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Highlights for Children back issues
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The "why" behind the Fourth of July.(Fun This Month)
July 1, 2009... Have you ever been curious about the Declaration of Independence? Find out what it's all about. With your family, read the document on HighlightsKids.com, then discuss it.
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Guess who!(Fun This Month)(silhouette)
July 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
A silhouette is an outline of an object or a person. It's named for Etienne de Silhouette, a French minister of finance who liked to make cut-paper portraits. July 8 is his 300th birth anniversary.
The silhouettes above are Highlights characters. Guess which...
Tongue twister.(Fun This Month)
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Say this five times fast.
I see icy ice cream.
5 Summer job ideas.(Fun This Month)
July 1, 2009... Here are some ways to stay busy (and maybe earn a few bucks)--with your parents' permission.
1. Can you pitch, juggle, or play the piano? Offer to teach your skill.
2. Help with gardening or yard work.
3. Sell homemade crafts and baked goods.
4. Walk and play with pets.
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Parents' day is July 26.(Fun This Month)
July 1, 2009... Make a collage to let your parents know how much you appreciate them.