Fun For Kidz articles from November 2006

Fun For Kidz archives from November 2006

Comedy tonight!(underpants made everybody laugh)
November 1, 2006... Charlie, Karen, and Sue were on Karen's front porch trying to decide if they had enough time to play another game of Monopoly, when Karen's little brother Jimmy suddenly pressed his face up against the inside of the screen door. "Underpants!"...

The cats and the cactus.
November 1, 2006... "Be careful, it scratches back." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Loads of laughs: pantomine.
November 1, 2006... Pantomimes can be found in theaters or on busy city streets. They perform for children and adults. People enjoy watching mimes at work. They are funny and tell stories using their bodies only. According to Webster's Dictionary, it is any kind...

Word search puzzle.
November 1, 2006... Look forward, backward, 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 laughter. [ILLUSTRATION...

Silly jokes.
November 1, 2006... Q: What do you get when you cross a fruit with an antelope? A: You get a cantaloupe. Q: What do you get when you cross a cow with an antelope? A: You get a "meatlope." Q: What do you get when you cross a space alien with a...

Lightning bugs.
November 1, 2006... "Your lightning bugs don't like being in there. They keep blinking S.O.S." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Riding the back roads with Alex.(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Alex and his owners, Paula and Brian, are driving the back roads of America. Perhaps you have seen Alex with his head out the window. If not, here is a letter describing his most recent adventure. Location: Sedona, AZ Time: 10:10 AM...

Is it a duck or a rabbit?(pictorial puzzle)
November 1, 2006... What They See You place an envelope on the table and tell your friends that it contains a prediction. You then show six cards, each with the name of an animal written on it: DUCK, CHICKEN, HORSE, DOG, CAT, and RABBIT. You mix up the cards,...

Crazy bug magnets.
November 1, 2006... WHAT YOU WILL NEED: * glue * scissors * a plastic lid from a 35 mm film canister ** Note--photo labs are well stocked with these canisters and most are happy to share. * a magnet * your imagination FOR DECORATIONS...

Funny face magnets.
November 1, 2006... WHAT YOU WILL NEED: * glue * scissors * a plastic lid from a 35 mm film canister ** Note--photo labs are well stocked with these canisters and most are happy to share. * a magnet * your imagination FOR DECORATIONS...

Hidden giggles.
November 1, 2006... Can you find the words associated with laughter hidden in the silly sentences below? Combine the letters in one or two words to find the "hidden giggle." The first one has been done for you. 1. The little pig had one stick left to put on...

Jupiter.
November 1, 2006... My sister doesn't want her pickle so I say to my mom, "Would Jupiter pickle on my sandwich?" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Cartoon glasses.(collecting painted glasses)
November 1, 2006... You're hungry. You're making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and drinking a glass of milk. But wait! Does the jelly jar have a picture of a cartoon character? What about the milk glass? If you can answer either of these questions with a...

The castaways!(story of hares on a island)
November 1, 2006... Previously: The Buckley Family is a family of hares that was shipwrecked on a deserted island, uninhabited by any other talking beasts. Strangely, on this island are animals from every continent in the world. Chapter Thirty-one: "Loads of...

Things to do with the Buckley family.
November 1, 2006... 1. Ask a family member if they know these jokes. Q: Mr. Bigger and Mrs. Bigger had a baby. Who was bigger--Mr. Bigger, Mrs. Bigger, or the baby Bigger? A: The baby was just a little Bigger. Kid 1: Meet my newborn brother. Kid...

The goofy potato.(potato floating in water)
November 1, 2006... Potatoes are heavier than fresh water, so they will sink. However, they are lighter than salt water, so they will float in salt water. You can have fun with these science facts. Get a very small potato. It needs to be small enough so that...

That's nonsense!(making words)
November 1, 2006... The word NONSENSE means "no sense." Using the code below, discover more words and funny phrases that also mean nonsense. The first one has been solved as an example. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Answer: 1. hot air 2. baloney 3....

Twisters to try!(children's game)
November 1, 2006... Is your wristwatch a Swiss wristwatch? Kip's knapsack straps A biscuit mix makes mixed biscuit batter better. Fred threw three free throws. Six sick slippery snails slid slowly to the sea. Toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy...

Cartoon.(Cartoon)
November 1, 2006... "YOU TOLD HIM TO STICK OUT HIS TONGUE!" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Topsy turvy.(humor on body parts)
November 1, 2006... What if instead of through your nose You breathed from in between your toes? If you ate from your knuckles and talked through your knees, What would you do when you wanted to sneeze? Do you think your head might get in the way If you...

Words to letters.(sound of alphabets)
November 1, 2006... Some letters of the alphabet have the same sound as an entire word. For other letters, there are no matching words. But it is still possible to make up a codebook based on sounds. So look and listen closely and use the CODEBOOK to decode the...

Ticklers & teasers.
November 1, 2006... How does the average spider know where to weave his fly catcher? Arts: He checks on the web site. What do you get when a giant leaves his hand print in the sand? Ans: Palm Beach If it were possible to pour the Red Sea into the...

Just for laughs: Sunday Funny Holder--perfect for displaying the funniest of the funnies!(WORKSHOP)
November 1, 2006... Just as their name implies, the "Sunday Funnies" are sometimes really, really funny! However, some "Sunday Funnies" are a lot funnier than others and these "prize comics" deserve a special place in your house! This Sunday Funny Holder is the...

Zoo animal jokes.
November 1, 2006... Q. Why are giraffes so slow to apologize? A. It takes them a long time to swallow their pride. Q. What do you call a gorilla wearing ear muffs? A. Anything you want, he can't hear you. Q. What do gorillas eat for lunch? A....

World play.
November 1, 2006... What is special about the sentence "George ate eight pies and got a tummy ache?" Two words in this sentence, ate (consumed food) and eight (number between 7 and 9), are homonyms. Homonyms are words that sound the same, but are spelled...

Mystery picture puzzle.
November 1, 2006... towel ladder cup snake (2) mushrooms tiara (2) socks candle cardinal ladle trowel slice of pie canoe cone pen (6) hearts Answer: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]