Creative Kids articles from December 2005

Creative Kids archives from December 2005

From the editor.(Editorial)
December 22, 2005... Welcome to the Winter 2005-2006 issue of CK. We have included some exciting stories and poems in this issue, not to mention the games and illustrations that are also featured. Thanks for continuing to submit your creative work--we really enjoy...

Top 20 oxymorons.(Brief Article)
December 22, 2005... 20. Government Organization 19. Alone Together 18. Personal Computer 17. Silent Scream 16. Living Dead 15. Same Difference 14. Taped Live 13. Plastic Glasses 11. Tight Slacks 10. Pretty Ugly 9....

Speak out.
December 22, 2005... Throughout life, we deal with mean people. It may be a snotty girl in your class, a bully in your neighborhood, or a grumpy old man at the movies. Let's face it, mean people are everywhere. How do you deal with a mean person or are you the mean...

My brother.(WRITE ON)
December 22, 2005... My brother, Shaun, is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to me. Sometimes I am really glad that I have him, but other times I wish he wasn't my brother. We argue a lot of the time, but we make up with each other pretty fast. ...

How to make a dog wag its tail.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
December 22, 2005... Ingredients: 1 gallon of tummy rubbing 2 cups of dog food 3 dashes of scraps from dinner 2 drops of kisses 5 gallons of napping with dog Directions: At 4:30, open the door for your dog and then provide a gallon of tummy...

Math square.
December 22, 2005... Try to fill in the missing numbers. Use the numbers I through 9 to complete the equations. Each number is used only once. Each row is a math equation. Each column is a math equation. Remember that multiplication and division are performed...

Did you know ...?
December 22, 2005... During the Christmas/Hanukkah season, more than 1.76 billion candy canes will be made.

The Newer Colossus.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... Newer Colossus She watches over New York Harbor, with eyes full of welcome. When immigrants see her, they are full of hope. They don't know about the hardships that await diem, in this new land. The...

Keegan and Elly.
December 22, 2005... My friend Amy's across-the-street neighbor has two small children named Keegan and Elly. These two, Elly in particular, are unusually friendly and trusting, and as pedestrians walk past their picket fence, they are bombarded with cheerful...

Wishful Reverie.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... Wishful Reverie Stating sleepless into the ceiling, A fairy tale wish, a fleeting feeling, softly spoken, just awoken, In a whisper it came to me As I gazed in silent reverie. I have hung from the tips of my...

The Tears of Tomorrow.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... The Tears of Tomorrow I'm crying The cold and solemn tears Of tomorrow. Today is only the tomorrow I worried about yesterday. But, every day, I cry the solemn tears That will be tomorrow, The cold...

What If?(Poem)
December 22, 2005... What IF? What if we exchanged homework for playtime? We would have all fun, and do nothing serious. No brains, lots of messes. But, what if we switched that around? Playtime for homework. No breaks, no fun. ...

The Great Outdoors.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... The Great Outdoors Outside the December air is cool and crisp I hear the killdeers sing their irritating hymn The wind howls as the leaves flutter with a wisp The lifeless trees dance in the wind as I watch them move their...

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December 22, 2005... IHATEPOETR YTHATISCON FINEDTOABO XORASHAPE ORSYSTEMO FRHYMESITS EEMSSOMEC HANICALAND FORCEDMYP OEMSNEED To Be Free Andrew malmgren, 13 Massapequa Park, NY

Eroding Memories.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... Eroding Memories The wind howls and shrieks like a falcon As the single tree Leans, Bends over As if to reach out to the leaf-scattered valley the Large Hazy figure of a mountain Looms over the ...

Chain links.
December 22, 2005... Read the definition and write the answer in the blanks. The last two letters of each word will be the beginning of the next word. 1. Something you talk with 2. When ice melts 3. Another word for cool 4. Stony or metallic mass that has...

Tickling the Ivories.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... Tickling the Ivories My heart aches with sorrow, Everything's going wrong. Someone's in my head, Banging wildly on a gong. I wonder why nothing Is going my way. Do I really deserve This horrible price...

Star busters: solo mission.
December 22, 2005... "Throttle... 100%... velocity... 756 mph... . 3... 2... 1... FIRE!" Sixteen-year-old Castor Ganymede pushed the red missile release button and watched as the blue laser missile hit the red practice target. He flashed a grin, which...

Daddy's Little Girl.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... Daddy's Little Girl Daddy's only little girl in the whole wide world, That's who I used to be. The one who loved Midnight snacks, and eating Oreos by the pack While snuggling in Daddy's arms. Daddy's little girl who...

A Grown Child.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... A Grown Child He was once so vibrant So full of life Running and playing with everyone Through the years I have watched him He's a child at heart But, now as his days pass him by He grows weary And is...

Sunset.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... Sunset Its burning light flickers like a spent candle, as it comes down through the mountains. Its rays announce that it is going to sleep. The whole sky knows that night will soon be upon them. Clouds kiss it...

Proud of What He Has.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... Proud of What He Has He sat out on the corner, Sitting through the rain. No one knew the struggles he went through, And how he endured the pain. He gave all he had, So his kids could survive, HE always...

A trip to the dentist.
December 22, 2005... Bob, Jim, Mary, Will, Courtney, Jessie, and Michelle are all going to the dentist. Find out which person got a root canal, braces, teeth cleaning, check-up, filling, tooth rebuilding, or a pulled tooth. In order to solve this puzzle, you need...

Christmas.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... Christmas On Christmas Eve, We run upstairs, Ready to go to bed. Santa Claus is coming soon, That's what mother said. Lots of holly, Deck the halls, A treat for eyes to see. But best of...

Snowflake.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... Snowflake Ice cold, twirling and falling, winter wonders they are. Diamonds. K.J. Burnham, 9 Pittsford, NY

Snow.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... Snow Snow covers the world, Cloaking it with white stillness And diamond-like ice. Kaitlin Kearney, 12 Yardley, PA

War.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... War War gains you some fame, But with fame, there comes pain, It makes you a hero And the losses, more than zero. Can't watch the game from the benches, Instead, you're hiding with fear in the trenches, ...

The boy who loved stories.(Short Story)
December 22, 2005... There once was a boy who loved stories. Any kind of story: books, plays, movies--even the plot of a video game as long as it was a good story. One day, the Boy tried to write a story (which was really just the story he saw on TV the night...

Samples.(Poem)
December 22, 2005... Samples In the Hot Fudge Cafe there were samples today, I chose to take one or two and they were Delicious, who knew? I was excited so I took three more, And with 10 samples in a pocket walked out The door. ...

Thanksgiving word search.
December 22, 2005... Autumn Cornucopia Cranberries Family Feast Gather Giving Indians Maize November Pilgrims Potatoes Thanks Toqether Turkey [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

The First Thanksgiving.(Brief Article)
December 22, 2005... The Pilgrims were people just like you and me Except there was a difference; they wanted to be free! They wanted to be free from the government and free >From the king so that they could worship God the way they pleased. Sailing to America, a...

Word of the day.(nychthemeron)
December 22, 2005... nychthemeron (nik-THEM-er-on) noun--A full period of a day and night: 24 hours. [From Greek, a combination of nykt- (night) and hemera (day).] Ever wondered why day and night were divided into 12 hours? The number 12 is not as random...