Creative Kids articles from March 2006

Creative Kids archives from March 2006

From the editor.(Editorial)
March 22, 2006... Welcome to the Spring 2006 issue of Creative Kids. This issue is filled with a number of creative stories, poems, and games, as well as a few new features that haven't been included before. You will notice that we've included a book review...

Dare to dream big.(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2006... Dear Creative Kids, I am so impressed by my friend, Christian, that I think he deserves national recognition by being written up in Creative Kids. Christian Glosser is an 8-year-old boy living in Phoenix, AZ. He decided that he had...

Speak out.
March 22, 2006... In response to the Fall 200 Speak Out question: 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...

Write on: is violence a major problem today?(Essay)
March 22, 2006... One of the biggest concerns out there for children today is the amount of violence in video games and on TV, but is there really too much violence on TV or in video games? In my eyes, there is not too much violence exhibited on video...

The history of Earth Day.(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... April 22, 2006, marks the 36th anniversary of the first Earth Day. Former U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day's cofounder, modeled Earth Day on anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, called "teach-ins," that were common on college campuses. As...

My Loud Dog.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... My Loud Dog My dog Carma is yellow Sometimes she even bellows She likes to sniff and leap Sometimes she does not make a peep. I love my dog She is really cute Too bad she can't have A button for mute!...

The Robin.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... The Robin I once heard a song sailing through the breeze; Hearing this song I looked up in the trees. I gazed upon the branches long, Until I found who was singing that song. His back was brown, his belly was red, ...

Great architectural goofs in history. (Cartoonist Contest 1st Place).(Comic)(Cartoon)
March 22, 2006... If you had bothered to read the instructions THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED!! Curtis Mefford, 12 Fair Grove, MO [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]

The literal punch line. (Cartoonist Contest 2nd Place).(Comic)(Cartoon)
March 22, 2006... Have you heard of that? Yeah, sometime before. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] And now for the punch line! Huh? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I will now punch this line! But, that's the edge of the panel! [ILLUSTRATION...

Cartoonist 3rd place.(Comic)(Cartoon)
March 22, 2006... EXCUSE ME. WHY DRAGONS ALWAYS STAY AT A 100 FOOT RADIUS OF EACH OTHER WHEN THEY SNEEZE. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ali Alongi, 13 Clarendon Hills, IL

Cartoonist contest honorable mentions.(Comic)(Cartoon)
March 22, 2006... Good thing I found that quarter! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Isabella Cianciolo, 11 Kansas City, MO THE WAR IN IRAQ [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brianna Boehne, 11 Bellevue, NE

Spring sports word search.
March 22, 2006... Max Sanowski, 9 Phoenix, AZ baseball bat pitcher base basketball ball cleats helmet dugout basket batter catcher shoot mitt dribble pass Answer Key ...

Star busters: Solo Mission, Part II.(Short story)
March 22, 2006... In the first installment (Winter 2005-2006), four teens were preparing to undertake their first solo mission--a relatively easy job, or so they thought... Brrrring! Cassiopeia groaned as her alarm clock went off. 3:45 a.m. She quietly...

Soaring.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... Soaring The gardens, the churches, the people, the life. I can see all of everything. The bright blue sky seems almost touchable, and I can catch a shooting star with my bare hands. I am a girl, a girl...

The Storm.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... The Storm As I stand by the pond, I gaze, gaze out upon the shimmering waters, upon the trees, towering high above the surface. Deer leap in the background. Birds sing as they fly high above my head. All the...

Miracles.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... Miracles As the winter turns into spring I look out at all of the beautiful things And I wonder, "How does Mother Earth do it?" The sun goes from east to west as a jewel in the sky The moon comes and goes as...

The Rising Jewel.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... The Rising Jewel The moon is a jewel It would be but a rock Unless the sun, Its bright jeweler, Helped it shine. Bessie Steinberg, 13 Farmington, CT

The Garden of Life.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... The Garden of Life Life is a fragile flower bud, Delicately growing from spring until winter. Standing alone in a garden of time. The flower fights for life amongst the weeds of envy and hate, Its beauty...

Mindwave.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... Mindwave I lay my head against the grass, Cool, green, and moist My thoughts wandering, waning, flying Dancing about like a leaf in the breeze New worlds open up like a blossoming flower Whispering like the wind...

Diverella.(Short story)
March 22, 2006... Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl who just happened to be a diver. Her name was Diverella. She had two very vain stepsisters named Pikely and Riptina. They considered themselves to be the most beautiful and the best divers in the...

Knowledge.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... Knowledge To know everything, That sounds so enticing, To have the knowledge of a dictionary, It wouldn't be so bad. If I could answer every question I ever had, If I were the smartest of all, Flawless. ...

Black.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... Black When I think of black, I think of my strong African American culture. Black are the words "I have a dream," flowing from Martin Luther King's mouth. Black is the color of the slave's hand after picking ...

Tickets.
March 22, 2006... Eight friends--Pete, Bob, Mary, Kate, Ben, Amy, Betty, and Sam--are going to a baseball game. They get to choose ticket numbers from 2-9. 1. Sam likes low numbers. 2. Kate likes things that rhyme. 3. Ben also likes low numbers, but...

The perfect setting.(Essay)
March 22, 2006... On the far side of my aunt's house there's a dirt path. It can only be seen if someone were to be looking really hard for it. The path leads up a steep hill made of bits and pieces of rocks and other debris. Upon reaching the top, the path...

The Secret Life of Bees.(Essay)
March 22, 2006... The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Recently, I read a wonderful book called The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. It tells the story of Lily Owens, a young, strong-willed, White girl growing up in racist South Carolina in 1964....

The Rocky Coast of Maine.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... The Rocky Coast of Maine The rocky coast of Maine... The rocky coast of Maine... A beautiful place I have only seen by picture, And how I long to travel there. The waves of ocean water are a dark, stony color, ...

Chain link.
March 22, 2006... 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. To battle or fight 2. When you practice law, you are this 3. A body part that lets you see...

The National Anthem Race.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... The National Anthem Race We arrived there Thursday night. There wasn't much of a sight. It was late, and we couldn't see, So we used flashlights to help us. We opened the tailgate and started unloading our stuff. ...

The Discordant Cricket.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... The Discordant Cricket There once was a town in a land far away Surrounded by walls that would never decay. For the king of that town had them specially built To keep out the monsters from the Mountain of Wilt. ...

Ocean creatures word search.
March 22, 2006... clam crab dolphin eel fish jellyfish lobster mantaray mussel octopus otter seahorse seal shark squid starfish stingray turtle walrus whale Answer...

City.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... City In a land far away Yet not so far from our own There lies a town. A city of bright glorious sunrises And of ominous, moody sunsets. A city of joy at an infant's birth And a city of pain at that same...

King of the Forest.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... King of the Forest I was once a tall majestic evergreen, reaching my branches to the sky. I used to be king of the forest, oh so high was I! The red breasted robins and the twittering sparrows rested in my...

The Bear.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... The Bear Whispering people. There's a silence all around like hide-and-seek at night. People are crowded in one place waiting for something to happen. Cameras are ready to shoot. ...

Pet day.(Short story)
March 22, 2006... [Editor's note: Amibeth's story is based on the book Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume. After reading the book, she decided to write a chapter and continue the story as she envisioned it might occur.] "Don't forget about next...

The Student and the Numbers.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... The Student and the Numbers I see the fraction to divide I flip it and then multiply. Oh, but it must be simplified. 3 x 3? I shake my head and then I sigh. The seconds keep on ticking by, Why the "bad-at-math"...

Invisible.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... Invisible Sometimes I wish I had a disappearing cloak, So I could be invisible. I could watch people come and go. They wouldn't notice me at all. I wish I could vanish Like an ordinary day erased from your memory....

My Shoes.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... My Shoes I can't learn to tie my shoes I can' learn to tie my shoes I try and try, but I don't have any luck My fingers always seem to get stuck I can't learn to tie my shoes! I can't learn to tie my shoes ...

Fast forward 100 years contest.(CONTESTS)
March 22, 2006... Calling all writers! We want you to think about the year 2106. What will the world be like in 100 years? How do you envision the future? Tell us about the year 2106 in a creative way: in a fictional piece with characters, a diary entry by your...

CK on vacation contest.(CONTESTS)
March 22, 2006... This contest is for all of you who enjoy traveling! We know many of you will travel to exciting locations this spring break or summer, and we want to hear about it. Take an issue of CK with you on vacation, and then have a photo taken of...

Artwork.
March 22, 2006... Q. Why did the cookie go to the doctor? A. Because he was feeling crumb-y! Madeline Schemel Westport, CT Q. Why did the spider go on the computer? A. Because he wanted to search the "web"! Nicholas Massoud ...