Hopscotch articles from February 2004

Hopscotch archives from February 2004

The noisiest movie in town.
February 1, 2004... "Hey, everybody! Make noise! The movie's starting!" That doesn't sound right, does it? Usually when the screen lights up, everybody starts shushing everybody else. You get poked if you're talking and sneered at if you're crinkling a candy...

Entertaining word find.
February 1, 2004... Look forwards, backwards, up, down, and diagonally to find the following words. Cross the word off the list. After all the words are found, the letters remaining will spell a sentence relating to entertainment. Ballet Ballgames Beach...

The Fantasticks.
February 1, 2004... On a narrow street in New York City's Greenwich Village, two doors down from the birthplace of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, who was famous for reading the funny papers over the radio to the children of the city during a newspaper strike, there...

Look Out World.(Poem)
February 1, 2004... Look Out World I'm going to be a great actress. I just got a part in the play. So bring on the Hollywood glasses And send me a rosy bouquet. Miss Kline says I'll be just terrific. I hope you'll come opening night....

Rope jumping.
February 1, 2004... The first, jumping games were perhaps contests in leaping across a stream or over a rock. In ancient times, people celebrated the end of spring planting with a rope-jumping contest. Some people believed that their crops would grow only as high...

Tangrams.
February 1, 2004... Were tangrams invented by a man named Tan? Were tangrams invented when someone accidentally" broke a tile into the seven tans? Were tangrams invented and traded to the West by the Tanka people? Are tangrams 4000 years old or 200 years old? ...

Who's entertaining whom?(Mathematical games.)
February 1, 2004... Five girls, named Alayne, Erica, Jayme, Kathy, and Lisa went with their teacher Mrs. Rumbaugh to the Day Care Center to help entertain and to teach the young children. Each of these girls went to a different classroom to help these young...

Totally free party.
February 1, 2004... Let's face it, cleaning your room is a bore. What if you could transform that tired, old chore into a great, new, party trend? Your closet, dresser drawers--even under your bed--are all treasure chests of clothes, toys, and games that you...

Around the world on the magic carpet.
February 1, 2004... Come on. Do it. Jump on "The Magic Carpet." Take the ride of your life! I took my first ride when I was your age. My great-grandmother taught me. Every morning when Muz visited us, I crawled into bed with her. Her long, white hair flowed...

It's entertainment.
February 1, 2004... 1. Here's a simple trick to impress your friends. Write the figure, 1089, on a piece of paper. Seal it in an envelope. Ask someone to write a three-digit number on a piece of (The first and last digits must be different.) Next,...

Potsy presents ... the slippery knot trick.
February 1, 2004... Have you ever seen this trick? A person holds up a rope that has a knot in it. She slides her hand down the length of the rope and pulls the knot right off! How did she do that? Here's how you can do this trick and amaze your friends. ...

The anybody-can-make-it cake.(Cooking)
February 1, 2004... This is the easiest cake in the world to make. Not only does it taste great, but it's healthy too! 1) Place all of the following ingredients in a mixing bowl: 1 cup whole wheat flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4...

Phoebe & Buttercup: postcards from the bed and the shed.(Short Story)
February 1, 2004... Dear Buttercup, Our little barn cat is a feisty one! You should have seen her swatting your cat. Apparently, your cat must have said something to upset her because she spent five minutes swatting him out of the barn. There was such a...

Let us entertain you.
February 1, 2004... Find the 15 forms of entertainment hidden in the puzzle. Unused letters will then spell out another form of entertainment. Ballet Carnival Circus Comedy Concert Fair Magic Show Melodrama Movie Musical Opera Parade Play Rodeo Theater ...

Scotch-hoppers.(Learn all about the game of hopscotch.)
February 1, 2004... You've drawn a numbered outline on the sidewalk. You've found a nice, smooth stone or maybe a bottlecap. Now, what do you have in common with children in almost every country in the world dating back over 2,000 years? It is a game called...

Drinking glass music.
February 1, 2004... If you tap the side of a drinking glass with a spoon, it makes the glass vibrate. This makes the air around the glass Vibrate, and your ear hears this music sound. If you pour a little water into the glass, the note will change because the...

Potsy's Post Office.(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... Dear Potsy, Hello. My name is Jenna Marie Foley. I love your magazines. I have 24 issues. I am 9 years old, and I have one brother who is almost 12. Sometimes I like being the youngest and sometimes I don't. I also have a hamster. His name...

Potsy's pen pal club.(Pen Pals)
February 1, 2004... Dear Readers, These are the new additions of Hopscotch girls who want to be pen pals. These do not include girls on the previous list. To receive the addresses, simply mail us a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope. We'll send you the...

Find the joke.
February 1, 2004... Use the code from above to find a joke. (Note: Not all letters of the alphabet are used in the puzzle message.) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ANSWER: Q: What do cows do to have fun? A: They go to the moooo-vies.

Close encounter.(Swimming with dolphins.)(Interview)
February 1, 2004... More and more people are experiencing close encounters with dolphins thanks to government-regulated, dolphin, swims. I had a chance to talk with Kelly Rubalcaba in the Florida Keys after her close encounter. Here's what she had to say: Q:...

Weather story contest winners.(Short Story)
February 1, 2004... My family and I started out on an offshore fishing trip on a clear, summer morning. It was a beautiful day in late June; the weather forecast had predicted just the sort of weather we were having. We went six or seven miles offshore as our boat...

Mystery picture puzzle.
February 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] table knife dog crown arrowhead gum cupcake carrot moth candle flag snake (2) tepees jump rope (2) hearts cone shoe acorn pennant ...