Creative Kids articles from December 2004

Creative Kids archives from December 2004

From the editor.(Editorial)
December 22, 2004... Wow! Thanks to all of you who responded to the Fall 2004 issue. We have received a large number of submissions over the past few weeks. Keep up the great work! We have enjoyed reviewing all of the creative work that has been submitted. In...

Speak out!(Letter to the Editor)
December 22, 2004... Caleb Petticrew, 12, of Missouri City, TX, wrote: "Sometimes school is really boring. I wish we could choose what we want to learn instead of just doing busy work. I wish I had more say about what I get to study." I am in charge of my...

From the mailbox.(Letter to the Editor)
December 22, 2004... Dear Creative Kids, I am really interested in writing poems and stories. Got any ideas? Nicole Morris We enjoy receiving all types of poems and stories. Any genre that interests you may also interest our readers. We receive a large...

Enter our contests!
December 22, 2004... Photo Finish We are looking for the best photographs taken by kids 8-14. If you consider yourself a shutterbug, then this is the contest for you. The first-place winner will have his or her photograph featured on a future cover of Creative...

Cell phones: helpful or harmful?(Write on)
December 22, 2004... Do you have a cell phone? Does your morn or dad have one, too? If you do, you might want to hear me out on this one. Your cute little phone that you thought was just helping you out might be helping you (the user) increase the risk of...

Test Day.(Poem)(Illustration)
December 22, 2004... Test Day It makes me nervous To sit down And see the teacher place The test down before me. My pencil shakes in my hand And my teeth chatter As a cold chill shoots up my spine, Spreading throughout my body. Suddenly, all the...

Books.(Poem)(Illustration)
December 22, 2004... Books Books sit mutely Like lawn chairs in the winter Waiting to be used Maggie Christenson, 14 Gibsonia, PA

Hinky pinkies.
December 22, 2004... 1. A monkey train-- 2. A knitting animal-- 3. A science car-- 4. A friendly cube-- 5. An ill branch-- 6. Scary flash of light-- 7. A dumb angel-- 8. A sharp bug-- 9. A bug-infested rose-- 10. A head...

Chain link.
December 22, 2004... Figure out the word that is described. The last two letters in that word are the first two letters in the next word and so on. 1. Also known as well done; fine-- 2. Magma comes out of a-- 3. To make negative-- 4. An animal...

Animal word Safari.
December 22, 2004... Find the hidden words below. They can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, or backwards. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Word List Antelope Boa Cheetah Crocodile Elephant Giraffe Hippopotamus Hyena Lion Meerkat Monkey Rhinoceros...

White Winters.(Poem)(Illustration)
December 22, 2004... Cerulean clouds drift Along on a winter day. Hot cocoa warms me up As it slides down my throat on A frigid night. Mount Everest Smiles as he watches Snowflakes drift down. A leaking faucet of Snow drops, Drip, drop, drip...

Can You Imagine?(Poem)(Illustration)
December 22, 2004... A dictionary without words An elephant without a herd Birds without nests School without tests Time without a clock Boats without a dock Soup without a spoon A night sky without a moon Winter without snow TV without...

Soaring.(Poem)
December 22, 2004... Soaring through a winter's night Mane glowing, eyes alight Snow falling on his pelt As he crosses the frozen melt Hoof beats and heartbeats Moving as one Now he is racing The morning sun Still moving fast Half past noon...

The long journey.(First-place winner: up close and personal contest)
December 22, 2004... Cold sweat trickled down my forehead as I walked apprehensively into the spacious violin competition in the adjacent room. My eyes moved tentatively up to three pairs of cold, calculating eyes staring intently at me. An eerie silence hung like...

Snowflakes.(Poem)(Illustration)
December 22, 2004... Silently, They drift down, Each one an individual world With an exclusive resident, Whose many names include joy. They taste like sweet honey Or cold water in the Sahara. Groups of the miniature worlds Are thrown at other people....

Silver skiing.(Short Story)
December 22, 2004... "What is snow like?" asked a little girl, for she lived in Florida and had never seen snow. "Well," said her mother, "it's white as a page in a book, and at dawn, when you wake up, the sky looks like it's filled with thick, gray pudding....

Wild winter weekend.(Short Story)
December 22, 2004... One Sunday, I went skiing. For some reason, that day the weather just couldn't make up its mind. I woke up to a bright warm ray of sun shining through a crack in the curtain. I lazily got out of bed and walked into the living room. I watched my...

Iraqi Resident.(Poem)(Illustration)
December 22, 2004... Iraqi Resident Where I live I try and go outside But I have to stay in Marines walking through the streets I can't escape But if I wait it off It will be okay If they finish the war I can go out and...

I Am.(Poem)(Illustration)
December 22, 2004... I Am I am the fire and the match. I wonder who will put me out today. I hear the feet of the leaves running from me. I see myself for miles to the east and west. I want to overcome the water. I am the fire and the...

50 cents word.(word meaning)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2004... Superfluous: \soo-PER-floo-us\ * adjective: exceeding what is sufficient or is needed, not necessary. When your best friend gives you a long-winded excuse for not having the money he or she owes you, tell your friend that the explanation is...

Word plexers.
December 22, 2004... 1. N E W Y O R K 4:36 6:44 2. thedriveatre 3. GAME 2:28 4. BLAPIGPIGNKET Answers 1. New York Times 2. Drive-In Theatre 3. Game Time 4. Pigs in a blanket Richard Moriarty,...

Brendan's rules for life.(Brief Article)
December 22, 2004... 1. Life is a staircase. You can't jump to the top--you just have to take it step by step. 2. Don't be surprised if you learn the same lesson more than once. 3. You will not experience one game in your life when a referee or umpire...

Mister socks.(cats)
December 22, 2004... The very instant I saw him from a distance, locked up in a steel cage like a criminal, I knew he was mine. His vividly green eyes illustrated intelligence. I knew that, if I didn't take him in, his life would be short. This beautiful creature...

It's Cold Outside.(Poem)(Illustration)
December 22, 2004... It's Cold Outside It s cold outside. Snow flurries Dancing around my face. I walk down The lonely, Cold street. I have no jacket, Just a thin Abercrombie shirt. I'm cold enough on the inside To...

Super Bowl.(poetry style)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2004... Super Bowl A warm wind in the air, At night, Cheering crowd, Hot dogs, nachos, Football players on the field, The announcer talking on the speaker, Slurps from almost empty cups, People waving signs, ...

Tom's great escape.(Short Story)
December 22, 2004... It was one week. until Thanksgiving, and the smell of burning leaves and rain hung in the air near Mr. Acorn's farm. This troubled Tom the Turkey. Tom had watched his fellow friends disappear one by one. He'd hear a rough-edged squawk and...

I Have Walked.(Poem)(Illustration)
December 22, 2004... I have walked On the roof Of my next door neighbor's House While you were Sleeping tenderly Inside our house Forgive me I could not resist It was so amusing And thrilling Joshua...

Would You Still?(Poem)(Illustration)
December 22, 2004... Would You Still? Would you still feed your face with more food that you could eat If only you knew how many people starve each night? Would you still put on extra layers of clothing If only you knew how many people have...