Creative Kids articles from March 2008

Creative Kids archives from March 2008

Cover art.
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Leyla Akay, age 12, created "Flaming Flower, A Georgia O'Keefe Inspired Piece" that graces our front cover. Leyla is from Sewickley, PA, and enjoys picking locks, making burglar alarms, and traveling to obscure...

From the editor.(Editorial)
March 22, 2008... It's spring again, and while most people are doing a little spring cleaning, at Creative Kids, we're doing some spring renovating! Check out our three cool new sections: Under Review, DIY: Do-It-Yourself, and Science & Math Corner. Our...

Being Ice Cream.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Being Ice Cream If I were ice cream I would be gently scooped From an enormous bin With a shiny silver spoon. I would be placed In a cone as hard and flaky as a pastry And...

Skating for Sidnie.(Dare to Dream Big)
March 22, 2008... For my last birthday party I wanted to do something different. I could not put my finger on what I wanted my party to be. I thought it should have something to do with ice skating, because I was a figure skater, but I still did not know what...

Write on: "Should parents limit kids' video game time?".
March 22, 2008... Parents need to limit kids' media time because kids usually don't limit it themselves. If my parents let me play video games as much as I wanted, I would play them all day and not do homework, practice the piano or drums, or do my chores, like...

The Mysterious Benedict Society.
March 22, 2008... The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart Inside a secluded orphanage, Reynard (Reynie) Muldoon was being taught the language of Tamil by his tutor, Miss Perumal, when they notice an advertisement in the newspaper, seeking...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling Have you read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? I think it is a great book for all lovers of fantasy. In this story, the seventh and final installment in the Harry Potter...

The Door to Time.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... The Door to Time The Door to Time is a fascinating fiction page-turner about 11-year-old twins Jason and Julia who move from London to a mysterious old mansion on England's coast. When they find a mysterious door with no key, they decide...

The Lightning Thief.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Meet Percy Jackson, the dyslexic, hyperactive sixth grader whose life... well, stinks. Never reaching above a C- in his life, and at his sixth school in 6 years, Percy is used to being at the back of the...

How to design a museum exhibit.(SCIENCE & MATH CORNER)
March 22, 2008... Have you ever been to a museum exhibit and wondered how it was designed? Do you want to know if you could design one? The answer is: Yes, you can! I did, and here's how it happened. I had been a student volunteer at my local natural science...

DIY: do-it-yourself: not your usual paper airplane: the shark's tooth.
March 22, 2008... 1. Start with a thin piece of paper. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. Fold the corners of the paper in. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 3. Fold the edges where the previous folds made angles to improve the aerodynamics of the airplane. ...

Window of time.(Short story)
March 22, 2008... February 13, 1993 I sat at my dinner table, knowing that my mom and dad wouldn't be home for a while. After pacing and thinking, I decided to go and look in the attic for something I had been hearing buzzing when I walked by the attic...

Time travel: Part 3.(Short story)
March 22, 2008... Now all of the kids knew that they were going in the right direction. All of them decided to look closer to where the cap was found and started combing the area carefully. The silence of the search was broken by a loud scream. It was...

Elizabeth.(Short story)
March 22, 2008... The sky shone blue above the town, sparkling with carefree April joy. Swallows darted back and forth on currents of air, calling out in clear, pure trills to spring. Eager green shoots of life poked out of the rough, weatherworn boughs of...

Ruby dreams.(Short story)
March 22, 2008... "Ruby... Ruby... RUBY!" Ruby bolted upright, eyes wide, heart pounding against her chest. "What, Mom? What's happening? Is there a fire?" asked Ruby. "There is no fire, Ruby. You were sleeping in again, like you've been doing...

In my eyes.(Short story)
March 22, 2008... Rachel gently set down the next pile of firewood by her mistress' fireplace. She stood up straight and yawned. It was already 5:30. She went into the kitchen and fetched the teapot. She crushed up some tea leaves and threw them into the pot of...

Lola la Miedosa.
March 22, 2008... Habia una vez una conejita llamada Lola. Lola era muy miedosa. Un dia cuando era el Dia de los Muertos, los padres de Lola le dijeron, "Vamos a ver los muertos." "No," dijo Lola. "Es que tengo mucha hambre." Entonces sus padres le...

Lola the scared bunny.(Short story)
March 22, 2008... Once there was a little bunny named Lola. Lola was scared of everything. One day, on the Day of the Dead, Lola's parents said, "Let's go visit the dead." "No," said Lola. "I am very hungry." Then, her parents suggested something to...

Food find.(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... Find a food in each sentence. 1. Bob understands math very well. 2. Anita comes to basketball practice every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. 3. Sally, otherwise known as Sal, added fractions and decimals today. 4. Rob loves...

Chain link.(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... Write a word in the space that is the answer to the clue. The last two letters of that answer will be the first two letters of the next answer. 1. Used to be considered the ninth planet -- 2. A male feline -- 3. A book of maps --...

The odd animals.
March 22, 2008... When Mr. Bobo saw three odd animals (an albino, two-headed, one-eyed pine martin; an albino, two-tailed flying squirrel; and a purple, polka-dotted wolf pup), he called the three closest zoos. They happened to be Animal World, Super Zoo, and...

Rascally rebuses.(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... Directions: Use the pictures and clues below to help decode the mystery phrases. Answers: 1. Chestnuts roasting over an open fire 2. Man overboard 3. Bats in the belfry 4. Read between the lines 5. Go haywire 6....

Mother nature.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Mother Nature Crash Clap Roll A storm is coming! A storm is coming! Boom Bang Deer run, hide in a bush, Snails slide, slip, and oops! Get squashed, By the rain of the storm, Pitter-patter,...

Butterfly.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Butterfly A butterfly landed on my nose And for a moment I had a pair of gorgeous glasses Showing me a world of Harmony. Kathleen Begley, 11 Yardley, PA

Blooming Season.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Blooming Season Buds beginning to burst on bushes. Sprouts splitting through soft, smushy soil. Butterflies beating their beautiful wings. Flying insects fluttering from branch to branch. The season of spring swings...

The Candle Man.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... The Candle Man At night my room is very dark, So a candle I do light. It's not as bright as a moon in the park, But I light it every night. A man in the fire I do see, He dances every night for me. He...

The End.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... The End I push my pencil to the paper Writing down my thoughts; I think and think and think some more And start to connect the dots. The people around me run and run And happy they seem to be, But the truth,...

Quiet.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Quiet So quiet, I can hear myself breathe, Like being on the beach at night, My breath is the waves, And the night is the silence. Elliot Grindle, 13 Camden, ME

Hurdle Race.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Hurdle Race Bang! Sprint Jump Run Run Jump Run Run Jump Pace quickens Sprint Burst of speed Done! All energy gone First place 100 meter hurdles. Adam Mobley,...

Moving and Moving to Freedom.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Moving and Moving to Freedom My dad just moves, moves, moves! We get mad, mad, mad! Man! That Army, Army, Army! Oh, now I understand. Just keep moving to freedom. Jake Fitzsimmons, 9 Fort Knox, KY

Misty Morning Dew.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Misty Moring Dew Misty morning dew Clinging like a shy child The blades of grass weep. Alyssa Wozniak, 15 Gibsonia, PA

Windows to my Soul.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Windows to my Soul Lost in dark depression, not knowing where to turn. I opened the windows to my soul, to see what I could learn. I swept up the depression, scrubbed the pain and hurt. I put it all in trash...

Yellow.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Yellow Yellow is the color of the rainbow that if the rainbow doesn't have, it doesn't give happiness. It is the brightener of the world. It gives life to all of us. It is the light of the gods, one...

Mrs. Wong, the Teacher in the Hat.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... (In the spirit of Dr. Seuss) Mrs. Wong, the Teacher in the Hat When Mrs. Wong came into the classroom one day, All the small children wanted to play, They begged and they pleaded, they galumphed and they sneaded....

Strange Storm.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Strange Storm A crack of lightning Lit the sky And after thunder hissed From underneath its cloud. I knew a storm Was coming. The scent of mist Drifted in And then the sound of rain began ...

Beyond the Bare Tree.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Beyond the Bare Tree Beyond the bare tree With the Dead carcasses Where the Vultures Pick at dead bodies Lies A golden field Where laughter lives And the flowers Miss their friend the ...

Gently I Play.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Gently I Play Piano, Playing with emotion, Notes flowing gently, Songs, Black and white keys, Piano, forte! Blending with feeling, Gracefully, I play Christine Lamendola, 15 Gibsonia, PA

Dancing So Freely.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Dancing So Freely When I dance, I feel so free Like a bird floating and flying through the spacious, indigo sky. Nobody can tell me what to do. I can make up all the moves, Dancing hip-hop or anything I please. ...

Dawn.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... Dawn Quiet and content The water moves with the breeze As the sun awakes Caitlin Haenig, 14 Gibsonia, PA

A New Friend.(Poem)
March 22, 2008... A New Friend I stand alone with my face to the wall, Waiting, though knowing, that no one will call. Silently praying someone will care, Because why should I continue to stare And wait for a friend to...