Creative Kids articles from September 2005

Creative Kids archives from September 2005

From the editor.(Editorial)
September 22, 2005... Welcome to the Fall 2005 issue of Creative Kids. Another school year is just beginning, and we are thrilled to have the magazine up and running again. We have a lot of exciting stories, poems, artwork, and games to share with you over the next...

From the mailbox.(Letter to the editor)
September 22, 2005... Dear Editor, We are writing in response to "Cell Phones: Helpful or Harmful?" We believe Kalista H. is incorrect about the amount of harmfulness that cell phones cause. We thought about our experiences with cell phones, and we don't know...

Pen pals.
September 22, 2005... Riley Hazen, 11 Villa Park, IL Drawing, shopping, and writing poetry Caitlyn Bradley, 14 Deltona, FL Acting, cheerleading, dancing, horseback riding, and sports Sterling Woerner, 10 Pleasanton, TX Reading, soccer, and writing ...

Speak out.(Letter to the editor)
September 22, 2005... In the Summer 2005 issue, Lily Frenett, 9, of Buffalo, MN, wrote, "At Christmas we usually get games that are either educational or just for fun. Do you think that games should be fun or educational and why?" Here was one of your responses: ...

What peace means to me.(WRITE ON)(Brief article)(Essay)
September 22, 2005... To me, peace means that there are no wars. There is no killing. There is no blood shed. To me, peace means we all live in one community. In this community, everyone laughs together; everyone works together. We are not yelling, screaming, and...

U.S. nightmare.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... U.S. Nightmare Working at school ... working Joyful like a rabbit in a field of carrots ... not knowing what happened. Getting home ... the U.S. nightmare Dad flying to N.Y. Mom crying ...

Future plans.
September 22, 2005... (You need to know some facts about colleges, music, and professions.) Joe, Frank, Biff, and Chet are all friends. All are in college and each goes to a different one: Brown, Yale, Harvard, and William and Mary. Each has chosen a different...

Amazing fact ...
September 22, 2005... Did you know that the average lead pencil can draw a line that is almost 35 miles long! You can write almost 50,000 words in English with just one pencil? The first kind of PENCIL was a bunch of GRAPHITE sticks held together by string....

Sleepin' Perdy gal.(Fractured Fairy Tale Contest: First-Place Winner)(Short story)
September 22, 2005... Once upon a time, a perdy baby gal was born. This gal was the daughter of the largest rancher in the West. He had over one million head of cattle. Ma and Pa lived on one of the fanciest ranches in the West. On the day of their baby's...

Cinderspella.(Fractured Fairy Tale Contest: Second-Place Winner)(Short story)
September 22, 2005... Once there lived a smart, beautiful girl. She lived with her widowed father, who brought her up to be kind, gentle, and smart. She and her father spent hours playing word games. Often they sat near the fireplace playing Scrabble. Because she...

Moody and the beast.(Fractured Fairy Tale Contest Third-Place Winner)(Short story)
September 22, 2005... Doctor Edward Johansen, a very talented, rich doctor, was headed to France for a really important quadruple bypass. Just before he boarded his plane, his oldest daughter, Sylvia, asked him to bring her a souvenir from France. He asked her...

Writing Beauty.(Fractured Fairy Tale Contest: Honorable Mention)(Short story)
September 22, 2005... There once was a girl named Aroma, who was a princess. She was just a baby, and the king and queen were having a big ball for the birth of their daughter. Soon, the king and queen's most trusted companions, Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare,...

Scientific animal names.
September 22, 2005... Directions: Look for scientific animal names diagonally, vertically, horizontally, and backwards. 1. leave; 2. vertebrate; 3. technical; 4. allowed; 5. education; 6. onomatopoetic; 7. ice; 8. crevice; 9. centipede, 10. default

Mysterious landscape.(Brief article)
September 22, 2005... I feel the sea-foam waves crashing up against the dock. It is midday, and the aqua lake is caked in fog. The fog cuts a mysterious figure--as if it is trying to hide something--but that won't stop my curiosity to sail out on the enamel waves....

Fog.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... Folds Over and over on the Ground making everything disappear. Sarah Kelley, 10 Webster Groves, MO

Primis Tenebris.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... Primis Tenebris The world is still, the sky serene The moon, by all, can now be seen The watcher of the lesser light. The trees, they shake, the leaves, they bound A breeze blows through, a gentle sound ...

What Is the Difference?(Poem)
September 22, 2005... What Is the Difference? Flowers unfurling, The wind whispering, I am born. To the bird's awakening call, To the crickets coaxing chirp, I am peeking out at the blue sky. Small and simple, Nothing...

Colorless.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... Colorless Beautiful fields of tall corn and wheat, all colorless. A calm, serene, pleasant pond, colorless. A formidable, shadowing forest, ready to swallow you whole, ...

For Haley.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... For Haley Beautiful trees undulating in the crisp night air, swaying from nature's mystical whispers. Colorful leaves cascading towards the rippling Earth, rich in life-giving nutrients. The essence of the...

Nightmare.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... Nightmare The lightning strikes low and deep the rain pours down, an everlasting weep. A rumble, loud, heard far and wide a world of pain that has cried. A lasting shiver a cold chill a...

Horseback Riding.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... Horseback Riding Riding is like the rain Pitter-patter goes the hooves as I ride along I ride faster and faster I ride into a forest dense She jumps at the sight of a rabbit I ride faster and faster I...

Chain link.
September 22, 2005... Figure out a word to match each clue. Then, take the last two letters of each word to start the next word. 1. To go away-- 2. Anything with a backbone-- 3. Mechanical or industrial art-- 4. To have permission-- 5. What...

Moon Festival.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... With the adults enjoying mooncake on the grass, The moon above shines bright and clear. The children are merrily playing lantern, In their pretty, colorful mid-Autumn gear. Fireworks light up the dark night sky. The fire dragons run round...

Hunter.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... Hunter On a crisp fall day early in the morning, a hunter stopped, poised and ready. The sunlight began to break over the horizon. As it began to illuminate the forest, the hunter spotted a...

Early Autumn.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... Early Autumn Golden maple leaf Barely grasping a thin twig Flutters in the breeze Natalie Affinito, 13 Gibsonia, PA

Harvest Moon.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... Harvest Moon Harvest moon, Boldly shining in the milky way. Harvest moon, boldly shining. 'Tis a cold October night, yet, you are warmed by the brightness of it all. Venus, standing by its side, intending to...

Autumn Haiku.
September 22, 2005... Autumn Haiku The crisp autumn leaves Settle upon the hard earth Summer is now gone Rachel Belz, 13 Gibsonia, PA

The wetland news: Mr. Coot.(The Weekly Wakodahatchee Anecdote)(Short story)
September 22, 2005... Mr. Coot was part of a grand family of small, duck-like marshbirds called rails. His family was the Rallidae family. He hated being in the same family as Mr. Moorhen and all of his relatives. But, Mr. Moorhen was nice to Mr. Coot because he...

Word plexers.
September 22, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1.Head in the clouds; 2. Circle drive; 3. Corner shop; 4. No U-turn; 5. High IQ; 6. Blues Brothers Joey Wade, 8 Roeland Park, KS

Summer yarn.(Short story)
September 22, 2005... The day that I dreaded all summer had finally come. It was a mere 20 hours away. There was one day of freedom left. Tomorrow school would begin, along with homework, projects, tests, and pressure. I am not Father Time, but if I were, I would...

Reading.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... Reading Oh, how the time passes, flies away When I wander, when I stray Into wild and timeless lands Anything can happen in the book within my hands. Anna Beatty, 11 Brookfield, WI

The Way People Act.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... The Way People Act The way people act is not the same. Each one has his or her own ways. The way a person acts might be queer to you. The way you act might be strange to him. The way I act is my own way. It...

The Rebellious Second Hand.(Poem)
September 22, 2005... The Rebellious Second Hand I am the second hand though the third hand man Though I work harder than minute and hour 60 seconds upside down and right side up If I, for some reason, came out of my house I'd...

Word plexers.
September 22, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Uphill; 2. Crossword puzzle; 3. A+; 4. Danger on the road; 5. Four-way stop; 6. Construction ahead of you Daniel Whittle, 8 Fairway, KS

Mick.(Short story)
September 22, 2005... As I walk on the dry, dusty road, dressed to look my best, I am surprisingly happy. Only three things are on my mind: showing my horse, winning the competition, and having the time of my life. On each side of me there are lines of horse...

Take a walk in my shoes.(CONTESTS)
September 22, 2005... Calling all writers! We want you to pick a famous person, alive or dead, who interests you. Take a walk in that person's shoes for a day, and write a short story describing your adventures. The story will obviously be fictional, but you will...

Be a cartoonist.(CONTESTS)
September 22, 2005... This contest is for all of you who enjoy drawing! We are looking for creative cartoons or comic strips with original drawings. It can be an editorial cartoon concerning a national or international situation or a comic strip similar to something...

Design an ad contest winners.
September 22, 2005... First Place: "CONFORM LABS," Nora Rose, 13, Spring Grove, IL Honorable Mention: "The Clean Sweep Remote,"Gianna Marie Rocchio, 11, Warwick, RI Honorable Mention: "Fan-A-Tan," Kristina Canton, 10, Warwick, RI All of these ads...