Fun For Kidz articles from November 2004

Fun For Kidz archives from November 2004

I am a yam.(Poem)
November 1, 2004... I AM A YAM I am a yam. I live in a can. I'm orange-tan. I dig Susie Ann, Who's another yam In a nearby can. Say it, as fast as you can-- IMAM, IMAM. I see a bee Near a shady tree. ...

Fun with words.
November 1, 2004... Can you change the first word into the last by changing only one letter at a time? Do not rearrange the order of the letters. Each change must result in a real, everyday word. To give you a hint, the new words are defined for you. 1. PINE...

What kind of scientist are you?(Science)
November 1, 2004... We all know what an astronomer is. An astronomer is a scientist who studies the planets and the stars. An oceanographer is a scientist who studies the oceans. Both of those words end in the letters "er." The names of most scientists end in the...

Riding the back roads with Alex.
November 1, 2004... Location: On Route 95 somewhere in New Hampshire Time: 11:05 a.m. Weather: A little chilly My word, I am so confused. Paula and Brian have been talking most of the morning about the various places we're going to see on this trip....

The boy who wouldn't stop spelling.(Short Story)
November 1, 2004... I must tell you the story of Tyler Tim Taylor. He left for school wanting to be a sailor. A strange thing happened that caused quite a commotion. Tyler Tim Taylor found a brand new devotion. It seems that the teacher took to the notion that...

The silent spelling stunt.(Stunts & Puzzles)
November 1, 2004... How It Looks: You place eight items on the table and ask a friend to think of one of the items. Then you begin tapping the items one at a time with a spoon. While you do this, your friend silently spells the name of his chosen item, one...

If you like fun times, write rhymes.
November 1, 2004... Do you have a little time, Enough to learn to write in rhythm? Then read below and you will see, That rhymes are easy, fun, and free! Did you think only poets could write in rhyme? Not so. Rhymes are for anyone who likes to make words work...

Have you seen a peanut butter fly?
November 1, 2004... Did you ever notice that some words "share" a word but have very different meanings? For example: peanut butter and butterfly. See if you can match the following words to the one they share. Not all the words will be used, so check them off as...

Pencil in the Riddles.(Poem)
November 1, 2004... Pencil in the Riddles My skin is made of bone. My hands can grip you tight. I have two eyes. I have no head. I travel left or right. Go down light, Come up heavy, Never get to keep The stuff I...

The castaways!(Short Story)
November 1, 2004... Previously: The Buckley family is a family of hares that was shipwrecked on a deserted island, uninhabited by any other talking beasts. When we last saw them, they had embarked on an extended camping and hiking expedition. Their goal is to...

Things to do with the Buckley family.
November 1, 2004... 1. HAVE SOME FUN WITH TONGUE TWISTERS. If you enjoyed the tongue twisters in the story, try some of these other ones: * Give Papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup. * It's the cough that carries you off; it's the coffin...

Fun with number words.
November 1, 2004... Let's write out the first 13 numbers that we know from mathematics: zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. Do you notice that the value of some of these number words is greater than the number of...

Weird words.
November 1, 2004... Can you figure out the phrases or words pictured below? 1. O U T inside 2. (i) (i) (i) (i) 3. [H.sub.2]O Under 5. Jack 6. SPR/Crack! ING 7. T I R E [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. inside out 2. eyeballs ...

Wonderful words.
November 1, 2004... Who collects words? Dictionary editors--authors--and you! Here's how you can create your own word collection. Getting Started First, get a spiral-bound notebook or a blank book. Next, think of your own headings. Long Words ...

Puzzle out the palindromes.
November 1, 2004... A word or phrase that reads the same both forward and backward is called a palindrome. Hidden in the puzzle are 10 palindromes. To find them do the following: 1) Cross out all the vowels in columns 1,2,4,7,8, and 11. 2) Cross out all...

Hidden American heroes.
November 1, 2004... Puzzle If you look carefully, you can find the names of some famous American heroes on this page. The trick is to look at the spaces BETWEEN the shapes. Some clues are provided. How many can you identify? HINT: Color in the shapes to...

What is an opposite?(Poem)
November 1, 2004... What is an opposite? What is an opposite? Here is a clue: Things that are different, like me and you. This poem will explore from beginning to end Opposite words like straighten and bend. Up is the opposite of the word...

Wordy word search.
November 1, 2004... Look forwards, backwards, up, down, and diagonally to find the following words in capital letters. Cross the word off the list. After all the words are found, the letters remaining will spell something relating to "Fun with Words." ACTION...

Prince of nonsense.(Edward Lear )
November 1, 2004... Edward Lear (born on May 12, 1812) certainly had his problems. He was the 20th of 20 children, and his mother was so tired of caring for babies that she neglected him. He had asthma at a time when medical science had no idea how to ease his...

Make bookends out of junk CD-ROMs.(Workshop)
November 1, 2004... CD-ROMs are everywhere today, and they are often free. Also, everybody knows the only thing you can do with a bad CD-ROM is to throw it out! It has no other use! Well, everybody is wrong! Two CD-ROMs, along with four screws and a small piece of...

Oodles of O's.
November 1, 2004... 1. A dog -oo--- 2. Longer than broad o--o-- 3. A vegetable o--o- 4. To be against o--o-- 5. A song bird o--o-- 6. Opposite of bad ...

You can write a sense-ational poem!
November 1, 2004... Have you ever thought about writing a poem? It's easier than you think. It's fun too. Here's a sensational way to write sense-ational poetry. First, choose a topic. If it's raining outside now, you might choose to write about rain. Then, make a...

What Fred said.(Poem)
November 1, 2004... This is a tongue twister. How many times can you read this out loud without your words getting mixed up? How fast can you say this? Fred said Ted said Jed said Ned Fell off Ed's sled and bumped his head. Though Fred said Ned...

Funny poems.(Poem)
November 1, 2004... The Horses' Union The horses started a union To demand more oats and hay. But they never passed the motion Since they always voted, "Neigh!" Christmas Drizzle You should probably take an umbrella...

Cartoons.(Comics)
November 1, 2004... ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "My dad said he'd like the doo-hicky for that wach-a-mi-callit so he could fix the thing-a-majig." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can you guess what I am? OH... WOW! HE KNEW MR. FORD! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Mystery picture puzzle.
November 1, 2004... plane cone bone pear cane glove dove crock bear sock clock cat needle beetle dog moon spoon balloon log rug shoe pan dew tart ...