Fun For Kidz articles from March 2006

Fun For Kidz archives from March 2006

How do You Get A Mouse To Smile?(Poem)
March 1, 2006... How Do You Get A Mouse To Smile? A riddle, a diddle, a riddle for Lyle. How do you get a mouse to smile? You could stand on your head and wiggle your nose, And say something funny while holding a pose. You...

Rhyming body riddles.
March 1, 2006... Can you answer the following rhyming, body riddles? Use the CODE BOOK for help. 1) What has sharp teeth but does not eat any food--no veggies, no meat? Coded Answer: & [] ? [] [][][] 2) What has big ears but never hears? ...

Big Mosquitoes.(Poem)
March 1, 2006... Big Mosquitoes I was playing in the yard, not hurting a soul When a ten pound mosquito landed square on my toe. Okay so it wasn't as big as all that, But it was a foot tall and really quite fat. It must have been...

Bunch up the words in a curiousway.(Word Play)(Poem)
March 1, 2006... Bunch up the words in a curiousway Poetry is a way to say What you want to say In a musical way. Pick your favorite words. Repeat them, off-beat them, Until you find, in your mind, A new rhythm--one of a...

Buggy rhymes.
March 1, 2006... Test your rhyming skills and knowledge of bugs. Fill in each of the 16 boxes below with the name of an insect that rhymes with the last word in the sentence. The first one is done for you. 1. A [tick] made Dick's dog sick. 2. An []...

Science riddles.(Sciences)
March 1, 2006... A riddle is a trick question that is often very hard to answer even though the answer is easy and often silly. Riddles make us laugh. Science riddles are fun because you "show" the answer by doing a simple demonstration. Below you will learn...

Illustrate your rhymes.
March 1, 2006... If you like to play with colors and material, you should try textile painting. Not only will you end up with pretty hand-made items, like a cushion cover, a bag, or even a tapestry for your own bedroom or that of a younger brother or sister,...

Elephant in the closet.(Short Story)
March 1, 2006... Grandpa was sitting in his favorite chair when Samantha bounded into the living room. "Hey, Grandpa!" she said. Grandpa lowered his newspaper. "Hey, Sam!" Sam sat down on the arm of his chair. "Grandpa, do you know any riddles?" ...

Solve the riddles!
March 1, 2006... Answer the two following riddles: Riddle 1: How does a clock exercise? Riddle 2: What is the world's largest insect? For help in answering these riddles do two things: * Cross out all the RIDDLE words in the puzzle. *...

All smiles.(collect your favorite jokes)
March 1, 2006... When was the last time you read a really great joke book? If it's been awhile, don't worry. Here's how you can collect your favorite jokes and riddles for your own book of laughs. Collecting Keep your ears open--and your pencil ready....

The Gril Who Cln'duot Selpl.(Poem)
March 1, 2006... The Gril Who Cln'duot Selpl Ocne uopn a tmie tehre was a gril who cn'lduot slpel. She cloud sratt and end a wrod jsut fnie, but the oethr ltetres flel. At rdnaom in mertioysus wyas too czray to dniefe: ...

Froggy fun.
March 1, 2006... Write the answers to these frog jokes! Use the code to discover the punchlines. What is a frog's favorite flower? * & ******** ******* ** @ ********* # Where do frogs keep their money? **** ****** ** ******** **** ? % ********...

Riddles.
March 1, 2006... Riddles are just questions that have funny answers. They are word puzzles. Often they use puns or words with different meanings to make their answers funn. But humor is a matter of taste. What's very funny to you may not as be funny to your...

Chapter Twenty-seven: "Conundrum Cave".(THE CASTAWAYS)(Short Story)
March 1, 2006... Previously: The Buckley Family is a family of hares that were shipwrecked on a deserted island, uninhabited by any other talking beasts. They live in a treehouse home built from lumber salvaged from the wreck. Pa, Peter, and Georgie were...

What is it?
March 1, 2006... My ears are big. My tail is short. I'm really rather wide. A lovely shade of dusty gray's the color of my hide. It's true most folks are much too short to look me in the eye, But saying that I don't forget is just a silly lie. I haven't got a...

Nail in a bottle brain teaser: see if your friends and family can figure out how you did it!.(Make Your Own)
March 1, 2006... What you will need: 1) 16 oz. short-necked pop bottle. A clear bottle is best; the paper or plastic should be removed from the outside. 2) small piece of cardboard about the thickness of shoe box cardboard 3) nail or small pencil...

Riding the Back Roads with Alex.(Poem)
March 1, 2006... Riding the Back Roads with Alex Oh, I had a fright On a cold winter night. When I opened the van door, There was a bear in mid-snore. He opened one eye, And I know it's me he spied. So I closed the door ...

aMAYSing card find a Brain teaser.
March 1, 2006... This is a true story. Three years ago, my brother purchased a specialty box of baseball cards from a well-known toy store chain. This type of box promises a 35 percent chance there "could" be a special card inside. These boxes contain 10...

Silly circle.
March 1, 2006... Start with the space numbered I and go around the circle clockwise. Write every third word into the blanks. You will find a riddle. Answer: What's the first thing and opera singer says when she picks up the phone? Aria there?

A-maze-ing fun with riddles.
March 1, 2006... Riddle 1) How do you make a skeleton laugh? To find the answer connect letters in the maze spelling HOW DO YOU MAKE A SKELETON LAUGH. You may move any direction, but no letter can be connected more than once. Unconnected letters can then be...

A rhyming riddle about farmer Jack.(Stunts & Puzzles)
March 1, 2006... What they see: You show a packet of nine cards taken from a "Slap Jack" deck of cards. This is a common card game for children; the cards are sold in many grocery and drug stores for about a doUar. Showing the cards mixed up, you recite the...

Funny bugs!
March 1, 2006... Can you guess the answers to these bug jokes? Use the code to discover the punch lines. What ant comes to a picnic on two legs? Your Aunt + [] o 3 ** o cents % What is a grasshopper's favorites year? Leap Year X ****...

Munch a bunch of poems.
March 1, 2006... Did you ever think about eating a poem? You should try one. It's quite tasty and easy to digest. To plan your poem eating, first make a list of friends who would be willing to look for tasty poems. You could have a summer party in the...

Computer fun.
March 1, 2006... Here is a new program for you to enter on your IBM compatible computer. Programs presented here were written in the "BASIC" language for use on a PC computer. Since there are several different types of BASIC, you may not know which one is on...

Time bomb.
March 1, 2006... 100 REM TIME BOMB 110 KEY OFF: CLS : S$ = SPACE$ (19) 120 RANDOMIZE TIMER: G = 2: D = 15 130 CODE = INT(FIX(10 * RND)) 140 LOCATE 5, 20 150 PRINT "You have just activated a time bomb!" 160 PRINT S$ + "To disarm it,...

Potato chip cookies.
March 1, 2006... Potato chips in cookies? Try this recipe and you will see how good they can be. Potato Chip Cookies 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 1 cup shortening 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 2 cups flour 1 tsp. soda 1 cup coarsely...

Potato word find.
March 1, 2006... Find these words in the puzzle. The remaining letters spell out the answer to the question. WHERE ARE THE POTATO CHIPS GOING IN THEIR BATHING SUITS? The remaining letters spell out the answer...

Animal riddles.
March 1, 2006... 1. What animal likes to talk a lot? 2. What animal gets into trouble at test time? 3. What bird complains loudly about everything? 4. What animal likes to skinny-dip? 5. What animal is most likely to write a love letter? ...

Mystery picture puzzle.
March 1, 2006... note coat house mouse cane rain tart tick pick log heart bug chick dog frog boot flute rug mug can pan wok hat bat gnat ...