei de Lima)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vanderlei de Lima was running in first place with less than three miles to reach the finish line in the 26.2 mile Athens Olympic marathon. Running the best race of his life, Lima felt tired but excited. Winning a...

Views from the net.
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Standing between a net and a bunch of burly players with sticks who are trying to put a heavy rubber puck into that net sounds like a nightmare, but for some it's a job! Hockey goalies are known as some of the...

Make your own goalie mask.(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Make your own goalie mask Materials: * compass * scrap paper * pencil * scissors * paper plate (9" wide or larger) * ruler * black construction paper * glue * marker, crayons, or colored pencils (1) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Use...

Bowling Blues.(Poem)
July 1, 2008... Bowling Blues Maybe they were jealous Or they might have just been fools. It could have been they didn't Understand the bowling rules. In any case, it hurt me When I heard my teammates shout, "You think...

Football fun.
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hidden below are 20 football terms. Search forwards, backwards, up, down, and diagonally. The unused letters will then spell another (and most important) term. CENTER EXTRA POINT FIELD GOAL FIRST...

Mystery picture puzzle.
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] flashlight candy Can tepee peanut elephant toothbrush bow heart dog cup sock boot ladder hula hoop alligator slice of bread spoon ...